NIMBIN at Circular Quay
Date1927 - 1940
Object number00017502
NameGlass plate negative
MediumGlass plate negative
DimensionsOverall: 120 x 164 mm, 0.077 kg
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from the Estate of Peter Britz
DescriptionImage of the North Coast Steam Navigation Co. vessel NIMBIN motoring past Circular Quay, Sydney Harbour.
HistoryMV NIMBIN was the first motor vessel placed into the New South Wales coastal trade between Sydney and the northern rivers. It was owned and operated by the North Coast Steam Navigation Company and was the first Australian registered merchant ship to be lost during WWII when it struck a mine.
1913 - 1946
5 March 1927
1900 - 1940
1920 - 1940
5 March 1927
Samuel J Hood Studio
24 July 1931
