Summary
Stereograph showing the 'SS Medic' departing for the Boer War while onlookers wave and cheer from an unknown pier. Rose stereograph numbers 2144- 2159 cover this event.This stereograph is 2158.
Description of Content
This stereograph shows twin images of the SS 'Medic' departing from a Melbourne pier, while onlookers wave and cheer from the pier. This stereograph shows the 'SS Medic' departing for the Boer War while onlookers wave and cheer from an unknown pier, Port Melbourne, 28 October 1899. This was the return leg of the 'SS Medic's' maiden voyage. This stereograph came from a collection of Melba Ryan's grandparents, Josephine and Martin Nowlan. A lot of them were bought around the date of Federation as souvenirs. They were passed down to Melba's mother, Doris Holden, who passed them down to her.
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Acquisition Information
Copied from Mr Dennis Ryan, 31 Jan 2006
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Place & Date Depicted
Railway Pier, Port Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 28 Oct 1899
Place Depicted Notes: Probably Port Melbourne, probably at Railway Pier. -
Photographer
George Rose
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Individuals Identified
unknown
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Format
Digital file, TIFF, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Front (LHS): ROSES STEREOSCOPIC VIEWS COPYRIGHT. Front (bottom): 2158. Victorian Contingent. SS 'Medic' off to South Africa.(RHS): Sold only by GEORGE ROSE PUBLISHER, Melbourne.
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References
Blum, R. George Rose: Australia's Master Stereographer, Ron Blum, Oaklands Park S.A. 2008, p. 33.
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