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HMS CHALLENGER and a frigate (in the foreground) anchored in Farm Cove, Sydney Harbour
HMS CHALLENGER and a frigate (in the foreground) anchored in Farm Cove, Sydney Harbour

HMS CHALLENGER and a frigate (in the foreground) anchored in Farm Cove, Sydney Harbour

Date1868-1870
Object number00028199
NamePhotograph
MediumAlbumen photographic print on paper
DimensionsOverall: 162 x 265 mm
Display Dimensions: 161 x 270 mm
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionTwo ships of the Australia Station, the corvette HMS CHALLENGER and a frigate, anchored in Farm Cove. Government House and Fort Macquarie are visible in the background. HMS CHALLENGER served on the Royal Navy's Australia Station from 1866 to 1870.SignificanceBASTOCK, J. `SHIPS ON THE AUSTRALIA STATION'. FRENCHS FOREST, SYDNEY: CHILD & ASSOCIATES PUBLISHING PTY LTD. 1988. 359.3250994 BAS