State Library of South Australia

The 'Saint Mary' at Edithburgh [B 69489] • Photograph

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Summary

The SS 'Saint Mary' alongside Edithburgh pier, with a sailing ship on the opposite side. Bags of wheat are piled on the wharf and being loaded onto the sailing vessel.

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Physical description

Photograph (electronic copy); 6.54 mb (TIF file)

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1910

Collection

Part of Edithburgh Collection

Subject

Saint Mary (Ship)
Shipping -- Australia
Sailing ships -- South Australia -- Edithburgh
Wheat -- South Australia -- Transportation

Catalogue record

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General notes

Copied from the photographic collection of steamers assembled by Captain Walter F. Lee.

Historical information

Built for the Liverpool shipping company of Rankin, Gilmour & Co. in 1894, the ship operated in Australian waters from 1900-1902, mainly engaged in shipping coal around the coast. [A detailed description of this time can be found in 'The Log' (journal of the Nautical Association of Australia), February 2005, p.23.].

Digitisation information

Date

19/07/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,015 x 2,270 pixels (6.8 MP)

Size

6.86 MB

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