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"Ulonga" at Port Adelaide [B 11921] • Photograph

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Summary

Arrival of River Murray paddle steamer "Ulonga" at Port Adelaide, the last vessel to negotiate the Murray mouth and believed to be the first paddle steamer to call at Port Adelaide since 1905. It was brought to Adelaide by Capt. B. J. Tainsh in February 1948 (after sheltering in Kangaroo Island for a couple of days due to having open hatches). The boiler was wood fired and of necessity used sea water as feed. Later, when the boiler was opened, huge salt crystals covered the heating surfaces. She sank off Carrickalinga Beach carrying a cargo of gypsum in 1976

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Physical description

Photograph; 21.2 cm x 15.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

1948

Collection

Part of Port Adelaide Collection

Subject

Ulonga (Paddle steamer)
Paddle steamers -- South Australia -- Port Adelaide

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Digitisation information

Date

09/02/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,384 x 2,556 pixels (8.6 MP)

Size

25.98 MB

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