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The 'Camilla' at Port Adelaide [PRG 1373/37/12] • Photograph

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Summary

The wooden brigantine 'Camilla', 190 tons, at Port Adelaide in the 1880's. [wooden 2 mast brigantine, later 2 mast schooner, 201 tons, 1861 = 190 tons. ON32403 85.9 x 23.6 x 14.5. Built 1834 R Menzies and Son. Leith from 1848, at least, owned by Elder and Son, registered Kirkcaldy, 1851 the executives of Charles Rawlings, registered Hobart Town, June 1851 Charles Hartram, June 1853 Peter Imlay (Twofold Bay NSW), registered Melbourne 1855, George Barclay (Eden NSW), reg Sydney June 1861 John Clinch and Partners registered Hobart Town c.1875 w. Belbin and partners. No trace after 1890 and probably dismantled. From at least 1861 engaged in whaling industry. It is sometimes claimed John Bickers held a share in the vessel in 1849 although there is no evidence that he did - he was master of the vessel when it arrived in Port Adelaide in 1849 with migrants and he also named his home in Semaphore for this ship. For notes on John Bickers see Shipping Record V. 10, p313 1979]

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Physical description

Photograph; 15.7 cm x 20.2 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1880

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Camilla (Ship)
Ships, Wooden

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General notes

From the volume titled 'South Australian owned shipping lines & sailing vessels: vessels owned by Bickers & Bower, vessels owned by Captain John A. Walker, South Australian owned sailing vessels; Port Adelaide views'.

This section comprises Vessels owned by Bickers and Bower, Port Adelaide.

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

10/07/2018

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

4,630 x 5,821 pixels (27.0 MP)

Size

80.88 MB

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