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Manly paddle steamer Brightside moored in Neutral Bay, before 1887

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Unique IDA-01214731SeriesGraeme Andrews Working Harbour Photograph Collection, 1890-2014DateBetween 1st January 1887 and 31st December 1887Date qualifierearlier thanFormatPhotograph - DigitalDescriptionManly paddle steamer Brightside (ex Emu) moored in Neutral Bay viewed from Kurraba Point across to High Street. Emu (2), paddle steamer, built 1865 by A & J Inglis, Glasgow, for the Queensland Steam Navigation Company (QSNCo), arrived in sections as cargo and was re-assembled at Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, 1868 QSNC was acquired by Australian Steam Navigation Company (ASNCo),1877 arrived in Sydney in tow of the steamer Egmont and sold to the Port Jackson Steamboat Company, 1878 collided with the steam ferry Nell in Lavender Bay, 1880 collided with the steam ferry Nixie,1881 owned by the Port Jackson Steamship Company,1884 collided with a waterman’s boat off Fort Denison, 1887 collided with and sank the steam ferry Waratah at Circular Quay, renamed Brightside, 1895 withdrawn from service and laid-up at Neutral Bay, 1896 sank at her moorings in Neutral Bay, 1898 collided with the steamer Solingen in Sydney Cove, 1900 collided with the tug Esther off Fort Macquarie, 1902 operated the Sydney to Manly cargo service, 1907 sank at her moorings at the Port Jackson and Manly Steamship Company’s base in Neutral Bay, 1908 fire caught her at her moorings in Neutral Bay, sold to the Einersen Brothers, Balmain, 1909 broken up.
LanguageEnglish (eng)Author/creatorGraeme Andrews

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Digitised recordYes

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Public access noteWhen using this image please acknowledge the photographer, and that it is provided courtesy of the City of Sydney Archives

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Source system ID078\078245Alternative IDGraeme Andrews 'Working Harbour' Collection: 78245 GKAC

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CollectionGraeme Andrews Working Harbour CollectionBoxCSA117520

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Manly paddle steamer Brightside moored in Neutral Bay, before 1887