Summary
The HMS Wallaroo anchored at Port Melbourne, May 1898.
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
The HMS Wallaroo at anchor at Port Melbourne.
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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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, 18 May 1898
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Photographer
Dr Thomas George Beckett, 180 High Street, Northcote, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 18 May 1898
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Ship Depicted
HMS Wallaroo (Warship), Royal Navy (RN), Port Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 18 May 1898
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Format
Glass Negative, Black & White
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Type of item
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Keywords
British Military, Marine Transport, Sailing Vessels, Shipping, Steamships, Water Transport, Wharves