Uploads from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons, tagged harbourscenes

'At Breakfast' & 'After Breakfast', picnic scenes, Sydney Harbour

nobody@flickr.com (Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons) — Thu, 09 May 2013 19:25:00 -0700

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This image belongs to a photograph album relating to Edward Hungerford. The album contains images of shipping and street scenes around Sydney from the 1880s, most of which appear to have been taken by photographer Charles Bayliss.

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ANMM Collection Gift from the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
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SS ACHILLES departing Sydney

nobody@flickr.com (Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons) — Thu, 09 May 2013 15:59:41 -0700

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SS ACHILLES was built by Scott and Company at Greenock, Scotland in 1900. It was launched on 28 September 1900 and owned by Ocean Steamships Company Ltd (A Holt and Company) of Liverpool, England. The vessel cost £89,142 to build.

In 1915, ACHILLES was requisitioned by the Royal Navy as a troopship. On 31 March 1916, five crew members died when the ship was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-44 off the coast of the French island Ushant (Ouessant).

This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic age of sail and two world wars. The photos in the collection were taken mainly in Sydney and Newcastle during the first half of the 20th century.

The ANMM undertakes research and accepts public comments that enhance the information we hold about images in our collection. This record has been updated accordingly.

Photographer: Samuel J. Hood Studio Collection

Object no. 00035062

Three-masted barque MENNOCK in a harbour, 1890-1909

nobody@flickr.com (Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons) — Thu, 09 May 2013 15:40:12 -0700

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The three-masted iron barque MENNOCK was built by the London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Company in Glasgow, Scotland in 1876. It was launched on 9 August 1876. It passed ownership from Bramwell and Gardiner of London, to A Weir and Company of Glasgow and Borquez y Cia of Chile. The ship was broken up in 1909 and wrecked at Punta Lirquen, Chile in Febrary 1923.

This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic age of sail and two world wars. The photos in the collection were taken mainly in Sydney and Newcastle during the first half of the 20th century.

The ANMM undertakes research and accepts public comments that enhance the information we hold about images in our collection. This record has been updated accordingly.

Photographer: Samuel J. Hood Studio Collection

Object no. 00035056

Sloop on Sydney Harbour

nobody@flickr.com (Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons) — Thu, 02 May 2013 19:01:19 -0700

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This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s William J Hall collection. The Hall collection provides an important pictorial record of recreational boating in Sydney Harbour, from the 1890s to the 1930s – from large racing and cruising yachts, to the many and varied skiffs jostling on the harbour, to the new phenomenon of motor boating in the early twentieth century. The collection also includes studio portraits and images of the many spectators and crowds who followed the sailing races.

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Object number 00011813

Speed boat MISS RADIO on Sydney Harbour

nobody@flickr.com (Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons) — Thu, 02 May 2013 17:18:04 -0700

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This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s William Hall collection. The Hall collection combines photographs from both William J Hall and his father William Frederick Hall. The images provide an important pictorial record of recreational boating in Sydney Harbour, from the 1890s to the 1930s – from large racing and cruising yachts, to the many and varied skiffs jostling on the harbour, to the new phenomenon of motor boating in the early twentieth century. The collection also includes studio portraits and images of the many spectators and crowds who followed the sailing races.

The Australian National Maritime Museum undertakes research and accepts public comments that enhance the information we hold about images in our collection. If you can identify a person, vessel or landmark, write the details in the Comments box below.

Thank you for helping caption this important historical image.

Object number: 00011758

Schooner ADA on Sydney Harbour between Chowder Bay and Watsons Bay

nobody@flickr.com (Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons) — Wed, 01 May 2013 21:39:03 -0700

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ADA was designed and built in 1924 by William Fife III and commissioned by prominent Sydney surgeon Sir Alex McCormick. The vessel took part in several Sydney to Hobart Yacht races and was renamed ASTOR in 1960. See ASTOR's entry on the Australian Register of Historic Vessels for a detailed history of this yacht.

This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s William Hall collection. The Hall collection combines photographs from both William J Hall and his father William Frederick Hall. The images provide an important pictorial record of recreational boating in Sydney Harbour, from the 1890s to the 1930s – from large racing and cruising yachts, to the many and varied skiffs jostling on the harbour, to the new phenomenon of motor boating in the early twentieth century. The collection also includes studio portraits and images of the many spectators and crowds who followed the sailing races.

The Australian National Maritime Museum undertakes research and accepts public comments that enhance the information we hold about images in our collection. If you can identify a person, vessel or landmark, write the details in the Comments box below.

Thank you for helping caption this important historical image.

Object number 00011582

Crew on the deck of a ketch under sail

nobody@flickr.com (Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons) — Wed, 01 May 2013 20:10:34 -0700

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This photograph is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum's collection of nitrate negatives taken by Harold Nossiter and his son Harold Nossiter Junior in the 1920s and 1930s.

Harold Nossiter (senior) was a noted Sydney sailor in the 1920s and 1930s who became the first Australian to skipper a yacht around the world under an Australian flag.

The images in the collection depict the people, places and vessels encountered by the Nossiter family as they sailed on yachts UTIEKAH II along the NSW coast, and SIRIUS during the world cruise.

The Australian National Maritime Museum undertakes research and accepts public comments that enhance the information we hold about images in our collection. If you can identify a person, vessel or landmark, write the details in the Comments box below.

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Object number: 00024376

Sloops on Sydney Harbour

nobody@flickr.com (Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons) — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:19:27 -0700

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Yachts on Sydney Harbour

nobody@flickr.com (Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons) — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:14:11 -0700

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Yacht under sail near Neutral Bay, Sydney Harbour

nobody@flickr.com (Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons) — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:06:16 -0700

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Elevated view from Point Piper to Clarke Island and Fort Denison

nobody@flickr.com (Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons) — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:28:45 -0700

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Three-masted barque RONA under sail

nobody@flickr.com (Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:59:08 -0700

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Skiff on Sydney Harbour

nobody@flickr.com (Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons) — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:16:41 -0700

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Yacht under sail on Sydney Harbour

nobody@flickr.com (Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:08:16 -0700

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Gaff rigged skiff on Sydney Harbour

nobody@flickr.com (Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:40:25 -0700

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Sloop on Sydney Harbour

nobody@flickr.com (Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons) — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:46:45 -0700

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Yachts sailing near Bradleys Head, Sydney Harbour

nobody@flickr.com (Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons) — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:38:43 -0700

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Yacht MORNA sailing on Sydney Harbour

nobody@flickr.com (Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons) — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:22:31 -0700

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MORNA was designed by William Fife III and built for Sir Alexander MacCormick in 1913. (MacCormick also owned ADA.) MORNA was later owned by Frank Packer and Sir Claude Plowman.

Plowman skippered MORNA to three successive 'first across the line' wins at the Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race from 1946-1948. Under new owners, the Livingston brothers, and a new name KURREWA IV, the vessel was first across the line four more times for a total of seven line honours between 1946 and 1960.

This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s William Hall collection. The Hall collection combines photographs from both William J Hall and his father William Frederick Hall. The images provide an important pictorial record of recreational boating in Sydney Harbour, from the 1890s to the 1930s – from large racing and cruising yachts, to the many and varied skiffs jostling on the harbour, to the new phenomenon of motor boating in the early twentieth century. The collection also includes studio portraits and images of the many spectators and crowds who followed the sailing races.

The Australian National Maritime Museum undertakes research and accepts public comments that enhance the information we hold about images in our collection. If you can identify a person, vessel or landmark, write the details in the Comments box below.

Thank you for helping caption this important historical image.

Object number 00010750

Steamer, likely to be SS ARCHER as flagship at the Pittwater Regatta

nobody@flickr.com (Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons) — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:59:48 -0700

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Yacht on Sydney Harbour

nobody@flickr.com (Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons) — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:40:47 -0700

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