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The 'Rachel Cohen' in an unidentified harbour [PRG 1373/35/44] • Photograph

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Summary

The wooden brigantine 'Rachel Cohen', 150 tons, in an unidentified harbour. Also refer to print PRG 1373/35/150, Part II. [wooden 2 mast schooner, 170 tons, ON64370, 105.5 x 21.0 x 10.5. Auxiliary engines installed 1915 = 171 gross 95 net tons. Built 1871 Alexander Newton, Manning River, NSW. Owners: Samuel Cohen registered Sydney: 1873 Piggott and Worledge, registered Melbourne: 1889 O Geeves, registered Hobart: July 1895 A le Messurier and William Tulloch, registered Port Adelaide c.1898 R Glen and others: c. 1909 CAL Neuman; c.1914 Joseph Hatch: c.1918 The Southern Isles Exploration Co. Ltd.; 1920 Browse Island Co. Ltd. Destroyed by fire at Darwin January 16, 1924]

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Physical description

Photograph; 15.7 cm x 11.2 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1880

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Rachel Cohen (Ship)
Ships, Wooden

Catalogue record

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General notes

From the volume titled 'South Australian Owned Coasters, Part I'.

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

20/08/2018

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

5,730 x 4,176 pixels (23.9 MP)

Size

160.71 MB

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