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AKARANA racing SIROCCO on Sydney Harbour
William Frederick Hall1889 – 1890
Australian National Maritime Museum
Sydney, Australia
The 1888 gaff-cutter AKARANA races SIROCCO in the Anniversary Day Regatta on Sydney Harbour, 26 January 1889. The Orient Company's steamer OROYA was flagship for the day and is seen in the background. AKARANA was then owned by New Zealand boat builder Robert Logan and SIROCCO by E W Knox. AKARANA was awarded first place with the time allowance, beating SIROCCO by ten minutes, although SIROCCO actually crossed the line first.
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- Title: AKARANA racing SIROCCO on Sydney Harbour
- Creator: William Frederick Hall
- Date: 1889 – 1890
- Location: Australia
- Type: Glass plate negative
- Significance: The Hall collection of photographs provides an important pictorial record of recreational boating in Sydney Harbour from the 1890s to the 1930s – from large racing and cruising yachts, to the many and varied skiffs jostling on the harbour, to the new phenomenon of motor boating in the early twentieth century . The collection also includes images of the many spectators and crowds who followed the sailing races.
- See institution's online collections: http://www.anmm.gov.au/collections
- Medium: Emulsion on glass
- Credit line: ANMM Collection Gift from Bruce Stannard
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