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The 'Illawarra' in a boatyard [PRG 1373/4/26] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron ship 'Illawarra', 1963 tons, at the Alfred Graving Dock, Williamstown, Victoria [iron ship, 1963 tons, ON85076, 269.1 x 40.6 x 24.0. Built 1881 (10) Dobie and Co., Glasgow. Owners: Devitt and Moore, registered London. Sold 1907 to Norwegian owners, without change of name. Abandoned in the North Atlantic, March 1912, in sinking condition. Employed in Devitt and Moore's Sydney trade, and in their cadet training scheme in association with Lord Brassey]. The 'Illawarra' is in the Williamstown Dockyard in Victoria in the Alfred Graving Dock.

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Physical description

Photograph; 20 cm x 14.6 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1906

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Illawarra (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

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General notes

One of the ships owned by Devitt and Moore, London.

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

25/06/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,513 x 3,333 pixels (8.4 MP)

Size

25.15 MB

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