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The 'Star of Peace' [B 12047] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] The 'Star of Peace' under sail. She is a wooden ship, 1114 tons, ON6907, 215.2 x 35.9 x 22.5, built 1855 Walter Hood and Co. Aberdeen. Owners: White Star Line (usually identified as 'The Aberdeen' White Star Line, and operated by George Thompson and Co.) Sold 1880 to Richard Grice and John Benn (and registered at Melbourne.) By this time, rigged down to a barque. July 1884 sold to Burns, Philp and Co. Ltd., Sydney and converted to a hulk and stationed at Thursday Island where the vessel was broken up in 1894/5. Well known in the Australian passenger trades before sale to Australian owners and general cargo work. [On back of photograph] 'Visited South Australia in 1857, 1875 and 1877 / Vide Arch. 908'

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Physical description

Photograph; 19.6 cm x 11.0 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1857

Collection

Part of Ship Collection

Subject

Star of Peace (Ship)

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General notes

This is a photograph of an artwork signed 'A. Dufty (?)

Digitisation information

Date

10/02/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,436 x 2,204 pixels (7.6 MP)

Size

22.75 MB

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