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P.S. Nil Desperandum at river bank at Mannum [PRG 1258/1/2867] • Photograph

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Summary

Side view of 'P.S. Nil Desperandum' at the river bank, with possibly the hull of 'Paringa' in Mannum Dock. The following information was provided by a researcher: Captain William Richard Randell owned the 'Nil Desperandum' from 1870s to the 1880s, and also owned the Randell Dry Dock at Mannum. Photographer Robert Stacy was a South Australian travelling photographer in the 1860s to 1880s. He had a shop and studio at Strathalbyn in 1870 and also had intermittent studios at North Adelaide.

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Physical description

1 photograph : black and white ; 15.5 x 10 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1874

Photographer

Stacy, R. S

Collection

Part of Godson Collection

Subject

Nil Desperandum (Paddle steamer)
Paddle steamers -- South Australia -- Mannum
Paddle steamers -- Murray River (N.S.W. - S.A.)

Catalogue record

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Historical information

Registered at Port Adelaide, 1870, official number 64198. Built at Mannum, 1865, by R. Playfair. (Godson number 96A/16/3).

Digitisation information

Date

09/05/2001

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,152 x 2,045 pixels (6.4 MP)

Size

6.45 MB

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