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" ... A Sydney Morning Herald journalist, Charles Bean joined the ship in August 1908 as special correspondent to report the visit of sixteen American warships — the Great White Fleet. At the time Powerful was flagship of the Royal Navy squadron on the Australian Station. Bean wrote a book, With the Flagship in the South (London, 1909), based on his reports, with photographs, drawings and a water-colour frontispiece by the author, and had it published at his own expense. ... " From - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Powerful_(1895)

Charles Bean's book 'With the Flagship' is available to read online - archive.org/details/withflagshipinso00beaniala

hard to say why she would be in the Bain period here, she was too obsolete to even use (she was classed as a "protected cruiser") Laid up in 1904, she and her sister HM Powerful had most of their armament removed and were used as troop transports in WWI

I was just looking at a shot of this vintage ship in Esquimalt harbour, in the early 1900's! mrdot.

I think the four-funnelled cruiser is HMS Powerful, flagship of the Australian Station, 1905 - 1912

The ferry looks like the 'Waringa', 1894 - www.ferriesofsydney.com/waringa.html

I think you are right, Lifeasdaddy - it looks like HMS Powerful en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HMSPowerfulCirca1905.jpg

Is the photographer standing in the grounds of Kirribilli House?

also pictured earlier in the set, an 1896 protected cruiser en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Terrible_(1895)

great vintage royal navy! mrdot.

Great ship!