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Panorama of shipping at Circular Quay, Sydney [PRG 1373/32/66] • Photograph

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Summary

Shipping at Circular Quay, Sydney in 1879 with the stern of 'Samuel Plimsoll' (left panel); and 'Cambrian Princess', 'Cimba' and 'Hawkesbury' (right panel).

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Physical description

Photograph; 67 cm x 29.3 cm

Dates / Publication details

1879

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Samuel Plimsoll (Ship)
Cambrian Princess (Ship)
Cimba (Ship)
Hawkesbury (Ship)
Ships, iron and steel
Shipping -- New South Wales -- Sydney
Circular Quay (Sydney, N.S.W.)

Catalogue record

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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 Circular Quay 1870-1890.

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

8,133 x 3,556 pixels (28.9 MP)

Size

86.78 MB

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