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Troopship ORONTES, Melbourne from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded October 2012
Members of the 21st Reinforcements, 4th Light Horse Brigade about to depart on the troopship NESTOR from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded October 2012
Troops (probably Australian Flying Corps) about to board the ORSOVA from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded October 2012
Officers awaiting embarkation on the troopship HORORATA, Melbourne from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded October 2012
The troopship WARILDA and the tug RACER, Melbourne from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded October 2012
Artillery Officers waiting to board the ULYSSES from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded October 2012
The troopship KAROOLA about to embark from Melbourne, WW1 from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded October 2012
Soldiers waiting to board the troopship BALLARAT from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded October 2012
Soldiers waiting to board the troopship WARILDA from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded October 2012
Troopship NESTOR underway from Melbourne from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded October 2012
Members of the 58th Battalion reinforcements awaiting embarkation from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded October 2012
Norm Barnes, c 1916 from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded October 2012
Victor Earl Barnes, 1915 from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded October 2012
Members of No 1 Flying Squadron waiting to board HMAT ORSOVA from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded October 2012
Men from the 10th Field Company Engineers wait to board HMAT RUNIC from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded October 2012

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Troopship ORONTES, Melbourne

from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

beachcomber australia said:
See comments etc -
54 Ford Customline said:
I grew up living near both Station and Princess pier and have many fond memories of them. I enjoy seeing historical shots of them such as this one.
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:
beachcomber australia Thanks, the other image is great - I wonder if it was the same voyage? It looks as though ORONTES made at least two from Australia in 1916. 54 Ford Customline Thanks for your comment, glad you enjoy the image :)
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/51979177@N02] apologies for the delay in replying to this QM, thanks so much for the snippets and personal story. It's amazing how many connections are made with items from our collection. Always great to see :)
pellethepoet said:
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/51979177@N02] You must get to Sydney while 'Life Interrupted: Personal Diaries from World War I' (5 Jul 2014 - 21 Sep 2014) is on at the SLNSW. www.sl.nsw.gov.au/events/exhibitions/2014/life_interrupte... I went with John Cowper & Corinneski last week.

Troopship NESTOR underway from Melbourne

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beachcomber australia said:
Details of the 'Nestor' when new - SMH 14/1/1913 p.10 - trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/15390253 " The NESTOR [Blue Funnel Line] of 1913 had a long and busy life. During World War I she was a troopship for the Australian Expeditionary Force, and in World War II evacuated British children to Australia. She completed her final round voyage to Australia in 1950 and was broken up at Faslane. " from iancoombe.tripod.com/id25.html Interesting to see in this postcard album that by 1916 the Blue Funnel had been painted out - acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=447918# Evidently the funnel was the "highest ever built" -
beachcomber australia said:
Flickr is truly amazing! - this ship's bell in Holyhead Maritime Museum -
beachcomber australia said:
Red Herring alert - the Blue Funnel Line / Ocean Steamship Co. began in 1865 and eventually became Singapore Airlines amongst other companies. www.oceanlinermuseum.co.uk/Ocean%20Steamship%20Company%20...
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:
beachcomber australia Wow beachcomber thanks for all that info! Locating the bell is always fantastic, & we have updated our records to note where it is. Barnes seems to have had an interest in snapping the troopships as they left Melbourne, but I think this one was special as it carried his son away to war.
beachcomber australia said:
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons Yes, I am amazed Barnes managed to keep the camera steady, especially as he would have known the Great War was not a 'great big adventure' by October 1915. I would have been all choked up with emotion. Btw I just noticed that the 11 October was yesterday when you posted this to Flickr - intentional or just spooky?

Men from the 10th Field Company Engineers wait to board HMAT RUNIC

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cscott351 said:
Somewhere in this photograph is my great great grandfather: Sapper James Elliott Scott serial number 10357. All my existing documents confirm this was his company if anyone can help identify him please send me an email cscott351@gmail.com
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:
cscott351 Good luck with your research, your g g grandfather's enlistment number is very close to those men identified in this photograph. Have you tried the unit history?. Best of luck :)