Graeme Andrews is an Honorary Life member of Sydney Heritage Fleet who photographed Australian shipping at his workplace and elsewhere for more than 50 years. He has also collected photographs and “sea-pix” from other sources, such as private snapshots going back more than 100 years. About 1400 of them are shown in the following segments, and represent a small sample of the collection.
Selected images of ferries and charter vessels from Queensland, Tasmania, Western Australia, Victoria, South Australia and the Northern Territory.
Showing images of the MSB, in its earlier and later names, and of the workboats, tugs and dredges that built Port Jackson. Vessels from the NSW Public Works Department are included.
This small segment shows the flying boats at Rose Bay, old wharves and buildings, waterfront fires, views from the top of the Harbour Bridge, early morning on the harbour and so on.
All around Australia small work boats and commercial tugs have kept the commercial ports working. Many of these craft are almost un-noticed by the public but they are there and they were busy.
The Sydney Heritage Fleet has been involved with old shipping and boats for more than 40 years. Seen here are just a few of the images from that 40 years of volunteer work on and around steamers, sailing ships, work boats, ferries and yachts.
The family photographs of Australians can offer a rich diversity of images. Those included here include photos taken at sea during World War Two, on board coastal passenger ships, the building of the AMP building and many others.
Take a look at some of the ferries that made Sydney’s harbour such a visually interesting place in the days before anonymous catamarans took over.
Australian and foreign shipping in and around various ports.
Crossing rivers and harbours has long been a problem for wheeled traffic.?Seen here are many of the eastern states’ cable driven car ferries and self powered vehicular ferries current and past. Paddled propelled vessels can be found on the Murray River system, but there are others.
Some very special old ships.