Henry Hugh Maiden, pictorial and textual material, ca. 1890-1951 / compiled by Henry Hugh Maiden

PXA 1603

fonds

ca. 1890-1951

Graphic Materials, Textual Records, Photographs

910166

1 album (approx. 100 photographs) - 24 x 31 cm. - black & white
1 folder of textual material - manuscript

Mr. Henry Hugh Maiden was a salvage worker who was employed by Waugh's Ltd. He supervised the raising of the ferry, Greycliffe, in 1927, and the ferry punt Benelon in 1923. Mr. Maiden also experimented on improving salvage equipment, and shark proof nets. The album contains photographs of his working models.

Album containing photographs, images, correspondence, and newspaper clippings from ca. 1890 to 1951 of ships and salvage crew. Most have captions and descriptions of ship size, history, date and sinking. Many of the wrecks are off the New South Wales coast or Sydney Harbour.

Also contains Patent No. 8701/18 dated 17th September 1918 for "Improvements in derrick cranes" by Henry Hugh Maiden. Patent No. 18560/34 dated 21st July 1934 for "Improvements in or relating to shark proof nets" by William Walton Barrie.

Correspondence concerning the Maiden-Barrie Shark Proof Net.

Out of copyright: Created before 1955
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

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