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TSS NIWARU possibly near Domain Baths in Sydney
TSS NIWARU possibly near Domain Baths in Sydney

TSS NIWARU possibly near Domain Baths in Sydney

Photographer (Australian, 1899 - 1953)
Date1902-1914
Object number00020509
NameNitrate negative
MediumEmulsion on nitrate film.
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionTyser Line Ltd's TSS NIWARU was built in 1902. It was transferred to the Commonwealth and Dominion Line in 1914 and renamed PORT LYTTELTON.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.