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Document - Framed letter, SS Elingamite, Captain P.W. Bull

  • A hand written letter from the cabin passengers of the SS Elingamite to Captain W. Bull dated 19th November 1887. The letter is in a timber frame.

    Framed letter from passengers of the SS Elingamite to its captain, P.W. Bull in 1887.

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  • A hand written letter from the cabin passengers of the SS Elingamite to Captain W. Bull dated 19th November 1887. The letter is in a timber frame.

Historical information

This vessel was owned by Huddart Parker & co a shipping line started in Geelong and later transferred to Melbourne.

Significance

The SS Elingamite operated between 1876 and 1961. It was one of the seven major coastal shippers in Australia at a time when shipping was the principal means of interstate and trans-Tasman transport.

Physical description

Congratulatory letter from the cabin passengers of the SS Elingamite dated the 19th November 1887 addressed to Captain P.W. Bull. The letter is behind glass in a timber frame.

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