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The 'Abemama' in an unidentified harbour [PRG 1373/31/88] • Photograph

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Summary

The wooden schooner 'Abemama'. 395 tons, in an unidentified harbour. [Wood 3 mast schooner, 395,337n tons, ON138200, 133.6 x 32.6 x 12.2 built 1918 Nova Scotia S.B. & Transportation Co. Liverpool, N.S. Owners: Y. Wing (of Sydney, NSW) reg. Liverpool N.S.: 1920 The Patrick Steamship Co. Ltd (Sydney), reg. Auckland: 1923 L.F. Atkins (Perth): G.S.H. Atkins & J.H. Finlayson (both Adelaide), reg. Fremantle c. 1926/6 Abemama Shipping Co. Ltd (Perth). Driven ashore Woodman's Point, Cockburn Sound, WA June 17, 1927 and the wreck took fire and was destroyed June 29. While the property of Patricks was engaged in conveying coal across the Tasman and returning with timber to Australia.]

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Physical description

Photograph; 13.8 cm x 8.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1911

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Abemama (Ship)
Schooners
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

5,619 x 3,652 pixels (20.5 MP)

Size

61.58 MB

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