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• shipdisasters
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• beach
• oldphotographs
• nationallibraryofireland
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• samueljhoodcollection
• mavisbeach
• 1908
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• norweigan
• cronullabeach
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• Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons 5 photos
• National Library of Ireland on The Commons 2 photos
• The Library of Congress 1 photo
• National Library NZ on The Commons 1 photo

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H.K. BEDFORD (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• Christopher Jahn said:

  www.wvculture.org/HISTORY/transportation/bedford03.html

• The Library of Congress said:

  Thanks for the link providing information about this event. We'll update the record with the new date and location.

• Richard Norton said:

  I started and entry in Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._K._Bedford

Sailing ship Chance, aground at Bluff, 1902

from National Library NZ on The Commons

• 10 older comments, and then…
• John Hughes said:

  Fascinating picture. Anyone know what the wind turbine was for - bilge pump, or below decks ventilation?

• Terrific Lake said:

  great shot

• Translated Poorly said:

  The wind turbine is most likely for a electric generator, atleast in some ships of the same age.

• John Hughes said:

  Yes, electric generator I think it must be. I was recently reading how Nansen had one installed aboard Fram on his drift across the north polar ice-cap in the 1890s.

• Copper Kettle said:

  Interesting. Maybe as oil becomes scarce there again will be ships propelled by sail, with wind and solar generators to power the automatic rigging systems, navigation, etc.

French three-masted barque VINCENNES aground on Manly Beach Sydney, May or June 1906

from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

• Only Peace will Save the World said:

  WOW!

• arctodus said:

  There's a very interesting news report and a different picture of this event here: www.flickr.com/photos/johncowper/6603125835/

• Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:

  arctodus nice one, thanks for that arctodus! Great poem at the end there by Henry Lawson :)