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The 'Hannah Nicholson' at Port Adelaide
The wooden barque 'Hannah Nicholson', 252 tons, at Port Adelaide [wooden 3 mast barque, 252 tons, ON41488, 116.4 x 23.6 x 14.4. Built 1858 L Kennedy and Co. Whitehaven, Cumberland. Owners William Nicholson, registered Melbourne; 1862 George Black; 1872 John Bickers, registered Port Adelaide; May 1894 AE Howard; 1896 R Watt, registered Sydney; 1897 Bernard Byrnes; 1905 Westport Coal Co. Ltd, registered Dundee. Register closed in 1926 when advice received vessel used as a hulk at Timaru]
The 'Orange Grove' at an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Orange Grove', 398 tons, at an unidentified port [iron 3 mast barque, 403 gross, 385 net tons, ON43706, 146.6 x 25.6 x 15.9. Built 1861 (11) Barclay, Curle and Co., Glasgow. Owners: AB Hood, registered Glasgow: 1873 GR Dibbs, registered Sydney: July 1881 A Russell, registered Port Adelaide: June 1883 WL Dickson and others (of Port Adelaide), registered Melbourne: Jan. 1888 JJ Russell and others (of Port Adelaide) Jan. 1898 Adelaide SS Co. Ltd. Made into a hulk no later than 1898 and register closed 1913]
The 'Harold' wrecked at Port Victoria
The wooden ketch 'Harold', 98 tons, wrecked at Port Victoria [wooden 2 mast ketch. ON112505, 108 tons, 96.0 x 23.0 x 7.1. Built 1900 Hans C Christensen, Bermagui, NSW. Aux. motor fitted May 1922. Owners: HC Christensen, registered Sydney; c.1914 AL Le Messurier and others (of Port Adelaide) register transferred to Port Adelaide in 1919. 1922 = R Fricker and Co. and partners. Acquired by the Commonwealth Government during WW2 on behalf of USA Small Ships. Fate unknown]
The 'Phillis' at Port Adelaide
The wooden brig 'Phillis', 240 tons, at Port Adelaide, in the 1860's [wooden 2 mast brig. 230 tons, ON35602. 103.5 x 23.5 x 12.9. Built 1859 Miramichi, New Brunswick. Sept. 1861 registered Port Adelaide by Captain John Bickers. March 1895 Edward Lane, registered Sydney. 1896 to George F Mason and no further trace]
The 'Hannah Nicholson' at Port Adelaide
The wooden barque 'Hannah Nicholson', 252 tons, at Port Adelaide [wooden 3 mast barque, 252 tons, ON41488, 116.4 x 23.6 x 14.4. Built 1858 L Kennedy and Co. Whitehaven, Cumberland. Owners William Nicholson, registered Melbourne; 1862 George Black; 1872 John Bickers, registered Port Adelaide; May 1894 AE Howard; 1896 R Watt, registered Sydney; 1897 Bernard Byrnes; 1905 Westport Coal Co. Ltd, registered Dundee. Register closed in 1926 when advice received vessel used as a hulk at Timaru]. Buildings behind the ship, include the 'Ship Inn' (John Joyce), Waterman Bros, F.H. Faulding & Co., and the Port Hotel.
Papers relating to the Vietnam Moratorium Campaign
This series comprises: minutes of meetings for the SA and National Moratorium Campaigns; correspondence; papers relating to the trials of arrested protesters; articles and strategies; conference papers; and photographs of demonstrations. See below for more details.
The 'Harold' wrecked at Port Victoria
The wooden ketch 'Harold', 98 tons, wrecked at Port Victoria [wooden 2 mast ketch. ON112505, 108 tons, 96.0 x 23.0 x 7.1. Built 1900 Hans C Christensen, Bermagui, NSW. Aux. motor fitted May 1922. Owners: HC Christensen, registered Sydney; c.1914 AL Le Messurier and others (of Port Adelaide) register transferred to Port Adelaide in 1919. 1922 = R Fricker and Co. and partners. Acquired by the Commonwealth Government during WW2 on behalf of USA Small Ships. Fate unknown]
The 'Rooganah' after being burnt in Spencer Gulf
The wooden schooner 'Rooganah', 99 tons, after being burnt in Spencer Gulf, photographed alongside King's Pier in Hobart [wooden auxiliary 3 mast schooner, 99 gross, 75 net tons, ON124540, 95.0 x 25.1 x 7.0 built 1909 Port Cygnet, Tasmania. Owners: H Jones and Co., and H Heather, registered Hobart. c. 1911/12 Alvin W Taylor: by 1919 reverts to H Jones and Co. c.1921 Sydney C Loveder (of South Australia) Destroyed by fire about 10 am August 19, 1927 near Whyalla. See 'Ketches of South Australia', 3rd edition, 1978]
The 'Coringle' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden schooner 'Coringle', 99 tons, in an unidentified harbour. [wooden aux. 3 mast schooner ON120761. 96 gross, 76 net tons. 76.4 x 23.8 x 7.0 built 1909 Woodley's Ltd. Berry's Bay North Sydney. Engine 25hp. Lengthened 1918 = 128 gross, 99 net tons. 105.7 x 24.0 x 6.4. Re-engined 1938 now twin screw auxiliary schooner. 132 gross, 95 net tons. Owners Orbost Shipping Co. Ltd. Registered Melbourne. 1918 Rosenfeld Hillas and Co. Pty. Ltd. August 1922 JA Olsen and others, registered Port Adelaide, then Austral Plaster Co. Ltd. requisitioned by government during WW2. Re-registered Port Adelaide in September 1946 by R. Fricker and Co. and others. By 1969 was operating out of Darwin for others.]
The 'Phillis' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden brig 'Phillis', 240 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wooden 2 mast brig. 230 tons, ON35602. 103.5 x 23.5 x 12.9. Built 1859 Miramichi, New Brunswick. Sept. 1861 registered Port Adelaide by Captain John Bickers. March 1895 Edward Lane, registered Sydney. 1896 to George F Mason and no further trace]
The 'Oscar Robinson' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden ketch 'Oscar Robinson', 61 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wooden 2 mast ketch, ON89228, 61 tons, 72.5 x 19.0 x 7.0. Built 1883 Robert Muirhead, Stewartfield, Williams River, NSW. Auxiliary engine installed in 1925. Formerly owned in Sydney, transferred to Port Adelaide 1900. Broken up and register closed in October 1940. See 'Ketches of South Australia' by Parsons, 1978]
The 'Harold' at Port Augusta
The wooden ketch 'Harold', 98 tons, at Port Augusta [wooden 2 mast ketch. ON112505, 108 tons, 96.0 x 23.0 x 7.1. Built 1900 Hans C Christensen, Bermagui, NSW. Aux. motor fitted May 1922. Owners: HC Christensen, registered Sydney; c.1914 AL Le Messurier and others (of Port Adelaide) register transferred to Port Adelaide in 1919. 1922 = R Fricker and Co. and partners. Acquired by the Commonwealth Government during WW2 on behalf of USA Small Ships. Fate unknown]
Photographs by Ostoja-Kotkowski
Twelve photographs by Stan Ostoja-Kotkowski of women. Some of the images have been used in multiple exposures. See "Contents" for details.
The 'Rooganah' and the 'Alcairo' at King's Pier, Hobart
From left to right, the wooden schooner 'Rooganah', 99 tons, and wooden schooner 'Alcairo', 61 tons, at King's Pier, Hobart. [Alcairo - wood. aux. schooner, 72g, 52n tons. ON124547, 80.7 x 22.9 x 6.3, built 1911 Port Cygnet, T. Owners; L Commonwealth Government, reg. Melbourne: c. 1918 GT Bell & Co. reg. Melbourne, c.1920 J & AW Sheridan (of South Australia) Totally lost at Marion Bay SA. October 10, 1923. ] [Rooganah = wooden auxiliary 3 mast schooner, 99 gross, 75 net tons, ON124540, 95.0 x 25.1 x 7.0 built 1909 Port Cygnet, Tasmania. Owners: H Jones and Co., and H Heather, registered Hobart. c. 1911/12 Alvin W Taylor: by 1919 reverts to H Jones and Co. c.1921 Sydney C Loveder (of South Australia) Destroyed by fire about 10 am August 19, 1927 near Whyalla. See 'Ketches of South Australia', 3rd edition, 1978]
The 'Hannah Nicholson' at Port Adelaide
The wooden barque 'Hannah Nicholson', 252 tons, at Port Adelaide [wooden 3 mast barque, 252 tons, ON41488, 116.4 x 23.6 x 14.4. Built 1858 L Kennedy and Co. Whitehaven, Cumberland. Owners William Nicholson, registered Melbourne; 1862 George Black; 1872 John Bickers, registered Port Adelaide; May 1894 AE Howard; 1896 R Watt, registered Sydney; 1897 Bernard Byrnes; 1905 Westport Coal Co. Ltd, registered Dundee. Register closed in 1926 when advice received vessel used as a hulk at Timaru]
Photographs of the Henry and Julia Farr and their family
Photographs of the Henry and Julia Farr and their children and grandchildren. See 'contents' for details of individual images.
The 'Southern Belle' at Port Adelaide
The wooden barque 'Southern Belle', 351 tons, at Port Adelaide, 1871 ['Southern Belle' = wooden 3 mast barque, 347 tons, 1876 - 336 tons. ON54410, 123.3 x 29.2 x13.5. Built 1866 St. Martins, New Brunswick: owners (1869) RH Robinson (Wilmington, Del.) registered St. Johns, New Brunswick: 1870 James Baines, registered Liverpool; May 1871 John Bickers, registered Port Adelaide: Feb. 1894 CG Warburton, registered Sydney; c. 1897 Benjamin Jenkins; c.1900 Andrew Sneddon. No further trace, probably converted to a coal hulk]
The 'Otago' at Port Adelaide
The iron barque 'Otago', 346 tons, at Port Adelaide [iron 3 mast barque, 367 gross, 345 net tons. ON60463. 147.0 x 26.0 x 14.0 Built 1869 (10) A Stephen and Sons, Glasgow. Owners: Angus Cameron, registered Glasgow: Jan. 1872 Thomas Grierson and others, registered Port Adelaide. Nov. 1886 JL Simpson and partners: August 1900 CJF Gerber, registered Sydney 1902/1903 Huddart, Parker Ltd, who converted the vessel into a coal hulk and took it to Hobart. Sold in 1931 and abandoned on the bank in a bay of the Derwent. This is not the vessel made famous by reason of Joseph Conrad taking over as master and bringing it to Port Adelaide when her master (and part owner) died in Bay of Bengal]
'Ashburton' and 'Carnaquheen' at Port Adelaide
The barque 'Ashburton' and ship 'Carnaquheen' at Port Adelaide, July 1870. [Ashburton: wooden 3 masted barque, 541 gross, June 1873 poop removed, now 506 tons. ON11977, 134.0 x 28.0 x 18.6. Built 1853 at Newcastle upon Tyne. Owners: owned in Newcastle upon Tyne until Dec. 1862 0 Henry D. Dale, registered Port Adelaide: Sept. 1863 Charles Smith, reg. Sydney April 1868. Messrs Randall, McClemens and Chas.Smith. Registered Melbourne Jan. 1874 William Young. June 1878 WK Thomson and taken to Suva probably about that time, and used as a storeship until broken up in 1893 or 4.]
The 'Harold' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden ketch 'Harold', 98 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wooden 2 mast ketch. ON112505, 108 tons, 96.0 x 23.0 x 7.1. Built 1900 Hans C Christensen, Bermagui, NSW. Aux. motor fitted May 1922. Owners: HC Christensen, registered Sydney; c.1914 AL Le Messurier and others (of Port Adelaide) register transferred to Port Adelaide in 1919. 1922 = R Fricker and Co. and partners. Acquired by the Commonwealth Government during WW2 on behalf of USA Small Ships. Fate unknown]
'Valmarie' wooden schooner
'Valmarie' wooden schooner 288 tons. 'Valmarie' aground on Farewell Spit in New Zealand [wooden 3 mast schooner, 288 gross, 246 net tons. ON136445, 130.0 x 30.5 x 11.6. Built 1919 Purdon and Featherstone, Hobart. Owners: Rosenfeld and Co. Ltd, registered Sydney. Stranded Farewell Spit, NZ. Feb. 16, 1922 and abandoned as a total loss but later salvaged, repaired and re-registered as 'Mapu' in Wellington. converted to a hulk in 1929 and register closed]
'Loongana' wooden barque in Hobart
'Loongana' wooden barque 279 tons at Hobart [wooden 3 mast barque, 294 gross, ON57598, 127.0 x 26.0 x 12.9. Built 1879 (4) J McGregor, Hobart, owners: A&J McGregor, Hobart. c. 1891 Loo TomFin (South Sea Island merchant) registered Sydney. Wrecked at Butaritari Lagoon, Gilbert Islands, January 1912. (Name is Aboriginal for 'Swift')
'Senorita' steel barquentine
'Senorita' steel barquentine 324 tons [steel 3 mast schooner (insurance registered say brigantine) 350 gross, 324 net tons, ON112718, 144.2 x 27.15 x 11.25. Built 1893 Cumming and Ellis, Inverkeithing, for Norwegians who called her the same name. First registered British in 1900, to Auckland 1900 and sometime owned by the Northern Union Steam Boat Co. Ltd. Transferred to Sydney 1916 and owned by Sailing Ship Senorita Ltd. Register closed 1922 when vessel converted into a hulk]
'Loongana'
'Loongana' wooden barque 279 tons at Sydney.
'Waterwitch' wooden barque
'Waterwitch' wooden barque 236 tons [wooden hull, 3 mast barque, ON32270, 253 tons, later 236 tons. 95.6 x 22.6 x 17.4. 1860 -remeasured = 99.5 x 22.6 x 17.4. Built 1820 at the Royal Naval Dockyard, Pembroke (Milford Haven) and launched as a 10 gun brig-sloop, named HMS 'Falcon', renamed in 1838 when sold out of the service, and 'raised upon', i.e. her sides raised. Owners: formerly in London = Dec. 1853 - William Burgess and Alex. Learmouth (32) and George Sidney, registered Sydney; July 1855 - Charles Smith and SK Salting; March 1860 John McArthur, registered Hobart Town; July 1875 Alex McGregor and James Bayley; Aug. 1884 Alex McGregor. Register closed in 1917 with 'Broken up as in 1899'. See also 'Wrecks in Tasmanian Waters' by H O'May] [NB: Photograph is mounted back to front]
'Enterprise' wooden schooner
'Enterprise' wooden schooner 84 tons [wooden 2 mast topsail schooner, 84 tons. ON52393, 84.7 x 20.7 x 7.4. Built 1866 Rock Davis, Brisbane Water NSW for Sydney owners. Transferred to Wellington in 1871 and Dunedin in 1884. When owned by James Mill the register was closed in 1926 as it was being used as a hulk]
'Asia' wooden barque
'Asia' wooden barque 308 tons. [wooden three mast barque, whaler ON10251. 308 tons, 123.0 x 25.7 x 14.7. Built 1859 (7) Cochar, Montrose (Forfarshire) Owners: originally owned in Arbroath. March 1870 A. McGregor, S. Kennedy and J. Bayley, registered Hobart. Sept. 1880 Alex McGregor and James Bayley. Dec. 1895 GR Greenwood registered Auckland. 1898 D. Sheehy registered Sydney (and made into a hulk) 1901 Lever Bros. Ltd.]
'Tramp' wooden ketch
'Tramp' wooden ketch 86 tons [wooden 3 mast fore and aft schooner. 98 gross, 86 net tons. 95.9 x 24.4 x 4.4. ON102344. Built 1902 GT Niccol. Auckland. Owners: GT Niccol, registered Auckland; 1906 Ford Shipping Line Ltd; 1911 ED Pike and Co., registered Sydney. Abandoned in a sinking condition off the coast of New South Wales July 7, 1913]
'Manunui' wooden barque
'Manunui' wooden barque 408 tons [wooden 3 mast barque, 408 gross, 358 net tons. ON131523. 130.5 x 27.9 x 16.0. Built 1896 S Abrahamson, Norby Denmark as 'Thora' renamed 1912. Owners: H Bleakley and M Eyles, registered Sydney. Wrecked Surprise Island, D'Entrecasteaux Reefs, New Caledonia, May 1916]
'Helen' wooden barque
'Helen' wooden barque 343 tons served as a whaler and trader [wooden 3 mast barque, ON49280, 343 tons, 135.3 x 25.3 x 15.8. Built 1864 R Steele, Greenock. Owners: JB Watt, registered Sydney. March 1867 Charles Bayley, registered Hobart Town. June 1867 Charles Bayley and Alex McGregor. Jan. 1873 Bayley, McGregor and George M Evans. Aug. 1885 Alex McGregor. c.1901 Cowper & Taylor. 1913 (Oct) Victorian Lighterage Co. Ltd., registered Melbourne and hulked] NB: this photograph is identified as Offley/Offly in Crowther Collection by G Broxam in correspondence to Ronald H Parsons in June 1989.