Arthur D. Edwardes : SUMMARY RECORD [PRG 1373] • Photograph
The 'Hampshire' docked in an unidentified port
The wooden barque 'Hampshire', 1164 tons, docked in an unidentified port.
The 'Frances' in an unidentified port
The wooden barque 'Frances', 490 tons, in an unidentified port [wooden 3 mast barque, 490 tons. ON28169. 137.0 x 28.5 x 18.5. Built 1860 (7) W Briggs and Sons. Sunderland. Owners R Hurrell, registered Salcombe].
The 'Ashburton' docked in an unidentified port
The wooden barque 'Ashburton', 506 tons, docked in an unidentified port. [Ashburton: wooden 3 masted barque, 541 gross, June 1873 poop removed, now 506 tons. ON11977, 134.0 x 28.0 x 18.6. Built 1853 at Newcastle upon Tyne. Owners: owned in Newcastle upon Tyne until Dec. 1862 0 Henry D. Dale, registered Port Adelaide: Sept. 1863 Charles Smith, reg. Sydney April 1868. Messrs Randall, John McClemens and Chas. Smith. Registered Melbourne Jan. 1874 William Young. June 1878 WK Thomson and taken to Suva probably about that time, and used as a storeship until broken up in 1893 or 4.]
The 'Kings County' docked in an unidentified port
The wooden barque 'Kings County', 2240 tons, docked in an unidentified port [wooden 4 mast barque, 2240 tons, ON94740. 255.0 x 45.5 x 25.7. Built 1890 E Cox Kingsport Nova Scotia. Owners: CR Burgess, registered Windsor Nova Scotia]. A researcher provided the following information: 'This is not Kings County of 1890, which is a 4 mast barque, whereas the photo is of a barque with 3 masts. It could be 1871 Kings County built by J. E. Steele in Nova Scotia 858GT?'.
The 'Lady Agnes' at Salcombe Harbour
The wooden barque 'Lady Agnes', 357 tons, at Salcombe Harbour.
The 'Iris' docked in an unidentified port
The wooden barque 'Iris', 340 tons, docked in an unidentified port [wooden 3 mast barque, 340 tons, ON62092. 120.0 x 27.7 x 17.0 Built 1869 Thomas Metcalf, Sunderland. Owners: David Patterson, registered Arbroath to Dundee as 15 of 1872; Aug. 1873 Nipper and See, registered Sydney;April 1881 James Gillan and John Hay, registered Newcastle, NSW Dec.1895 McIlwraith, McEacharn and Co., who probably hulked the vessel. No further information].
The 'James L. Harway' docked in an unidentified port
The wooden barque 'James L. Harway', 989 tons, docked in an unidentified port.
The 'Mary Blair' at Hobart Harbour
The wooden barque 'Mary Blair', 311 tons, in an unidentified port [wooden 3 mast barque, 343 tons, ON64360, 141.6 x 27.0 x 14.6. Built 1870 John Duthie Sons and Co., Aberdeen. Owners: John Trager and James Ewan, registered Sydney, May 1875 Charles Dowdell, William Belbin and James Riddle (also master) registered Hobart Town: Dec. 80 Charles Dowdell: May 1887 Richard Honey, registered Port Adelaide: March 1889 Honey re-registers the vessel at Fremantle. She was sold to foreigners at Singapore in 1893. No further information. Was built as a 3 mast schooner rigged vessel and re-rigged as a barque in 1872. Intended to be a tea clipper between China, Hong Hong and Australian ports. Reference: 'Wooden Hookers of Hobart Town' page 114]. A researcher has provided the following information: 'this Port appears to be Hobart Town, with Mount Wellington in the background. The master is Captain James Riddle, who became Hobart's Harbour Master on 1 July 1879. The 'Mary Blair' was run in the China trade, captained by James Riddle, until he became Hobart Town Harbour Master on 1 July 1879, when he handed over the 'Mary Blair' to Captain Boon. The 'Mary Blair' was sold to Richard Mooney (or Money) and the registration of the ship was transferred to Adelaide in April 1887'.
The 'Gettysburg' docked in an unidentified port
The wooden barque 'Gettysburg', 1025 tons, docked in an unidentified port [wooden 3 mast barque, 1057 gross, ON94271, 173.5 x 35.5 x 23.3. Built 1864 HS Hagar, Richmond, USA Owners: c.1887 G Milne and Co. Registered London].
Two unknown barques at London
Two unknown wooden barques at London.
The 'Kintore' in dry dock
The wooden barque 'Kintore', 993 tons, in dry dock.
The 'Wenona' in an unidentified port
The wooden barque 'Wenona', 344 tons, in an unidentified port.
The 'Laura' docked in an unidentified port
The wooden barque 'Laura', 384 tons, docked in an unidentified port [wooden 3 mast barque by 1912 (and probably from 1907) either 3 mast schooner or barquentine - both descriptions given in official publications. 130.0 x 28.5 x 15.4. Built 1889. 384 gross, 369 net tons, originally; under British rules - 365 gross, 326 net tons built 1889 L Abrahamson, Nordby, Farro, Denmark for Danish owners: 1907 Amy Burrows, registered Sydney, thence sold to Gunnerson, registered Melbourne, in 1917, later CH Cole. In 1922 owned by M Hogan and AF Watchlin, and registered at Suva. Register closed in August 1927 with 'broken up and burnt'].
The 'Wistaria' docked in an unidentified port
The wooden barque 'Wistaria', 387 tons, docked in an unidentified port [wooden 3 mast barque, 387 tons, ON51204, 131.3 x 27.7 x 16.3. Built 1865 Gill, Gloucester. Owners: P Patmore, registered London; 1873 William Wells, registered Port Adelaide. Wrecked on a sandbank, Heron Island, Queensland. Sept. 13, 1887].
The Barque 'Osman Pacha'
The London registered wooden barque 'Osman Pacha', 497 tons, docked in an unidentified port. The Osman Pacha was built in 1878 [wooden 3 mast barque, 509 gross tons, ON77078, 142.6 x 29.8 x 17.9. Built 1878 (2) Dyer, Shoreham. Owners: R Berridge, registered London. Missing. On a voyage from Newcastle to Mauritius with coal she passed Goode Island April 21, 1892 and was not seen again. Goode Island is near Thursday Island]. A researcher suggests that the port shown is Melbourne as the legend on the building behind is 'Manufacturers Fergusson & Mitchell Stationers'. This firm operated in Australia and NZ in the late 19th century.
The 'Essex' moored at Gravesend, U.K.
The wooden barque 'Essex', 1042 tons, moored at Gravesend, U.K. [wooden barque, 1042 tons, ON45025. 197.5 x 33.1 x 20.8. Built 1862 (7) Wigram and Son. Blackwall Yard, London. Owners: Wigram and Son, Registered London. Abandoned at sea c.1881].
The 'Veritas' moored in an unidentified port
The wooden barque 'Veritas', 748 tons, moored in an unidentified port [wooden 3 mast barque,748 gross, ON79513, 173.8 x 33.3 x 18.2. Built 1876 J Nordstrom, Helsingborg. Owners: until 1880 owned in Sweden and registered at Helsingborg. Jan. 1880: HR Reid and Co., reigstered Melbourne; April 1896 G Christian of Sydney; Jan. 1899 Westport Coal Co. Ltd., registered Dunedin and employed as a coal hulk. In 1933 dismantled and broken up at Great Barrier Island outside Auckland].
The 'Woodville' in an unidentified port
The wooden barque 'Woodville', 362 tons, in an unidentified port [wooden 3 mast barque, 362 tons, 125.5 x 25.8 x 16.1. Built 1856 Arbroath. Owners ? By 1870 JA Dickson, registered Arbroath. Captain Dickson transferred registration to Brisbane in 1872 and sold vessel August 1877 to Thomas Brooks and John Goodsir, registered Newcastle; May 1882 Thomas Kehoe, registered Sydney, who in turn sold it to William V Brown of Townsville and it was most likely converted into a hulk about the mid 1880s. The registration was closed in 1913 when advice received the vessel had been broken up].
The 'Wagoola' docked at Hobart
The wooden barque 'Wagoola', 550 tons, docked at Hobart with the ps 'Kangaroo' in the background [wooden ship, 550 tons, ON15699, 168.8 x 28.4 x 16.9. Built 1856 Jersey. Owners: Redfern, Alexander and Co., registered London. Well known in the Hobart-London trade].
The 'Wave of Life' docked at East Circular Quay, Sydney
The wooden barque 'Wave of Life', 887 tons, docked at East Circular Quay, Sydney [wooden ship, 887 tons, ON14757, 187.0 x 33.5 x 19.2. B Walter Hood and Co. Aberdeen. Owners: Aberdeen White Star Line, registered Aberdeen. Late 1870s sold to foreigners (Brazil?) and renamed 'Ida'. In 1891 became 'Henriqueta' registered at Lisbon, and broken up in 1897. By the time she had been renamed 'Ida' had been rigged down to a barque. Passenger ship - a clipper - in the Australian passenger trades under her original name].
The 'Eliezer' under sail
The wooden barque 'Eliezer', 876 tons, under sail [wooden 3 mast barque, 894 gross, later 876 tons. 173.1 x 33.7 x 20.9. Built 1873 JA Meyer. Lubeck. Owners Andreasen, registered Farsund, Norway].
The 'Eurus' under sail
The wooden barque 'Eurus', 327 tons, under sail [wooden 3 mast barque, 327 tons. ON58041, 132.9 x 27.6 x 14.9. Built 1870 (9) May, Shoreham. Owners H Adam and Co. Registered Shoreham].
The 'Elvira Camino' at Bristol
The wooden barque 'Elvira Camino', 296 tons, at Bristol [composite 3 mast barque, 296 tons. 126.5 x 26.1 x 13.8. Built 1872 (11) C Connell and Co. Glasgow as Dona Juana, but was renamed about 1879. Owners Camino and Gomez, registered Havana] [seems to have another name on bow].
The 'Oleander' in an unidentified port
The wooden barque 'Oleander', 342 tons, in an unidentified port [wooden 3 mast barque, 353 tons. ON43921. 117.0 x 27.1 x 17.0. Built 1861 (8) Haswell, Sunderland. Owners: P Patmore, registered London, later A Rixon and Co.]
The 'Damascus' at Sydney
The wooden barque 'Damascus', 964 tons, at Sydney [wooden barque, 964 tons, ON15792, 194.4 x 33.6 x 20.6. Built 1857 Walter Hood and Co. Aberdeen. Owners Aberdeen White Star Line (William Henderson and Co. later George Thompson and Co) registered Aberdeen sold 1870's to Norwegians, later renamed Magnolia and became wrecked in 1893].
The 'Collingrove' at Port Adelaide
The wooden barque 'Collingrove', 861 tons, at Port Adelaide. [composite ship reduced to a barque c.1890. 861 gross tons. ON60990. 181.4 x 33.5 x 19.6. Built 1869 (7). J. Laing, Sunderland. Owners W. Stevens, registered London early 1870s to AL Elder and Co. About 1900 sold to owners in Shanghai. A regular visitor to Port Adelaide from the time she was built until the late 1890's.]
The 'Charlotte Padbury' at Port Adelaide
The wooden barque 'Charlotte Padbury', 659 tons, at Port Adelaide. [wooden 3 mast barque, 659 tons, ON61118, 161.5 x 31.5 x 18.0. Built 1874 (5) Trethowan, Little Falmouth, Cornwall. Owners: Padbury Loton and Co. registered Fremantle, later W. Padbury, transferred to London Feb. 1888. Later owners include FA Edelston and Co. Wrecked in April 1903.]
The 'General Sir William Nott' at Swansea
The wooden barque 'General Sir William Nott', unknown tonnage, at Swansea.
The 'Lois' at Port Augusta
The wooden barque 'Lois', 380 tons, at Port Augusta [wooden 3 mast barque 380 tons, later 408 gross. ON56404. 131.3 x 29.0 x 17.8. Built 1868 (7) W Watson, Sunderland. Owners: Lewis Lewis, registered Aberystwith].
The 'Hope' docked in an unidentified port
The wooden barque 'Hope', 537 tons, docked in an unidentified port [wooden 3 mast barque, 552 gross tons. ON65899. 152.2 x 30.2 x 17.9. Built 1871 (11) J Crown, Sunderland. Owners: T&W Eills, registered Liverpool]. According to a researcher, the photograph is taken near the sugar works, Melbourne, in the 1870s. The 'Hope' in centre would have been given notice of photo being taken as signal letters & other flags are flying. Name of American barque to right is not known.