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English: On 3 November 1927 RMS TAHITI came into collision with the Sydney ferry GREYCLIFFE off Bradleys Head. The ferry sunk and claimed 40 lives. This photograph depicts an ambulance vehicle assisting the victims of the tragedy at the eastern side of the Fort Macquarie Tram Depot.

This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic age of sail and two world wars. The photos in the collection were taken mainly in Sydney and Newcastle during the first half of the 20th century.
The ANMM undertakes research and accepts public comments that enhance the information we hold about images in our collection. This record has been updated accordingly.
Photographer: Samuel J. Hood Studio Collection

Object no. 00035190
Date Taken in November 1927
Source https://www.flickr.com/photos/anmm_thecommons/8064688426/
Author Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
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  • GREYCLIFFE disaster
  • Samuel J Hood Studio
  • Disasters: Shipwrecks and Collisions
Flickr tags
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  • HOOD COLLECTION
  • 35190
  • Samuel J Hood collection
  • wreck
  • collision
  • maritime disaster
  • Sydney Harbour
  • Fort Denison
  • Fort Macquarie
  • Greycliffe
  • Sydney ferries
  • ferry
  • disaster
  • SS TAHITI
  • Greycliffe disaster
  • sunk
  • Fort Macquarie Tram Depot
  • Central District Ambulance Service
  • Man O' War Steps
  • Bennelong Point
  • hood collection
  • samuel j hood collection
  • sydney harbour
  • fort denison
  • fort macquarie
  • ss tahiti
  • fort macquarie tram depot
  • central district ambulance service
  • man o' war steps
  • bennelong point
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8 October 2012
Camera location33° 51′ 29.49″ S, 151° 12′ 57.11″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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