Barquentine SOUTHERN CROSS at a wharf

Date1906-1914

Object numberANMS0047[592]

NamePhotograph

MediumBlack and white photographic print on paper

DimensionsOverall: 128 x 78 mm

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineANMM Collection Transfer from the Australian War Memorial

Terms

HistoryBuilt in 1891 for the Anglican Church, sold around 1904. Owners: from 1909 - Ivan Nelson and G.J Robertson, Sydney; from c.1913 - R.F Davidson, John Hay and E Taylor; from c.1916 - G Dunkley, registered Hobart who in 1918 transferred registration to Melbourne. Left Melbourne 11 September 1920 for Hobart with a cargo of case oil on its deck. Wreckage was found on King Island on 23 September. All ten crew lost.