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The 'Earnock' at Brisbane [PRG 1373/17/8] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron ship 'Earnock', 1255 tons, at Brisbane [iron ship, 1255 tons. ON76755. 227.7 x 35.7 x 21.5. Built 1877 (3) Birrell, Stenhouse and Co. Dumbarton. Owners C Smith and others. Registered Glasgow within a year or two J Shepherd and Co. registered Belfast. Sold 1902/3 to Norway and renamed Sator. From information provided by a researcher, the captain was John Wingfield Wildman Yates. According to the 'Brisbane Courier' of 30 June 1902, Captain J W W Yates was the captain of the vessel which had left London on 17th March and arrived at South Brisbane on 27 June after visiting other ports. He died in Perth in 1930.

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Physical description

Photograph; 9 cm x 15.4 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1890

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Earnock (Ship)
Sator (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

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General notes

One of the ships owned by Potter, Wilson and Co., Glasgow.

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

02/08/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,831 x 2,334 pixels (8.9 MP)

Size

26.84 MB

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