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The 'William Manson' as an Australian Tea Clipper [PRG 1373/4/68] • Photograph

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Summary

The wooden barque 'William Manson', 366 tons, as an Australian Tea Clipper [wooden barque, 380 tons, ON64420 147.7 x 27.4 x 15.7. Built 1872 (7) John Duthie and Sons, Aberdeen. Owners: John Frazer and James Ewan, registered Sydney; June 1878 James Ewan; May 1893 Joseph Vos and ES Ebsworth' 1897 Union of SS Co., of New Zealand Ltd., registered Dunedin, converted to a coal hulk in 1914 and burnt at Ward Island 24 May, 1939. She was an Australian tea clipper. In the early part of the 1980s employed in timber trades. Union Line employed the vessel mainly on the carriage of coals].

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Physical description

Photograph; 14.1 cm x 20.2 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1875

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

William Manson (Ship)
Ships, Wooden

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships known as the Tea Clippers and China Traders.

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

26/06/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,395 x 2,413 pixels (8.2 MP)

Size

24.59 MB

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