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The 'Orient' wrecked at Orient Beach, South Africa
The steel ship 'Orient', 1663 tons, wrecked at Orient Beach, South Africa. The wreck is still visible today at low tide [steel ship, 1663 tons, 258.8 x 38.7 x 22.7. Built 1889 (2) C Connell and Co. Glasgow. Owners: A Evers and Classen, registered Hamburg. Later, without change of name to Russian (Finnish) owners].
The 'Orient' wrecked at Orient Beach, South Africa
The steel ship 'Orient', 1663 tons, wrecked at Orient Beach, South Africa. The wreck is still visible today at low tide [steel ship, 1663 tons, 258.8 x 38.7 x 22.7. Built 1889 (2) C Connell and Co. Glasgow. Owners: A Evers and Classen, registered Hamburg. Later, without change of name to Russian (Finnish) owners].
The 'Strathblane' stranded near Astoria
The iron ship 'Strathblane', 1364 tons, stranded near Astoria on 3 November 1891 [iron 3 mast ship, 1440 tons, ON60389, 235.4 x 37.4 x 22.5. Built 1868 (10) Barclay, Curle and Co., Glasgow. Owners: J&A Allan registered Glasgow. Stranded Nov. 3, 1891.Usually operated in the Atlantic trades to Canada. Wrecked 3 Nov. 1891 near Astoria, when on a voyage from Honolulu towards Portland Oregon, in ballast].
The 'Ben-Lee' moored in an unidentified harbour
The steel ship 'Ben-Lee', 2341 tons, moored in an unidentified harbour. [Steel ship, 2341 tons. ON102635, 284.5 x 42.2 x 24.5. Built 1893 (10) Barclay, Curle and Co. Ltd. Glasgow. Owners Watson Bros. (Ben Line) registered Glasgow. c. 1913 (4) J & J Rae, registered Liverpool. Sunk following a collision in January 1916. Repaired and converted into a hulk - full description of accident see Ref. 5, Vol. 2. p279.]
The 'Claverdon' under sail
The iron ship 'Claverdon', 2521 tons, under sail. [iron ship, 2521 tons. ON89615, 304.7 x 41.3 x 25.2. Built 1884 (7). Oswald, Mordaunt and Co. as Alexandra for J. Coupland, registered London, sold c.1892 and renamed Claverdon by Sailing Ship Claverdon Ltd (F&A Nodin) registered Liverpool. c.1910 G. Gordon and Co. registered Glasgow 1920 sold to Italians and renamed Albertstella. Broken up in 1923.]
The 'Kinpurney' anchored in an unidentified harbour
The steel ship 'Kinpurney', 1944 tons, anchored in an unidentified harbour [steel ship 1944 tons, ON136741, 267.5 x 40.1 x 23.6. Built 1902 (9) A McMillan and Sons Ltd. Dumbarton, as 'S Margherita' for Italian owners, in 1915 called 'Ossa' and in March 1915 renamed 'Kinpurney' and enrolled by J Stewart and Co. registered London (Edwardes says owner Robert Thomas and Co. Caernarvon) Captured by a German submarine 110 miles west from Bishop Rock Jan. 15, 1917 and sunk by a torpedo no lives lost].
The 'Leyland Brothers' at anchor
The iron ship 'Leyland Brothers', 2291 tons, at anchor [iron ship, 2291 tons, ON93707, 284.0 x 40.0 x 24.2. Built 1886 (10) Oswald Mordaunt and Co., Southampton: Owners: Sailing Ship Leyland Brothers Ltd. (RW Leyland and Co.) registered Liverpool. 1912 sold Portugese and renamed 'Empreza Nacionale' and made a hulk c.1920. Converted to Motor ship during WW2 and renamed 'Navala'. Scrapped in 1967].
The 'Irex' wrecked in the Isle of Wight
The steel ship 'Irex', 2347 tons, wrecked at the Isle of Wight on 25 January 1890.
The 'Ardgowan' under sail
The iron ship 'Ardgowan', 1283 tons, under sail. [iron 3 masted ship, later re-rigged as a barque: 1283 tons. ON55458, 218.0 x 35.3 x 22.8. Built 1867 (9) R. Steele and Co. Greenock. Owners: G. Adam and Co. later Adam, Hamilton and Co.]
The 'Falstaff' anchored in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Falstaff', 1465 tons, anchored in an unidentified harbour [iron 3 mast ship, 1465 tons. ON70923, 238.0 x 38.0 x 23.5. Built 1875 (2) Barrow SB Co. Barrow. Owners: J Beazley, registered Liverpool,, later reduced to a 3 mast barque and owned by WB Jones, Swansea].
The 'Bangalore' at anchor
The iron ship 'Bangalore', 1746 tons, at anchor. [iron 3 mast ship, 1746 tons. ON91935, 260.2 x 39.9 x 23.0. Built 1886 (6) Richardson, Duck and Co,. Stockton. Owners: G. Croshaw and Co. registered London, c.1898 damaged in grounding and after repairs sold to Maine Nav. Co. (SE Turner) registered New York. Missing on a voyage from Norfolk, Va. to Honolulu, was spoken of Nov 27 1908 and not seen again].
The 'Duchess of Albany' at anchor
The iron ship 'Duchess of Albany', 1793 tons, at anchor [iron 3 mast ship, 1793 tons. ON91162, 253.0 x 40.3 x 23.0. Built 1884 (9) T Royden and Sons, Liverpool. Owners W&R Wright registered Liverpool. On a voyage, in ballast, from Rio to Valparaiso wrecked July 13, 1893 off Policarpo Cove Terra del Fuego].
The 'Staffordshire' at anchor
The iron ship 'Staffordshire', 1196 tons, at anchor [iron ship, made into barque c.1880. 1173 tons, later 1197 tons. ON45399. 207.1 x 34.4 x 23.3. Built 1862 (10) Jones, Quiggin and Co. Liverpool. Owners: 1870 CJ English, registered Liverpool. Then David Stuart and Co., registered Liverpool. c.1880 H Fernie and Sons, registered Liverpool. c.1891 renamed 'Mimi' and registered in Hamburg].
The 'Dunnotter Castle' at anchor
The iron ship 'Dunnotter Castle', 1702 tons, at anchor [iron 3 mast ship, 1750 tons. ON71692. 258.2 x 38.6 x 23.5. Built 1874 (12) J&G Thomson, Glasgow. Owners: T Skinner and Co. Registered Glasgow. Wrecked 1887 - name could possibly spelt Dunnottar Castle].
The 'Old Kensington' at anchor
The iron ship 'Old Kensington', 1817 tons, at anchor [iron 3 mast ship, 1817 tons. ON70682, 262.0 x 42.1 x 23.8. Built 1874 (10) WH Potter and Co. Liverpool. Owners: Arthur Bilbrough and Co., registered London, c.1900 became the German ship 'Christel'. For some years was well known as a UK-Australian passsenger ship].
The 'Scottish Lochs' under sail
The iron ship 'Scottish Lochs', 2640 tons, under sail [iron ship, 2640 tons, ON93801, 308.0 x 42.0 x 24.8. Built 1888 (8) Oswald, Mordaunt and Co., Southampton, WH Ross and Co., registered Liverpool. Later G Windram and Co. registered Liverpool. Sold c.1911 to Norwegian owners and renamed 'Sofareren' and broken up in Denmark in 1923].
Tall ship
Tall ship with four masts tied to a wharf, probably at Port Adelaide.
'HMAS Sydney'
'HMAS Sydney' sailing ship tied to a wharf, possibly at Port Adelaide.
Tugboat, 'William Barendsz, Rotterdam'
Small tug boat vessel 'William Barendsz, Rotterdam' tied to a wharf, possibly at Port Adelaide.
Children at Alberton Oval
Large group of children gathered at Port Adelaide Oval, with one row of children trying to eat donuts on strings.
Group at Alberton Oval
Four men and a small girl standing on the field at Port Adelaide Oval.
Launch of the 'Eurimbla' at Osborne shipyard
Looking down the empty slipway at the new ship 'Eurimbla' which has just been launched at Osborne shipyard, near Port Adelaide, South Australia.
Maintenance work on a railway line
Close view of four men working on railway line maintenance in South Australia, possibly at Port Adelaide.
Lord Munro Ferguson visiting Birkenhead, South Australia
Lord Munro Ferguson, Governor-General of Australia inspecting a guard of honour of sailors during a visit to naval headquarters at Birkenhead, near Port Adelaide, South Australia.
Motor boat racing at Outer Harbor, Port Adelaide
South Australian motor boat 'Millawa', owned by Gordon McFarlane, racing on 24 February 1923 during the ninth Australian motor Boat Championship.
Motor boat racing at Outer Harbor, Port Adelaide
South Australian motor boat 'Millawa', owned by Gordon McFarlane, racing on 24 February 1923 during the ninth Australian motor Boat Championship.
Motor boat racing at Outer Harbor, Port Adelaide
South Australian motor boat 'Tortoise', owned by Rymill brothers, racing on 24 February 1923 during the ninth Australian motor Boat Championship. Following a collision with 'Meteor', a New South Wales boat, a court of enquiry awarded the championship to 'Tortoise'.
The masthead of SS Eurimbla
Close view of the masthead on the new ship SS Eurimbla which was launched from Osborne shipyard, near Port Adelaide in 1921.
Three men attending the launch of the SS Eurimbla
Three men, two in shirtsleeves, described by Searcy as attending the launch of the new ship SS Eurimbla; the central figure is identified as Mr. Poole, a partner in the Poole and Steele shipyard at Osborne near Port Adelaide.
'Oscar Robinson' washed ashore in Hardwicke Bay
The ketch 'Oscar Robinson' washed ashore in Hardwicke Bay, Yorke's Peninsula, South Australia, on 8 August 1920.