Showing 363 items matching "transport (trucks)"
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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPhotograph - Photograph - Live sheep being loaded onto live sheep transport ship from trucks, n.d
... Photograph - Live sheep being loaded onto live sheep transport ship from trucks...Live sheep being loaded onto live sheep transport ship from trucks...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Port of Portland Authority archives Port of Portland Archives Front: (no inscriptions) Back: (no inscriptions) Live sheep being loaded onto live sheep transport ship from trucks Photograph Photograph - Live sheep being loaded onto live sheep transport ship from trucks ...Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: (no inscriptions)port of portland archives -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPhotograph - Photograph - Live sheep being loaded onto live sheep transport ship from trucks, n.d
... Photograph - Live sheep being loaded onto live sheep transport ship from trucks...Live sheep being loaded onto live sheep transport ship from trucks...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Port of Portland Authority archives Port of Portland Archives Front: (no inscriptions) Back: (no inscriptions) Live sheep being loaded onto live sheep transport ship from trucks Photograph Photograph - Live sheep being loaded onto live sheep transport ship from trucks ...Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: (no inscriptions)port of portland archives -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPhotograph - Photograph - Live sheep being loaded onto live sheep transport ship from trucks, n.d
... Photograph - Live sheep being loaded onto live sheep transport ship from trucks...Live sheep being loaded onto live sheep transport ship from trucks...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Port of Portland Authority archives Port of Portland Archives Front: (no inscriptions) Back: (no inscriptions) Live sheep being loaded onto live sheep transport ship from trucks Photograph Photograph - Live sheep being loaded onto live sheep transport ship from trucks ...Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: (no inscriptions)port of portland archives -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPhotograph - Photograph - Live sheep being loaded onto live sheep transport ship from trucks, n.d
... Photograph - Live sheep being loaded onto live sheep transport ship from trucks...Live sheep being loaded onto live sheep transport ship from trucks...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Port of Portland Authority archives Port of Portland Archives Front: (no inscriptions) Back: (no inscriptions) Live sheep being loaded onto live sheep transport ship from trucks Photograph Photograph - Live sheep being loaded onto live sheep transport ship from trucks ...Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: (no inscriptions)port of portland archives -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPhotograph - Photograph - Live sheep being loaded onto live sheep transport ship from trucks, n.d
... Photograph - Live sheep being loaded onto live sheep transport ship from trucks...Live sheep being loaded onto live sheep transport ship from trucks...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Port of Portland Authority archives Port of Portland Archives Front: (no inscriptions) Back: (no inscriptions) Live sheep being loaded onto live sheep transport ship from trucks Photograph Photograph - Live sheep being loaded onto live sheep transport ship from trucks ...Port of Portland Authority archivesFront: (no inscriptions) Back: (no inscriptions)port of portland archives -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: PHOTO PEOPLE
... photo of a group of people standing between 2 gas transport trucks. Date and location unknown....History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields PERSON Group adults Kodak photo of a group of people standing between 2 gas transport trucks. Date and location unknown. Photograph CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: PHOTO PEOPLE ...photo of a group of people standing between 2 gas transport trucks. Date and location unknown.Kodakperson, group, adults -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical SocietyPhotograph - B/W, C 1930s
... ...TRANSPORT...Trucks...BUILDINGS Shops TRANSPORT Trucks "Sid Field's truck, which carried stores for the road workers, outside Halls Gap General store. ...Sid Field's truck outside Halls Gap General Store on his trip to pick up stores for the road workers.The photo shows a small truck with a man standing beside it. In the background is the Halls Gap Store with a car parked in front of it."Sid Field's truck, which carried stores for the road workers, outside Halls Gap General store. Courtesy I. Field, Mirranatwa." Typed on a sheet of paper and attached so that it shows beneath the photo.buildings, shops, transport, trucks -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical SocietyPhotograph, C 1930s
... ...TRANSPORT...Trucks...Warren bakery was started in 1929 by John Warren, his wife Florence, their daughter Ida and an aunt Miss Vine. see Bridging the Gap p.58 PEOPLE Warren TRANSPORT Trucks A man and a woman standing in front of a truck marked "Baker.". ...Wilfred (Fred) Warren and niece Ida Warren (who later married Robert Greer). They are shown standing in front of Warren's Bakery van, which is parked in front of their house. Warren bakery was started in 1929 by John Warren, his wife Florence, their daughter Ida and an aunt Miss Vine. see Bridging the Gap p.58A man and a woman standing in front of a truck marked "Baker.". There is a house in the background.people, warren, transport, trucks -
Merbein District Historical SocietyPhotograph, Adams, Ted, c.1940's-1950's
... Transport (Trucks)...Merbein District Historical Society 36 Box St Merbein the-murray Transport (Trucks) Buffons Brickworks (Pipes) Businesses Adams, Ted Photograph ...transport (trucks), buffons brickworks (pipes), businesses -
Linton and District Historical Society IncPhotograph, Early model truck with wool bales : Fitridge Carrier
... ... Transport... Trucks...Fitridge family [carriers] Rural activity Transport Trucks Wool bales Knight's property Sepia photograph of four men and a woman standing in front of an early model truck which is loaded with wool bales. ...The Fitridge family of Mannibadar worked as carriers. This photograph is said to have been taken at the Knight's property.Sepia photograph of four men and a woman standing in front of an early model truck which is loaded with wool bales.fitridge family [carriers], rural activity, transport, trucks, wool bales, knight's property -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Set of two Black & White Photograph/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), c1972
... Transport... Bogies... Trucks...Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne Trams tramways Preston Workshops Minister For Transport Bogies Trucks tram 1041 St. Louis B3 15 Trucks MMTB PCC class Set of two black and white photographs - .1 - showing a PCC truck or bogie at Preston Workshops, possibly at the time that 1041 was being prepared for service, as it used the trucks or bogies from tram 1980. .2 - showing the PCC Truck or bogie with a MMTB No. 15, suspended over the top of the PCC truck as a comparison. ...Set of two black and white photographs - .1 - showing a PCC truck or bogie at Preston Workshops, possibly at the time that 1041 was being prepared for service, as it used the trucks or bogies from tram 1980. .2 - showing the PCC Truck or bogie with a MMTB No. 15, suspended over the top of the PCC truck as a comparison.trams, tramways, preston workshops, minister for transport, bogies, trucks, tram 1041, st. louis b3, 15 trucks, mmtb, pcc class -
Linton and District Historical Society IncPhotocopied page, Transport in Linton, 1920s to 1950s
... Transport... Cars... Trucks...Photocopy of a collage of photographs, showing various types of transport used in and around Linton between the 1920s and the 1950s. Owners of cars, trucks etc. are identified....Linton and District Historical Society Inc 69 Sussex Street Linton 3360 goldfields This collage of photographs may have been published in an edition of the Woady Yaloak Historical Society newsletter. Transport Cars Trucks Horse drawn vehicles Delivery vans Kelvin and Rose Nunn Laurie Bruty Mr Smith (butcher) Betty Greenbank Roy Greenbank Tom Adams Jack Gardner Maurice Moynihan Harry and Jane Hayward Jean Bath Viv and Rae Nunn Noel Howlett Molly Brumby James and Eleanor Barr Eleanor Reidy Photocopy of a collage of photographs, showing various types of transport used in and around Linton between the 1920s and the 1950s. ...This collage of photographs may have been published in an edition of the Woady Yaloak Historical Society newsletter.Photocopy of a collage of photographs, showing various types of transport used in and around Linton between the 1920s and the 1950s. Owners of cars, trucks etc. are identified.transport, cars, trucks, horse drawn vehicles, delivery vans, kelvin and rose nunn, laurie bruty, mr smith (butcher), betty greenbank, roy greenbank, tom adams, jack gardner, maurice moynihan, harry and jane hayward, jean bath, viv and rae nunn, noel howlett, molly brumby, james and eleanor barr, eleanor reidy -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - BUSH COLLECTION: INDEX OF ALBERT BUSH'S LETTERS
... Index of Albert Bush's letters, foolscap format 6A handwritten index of letters,seven pages 6B typed index, in two stapled sections, seven pages in total 6C single sheet refers to types of transport (trucks, schooners & railway) and agents and products...History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields Index of Albert Bush's letters, foolscap format 6A handwritten index of letters,seven pages 6B typed index, in two stapled sections, seven pages in total 6C single sheet refers to types of transport (trucks, schooners & railway) and agents and products Document BUSH COLLECTION: INDEX OF ALBERT BUSH'S LETTERS ...Index of Albert Bush's letters, foolscap format 6A handwritten index of letters,seven pages 6B typed index, in two stapled sections, seven pages in total 6C single sheet refers to types of transport (trucks, schooners & railway) and agents and products -
Stawell Historical Society IncPhotograph, Eucalyptus Leaf Transport for Bennets Distillery by Crays Deep Lead, c.1944
... Two B/W photographs of trucks transporting leaves...Cray Deep Lead Two B/W photographs of trucks transporting leaves Eucalyptus Leaf Transport for Bennets Distillery by Crays Deep Lead Photograph ...Bennets Eucalyptus Distillery Deep Lead probably Alf CrayTwo B/W photographs of trucks transporting leavesA. W. Cray Deep Leadindustry -
Bendigo Military MuseumBooklet - FIELD MESSAGE NOTEBOOK, Australian Army, May 1976
... Trucks...Water Transport...Probably someone's notes to do with SLR's, water transport and trucks....Bendigo Military Museum 37 - 39 Pall Mall Bendigo goldfields Probably someone's notes to do with SLR's, water transport and trucks. Rifles Trucks Water Transport Army Notebook On one plain page is the date “17 Jul 88 0530 HR” with notes and a male name “Ph. ...Probably someone's notes to do with SLR's, water transport and trucks.This is a pocket size, hard cover note book. The cover is green buckram. It shows the Australian Coat of Arms. Army form AAB-64. Inside consists of some blank pages and a large quantity of square lined pages. The squares are 6mm x 6mm. At the back is carbon paper.On one plain page is the date “17 Jul 88 0530 HR” with notes and a male name “Ph. NR”. At the rear are notes on weapon handling. Orders & headlines. Boat Handling - details. Vehicle maintenance & basic fault finding.rifles, trucks, water transport, army, notebook -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumPhotograph - MMTB 138 arriving at the Bendigo depot, 1945
... Photograph of MMTB 138 arriving at the Bendigo depot on a Yellow Transport truck, Sept 1945 - shows the transport arrangement from a side view. ...Photograph of MMTB 138 arriving at the Bendigo depot on a Yellow Transport truck, Sept 1945 - shows the transport arrangement from a side view. ...Photograph of MMTB 138 arriving at the Bendigo depot on a Yellow Transport truck, Sept 1945 - shows the transport arrangement from a side view. Tram became No. 24. No other details available. See Keith Kings "Bendigo Tramways" for the tram number. Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details.Yields information about the transport of tramcars from Melbourne to Bendigo.Black and white photograph with a single number on rear."29" on reartrams, tramways, bendigo, delivery of tramcars, mmtb, tram 138, tram 24 -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumPhotograph - Colour Print, Lilian Butler, 21/09/1971 12:00:00 AM
... Colour print of Ballarat Scrubber tram loaded on a transport truck with Graeme (Graham) Jones standing alongside. ...With my compliments Lilian Butler" Colour print of Ballarat Scrubber tram loaded on a transport truck with Graeme (Graham) Jones standing alongside. ...Yields information about the disposal of tramcars from the SEC Ballarat system to the TMSV following closure.Colour print of Ballarat Scrubber tram loaded on a transport truck with Graeme (Graham) Jones standing alongside. Photo taken 21/9/1971. Tram was acquired by the TMSV. Item was placed in an envelope marked "Mr. G Jones" - retained with photograph in storage folder. Photo printed on Kodak Paper. Photograph by Lilian Butler? See btm6444doca for more info about G. Jones. See Reg Item 7889 for a set of 16 photographs of the event by Graham. in ink on rear "Ballarat Tram Depot - Monday 21st September 1971. With my compliments Lilian Butler"trams, tramways, tmsv, tram disposal, sec, depot, loading trams, scrubber tram, tram scrubber -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumDocument - Photocopy, Alan Bradley, "Tram by Road", 2003
... Shows a tram on a heavy transport vehicle truck arriving in Ballarat....Shows a tram on a heavy transport vehicle truck arriving in Ballarat. "Tram by Road" Document Photocopy Alan Bradley ...Yields information about the delivery method of the maximum traction or bogie trams to Ballarat during the early 1950's.Photocopy, poor of photograph, of a Maximum Traction car arriving in Ballarat, from The Courier, 2/5/1951, titled "Tram by Road". Shows a tram on a heavy transport vehicle truck arriving in Ballarat.trams, tramways, maximum traction, delivery of tramcars, transport, new trams -
City of Ballarat LibrariesPhotograph - Card Box Photographs, Troops on their way to Queenscliff
... Rowlands Soft Drink Delivery truck transports troops to Queenscliff for army training. ...Rowlands Soft Drink Delivery truck transports troops to Queenscliff for army training. ...A E.R. Rowlands Soft Drink Delivery truck transports troops to Queenscliff for army training. The new recruits are yet to get their uniforms.e.r. rowlands, soldiers, vehicle, queenscliff, military -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionPrint, Are we falling off the sheep's back?, 1983-1984
... Laminated screenprint of: a sheep transport boat; sheep truck; abattoir; sheep and protestors. ...Front: RBR 28 (lower right image, printed) 30/50 (lower right) (pencil) Back: 35 Laminated screenprint of: a sheep transport boat; sheep truck; abattoir; sheep and protestors. ...CEMA Art Collection. Part of "A Community View" 150 years in Portland Screenprint Exhibition. Part of Angela Gee Residency 1983 and 1984.Laminated screenprint of: a sheep transport boat; sheep truck; abattoir; sheep and protestors. The background is blue, green and silver, and features large silos. The text "Are we falling off the sheep's back?" is at the top of the work, as well as a simple map of the "Persian Gulf" with "Kuwait" marked.Front: RBR 28 (lower right image, printed) 30/50 (lower right) (pencil) Back: 35 -
Lakes Entrance Historical SocietyPhotograph - Fishing Industry Lakes Entrance, Snowy Fanthams truck
... Black and white photograph of Snowy Fanthams truck which transported fish Lakes Entrance Victoria. ...Lakes Entrance Historical Society 4 Marine Parade Lakes Entrance gippsland Fishing Industry Businesses Vehicles on truck Sydney Eden Melbourne Phone Eden 65 Black and white photograph of Snowy Fanthams truck which transported fish Lakes Entrance Victoria. ...Black and white photograph of Snowy Fanthams truck which transported fish Lakes Entrance Victoria. Also one black and white photograph of Snowy Fanthams truck parked beside Mitchelsons house on corner of Barkes Avenue and Lake Street Lakes Entrance on truck Sydney Eden Melbourne Phone Eden 65fishing industry, businesses, vehicles -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumPhotograph - Black & White Photograph/s - set of 2, mid 1972
... Black and white photograph of the bike or bicycle shed at the old SEC Depot Ballarat being lifted by a Bob Davies crane onto a truck for transport front the depot mid 1972 - part of the demolition work undertaken at the depot. ...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree Parade Ballarat Ballarat goldfields Yields information about the construction of the depot building for the BTPS in the south Gardens Reserve and the landscape at the time. trams tramways Depot Bike Shed Demolition Black and white photograph of the bike or bicycle shed at the old SEC Depot Ballarat being lifted by a Bob Davies crane onto a truck for transport front the depot mid 1972 - part of the demolition work undertaken at the depot. ...Yields information about the construction of the depot building for the BTPS in the south Gardens Reserve and the landscape at the time.Black and white photograph of the bike or bicycle shed at the old SEC Depot Ballarat being lifted by a Bob Davies crane onto a truck for transport front the depot mid 1972 - part of the demolition work undertaken at the depot. Possibly one of the last buildings to be removed. trams, tramways, depot, bike shed, demolition -
Frankston RSL Sub BranchPhotograph
... This photograph is of Australian Army men being transported in an open truck. This is possibly his unit, the 2/9th Field Ambulance, in early World War 2. ...This photograph is of Australian Army men being transported in an open truck. This is possibly his unit, the 2/9th Field Ambulance, in early World War 2. ...Photograph from the collection of Sergeant R. K. Churches, service number VX34599. This photograph is of Australian Army men being transported in an open truck. This is possibly his unit, the 2/9th Field Ambulance, in early World War 2. (refer item number 00320) -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumPhotograph - SECV Geelong 28 leaving depot for final time, 12/1/1956
... The tram car would have been jacked up and the body loaded onto a motor truck for transport, with the wheelset remaining to be scrapped. ...The tram car would have been jacked up and the body loaded onto a motor truck for transport, with the wheelset remaining to be scrapped. ...Photo shows Geelong No. 28 being towed out by the Scrubber tram after being sold. The trolley pole and front headlight have been removed. The tram car would have been jacked up and the body loaded onto a motor truck for transport, with the wheelset remaining to be scrapped. Photographer unknown.Yields information about the Geelong tram depot and tram 28 being moved for disposal.Black and white photograph with notes on rear. Printed on Kodak paper. Two prints held.In ink on the rear "car being towed out to the street by scrubber car", "12-1-56? according to Bob Lilburn, 22 last car to leave - 27/9/56"geelong, tramways, geelong depot, tram 28, sale of trams, tram disposal -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumNewspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Destination Hamilton", 3/9/1971
... Details the loading, the separation of the 21E truck and transport to Hamilton. Notes that the remaining 18 will be transported to other locations while 6 will remain in Ballarat. ...Details the loading, the separation of the 21E truck and transport to Hamilton. Notes that the remaining 18 will be transported to other locations while 6 will remain in Ballarat. ...Newspaper clipping and photograph about the departure of the first tram from Ballarat before closure on 2/9/1971. Details the loading, the separation of the 21E truck and transport to Hamilton. Notes that the remaining 18 will be transported to other locations while 6 will remain in Ballarat. See item 3768 for a print of the photograph. The tram returned to the BTPS in 1977. See reference.Yields information about the tramcars following the cessation of tram services in Ballarat - trams being sent to new homes and how this was done.Newspaper clipping from The Courier, 3/9/1971tramways, secv, tramcars, tram 33, transport, closure, hamilton, depot -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Yarra Trams, Photo Dec 1972
... Tram body is on transport No. 1 trucks. The group of men includes the workshop manager and most likely those who worked on the tram. ...Tram body is on transport No. 1 trucks. The group of men includes the workshop manager and most likely those who worked on the tram. ...Black and white photograph, printed using a laser printer onto off white paper of some 34 men standing in front of the frame or body of tram 1041 at Preston Workshops Dec. 1972. Shows the structure of the tramcar and has the workshops building in the background. Tram body is on transport No. 1 trucks. The group of men includes the workshop manager and most likely those who worked on the tram. Not known who made the print or when.In ink on the top of the sheet "Proto type Z 1041 @ PWS Dec 1972"trams, tramways, mmtb, preston workshops, personnel, 1041, prototype tramcar -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Cable tram 509 on truck, 1935
... Photograph shows cable tram 509 trailer complete loaded onto a tray truck being transported to a new home. Truck operated by T Warr & Co. of Collins St Melbourne. ...Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne Photograph shows cable tram 509 trailer complete loaded onto a tray truck being transported to a new home. Truck operated by T Warr & Co. of Collins St Melbourne. ...Photograph shows cable tram 509 trailer complete loaded onto a tray truck being transported to a new home. Truck operated by T Warr & Co. of Collins St Melbourne. Item no. 8289 Notes on cable cars by Frank Shennen, records that the car was at North Melbourne depot and that he had a photo of it being transported to Lorne. The Howard St depot or (North Melbourne) closed in June 1935.Yields information about the the sale of cable trams and their transport to Lorne.Black and white photograph with notes on the rear.Has publication markings in pencil and in ink"The new takes away the old, but it still has a use" and in pencil "9" in the top right hand corner.tramways, cable trams, transport, sale of trams, tram 509 -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)Photograph, Black & White, V Peterson, loaded Vulcan Truck 1929, c1929
... With the advent of the motorcar the market gardeners gradually purchased trucks to transport their crops. Roads were being surfaced but ruts and flooding caused upsets and bogging of these trucks. ...With the advent of the motorcar the market gardeners gradually purchased trucks to transport their crops. Roads were being surfaced but ruts and flooding caused upsets and bogging of these trucks. ...The Peterson family were early settlers in Moorabbin Shire and established a market garden in East Boundary Road East Bentleigh. Horse drawn wagons traveled along Plateways to take their crops to the Melbourne Markets . With the advent of the motorcar the market gardeners gradually purchased trucks to transport their crops. Roads were being surfaced but ruts and flooding caused upsets and bogging of these trucks. The journey was quicker but unlike the Horses, these trucks could not drive themselves back to the farm.The early settlers like the Petersons and Marriotts, in the Parish of Moorabbin County of Bourke after Henry Dendy's Special Survey Brighton 1841, established market gardens, fruit & flower gardens, poultry & dairy farms, vineyards as well as shop businesses, blacksmiths, chemists, nursing homes and schools & Churches.Black & White photograph of a Vulcan truck driven by Vic Peterson, loaded with Cauliflowers from his market garden in East boundary Road East Bentleigh c 1929.Back Handwritten information unsgnedwagons, vulcan trucks, draught horses,, peterson vic, marriott dick, cauliflower crops, vegetable crops, poliomyelitis epidemics 20thc , elster creek, plateways moorabbin shire, smith j l; smith mary ann, stanley helen, smith vic chaff cutter, horse drawn carts, toll gates brighton, motor cars 1900, steam engines, early settlers, bentleigh, mckinnon, parish of moorabbin, city of moorabbin, county of bourke, moorabbin roads board, shire of moorabbin, henry dendy's special survey 1841, were j.b.; bent thomas, o'shannassy john, king richard, charman stephen, highett william, ormond francis, maynard dennis, market gardeners, vineyards, orchards -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillagePlan - Lines Plan, S.S. Rowitta, ca 1909
... In 1974 Rowitta was delivered to Port Fairy and then later sailed to Warrnambool’s Breakwater where she was lifted out of Lady Bay and loaded onto the back of a long transport truck and slowly and carefully driven along Pertobe Road, through the Surfside Caravan Park and over the railway line, into Flagstaff Hill’s Maritime Village. ...In 1974 Rowitta was delivered to Port Fairy and then later sailed to Warrnambool’s Breakwater where she was lifted out of Lady Bay and loaded onto the back of a long transport truck and slowly and carefully driven along Pertobe Road, through the Surfside Caravan Park and over the railway line, into Flagstaff Hill’s Maritime Village. ...The lines plan was drawn for the building of the steamship S.S. Rowitta, a passenger steam ferry built in Hobart for use in Tasmania's rivers, the Derwent and the Tamar. It is a copy of the original lines plan. The S.S. Rowitta was built by Purdon & Featherstone, at Battery Point, Hobart (Tasmania) in 1909 from Huon Pine and Kauri planking. Her final configuration included three masts and a ship rig. S.S. Rowitta took its first voyage from Hobart to Launceston in 1909 and operated for 30 years as a passenger ferry on the Tamar and Derwent Rivers. She also served as a freighter, an army supply ship, a luxury charter ferry and a floating restaurant as well as a prawn boat at Lakes Entrance. (She has also been named “Sorrento” and “Tarkarri”.). In the very early days of Flagstaff Hill ‘Rowitta’ was purchased from Lakes Entrance by Warrnambool City Council and the Victorian State Government for $20,000. The Rowitta had a hull configuration very similar to a local boat named the SPECULANT, which played a key role in the Port of Warrnambool in the early 1900s. The Speculant was the largest ship ever registered with Warrnambool as her home port. Local owner and trader P J McGennan & Co, (Peter McGennan) used her as a freight carrier to Melbourne and timber trader between New Zealand and Victoria. She sunk at Cape Otway in 1911 on a voyage to Melbourne. In 1974 Rowitta was delivered to Port Fairy and then later sailed to Warrnambool’s Breakwater where she was lifted out of Lady Bay and loaded onto the back of a long transport truck and slowly and carefully driven along Pertobe Road, through the Surfside Caravan Park and over the railway line, into Flagstaff Hill’s Maritime Village. Transfer arrangements were coordinated by Jack Morse, of Morse Engineering, a member of the Flagstaff Hill Planning Board, and Ken Goyen, a local crane operator. The ‘Rowitta’ was originally acquired to be rebuilt to match the original SPECULANT. When finances became tight in 1976 a review of all plans ended in the decision to restore the “Rowitta” to her original configuration. She was then restored, renamed the original name of “Rowitta” and installed in the Village’s Harbour Lake to become one of the popular vessels on display for visitors to enjoy. It was the decision of the Advisory Committee to Flagstaff Hill to have Rowitta demolished in April 2015 due to extensive deterioration. Items associated with the Rowitta continue to be held in Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village’s Collection.The lines plan of the passenger ferry S.S. Rowitta.is significant for its association with Tasmanian history from the early to mid-1900s. It is also connected to the history of the Rowitta, which was a large exhibit on display at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village from the museum’s early beginnings until the vessel’s end of life 40 years later. The Rowitta represents the importance of coastal traders to transport, trade and communication along the coast of Victoria, between states, and in Australia before rail and motor vehicles. The vessel was an example of a ferry built in the early 20th century that served many different roles over its lifetime of over 100 years. Lines Plan, copy, of the steamship S.S. Rowitta. Rectangular drawing paper with copy of the hand drawn lines plan showing several profiles of the vessel. The vessel was built in 1909 by Purdon & Featherstone, Hobart. On the revers is handwritten inscription, and a white label with a handwritten number.Printed on the plan: "S.S. ROWITTA / LINES PLAN / SCALE 1/4" TO 12" " Blue ink writing on the back: "Rowitta" Blue ink on label: "56"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, photograph, s.s. rowitta, charles street wharf,, launceston., purdon & featherstone, rowitta, tarkarri, speculant, purdon & featherstone of hobart, passenger ferry 1909, sorrento, lines drawing, ship's plan, lines plan, line plan, shipbuilding, ferry -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillagePhotograph - Vessel, Steam Ship, S.S. Rowitta, Early 20th century
... In 1974 Rowitta was delivered to Port Fairy and then later sailed to Warrnambool’s Breakwater where she was lifted out of Lady Bay and loaded onto the back of a long transport truck and slowly and carefully driven along Pertobe Road, through the Surfside Caravan Park and over the railway line, into Flagstaff Hill’s Maritime Village. ...In 1974 Rowitta was delivered to Port Fairy and then later sailed to Warrnambool’s Breakwater where she was lifted out of Lady Bay and loaded onto the back of a long transport truck and slowly and carefully driven along Pertobe Road, through the Surfside Caravan Park and over the railway line, into Flagstaff Hill’s Maritime Village. ...The subject of this photograph is the S.S.Rowilla, a passenger steam ferry built in Hobart for use in Tasmania's rivers, the Derwent and the Tamar. The photograph shows her docked at the Charles Street Wharf in Launceston. The S.S. Rowitta was built by Purdon & Featherstone, at Battery Point, Hobart (Tasmania) in 1909 from Huon Pine and Kauri planking. Her final configuration included three masts and a ship rig. S.S. Rowitta took its first voyage from Hobart to Launceston in 1909 and operated for 30 years as a passenger ferry on the Tamar and Derwent Rivers. She also served as a freighter, an army supply ship, a luxury charter ferry and a floating restaurant as well as a prawn boat at Lakes Entrance. (She has also been named “Sorrento” and “Tarkarri”.). In the very early days of Flagstaff Hill ‘Rowitta’ was purchased from Lakes Entrance by Warrnambool City Council and the Victorian State Government for $20,000. The Rowitta had a hull configuration very similar to a local boat named the SPECULANT, which played a key role in the Port of Warrnambool in the early 1900s. The Speculant was the largest ship ever registered with Warrnambool as her home port. Local owner and trader P J McGennan & Co, (Peter McGennan) used her as a freight carrier to Melbourne and timber trader between New Zealand and Victoria. She sunk at Cape Otway in 1911 on a voyage to Melbourne. In 1974 Rowitta was delivered to Port Fairy and then later sailed to Warrnambool’s Breakwater where she was lifted out of Lady Bay and loaded onto the back of a long transport truck and slowly and carefully driven along Pertobe Road, through the Surfside Caravan Park and over the railway line, into Flagstaff Hill’s Maritime Village. Transfer arrangements were coordinated by Jack Morse, of Morse Engineering, a member of the Flagstaff Hill Planning Board, and Ken Goyen, a local crane operator. The ‘Rowitta’ was originally acquired to be rebuilt to match the original SPECULANT. When finances became tight in 1976 a review of all plans ended in the decision to restore the “Rowitta” to her original configuration. She was then restored, renamed the original name of “Rowitta” and installed in the Village’s Harbour Lake to become one of the popular vessels on display for visitors to enjoy. It was the decision of the Advisory Committee to Flagstaff Hill to have Rowitta demolished in April 2015 due to extensive deterioration. Items associated with the Rowitta continue to be held in Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village’s Collection.The photograph of the passenger ferry S.S. Rowitta.is significant for its association with Tasmanian history from the early to mid-1900s. It is also connected to the history of the Rowitta, which was a large exhibit on display at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village from the museum’s early beginnings until the vessel’s end of life 40 years later. The Rowitta represents the importance of coastal traders to transport, trade and communication along the coast of Victoria, between states, and in Australia before rail and motor vehicles. The vessel was an example of a ferry built in the early 20th century that served many different roles over its lifetime of over 100 years. Black and white photograph of the steamship S.S. Rowitta at Charles Street Wharf, Launceston. It shows the vessel docked at the Charles Street Wharf in Launceston. Smoke is coming from its funnel and there are people on board. There is a handwritten inscription on the top edge of the photograph. The vessel was built in 1909 by Purdon & Featherstone, Hobart. Blue-green handwriting on top left margin "ROWITTA AT LAUNCESTON"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, photograph, s.s. rowitta, charles street wharf,, launceston., purdon & featherstone, rowitta, tarkarri, speculant, purdon & featherstone of hobart, passenger ferry 1909, sorrento
