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'S.S. Warooka' being raised [PRG 1373/38/78] • Photograph

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'S.S. Warooka' being raised after having been damaged by a collision, 1892 [iron single screw steamship 216 gross, 120 net tons. ON89401. 150.9 x 19.1 x 10.7. Built 1883 (7) H McIntyre and Co., Paisley, compound engine. Owners: A McGregor, registered Port Adelaide; Nov. 1883 Yorke Peninsula SS Co. Ltd;. May 1906 Gulf SS Co. Ltd; Oct. 1912 PH Martin and Robert Simes; July 1918 Rooneys Ltd. of Townsville. Ship dismantled and scuttled southwards of Cape Cleveland, Queensland Aug. 14, 1922]

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Physical description

Photograph; 17.8 cm x 12.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

1892

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Warooka (Ship)
Harbors -- South Australia -- Port Adelaide
Shipping -- South Australia -- Port Adelaide

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

24/07/2017

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

5,748 x 4,167 pixels (24.0 MP)

Size

71.88 MB

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