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Albany Historical Society Inc > Records

SS PENGUIN {STEAMSHIP}

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Overview

Water colour painting in gouache and ink on paper, glued to a stiff paper mounting (top mounted?) which provides a border. The painting shows the WA state government owned SS Penguin steaming in a stiff breeze (probably?) somewhere in Princess Royal Harbour, Albany
c1901.

Historical information

An unsigned and undated work by George Bourne from c1901 , Albany Western Australia

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cwa-org-51-V1992.37

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Contextual information

An unsigned and undated work by George Bourne from c1901 , Albany Western Australia

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Wednesday, 6 August, 2025

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Albany Historical Society Inc

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