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Barquentine SOUTHERN CROSS at a wharf
Barquentine SOUTHERN CROSS at a wharf

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
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.