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MARGARET-TWAITS in Hobart
MARGARET-TWAITS in Hobart

MARGARET-TWAITS in Hobart

Date1935-1937
Object numberANMS0386[122]
NamePhotograph
MediumSilver gelatin print on paper
DimensionsOverall: 73 × 113 mm
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Bill Gale
DescriptionMARGARET-TWAITS moored in Hobart. This photograph was taken during a Tasmanian cruise undertaken by the Clark brothers on board MALUKA.HistoryThe MARAGARET-TWAITS was a island ketch based in Hobart, Tasmania. It was operated by the Casimaty Brothers as a trawler before WWII before becoming a regular on the Bass Strait Islands run. In March 1946 the MARAGARET-TWAITS made local news: RECORD FISH CONSIGNMENT What is believed to be a record shipment of fish by a Tasmanian firm was made yesterday by Casimaty Bros., of Hobart. About 30 tons of crayfish, barracouta, and shark were placed aboard the ketch MARAGARET-TWAITS for the Melbourne market. This consignment, surplus to Tasmanian requirements, is expected to arrive in time for Friday's sales. The value is about £3,500. The MARAGARET-TWAITS was operated before the war as a trawler by Casimaty Bros. After extended naval use the craft has just been returned to its owners."