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SS CERAMIC leaving Sydney Harbour, 1920-1939 from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded August 2012
SS CERAMIC departing the White Star Line wharf at Millers Point, 1920-1939 from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded August 2012
SS CERAMIC departing the White Star Line wharf at Millers Point, 1920-1939 from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded August 2012
SS CERAMIC departing the White Star Line wharf at Millers Point, 1920-1939 from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded August 2012
SS CERAMIC departing the White Star Line wharf at Millers Point, 1920-1939 from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded August 2012
SS CERAMIC departing the White Star Line wharf at Millers Point, 1920-1939 from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded August 2012
SS CERAMIC departing the White Star Line wharf at Millers Point, 1920-1939 from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded August 2012
SS CERAMIC departing the White Star Line wharf at Millers Point, 1920-1939 from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded August 2012
SS CERAMIC departing the White Star Line wharf at Millers Point, 1920-1939 from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded August 2012
SS CERAMIC departing the White Star Line wharf at Millers Point, 1920-1939 from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded August 2012
SS CERAMIC departing the White Star Line wharf at Millers Point, 1920-1939 from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded August 2012
SS CERAMIC departing the White Star Line wharf at Millers Point, with crowds and streamers, 1920-1939 from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded August 2012
SS CERAMIC departing the White Star Line wharf in Millers Point, with crowds and streamers, 1920-1939 from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded August 2012
Starboard view of a White Star Line passenger steamship, probably SS CERAMIC, at sea from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded April 2012
SS CERAMIC from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons uploaded February 2009

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SS CERAMIC departing the White Star Line wharf at Millers Point, with crowds and streamers, 1920-1939

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Mangrove Rat said:
These streamer shots are great. I was just looking at the streamer photo in the SJ Hood book today and it brought back memories of standing above the crowds holding the end of a streamer.
beachcomber australia said:
Mangrove Rat Agreed! It is the White Star Line / Dalgetty's Wharf at Millers Point looking south up Darling Harbour. Here is a photo from the reverse direction showing the building at left -
Mangrove Rat said:
www.nla.gov.au/apps/cdview/?pi=nla.map-f115-sd&rgn&am... zoom in, then pan down to Dalgety and Co's wharf to the White Star Line. The map is highly addictive! Or maybe you already know that...
beachcomber australia said:
Mangrove Rat Yes, that map is great fun!
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:
Mangrove Rat beachcomber australia Hi, thanks for the information and that wonderful map! What detail! So useful in terms of understanding the shipping industry in Sydney. Looks like you're right beachcomber and it makes sense seeing as that was where the White Star Line's wharf was. Judging by the fashion, it is likely that these images were taken in the 1920s. Stay tuned for more of these images. We think Sam Hood may have liked photographing the streamers...

SS CERAMIC departing the White Star Line wharf in Millers Point, with crowds and streamers, 1920-1939

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Mangrove Rat said:
Beautifully sharp viewed original size. What a tragic story.
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:
Mangrove Rat It's a great image isn't it? I particularly like the woman waving her hat with the water spurting out, lower right. Watch this space, there's more photographs from the same day still to come!
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:
Mangrove Rat Also, if you're interested in reading more about the tragic story of SS CERAMIC, feel free to search the library's catalogue: 974.sydneyplus.com/netopac/ANMM/portal.aspx

PERSIC on left and CERAMIC on right, both of the White Star Line.

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FredV45 said:
The White Star Line liners Ceramic (of 1913, right) and Persic (b. 1899, left) at what looks like Prince's Pier in Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay.
Roger said:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Ceramic_%281913%29 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_White_Star_Line_ships (SS Persic needs an article?)
beachcomber australia said:
FredV45 I think you are right (40 months ago!). I just found this newspaper report, which gave me goosebumps, with the description of the 'Persic' across the wharf - 'The Argus', Melbourne - 3/9/1913 p.11 - trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/7271595
" LARGEST AUSTRALIAN LINER: THE S.S. CERAMIC. THE BIGGEST VESSEL TO ENTER PORT PHILLIP HEADS A fitting reception for the largest merchant vessel that has ever come to Aus- tralia was accorded at Port Melbourne last evening to the new 18,500-ton White Star liner Ceramic, which bears this pround distinction. A large number of visitors, many having friends on the liner, assembled on the Railway Pier, and closely watched her movements up the harbour from the moment when she appeared as a cloud of smoke on the horizon until she slowly and majestically drew into her berth. Though the weather was somewhat overcast it was fine, and an absence of wind enabled the task of bringing the vessel alongside the pier to be completed with despatch. She was made fast at about a quarter to 5 o'clock amid a perfect salvo of greetings between passengers on board and friends on shore. The respective crews of the Persic and the Royal Mail liner Orsova, which lay at the pier, were interested observers of the event, and generally the scene well repaid those who had journeyed down from the city to view it. Soon after the liner was berthed her gangway was lowered, and passengers began to disembark or awaited on deck the arrival of friends who came trooping up the steps from the pier. An excellent illustration of the size of the Ceramic was afforded by comparing her with the Persic, another White Star liner, which lay on the opposite side of the pier. From the decks of the Ceramic passengers "looked down" upon the once- formidable "12,000-ton" liner of the fleet, and naturally comparisons between the vessels were freely drawn. It may be safely claimed that no nobler nor stronger-looking liner than the Ceramic has ever been seen in these parts, and her success in the Australian trade would appear to be assured. Demonstrating her fine turn of speed, the Ceramic covered the distance from Adelaide to Hobson's Bay in 33 hours, reeling off 16 knots an hour at various stages of the passage without undue effort. This compares favourably with the perform- ances of the Royal mail liners and shows that also in respect of speed the new ves- sel is a great advance on other White Star liners trading to the Commonwealth. It has been claimed for the Ceramic by her owners that she represents a higher level of attainment than has hitherto been reached in ships of her type, and that she is, in fact, in a class by herself. Leaving Liverpool with 440 passengers, the Ceramic had still 385 on board upon arrival here. Expressions of satisfaction as to the ship and the way in which their well-being had been studied were heard among passengers, and generally the maiden voyage of the liner seems to have passed over with eclat. Captain J. Stivey, R.N.R., who has command of the Ceramic, is well-known in the Australian trade, his former charge having been the Afric. Associated with him are the following officers:--Chief, Lieutenant F. F. Summers, R.N.R., formerly of the Arabic; first officer, Lieutenant S. E. Stubbs, R.N.R., late of the Suevic; second officer, Lieutenant G. Davey,R.N.R., late of the Celtic; third officer, Mr. G. Spencer, late of the training ship Mersey;, doctor, R. W. Atkins, late of the Arabic; purser, Mr. J. T. Dean; chief engineer, Mr. H. P. Owen, formerly of the Afric;, second engi- neer, Mr. A. Wharton, late of the Cevic; third engineer, Mr. L. P. Bradshaw, late of the Laurentic; chief steward, Mr. H. Kidd. The Ceramic will remain here until Saturday next, when she sails for Sydney. ''
Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:
FredV45 beachcomber australia Wow! Thanks folks! What a wealth of information. It is great to be able to add a place, a date and some context to these fabulous old images. Thanks again :)