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Glass Negative - Chas Ruwolt Pty Ltd, Sentinel Steam Waggon Loaded with Mooring Buoys for British Phosphate Commission, 1928
Reg. No: MM 011874
- Description Of Content:
- Two large metal buoys loaded on an undertype Sentinel steam wagon for delivery from Chas Ruwolt, 10 August 1928. Used to moor BPC phosphate ships at Nauru Island due to the lack of an anchorage or sheltered harbour. A long cantilever loading conveyor was employed to load rock phosphate used as the primary component of fertilizer in Australia.
| Discipline: | Technology |
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| Tagged with: | mooring buoys, steam wagons |
| Themes this item is part of: | Engineering Collection, Vickers Ruwolt Collection |
| Primary Classification: | ROAD TRANSPORT |
| Secondary Classification: | Steam Vehicles |
| Tertiary Classification: | steam trucks |
| Original Caption: | MOORING BUOYS, BRITISH PHOSPHATE COMMISSION |
| Format: | Glass Negative: Black & White |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 1928 |
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