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Sailing ketch CORWA berthed alongside a wharf in Darling Harbour, Sydney

This photograph depicts the sailing ketch CORWA berthed near the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand's wharf in Darling Harbour. The company's wharf was situated next to the North Coast Steam Navigation Company's wharf.

 

This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic age of sail and two world wars. The photos in the collection were taken mainly in Sydney and Newcastle during the first half of the 20th century.

 

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Photographer: Samuel J. Hood Studio Collection

 

Object no. 00035019

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Uploaded on April 11, 2013
Taken circa 1934