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Geelong’s piers took wool and later grain out of Corio Bay. This 1890s photograph shows four deep-sea ships, mostly square-rigged, lying at a timber wharf with a small shed.
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-38.1440, 144.3610
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1891
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Geelong wharf, 1890s: Four Square-Rigged Ships in Corio Bay
Geelong wharf, 1890s
1891
Discover a 1891 photograph of Geelong wharf featuring four deep-sea, square-rigged ships docked at the timber pier used for transporting wool and grain.
Geelong’s piers took wool and later grain out of Corio Bay. This 1890s photograph shows four deep-sea ships, mostly square-rigged, lying at a timber wharf with a small shed.
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