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Shipwrecked sailors arriving back at Port Adelaide [PRG 280/1/42/320] • Photograph

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Summary

Seven shipwrecked sailors photographed on board the ship bringing them safely back to Port Adelaide, South Australia. A researcher has provided the following information: 'The S.S. Pareora enroute from Tasmania to Port Pirie struck rocks and was wrecked on the Althorpe Islands on 18 September 1919. Seven crew survived and a further 11 crew members were lost. The survivors were taken to Port Adelaide aboard the "Conqueror" the following day. The survivors were Seaman F. Clay, Stoker M. Paezes & Donkeyman F. Rupert of Port Pirie, Steward C. Cullen of North Adelaide, Seaman J. Menzies of NSW, Engineer A. Bell of Victoria, and 3rd Engineer G. Bauer of Birkenhead. A full account of the tragedy along with photographs of the survivors appeared in the "Saturday Journal" of 20 September 1919.'

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Physical description

photograph; 9 cm x 14 cm

Dates / Publication details

1919

Collection

Part of Searcy Collection

Subject

Pareora (Ship)
Sailors -- South Australia
Shipwrecks -- South Australia -- Althorpe Islands

Catalogue record

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Digitisation information

Date

06/06/2002

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,090 x 2,068 pixels (6.4 MP)

Size

6.40 MB

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