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      Date: 1845 -

Description: The barque SAPPHIRE was whaling out of Hobart from the1860s. She was owned at various times by G Salier, the AA Guano Co and Dr Crowther. By the late 1870s good catches were becoming a rarity and her crew were refusing duty and deserting.Perhaps they had good reason

Format: pictorial and artistic works
Object: glass slides

Titles:
Sapphire

Subjects: whalers (ships)

Institution: Maritime Museum of Tasmania

Object number: MMT_P_GSL365

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