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'Southern Cross' wooden barquetine [PRG 1373/41/2] • Photograph

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'Southern Cross' wooden barquentine 257 tons [wooden barquentine (ex-auxiliary steamer) 291 gross, 257 net tons. ON98988, 131.0 x 26.6 x 14.2. Built 1891 (5) Forrest and son, Wyevenhoe. Originally a steam yacht built for missionary purposes by Missions to the South Pacific. Sold for commerical purposes and converted to a sailing ship in 1904. Owners 1909 = Ivan Nelson and GJ Robertson, registered Sydney; c.1913 RF Davidson, John Hay and E Taylor; c.1916 G Dunkley, registered Hobart who in 1918 transferred registration to Melbourne. Missing. Left Melbourne Sept. 11, 1920 for Hobart, with a cargo of case oil and is believed to have taken fire, exploded and lost with all hands]

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Physical description

Photograph (B&W print); 10.2 cm x 15.2 cm

Dates / Publication details

1900s

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Southern Cross (Ship)

Catalogue record

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General notes

From a volume titled 'New Zealand Owned Wooden and Iron and Steel Sailing Vessels'.

This section comprises 'New Zealand Owned Wooden 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.

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Date

06/09/2019

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

4,932 x 3,439 pixels (17.0 MP)

Size

50.91 MB

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