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The 'Traveller' anchored at Port Adelaide [PRG 1373/13/1] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron ship 'Traveller', 1492 tons, anchored at Port Adelaide [iron ship 1492 tons, ON78838, 228.1 x 38.2 x 24.0. Built 1879 (1) Birrell, Stenhouse and Co., Dumbarton, owners: RC Haws, registered Liverpool, later Ship Traveller Co. Ltd., JR Haws and Co. Wrecked Feb. 4, 1897 at Rodrigues (in Indian Ocean) while on a voyage from Sourabaya to USA with sugar].

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Physical description

Photograph; 10.1 cm x 16.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1890

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Traveller (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by J.R. Haws and Co., Liverpool.

This image is from the A.D. Edwardes Collection of about 8,000 photographs, mostly of sailing ships from around the world, taken between about 1865 and 1920. Mounted in 91 albums, the photographs are arranged by country of ownership, with some special volumes such as 'Shipping at Port Adelaide' and 'South Australian outports'. Additional information, giving the history of the ships where known, has been provided by maritime historian, Ron Parsons.

Digitisation information

Date

27/07/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,429 x 2,149 pixels (7.4 MP)

Size

22.12 MB

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