Summary
View of afterdeck of SS Medic at Port Melbourne, 28 October 1899. The ship had made its maiden voyage from Liverpool to Sydney in 1899. On th return voyage she carried the troops and horses of the 1st Victorian Contingent to the Boer War.
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 view of the after deck of the SS Medic. Three men can be seen leaning on the ship's rail overlooking the wharf.
Physical Description
2 Negatives, A & B.
More Information
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Joan Hadden, by Sep 1990
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Place & Date Depicted
Port Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 26 Oct 1899
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Photographer
Dr Thomas George Beckett, 180 High Street, Northcote, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 26 Oct 1899
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Ship Depicted
SS Medic (Steamship), ., Port Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 26 Oct 1899
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Format
Glass Negative, Black & White
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Classification
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Type of item
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Keywords
Lifeboats, Marine Transport, Ports, Shipping, Ships, Steamships, Water Transport
