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'Narrabeen' iron paddle steamer [PRG 1373/82/70] • Photograph

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Summary

'Narrabeen' iron paddle steamer, 239 tons [iron hulled double ended paddle steam ferry, 239 gross tons ON93554, 160.0 x 22.0 x 9.2. Built 1886 Mort's Dock and Eng. Co. Ltd. Balmain, NSW compound steam engine by shipbuilder, 65hp, 13 knots carried approx. 850 passengers. Converted to cargo ship 1911. Hulked 1917. Owners: Port Jackson Steamship Co. Ltd., registered Sydney. Later the Port Jackson and Manly SS Co. Ltd. See 'Sydney Ferry Fleets' AM Prescott, 1984]

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Physical description

Photograph (B&W print); 11 cm x 15.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

1900s

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Narrabeen (Ship)

Catalogue record

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General notes

From a volume titled 'Tugs and Harbour Craft'

This section comprises 'Tugs and Harbour Craft - Miscellaneous'.

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

02/10/2018

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

5,253 x 3,757 pixels (19.7 MP)

Size

59.23 MB

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