Summary
Diver operating at the stern of the mail ship SS Ulimaroa, Port Melbourne, 27 April 1910. The ship operated between Australia and New Zealand. Photograph by Thomas Beckett.
Part of a collection of glass plate negatives taken by Dr Thomas George Beckett, doctor, pioneering radiologist and amateur photographer between 1891 and 1910. The collection is primarily of Beckett's family, friends, homes, and towns and suburbs where Beckett and his family lived, including Charlton in central Victoria and Northcote & South Yarra, suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria.
Description of Content
A diver operating at the stern of the SS Ultimarda. The diver is operating from a small steam boat and there is a dinghy beside the boat.
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Collection Names
The Biggest Family Album in Australia, Dr Thomas George Beckett Collection
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Acquisition Information
Copied from T. G. Beckett, 28 Oct 1990
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Place & Date Depicted
Port Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 27 Apr 1910
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Photographer
Dr Thomas George Beckett, 340 St Kilda Road, South Yarra, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 27 Apr 1910
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Ship Depicted
SS Ulimaroa, Huddart Parker Co Pty Ltd, Port Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 27 Apr 1910
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Format
Negative, 35 mm, Black & White
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