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Darwin Jetty [B 6442] • Photograph

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Summary

The jetty makes a curved sweep out to its end where there are three ships berthed. Two other ships are seen further out at sea. Ships from left to right are 1: S.S. 'Tsinan', China Navigation Company, 1459 tons reg. from Sydney; 2: Ship 'Falkland Hill' from Hamburg, 1429 tons reg. with cement for Messrs. C & E Millar; 3: S.S. 'Menmuir', Eastern and Australian Company, 1247 tons reg. from Sydney; 4: S.S. 'Catterthun', Eastern and Australian Company, 1406 tons reg. from Sydney; 5: S.S. 'Chingtu' China Navigation Company, 1459 tons reg. from Hong Kong. *The Eastern and Australian Company's hulk 'Belle of South Esk', 540 tons reg. is receiving cargo between Nos. 3 and 4. [On back of photograph] 'The old railway jetty, Port Darwin / In the nineties (before August 8th 1895, the date of the wreck of the 'Catterthun') / Rebuilt 1900-1903 after it had been 'practically toppled into the sea' as a result of attacks of a marine borer (Teredo navalis)'.

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Physical description

Photograph; 20.6 cm x 20.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1890

Collection

Part of Darwin Collection

Subject

Ships -- Northern Territory -- Darwin
Jetties -- Northern Territory -- Darwin

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General notes

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Digitisation information

Date

06/09/2005

Format

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Resolution

3,204 x 3,218 pixels (10.3 MP)

Size

30.96 MB

Location

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