| Call Number |
BA1412/4 |
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5323B/1198 |
| Physical description |
2 negatives : glass, b&w ; 17 x 22 cm. |
| Series |
Perth, Fremantle and south west towns ; BA1412/4
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Passey collection of photographs ; 5323B/1198
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| Notes |
Title devised by cataloguer. |
| Rights advisory |
This image is for personal use only. To publish or display it, contact the State Library of Western Australia. |
| Notes |
The ferry is confirmed as the Silver Star and the location has been identified as Coffee Point, Applecross. (Perceptions of Melville 1900-2000, p. 27, 994.11/MEL). The old humpbacked Canning Bridge can be seen upper right. |
| Publications |
009660PD (5323B/1198) published in Victorian and Edwardian Perth from old photographs, No.82 with caption: Excursion to Canning Bridge (background right). The S.S. silver Star is disembarking passengers, complete with picnic baskets. The river banks of pure white sand were a favourite spot for picnics |
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009660PD published in the Western Mail 2 February 1907, p.24 with caption: The Silver Star with a load of excurtionists. |
| Notes |
This image has been preserved and made available by the Historical Records Rescue Consortium Project supported by Lotterywest. |
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While these images are found in two collections they are almost certainly taken by the same photographer some minutes apart. BA1412 is a collection from an unknown donor and may in fact be part of the Passey collection. |
| Subjects |
Silver Star (River steamer) -- Photographs.
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Ferries -- Western Australia -- Photographs.
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Canning Bridge (Applecross, W.A.) -- Photographs.
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Coffee Point (W.A.) -- Photographs.
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Online image.
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| Related names |
HRRC
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