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The 'Laura' on Sydney Harbour [PRG 1373/31/76] • Photograph

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Summary

The wooden ketch 'Laura', 22 tons, on Sydney Harbour [wooden 2 mast ketch, 22 tons, ON74848, 54.7 x 15.1 x 4.4. Built 1880 William Thoroughgood, Lake Macquarie, NSW. Owned in Newcastle NSW until sold in 1906 to a German subject and register closed] See further 'Newcastle Ship Register' Parsons, August 1974.

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Physical description

Photograph; 12.8 cm x 20.3 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1911

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Laura (Ship)
Ships, Wooden

Catalogue record

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General notes

From the volume titled 'Australian Owned Sailing Vessels'.

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

17/04/2019

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,755 x 5,948 pixels (22.3 MP)

Size

67.03 MB

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