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Hulks 'Carmen' and 'Helen'
Hulks 'Carmen' and 'Helen' at Melbourne, 1933.
No. 5 dredge
No. 5 dredge.
Hulk 'Fortuna' ex 'Macquarie'
Hulk 'Fortuna' ex 'Macquarie' in dock at Sydney [iron ship 1965 gross tons, 1857 net tons. ON70749, 269.8 x 40.1 x 23.7. Built 1875 (6) R&H Green, Blackwall London. Owners: R&H Green. Registered London, 1887 Devitt and Moore; 1903 renamed 'Fortuna' on sale to Norwegian owners and became a coal hulk in Sydney before WW1. The 'Melbourne' ran regularly to Melbourne until 1887 with an average voyage time of 82 days. She was sold in 1897 to Devitt and Moore who renamed the ship 'Macquarie' in 1888 and operated her to Sydney. When Devitt and Moore became associated with Lord Brassey's cadet scheme the 'Macquarie' was employed in training cadets while en route UK-Australia-UK. Very full notes in 'Blackwall Frigates'. Noted in 'Colonial Clippers']
'Conqueror'
'Conqueror' employed to maintain lights and buoys. [wooden single screw steam tug. ON101109, 93 gross, 63 net tons. Built 1893 (10). Dunn Bros, Berry's Bay North Sydney. 81.0 x 18.0 x 9.5. Compound steam engine, 35nhp. Ross and Duncan Glasgow. Owners James Wallace registered Sydney. Oct 1906 Govt. of South Australia. April 1914 S.A. Harbors Board. Withdrawn from service c.1935 and eventually broken up. Unconfirmed reports claim she was used as a coal hulk to supply the Board's other steamers for some years. Built for service in Sydney and for a brief period was used as a Manly ferry. See 'Steam Tugs in SA' by Parsons.]
'Titan' Dutch steel steam tug and 'Atlantique' 4 masted barque
'Titan' Dutch steel steam tug 352 tons, towing 4 masted barque 'Atlantique' ['Titan' = steel single screw steam tug, 352 gross, 324 net tons, 147.1 x 24.3 x 12.7. Built 1894 (11) Rijkee and Co. Rotterdam. Triple expans. recip. steam engines. 165nhp. Owners: Amsterdam Tug and Salvage Co., registered Amsterdam]
No. 3 dredge
No. 3 dredge.
'SS Governor'
'SS Governor'.
Hulks at Sydney about 1930
Hulks at Sydney about 1930.
Hulk 'Fortuna' ex 'Macquarie'
Hulk 'Fortuna' ex 'Macquarie' in dock at Sydney [iron ship 1965 gross tons, 1857 net tons. ON70749, 269.8 x 40.1 x 23.7. Built 1875 (6) R&H Green, Blackwall London. Owners: R&H Green. Registered London, 1887 Devitt and Moore; 1903 renamed 'Fortuna' on sale to Norwegian owners and became a coal hulk in Sydney before WW1. The 'Melbourne' ran regularly to Melbourne until 1887 with an average voyage time of 82 days. She was sold in 1897 to Devitt and Moore who renamed the ship 'Macquarie' in 1888 and operated her to Sydney. When Devitt and Moore became associated with Lord Brassey's cadet scheme the 'Macquarie' was employed in training cadets while en route UK-Australia-UK. Very full notes in 'Blackwall Frigates'. Noted in 'Colonial Clippers']
'Adelaide' dredge
'Adelaide' dredge.
'Restless' iron steam paddle tug and 'Hallowe'en' ship
Iron steam paddle tug 'Restless'; ship 'Hallowe'en.
'Nyora'
'Nyora' (Melbourne) [steel single screw steam tug ON120760. 306 gross tons, 5 net tons. Built 1909 (8) JP Rennoldson and Sons, South Shields. 135.0 x 25.1 x 13.5. Triple expans. recip. steam engine, 206 nhp by shipbuilder. Owners: Huddart, Parker and Co. Ltd. registered Melbourne. Foundered about 50 miles west of Kingston SA on a voyage to eastern states, after passing Kangaroo Island, with the aux. schooner 'Astoria' in tow on Monday July 9, 1917. Fourteen lost - 2 survivors. See 'Steam Tugs in SA' by Parsons]
Seattle tug towing ship 'Bragdo'
Seattle tug towing ship 'Bragdo'.
Aborigines Advancement League : SUMMARY RECORD
Papers of the A.A.L. comprising minutes, correspondence, reports, publications, papers relating to Wiltja Hostel (Millswood), problems with alcohol, relations with police, Point Pearce School, benefactors' estates, brief history of the League (1969), papers about specific cases relating to Northern Territory Aboriginal workmen and families on cattle stations, and on Eyre Peninsula (Smoky Bay district).
Glass plate negatives of South Australian scenes
Glass plates negatives of Adelaide, metropolitan and country views, including buildings and interiors, domestic scenes, and portraits and family groups, by William S. Smith. Some of the images relate to interior scenes of the former South Australian Hotel on North Terrace (see note re Advertiser article in 1984). B&W prints are available for reference, housed in 6 ALBOX albums. There are currently no captions.
Model of the 'Herzogin Cecilie'
Scale model of the four masted barque, the 'Herzogin Cecilie', made by Neil W. Cormack using his own specifications. It was presented to the Paul McGuire Maritime Library, ca. 1998. The model has hand painted decking, rigging, and other fine details.
Photographs and slides
Photographs of the factory and employees of the Bunyip Soap Company. Slides relating to advertising relating to Bunyip Soaps.
Photographs
Photographs, reproduction of artwork and advertising posters relating to Harry Godson's interest in River Murray paddle steamers. See 'Contents' in "More info' for details of three digitised images. For four others, see 'Archival items'.
Photographs of mainly South Australian locations
Photographs of South Australian locations including Neptune Island, Oodnadatta and Kent Town along with photographs of vessels, cottages and rowing in Sydney.
Photographs of river shipping and places
Photographs from Harry Godson's collection, some which had been assigned his catalogue numbers but were not included in earlier digitised series 1-4. Most are undated.
Photograph album
Photograph album with embossed leather binding, of carte-de-visites, cabinet prints, tintypes and black and white prints (some tinted), of the Ford Family of Burra. The title page has 'Album' and the inscription in pencil, 'Mrs Ben Lock'. Photographers and photographic companies are noted in brackets, where known.
Diary of journey from Adelaide to Alice Springs
Diary kept during a journey from Adelaide to Alice Springs [through] MacDonnell Ranges, 15 September - 28 December 1871, with stores and equipment for the Overland Telegraph, written by Edwin John Harris, then aged 20. He was in the company of R.P. Boucaut (in charge), E. Flint, & ? Rollo. After the 'Lubra' arrived at Port Augusta on 29 September Messrs Mueller, Watson, Clarke, Bowley and Bell joined them. The diary concludes on their arrival at the Todd Creek in Alice Springs. Diary last page has 'A.G. 14 September 1872' circled.
Photographs of river shipping and places
Photographs from Harry Godson's collection which had been given his catalogue numbers but were not included in earlier digitised series 1-4.
Photograph albums
Three albums of photographs taken by S.W. Sweet. Album 1: Views. Hills & country townships (photos 1-42); Album 2: (photos 43-74); Album 3: Views. Botanic Gardens, tress, etc (photos 75-134). See 'items' for further details of the individual albums.
License and photographs
Records comprising licence for navigators, engineers or ground engineers issued to Leslie Jack Lucas by the Department of Defence along with photographs of aircraft using Harry Butler's airfields at Northfield and Albert Park. Pilots photographed include Ross and Keith Smith and Frank Hurley.
Photographs
Photographs relating to Allan Campbell's World War I war service, family and work at Islington Railway workshop.
Pastoral Pioneers
Group photograph of 'Pastoral Pioneers' with their name, property, age and number of 'years in North, thus ( _ )'. Back row (from left): Willie Dawes - Topar. Age 63 (45); Bob Coulthard - Tempe Downs. Age 68 (44); Joe Breaden - Todmorden & Henbury. Age 66 (48); Willie Wade - Panaramitee. Age 67 (60); Norman Richardson - Port Augusta West. Age 67 (51); W.G. Pryor - Saltia. Age 71 (48); John Murray - Yalata & Wallelberdina. Age 74 (56). Front row: Charlie Hirsch - Leighs Creek. Age 65 (50); Lachlan McTaggart - Wooltana. Age 69 (61); John Conrick - Nappa Merrie. Age 71 (52); Neil McGilp - Moolawatana. Age 79 (51); George Murray - Yalata. Age 72 (55); Tom Hogarth - Strangways Springs. Age 73 (41); Willie Ferguson - Baratta & Moolooloo. Age 73 (55).
Two albums of miscellaneous photographs
Two albums of miscellaneous photographs, with album covers missing. Photographs include a theatrical performance in Streaky Bay Hall, Queen of the 27th Battalion parade, shops and cafe Streaky Bay. A selection have been digitised.
Horseshoe Bay, Port Elliiot
Taken from near Freeman Lookout, the foreground is of little blond boy eating a crust of bread, which was supposedly to feed the seagulls surrounding him. The backdrop shows Horseshoe Bay, with family groups on the beach and the full lineup of caravans parked along the grassy foreshore.
Collection of photograph negatives
A collection of negatives associated with Olive Talbot's photographs. A selection of 44 has been digitised. These include sailing, boating and shipping in Streaky Bay, together with some homes, buildings, family and hay farming. Additional negatives mostly relate to photographs already digitised within other series in PRG 1555. Negatives are not available for retrieval.