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SS NGAKUTA possibly berthed in Pyrmont in Sydney
SS NGAKUTA possibly berthed in Pyrmont in Sydney

SS NGAKUTA possibly berthed in Pyrmont in Sydney

Photographer (Australian, 1899 - 1953)
Date1913-1952
Object number00020503
NameNitrate negative
MediumEmulsion on nitrate film.
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionBlackball Coal Company Ltd's SS NGAKUTA was built in 1913. The vessel delivered cargo between Newcastle and Sydney, New South Wales. It was broken up in 1952.SignificanceThe Samuel J Hood photographic collection records an extensive range of maritime activity on Sydney Harbour, including sail and steam ships, crew portraits, crews at work, ship interiors, stevedores loading and unloading cargo, port scenes, pleasure boats and harbourside social activities from the 1890s through to the 1950s. They are also highly competent artistic studies and views - Hood was regarded as an important figure in early Australian photojournalism. Hood’s maritime photographs are one of the most significant collections of such work in Australia.