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The barque 'Hudson' moored abreast of the s.s. 'Vigo' which, unusually for George Wehrley, is not at Penarth Dock! George spent the majority of his time in his photography at Penarth, so I decided to investigate the location of this anomaly - see below. Another Wehrley heritage postcard held within the Penarth Dock Collection. [001]
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The location of the distinctive warehouse being the backdrop for the postcard photograph above. The Aerofilms Album Number 22 dates from 1921. The warehouse is situated on the Bute East Dock opposites Hill's Dry Docks with the Dowlais Cardiff Works in the background. - map revised : 1898 to 1899, published 1901 [398] - Image : [RCAHMW image Item No. : DI2008_1197 135087] [089] |
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The 'Hudson' at Port Chalmers, New Zealand. - The iron hulled barque 'Hudson', 848 gross, 797 net tons. 194.2 feet long x 30.6 feet breath x 19.4 feet depth. Built in 1869 at M. Pearse and Company, Stockton for owners William W Tapscott, registered Liverpool. c.1875 Shaw, Savill and Co. registered Southampton. c.1900 sold to Norway without change of name. [1267] [State Library of Australia Reference No. : PRG 1373/30/38]
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