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Thanks for sharing with our Group!

Great pic thanks for sharing.

The Sobraon became the HMAS Tingira. I have one of your sailors. He must be AWOL perhaps? www.flickr.com/photos/highranger/7435874192/in/photostream In 1911 on the formation of the Royal Australian Navy the SOBRAON passed to Commonwealth control for use as a Boys Training Ship. In May of the same year, Commadander Charles L. Lewin, RN, was appointed as the first Carrnander of the ‘Training School. On 18th Novextber 1911 Navy Order No 81 promulgated information that SOBRAON would be renamed TINGIRA. Boys On Deck - Knot Tying Instruction and Practice TINGIRA comtmissioned in the Royal Australian Navy on 25th April 1912 and on 1st June the first batch of 37 boys recruited by New South Wales joined for training. These were followed by drafts from other States to complete the first intake of 100 boys. Entry was limited to boys between the ages of 14 and a half and 16 years. Recruits were bound to serve for seven years following their eighteenth birthday. Minimum height standards varied from 4 feet 10 inches at 14 and a half, to 5 feet 2 inches at 16 years, with chest measurenent 29 inches to 32 inches. The last draft of TINGIRA boys began their training in 1926 and in August that year recruiting of boys ceased. On 30th June 1921 TINGIRA paid off for disposal. In the fifteen years and one month of her RAN commission 2,941 boys were trained in her to take their place as sailors in the Fleet. Tingira remained moored at Garden Island or Rose Bay for her entire naval career.

Just posted by the ANMM -

Thanks to everyone who identified this image as NOT Post Office, Bond Street, Sydney (as originally labelled) but Customs House Building in Newcastle! These GPO images were ‘identified’ prior to their transfer to State Records – without your help some images might forever remain mislabelled.

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I see this photo is still mislabeled on Photo Investigator. Google Maps Street View is a good comparison - g.co/maps/m48zv

beachcomber australia Thanks!I shall go in and attempt to remedy this! -AG

Museums of History NSW - State Archives Collection A couple of later pictures

Could be the Vivian Vernon listed in IMDb at www.imdb.com/name/nm0894732/ "Vivian Vernon is an actress, known for White Mice (1926) and Enemies of Women (1923)."