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The 'Westbury' docked in an unidentified port [PRG 1373/7/41] • Photograph

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Summary

The iron barque 'Westbury', 493 tons, docked on the North Esk River, Launceston, Tasmania. The vessel ran regular trade between London and Launceston for T.B. Walker. The Harden Flour Mill building on the far left of the picture was established in Launceston in 1859 by James Scott. [iron barque, 493 tons, ON56787, 154.2 x 29.1 x 17.0. Built 1867 (4) Pile, Hay and Co., Sunderland. Owners: Thomas B Walker, registered London; late 1890s passed into Russian hands without change of name].

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Physical description

Photograph; 14.2 cm x 19.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1893

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Westbury (Ship)
Ships, Iron and steel

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships owned by T.B. Walker, 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

05/07/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,346 x 2,435 pixels (8.1 MP)

Size

24.46 MB

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