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Shipping, Wallaroo in the 1870s [PRG 1373/39/42] • Photograph

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Summary

Wallaroo in the 1870s'. Barque 'Verulam' SS 'Kangaroo' ['Verulam' = wooden 3 mast barque rigged. ON19852, 510 gross tons. 141.2 x 28.9 x 19.2. Built 1958 Sunderland. Registered Wisbeach, England and engaged in UK-Australia trade until sold in 1870 to Henry Simpson, Port Adelaide. Sold 1896 and converted into a hulk. Broken up and register closed in 1931. See 'Black Diamond Line' by Parsons, 1972]

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Physical description

Photograph (B&W print); 12.8 cm x 20.3 cm

Dates / Publication details

1870s

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Verulam (Ship)
Kangaroo (Ship)

Catalogue record

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General notes

From a volume titled 'Shipping scenes at outports, South Australia'.

This section comprises 'Shipping Wallaroo in the 1870s'.

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

15/02/2008

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,356 x 2,140 pixels (7.2 MP)

Size

21.58 MB

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