Please be advised: this website contains the names, images and voices of people who are now deceased.

Collections WA has a responsibility to preserve and make accessible the history and culture of Western Australia in all its various forms. The intention of Collections WA is to support research, and to reveal actions of the past that have impacted upon communities, families, and individuals.

In doing so, Collections WA acknowledges the need to respond sensitively and appropriately in cases when accessing this material may be confronting to Aboriginal visitors and clients.

Please also note: Some historical materials within this portal may include language or opinions that today are considered inappropriate or even offensive. Collections WA does not endorse this language and apologises for any distress caused.

Continue

Continue showing cultural advice

Stop showing cultural advice

Collections WA brings together collections from libraries, galleries, museums, archives, historical societies, cultural organisations, community groups and other collecting organisations across Western Australia.

Albany Historical Society Inc > Records

SS RUNIC RUN AGROUND ON SANDBAR & SS MEDIC {STEAMSHIPS} PULLING SHIP OFF

« Prev Item Next Item »

BATELIER, Claude James

Subcollections

BATELIER COLLECTION

Overview

Watercolour, ink and gouache of the White Star cargo liners, S.S. RUNIC & S.S. MEDIC alongside each other, the 'RUNIC' has run aground on a sandbar in the harbour, and the 'MEDIC', her sister ship, is behind SS Runic pulling her off.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-51-V1992.28

Item type

Themes

Material

Width

530 mm

Height or length

305 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Comments are written in pencil in all margins as follows:- Top margin, from left to right - "Con Ends", "Blue Peter Flags", "Medic 4", "No long astern?"; LH Margin, towards the bottom - "Blue Grey Fine Morning"; Bottom margin, from left to right - "A record for the State", "White Star Line's Runic & Medic Feb 14(?) 06. 10am", "Jessie & lighter", "See", with an arrow pointing to a note about half way up the RH margin, which says "Steam from Jessie's funnel" , with a non-understandable two word comment. At the top of the RH margin, "This of below", "which date correct? 31 Jan 06 Runic 11am Medic 7?". Below the comment about steam from Jessie's funnel is written "Mammoth Lines", which is circled in pencil.

Keywords

Last modified

Thursday, 29 June, 2023

Albany Historical Society Inc

Albany Historical Society Inc

Other items by BATELIER, Claude James

Other items from Albany Historical Society Inc

SSRUNIC_RUN_AGROUND

Media reuse | View full size | Item feedback

Scan this QR code to open this page on your phone ->

Full size unavailable (you're already seeing this image in its highest resolution available on Collections WA)

Loading...