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'Eucalyptus' wooden barque [PRG 1373/40/58] • Photograph

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Summary

'Eucalyptus' wooden barque 200 tons [wooden 2 mast square rig (schooner) 1856 - re-rigged 3 mast barque. 194 tons originally, later 173 tons. 101.0 x 22.4 x 9.7. Built 1852 John Ross, Battery Point, Hobart. Owners: CM Maxwell and partners, registered Hobart. June 1864. Charles Dowdell and William Belbin: August 1868 William Belbin. Wrecked Nov. 28, 1870 on a voyage Hobart Town towards Port Adelaide on an uncharted rock near Black Reef, off Swan Island, Bass Strait]

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Physical description

Photograph (B&W print); 9.5 cm x 13.7 cm

Dates / Publication details

1900s

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Eucalyptus (Ship)

Catalogue record

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General notes

From a volume titled 'Tasmanian Owned Vessels and Tasmanian Shipping Views'.

This section comprises 'Tasmanian Owned Sailing Vessels'.

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

26/08/2019

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

5,029 x 3,592 pixels (18.1 MP)

Size

54.22 MB

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