Photograph - Sandridge Lagoon Port Melbourne c.1920, c. 1920

Historical information

Copy of B&W photograph c.1920 taken from the Eastern Jetty looking across Lagoon to Esplanade West with a yacht' in the foreground. Across the Lagoon is Harpers Starch factory with the pump house at right, & lour mill at left. Against the wharf lies the ketch 'Ripple' belonging to the Stennikens. Known as a 'ti-tree' ketch, it was used to transport ti-tree and shell grit from down the bay.

Physical description

Photograph of a single masted yacht in the Lagoon and Harpers Starch Factory in the background..

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