Archive for: July 2010

29/07/2010

The steamers (view large) looking east

Filed under: All - 29 Jul 2010

The steamers  (view large) looking east

Main Range National Park, Queensland Australia. Impressive mountain peaks, escarpments and ridges offer breathtaking views in this World Heritage listed park. The Steamer Range is a series of spectacular rock formations branching off the Main Range National Park in Queensland, Australia. They lie at the head of Emu Creek, east …

11/07/2010

The denny ship model experiment tank – 4

Filed under: All - 11 Jul 2010

The denny ship model experiment tank - 4

A ship model experiment tank, used for testing models of hulls and propellers to see how their full-sized equivalents would behave The tank and its equipment were originally built in 1882. An extension was built after the Second World War, to house propeller testing equipment and staff It was the …

06/07/2010

Cigarette card – steamer brora

Filed under: River - 06 Jul 2010

Cigarette card - steamer brora

Mitchell’s, River & Coastal Steamers, 1925. No5 "Brora"