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C1893
S.S. “AUSTRAL.”
Artist:
Anrew MacLure
Lithograph of the Austral, built for the Orient Steam Navigation Company by John Elder & Co., Govan and launched on 21 December 1881. She was used in the passenger route trade to Australia. She sank at her mooring in Neutral Bay, off Kirribilli … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
S.S. “AUSTRAL.”
Date:
C1893
Artist:
Anrew MacLure
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Lithograph with one tint
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1893
Description:
Lithograph of the Austral, built for the Orient Steam Navigation Company by John Elder & Co., Govan and launched on 21 December 1881. She was used in the passenger route trade to Australia. She sank at her mooring in Neutral Bay, off Kirribilli Point in Sydney Harbour on 11 November 1882 with five crew killed. The ship was raised and sailed to Glasgow for a refit. She was then chartered to Anchor Line for 7 months in 1884 for the Liverpool to New York passenger route arriving back at Neutral Bay in 1885.
