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The Admella [B 12398] • Photograph

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Summary

The Admella (photograph of painting). The 200 tonne steamship Admella departed for Melbourne from Port Adelaide on 5 August 1859 and foundered on Carpenters Reef, 20 miles west of Cape Northumberland, the following day. 89 people died and 24 survived the tragedy. She was named for her circuit route eg. Adelaide, Melbourne and Launceston = Ad-Mel-La. The disaster was one of the worst maritime disasters in Australian history

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Physical description

1 photograph : ambrotype, black and white ; 6.4 x 7.7 cm, in frame 13.5 x 14.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1858

Collection

Part of General Collection

Subject

Admella (Ship)

Catalogue record

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Digitisation information

Date

15/02/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,070 x 2,613 pixels (8.0 MP)

Size

24.10 MB

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