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Town of Claremont Museum > Records

Osborne Illustrated - "Water Lily" At Jetty

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Greenham & Evans

c. 1898

Overview

Sepia print mounted on grey card of a ferry berthed at the Osborne Jetty.

Men, women and children are disembarking and walking along the jetty or climbing the start of the Osborne Steps.

There are rocks and fallen saplings in the shallows of the foreground.

Historical information

The steam ships Water Lily and Manx Fairy were vessels owned and operated by West Australian Steam Packet and Transport Company.

The Water Lily was a twin screw steamer, 90 feet in length, 15 feet in breadth, and 7 feet deep and built by T. and S. Leith of Rutherglen Scotland.

The vessel arrived from England in November 1896 after having left Liverpool in March. Prior to arriving in Australia the Water Lily was employed in the Bristol Channel trade and had proved to be a good sea boat.

Two pairs of direct acting vertical inverted cylinders of 8-inch diameter and 12-inch stroke and return tubular marine boiler that gave the Water Lily an average speed of 10 knots per hour.

Fitted with a comfortable ladies cabin in the fore part with all facilities for comfort and in the after part a smoking saloon for the gentlemen, the steamer had an English Board of Trade certificate for 260 passengers.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-28--11-214

Item type

Photographs

Inscriptions and markings

In the bottom left corner [OSBORNE ILLUSTRATED/ 'WATER LILY' AT JETTY].
On the mount [Greenham & Evans. PERTH, W.A.].

Keywords

1890s

Year

Links to additional resources

Claremont Museum.

Last modified

Wednesday, 22 April, 2026

Completeness

94

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Acknowledgements to be made to 'Claremont Museum 11.214'.

Rights holder

Claremont Museum, Town of Claremont, Western Australia, 6010

Town of Claremont Museum

Town of Claremont Museum

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Osborne Illustrated - "Water Lily" At Jetty

Osborne Illustrated - "Water Lily" At Jetty
Source: Claremont Museum 11.214

Osborne Illustrated - "Water Lily" At Jetty

Osborne Illustrated - "Water Lily" At Jetty
Source: Claremont Museum 11.214

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