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Sydney wharves, barque 'Ravenscourt', S.S. 'Wallarah' [PRG 1373/32/46] • Photograph

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Summary

Sydney wharves in the 1890's with the barque 'Ravenscourt' and the S.S. 'Wallarah' [Ravenscourt = steel 3 mast barque 1462 gross, 1373 net tons, ON99774, 236.0 x 36.0 x 21.7. Built 1892 (3) Russell and Co., Port Glasgow. Owners: A Stevenson and H Buchanan (JM Campbell and Son, Managers) registered Greenock. c.1911 to Italians without change of name] ['Wallarah' = steel steam ship, 633 gross, 193 net tons. ON115878, 183.2 x 28.0 x 11.0. Built 1900. R Williamson and Sons, Workington. Triple expansion steam engine. Machinery aft. Collier. Three masts. Owners: 1903 Wallarah Coal Co. Ltd., registered Sydney. Wrecked Catherine Hill Bay, NSW, 1914]

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Physical description

Photograph; 28.5 cm x 24.2 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1890

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Ravenscourt (Ship)
Wallarah (Ship)
Wharves -- New South Wales -- Sydney
Ships, Iron and steel
Steamboats
Shipping -- New South Wales -- Sydney
Sydney (N.S.W.)

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General notes

From the volume titled 'Early Australian Shipping Scenes 1850-1908: Sydney Harbour, Circular Quay, Wooloomooloo Bay, Newcastle'.

This section comprises scenes of Sydney Harbour 1850-1900.

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

4,596 x 3,876 pixels (17.8 MP)

Size

53.47 MB

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