 Click thumbnail for a larger image. | Description: The steamship BANKS PENINSULAR 177 tons was built at Grangemouth in the UK in 1889. BANKS PENINSULAR was one of a number of vessels owned by Captain E T Moore and used to serve the West Coast mining boom. In 1892 she made several trips to Cox's Bight to load bags of tin from the beach. Later she was owned by the contractors who built the Strahan to Zeehan railway. In 1896 she was owned by the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand. Format: pictorial and artistic works Object: glass slides Titles: Banks Peninsula Subjects: steamships Institution: Maritime Museum of Tasmania Object number: MMT_P_GSL025 Disclaimer The content of this record is provided by Maritime Museum of Tasmania. For any questions about the content please contact them. |
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