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The 'Laura' docked in an unidentified port [PRG 1373/20/21] • Photograph

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Summary

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'].

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Physical description

Photograph; 11.5 cm x 16.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1880

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Laura (Ship)
Ships, Wooden

Catalogue record

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General notes

From the volume titled 'British Owned Wooden Barques'.

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

16/08/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,415 x 2,428 pixels (8.3 MP)

Size

24.89 MB

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