HMAS MELBOURNE at No. 1 Naval Buoy
Photographer
Frederick Garner Wilkinson
(1901-1975)
Date29 March 1924
Object number00037674
NameGlass plate negative
MediumEmulsion on glass
DimensionsOverall: 82 x 103 mm, 2 mm, 0.04 kg
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Purchased with USA Bicentennial Gift funds
DescriptionHMAS MELBOURNE is at naval buoy number 1 on 29 March 1924. This photograph was taken by Frederick Wilkinson during a ferry trip from Sydney to Nielsen Park.SignificanceThe print is part of the F G Wilkinson Photograph Collection, comprising more than 700 glass plate negatives of ships in Sydney Harbour between 1919 and 1936. The collection provides an extensive and well-documented coverage of the changing styles of shipping in the port of Sydney before the decline of the coastal trade. The background views also reveal the changing face of the city and harbour foreshores.
