| Location |
V4/2014/7608 |
| Creator |
Dufty, Alfred W1856-1924 |
| Title |
Postcard reproduction of a painting by William Edgar depicting the 1840-ton “T.S.S. Hunter” built by Ramage & Ferguson for Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Co. c. 1910 |
| Publishing Details |
c. 1910 |
| Material Description |
1 postcard :
original ;
127mm x 178mm |
| Inscriptions & Markings |
Handwritten in black ink on photo reverse: ‘Marg (writing obscured) St / Woolw (writing obscured) / Dear Ena, / I hope you are in the best of / health. I am sorry I did not answer / your letter before this, but I know / if I don’t mind you don’t. I sent / Maggie Muir a P.C. the other day / for her birthday it was the very same / as this one. We had (writing obscured) trip down / to Sydney last (writing obscured)t, she used / to fall into the (writing obscured)f the sea and / lift one off their (writing obscured). She is said to / top heavy on account of her / height out of the water but I / don’t think she is. We leave Sydney / Sat, New Monday, S, Tuesday New / Wednesday, Sydney Thursday, New / Friday, Syd Sat. at 11.30 pm every / time. Well I will have to draw the / line so good bye love from Bob’ |
| Restrictions |
Contact Great Lakes Museum as copyright restrictions may apply. |
| Registration No. |
PN007608 |
| Historical Note |
An original postcard reproduction of a painting by William Edgar depicting the 1840-ton “T.S.S. Hunter” built by Ramage & Ferguson for Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Co. circa 1910.
Vessel details
Name: T.S.S. Hunter
Owner: Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Co.
Builder: Ramage & Ferguson Ltd., Leith, Scotland
Launched: 1907
Nationality: Australian
Purpose: transport
Type: cargo ship
Subtype/class: coastal cargo
Propulsion: steam
Date built:
Status:
Weight: 1840 gross tonnage
Length: 255ft
Beam: 40.2ft
Depth: 20.7ft
Engine:
Career
Sold to Moller’s and left Newcastle 13 August 1938 for Shanghai via Townsville and renamed Ariadne Moller. Scuttled by the British in Hong Kong in 1941, raised by the Japanese and renamed Chikuzan Maru. Later sunk near Haiphong in 1945 by American aircraft with a direct hot down the funnel.
Postcard details
Alfred William Dufty (1856-1924) conducted a photographic studio and shop from 1906 to 1924, describing himself as 'Alfred W. Dufty, Marine & Landscape Photographer, Erskine St. Sydney.' He sold paintings, photographs, postcards and maritime souvenirs and curios. He is closely associated with ship portraiture in the transition between painting and photography, for the purposes of ship portraits. Some works were a combination of painting and photography and were counter-signed by Dufty and the artist whose work he sold. His name appears on countless postcards, many of which are reproductions of paintings by artists whose work he sold. A number of ship portrait painters were associated with him, such as A V Gregory, R A Borstel, William Edgar, and G Edwards. Location of Newcastle N.S.W. |
| Location of Original |
Original images held at Great Lakes Museum |
| Terms & Conditions of use |
This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced for other purposes without the prior permissions of Great Lakes Museum. |
| Map Reference |
Site of Wright’s Sawmill and Shipyard Tuncurry N.S.W. |
| Creator |
Edgar, William |
| Previous Nos |
Duplicates: PN002717yellow round sticker: S65, white rectangle sticker: E12 S.S.HUNTER S, PN006241 |
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