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Builder's model of MV BULOLO owned by Burns Philp & Co
Barclay Curle & Company1938
Australian National Maritime Museum
Sydney, Australia
The Burns, Philp & Co Ltd vessel MV BULOLO is represented in this ship builder's model at a scale of 1:36. BULOLO was a two-masted cargo passenger ship and armed merchant cruiser which had a successful military and merchant career including service during World War II.
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- Title: Builder's model of MV BULOLO owned by Burns Philp & Co
- Creator: Barclay Curle & Company
- Date: 1938
- Location: Scotland
- Type: Ship model
- Significance: This ship model is representative of the merchant vessel MV BULOLO, flagship of one of Australia's most established merchant companies, Burns, Philp & Co Ltd. It was active in the development of trade networks between Australia and the South East Pacific.
- See institution's online collections: http://www.anmm.gov.au/collections
- Medium: Wood, bronze, brass
- Dimensions: 83 mm, 174.16 lb (79 kg)
- Credit line: ANMM Collection Gift from Burns, Philp & Company Limited
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