Yachts At Canning Bridge

c. 1895
Overview

Two photographs of yachts at Canning Bridge.

09.217b
Artistic image of two yachts, one with sails set, in the shallows. Bridge and trees in background. Foreground framed by sedges and an onlooker.

09.217a
Yacht with six crew and lowered sail beside a heavy timber bridge. Trees on river bank in background.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-28--9-217-a,b
Item type
Inscriptions and markings

09.217a
Caption in album ['Atalanta' Canning Bridge].

09.217b
In album [Canning Bridge].

Contextual Information

Australian social history from the collection of photographs and albums donated to the museum by Raymond Sharkey's family.

Raymond John Sharkey an architect, surveyor and amateur photographer was born in 1868 in New South Wales. Raymond was a Claremont resident when he died at an early age.

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Monday, 7 July, 2025
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Yachts At Canning Bridge
Yachts At Canning Bridge
Source: Claremont Museum 09.217b
'Atalanta' Canning Bridge
'Atalanta' Canning Bridge
Source: Claremont Museum 09.217a

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