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'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]
'Rothesay Bay' iron barque
'Rothesay Bay' iron barque 775 tons [iron 3 mast barque, 775 tons, ON78553, 186.9 x 31.1 x 18.5 Built 1877 (9) Birrell, Stenhouse and Co., Dumbarton. Owners: JS Hatfield, registered Glasgow, later Hatfield, Cameron and Co., c.1910 sold to Norway and renamed 'Activ'. Reverted to original name and was enrolled at Sydney in 1916. Owned by Australian Ship Activ Ltd. Converted into a hulk and register closed October 1921. Sold 1921 to Union SS Co. of NZ Ltd and hulked in Wellington c. 1921, later used at Auckland vide 'Union fleet 1875-1975' by IJ Farquhar, and broken up up in 1936]
'Alexa' steel barquentine
'Alexa' steel barquentine 286 tons. [steel 3 mast brigantine, 334 gross, 286 nett tons, ON118466, 143.5 x 25.8 x 11.0. Built 1904. J. Verstockt, Marenshoek, Holland and named 'Voorburg' rn. 1904 and reg. London. 111 of 1904 March 1905. Alexander Hatrick, Merchant of Wanganui reg. vessel at Wellington (2/1905) 1912 sold to Tom Fin Loo, island merchant of Sydney. Totally destroyed by fire at Butaritari, Gilbert Islands during the night of Feb.14, 1929. ]
'Genevie M. Tucker' wooden barque
'Genevie M. Tucker' wooden barque 524 tons [wooden 3 mast barque, 519 tons, 1890 =524 gross , 499 net tons. ON69006. 136.4 x 29.8 xz 16.8. Built 1870 William A Curtis, Portland Maine and registered in that port. Sold Feb. 1879 to William Williams coal merchant and registered Wellington NZ 1885 Union SS Co. of NZ Ltd (who acquired Williams Black Diamond Line) 1889 Martin Kennedy (Brunner Coal Co) 1889 - Ferdinand Holm: 1901 HW Henderson, registered Sydney; 1902 Westport Coal Co. Ltd registered Dunedin, and converted into a coal hulk]
'Valmarie' wooden schooner
'Valmarie' wooden schooner 288 tons [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]
'M.A. Doran' wooden brigantine
'M.A. Doran' wooden brigantine 330 tons [wooden 2 mast brigantine, 316 tons, ON72173. 117.6 x 29.3 x 12.9. Built 1875 James A Stanall, Walton, Nova Scotia. Owners: registered Windsor NZ 1884 to Sydney owners: Feb. 1896 John McCuffog, registered Wellington; 1899 re-registered Sydney; May 1899 GT Niccol, registered Auckland; Dec. 1899 Union Sailing Ship Co. of New Zealand Ltd., registered Dunedin. Register closed in Nov. 1914 with"Vessel used as a hulk in Auckland for many years and unfit for further service was beached and broken up". Hulked no later than 1899]
'Dartford' iron barque
'Dartford' iron barque 1273 tons [iron ship, later barque, 1327 tons. ON76975, 221.5 x 36.0 x 21.9. Built 1877 (3) Mounsey and Foster, Sunderland. Owners JT Morton registered London, later G Traill and Sons, registered London, then D Corsar and Sons. 1908 Union SS Co. of NZ Ltd. Registered Wellington, hulked 1914. Refitted in 1917 and again reduced to a hulk after WW1 in August 1921. After years as a hulk the remains were abandoned on Rangitoto Island in July 1946. History of USS Co. Vol. 2. Arbon, 1974. Ref. 5 Vol. 2. Union Fleet, Farquhar]
'Onyx' iron barque
'Onyx' iron barque 396 tons [iron 3 mast barque, 420 gross tons. ON51153. 136.6 x 25.8 x 16.5. Built 1864 (11) J Laing, Sunderland. Owners: Robert Weatherley, registered Sunderland, then Robert Sharp: 1881 WR Williams, registered Wellington NZ: 1885 H Guthrie, registered Dunedin: 1908 sold to Union SS Co. of NZ Ltd. for use as a coal hulk at Auckland. Scuttled off Cuvier Island, Oct. 11, 1925]
'Wanganui' steel barquentine
'Wanganui' steel barquentine 352 tons [steel 3 mast schooner officially. 352 gross, 309 net tons. ON121388. 135.0 x 25.85 x 10.4. Built 1903 Duinker and Goedhoop, Matenshoek, Holland as 'Carla' for Danish owners. Registered 1912 A Hatrick and others of Wanganui at Wellington. Thence others until 1922 when acquired by GT Nicoll, Auckland shipbuilder, and converted into a hulk c.1924]
'Onyx' iron barque
'Onyx' iron barque 396 tons [iron 3 mast barque, 420 gross tons. ON51153. 136.6 x 25.8 x 16.5. Built 1864 (11) J Laing, Sunderland. Owners: Robert Weatherley, registered Sunderland, then Robert Sharp: 1881 WR Williams, registered Wellington NZ: 1885 H Guthrie, registered Dunedin: 1908 sold to Union SS Co. of NZ Ltd. for use as a coal hulk at Auckland. Scuttled off Cuvier Island, Oct. 11, 1925]
'Ilma' steel barquentine
'Ilma' steel barquentine 318 tons [steel 3 mast brigantine, 345 gross, 318 net tons. ON102065, 145.8 x 27.05 x 11.1. Built 1885 Grangemouth DD and SB Co. Grangemouth. First registered GT Nicoll, purchased and sold 1904 to EJ Crisp, registered the vessel at Auckland (30/1903) for a syndicate who later formed "The Ship Ilma Ltd) at Gisborne. Sold in 1908 to Edward Pike and Co Ltd., timber millers etc. Sydney registered Sydney 43/1908. 1911 sold to JC Edwards, registered Hobart 6/1911 and in 1919 sold to Union SS Co. of NZ Ltd., who converted her into a hulk (I Farquhar, 'Union Fleet 1875-1975) she was converted to a hulk in Hobart by the Union Co. in 1911, which does not agree with the Customs register, but it seems the Union Co. acquired her c.1914 when she was being used as a store ship, and due to wartime shortage of shipping re-rigged her as a barque in 1917, then in 1919 converted to a hulk in Auckland, and fitted her out at a coal bunkering elevator in 1922 for Wellington. Scuttled in Cook Strait Feb. 11, 1937]
'Ilma' steel barquentine
'Ilma' steel barquentine 318 tons [steel 3 mast brigantine, 345 gross, 318 net tons. ON102065, 145.8 x 27.05 x 11.1. Built 1885 Grangemouth DD and SB Co. Grangemouth. First registered GT Nicoll, purchased and sold 1904 to EJ Crisp, registered the vessel at Auckland (30/1903) for a syndicate who later formed "The Ship Ilma Ltd) at Gisborne. Sold in 1908 to Edward Pike and Co Ltd., timber millers etc. Sydney registered Sydney 43/1908. 1911 sold to JC Edwards, registered Hobart 6/1911 and in 1919 sold to Union SS Co. of NZ Ltd., who converted her into a hulk (I Farquhar, 'Union Fleet 1875-1975) she was converted to a hulk in Hobart by the Union Co. in 1911, which does not agree with the Customs register, but it seems the Union Co. acquired her c.1914 when she was being used as a store ship, and due to wartime shortage of shipping re-rigged her as a barque in 1917, then in 1919 converted to a hulk in Auckland, and fitted her out at a coal bunkering elevator in 1922 for Wellington. Scuttled in Cook Strait Feb. 11, 1937]
'Wanganui' steel barquentine
'Wanganui' steel barquentine 352 tons [steel 3 mast schooner officially. 352 gross, 309 net tons. ON121388. 135.0 x 25.85 x 10.4. Built 1903 Duinker and Goedhoop, Matenshoek, Holland as 'Carla' for Danish owners. Registered 1912 A Hatrick and others of Wanganui at Wellington. Thence others until 1922 when acquired by GT Nicoll, Auckland shipbuilder, and converted into a hulk c.1924]
'Louisa Craig' iron barque
'Louisa Craig' iron barque 683 tons ['Peru' = iron barque, 710 tons, ON75188, 182.4 x 30.1 x 17.8. Built 1876 (8) J Key and Sons, Kinghorn, Owners: JW Robertson, registered Dundee. c.1885 J Stewart and Co., registered Dundee. 1907 sold to J Craig and Co, and renamed 'Louisa Craig' and registered at Auckland. In October 1916 renamed 'Raupo' and became the property of GH Scales (of Wellington). 1923 Canterbury Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. and hulked in 1922-3, and register closed in 1929]
'Wanganui' steel barquentine
'Wanganui' steel barquentine 352 tons [steel 3 mast schooner officially. 352 gross, 309 net tons. ON121388. 135.0 x 25.85 x 10.4. Built 1903 Duinker and Goedhoop, Matenshoek, Holland as 'Carla' for Danish owners. Registered 1912 A Hatrick and others of Wanganui at Wellington. Thence others until 1922 when acquired by GT Nicoll, Auckland shipbuilder, and converted into a hulk c.1924]
'Louisa Craig' iron barque
'Louisa Craig' iron barque 683 tons ['Peru' = iron barque, 710 tons, ON75188, 182.4 x 30.1 x 17.8. Built 1876 (8) J Key and Sons, Kinghorn, Owners: JW Robertson, registered Dundee. c.1885 J Stewart and Co., registered Dundee. 1907 sold to J Craig and Co, and renamed 'Louisa Craig' and registered at Auckland. In October 1916 renamed 'Raupo' and became the property of GH Scales (of Wellington). 1923 Canterbury Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. and hulked in 1922-3, and register closed in 1929]
'Ilma' steel barquentine
'Ilma' steel barquentine 318 tons [steel 3 mast brigantine, 345 gross, 318 net tons. ON102065, 145.8 x 27.05 x 11.1. Built 1885 Grangemouth DD and SB Co. Grangemouth. First registered GT Nicoll, purchased and sold 1904 to EJ Crisp, registered the vessel at Auckland (30/1903) for a syndicate who later formed "The Ship Ilma Ltd) at Gisborne. Sold in 1908 to Edward Pike and Co Ltd., timber millers etc. Sydney registered Sydney 43/1908. 1911 sold to JC Edwards, registered Hobart 6/1911 and in 1919 sold to Union SS Co. of NZ Ltd., who converted her into a hulk (I Farquhar, 'Union Fleet 1875-1975) she was converted to a hulk in Hobart by the Union Co. in 1911, which does not agree with the Customs register, but it seems the Union Co. acquired her c.1914 when she was being used as a store ship, and due to wartime shortage of shipping re-rigged her as a barque in 1917, then in 1919 converted to a hulk in Auckland, and fitted her out at a coal bunkering elevator in 1922 for Wellington. Scuttled in Cook Strait Feb. 11, 1937]
Lady Norrie visiting children at Bowden Kindergarten.
Lady Patricia Norrie visiting children at Bowden Kindergarten, including Greg Gordon in the middle and Anthony Reichett on the left (both aged between 3-4 years), painting at the easel. The other woman towards the back is likely to be Miss Eileen Thomas.
A.H. Mundy
Half-plate glass negative head and shoulders portrait of A.H. Mundy, probably No. 3287 Private Adrian Henry Mundy. Written on original envelope: '3476. A.H. Mundy. 1 Bro'.
Women working at GM New Zealand plant at Pentone
Black and white photographs of women working in the muffler and Frigidaire refrigerator section of the General Motors New Zealand Ltd. plant at Pentone, eight miles from Wellington.
The Old Colonists Banquet Group : John Marshall
Arrived in South Australia in February 1840 on board the ship the "Java". Of Wellington Street, Kensington.
The Old Colonists Banquet Group : Emanuel Solomon
Arrived in South Australia in March 1838 on board the ship the "Lady Wellington" (from Sydney). Former convict, merchant and auctioneer, Member of Parliament, host of banquet for Old Colonists, Adelaide Town Hall, 1871.
Pasture paddock on 'Kalinya', Frost farm at Mount Barker
Digital copy of a black and white photograph of dairy cows grazing in the bottom pasture paddock at 'Kalinya' on the new additional section of the Frost farm, with Arthur Frost on the far side. View looking North from Fidler Lane over the neighbours farm, 'Parkindula', at the far fence line, then on towards Wellington Road and Mount Barker.
George McCoy, Lionel Gee and S W Herbert
Three retired government surveyors: George McCoy, Lionel C E Gee and S W Herbert. 1927.
Old colonists 1836-1840 : Emanuel Solomon
Emanuel Solomon arrived in South Australia in March 1838 from Sydney on board the ship the "Lady Wellington". Former convict, merchant and auctioneer, Member of Parliament, host of banquet for Old Colonists, Adelaide Town Hall, 1871.
Old colonists 1836-1840 : Isaac Solomon
Isaac Solomon arrived in South Australia in 1838 from Sydney on board the ship the "Lady Wellington". Auctioneer, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne.
Old colonists 1836-1840 : Archibald Cooke
Archibald Cooke arrived in South Australia in December 1837 on board the ship the "Navarino". Pastoralist, Wellington.
Old colonists 1836-1840 : John Marshall
John Marshall arrived in South Australia in February 1840 on board the ship the "Java". Of Wellington Street, Kensington.
South Australian pioneers 1840 : James Edwards
James Edwards arrived in South Australia in February 1840 on board the ship the "Java". Shoemaker, East Wellington.
Aerial photographs of Port Lincoln : East
Aerial views of Port Lincoln, South Australia, taken from the east, including views of Brennan's Wharf, Port Lincoln Grain Terminal, Kirton Point Jetty, Wellington Square, Kirton Point Primary School, slipway, and the Marina and Boston Island in the distance.