steamferry
6 photos tagged steamferry, from 4 members of Flickr Commons.
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26_0056842 Rohr Collection Image from SDASM Archives uploaded August 2025
26_0056843 Rohr Collection Image from SDASM Archives uploaded August 2025
[Windermere, Bowness, from Ferry Hotel, Lake District, England] (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded April 2013
View at Mosman from Powerhouse Museum uploaded March 2008
McMahons Point, North Shore from Powerhouse Museum uploaded March 2008
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McMahons Point, North Shore
from Powerhouse Museum
- beachcomber australia said:
- beachcomber australia said:
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- beachcomber australia said:
[Windermere, Bowness, from Ferry Hotel, Lake District, England] (LOC)
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excellentzebu1050 said:
Brilliant in one word
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Michael Della Polla said:
This is legendary.
View at Mosman
from Powerhouse Museum
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beachcomber australia said:
Robertson Light (1910) not yet built - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robertson_Point_Light
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covid convict said:
trove.nla.gov.au/work/247902206 - Mosman Library has a coloured postcard version...per Mosman Library, the house with the tower was at 2 Raglan St (located at the end of Curraghbeena Point)...it was evidently demolished in 1964...
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covid convict said:
The top postcard might have been drawn from this pic
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covid convict said:
trove.nla.gov.au/work/235945158 - reverse view here
Crowded steam ferry KULGOA on Sydney Harbour, 1905-1930
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beachcomber australia said:
Great Moments in OH&S ! The 'Kulgoa' was built in 1905, 42.6 metres, 1255 passengers (preferably not all on one side!). (ref. Graeme Andrews - 'Pictorial History of Ferries', Reed,1982). From the ladies' frocks and hats, I would say pre WW1.
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Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:
beachcomber australia OH&S indeed! Thank you for that information beachcomberaustralia, our records have been updated.
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beachcomber australia said:
Full details of the 'Kulgoa' when new - Australian Town and Country Journal 18/01/1905 p.39, col.4 - trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/5711140 . Including this -
" The Kulgoa's moulded beam is 3ft 6in more than the Koree ... ... This will be found a considerable advantage when carrying large numbers of passengers, more particularly when the passengers get on one side [ ! ]. The resistance being so much greater, the vessel will not heel over, as is the case with other steamers. "
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Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:
beachcomber australia Thanks beachcomberaustralia. A fascinating article that seems to add colour and historical context to this photograph!
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Nev said:
Great historical photo......but a disaster averted.