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Port Adelaide River [PRG 1373/38/12] • Photograph

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Summary

Port Adelaide river about 1863 with the barque 'Contest' (left) and the tug 'Young Australia.'

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Physical description

Photograph; 20.7 cm x 13.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1863

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Contest (Ship)
Young Australia (Ship)
Contest (Ship)
Young Australia (Tugboat)
Harbors -- South Australia -- Port Adelaide
Shipping -- South Australia -- Port Adelaide
Tugboats

Catalogue record

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General notes

From the volume titled 'Shipping at Port Adelaide, South Australia'.

This section comprises Shipping at Port Adelaide in the Days of Sail.

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

18/07/2017

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

6,011 x 4,082 pixels (24.5 MP)

Size

73.63 MB

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