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Photograph - Photograph of the Lady Loch crew

  • Large black and white group photograph of 16 male crew members of the 'Lady Loch', a Lighthouse Tender. Crew shown in photograph: BACK ROW: L to R: J.McEWan, cook; -----------------; Mr. Prince, steward;--------------------;------------------------; Mr. Nelson, fireman. CENTRE ROW: Mr. Bradley, 2nd officer; Captain Bolger; Mr.Trace, 1st officer (later captain);-------------------. FRONT ROW: ---------------;Clarence "chicken" Young, seaman (later father of Betty) (holding cat); Doug Geary (holding cat);------------------.

    Lady Loch crew

Historical information

SS Lady Loch was built in Melbourne, in Footscray, by Anderson Campbell. The ship was named after Lady Elizabeth Loch, wife of Sir Henry Loch, Governor of Victoria from 1884 -1889. It was originally used by the Victorian Ports and Harbours Branch for coastal and bay work. By 1908 it was being used as a Commonealth lighthouse tender.

Physical description

Large black and white group photograph of 16 male crew members of the 'Lady Loch', a Lighthouse Tender which docked at Williamstown.
Crew shown in photograph:
BACK ROW, L to R: J. McEWan, cook; Unknown: Mr. Prince, steward; Unknown; Unknown; Mr. Nelson, fireman; Unkown
CENTRE ROW, L to R: Mr. Bradley, 2nd officer; Captain Bolger; Mr.Trace, 1st officer (later captain); Unknown; Unkkown
FRONT ROW, L to R: Unknown; Clarence "chicken" Young, seaman (later father of Betty Young) (Unknown); Doug Geary

Inscriptions & markings

" "Lady Loch" crew"

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