Photographs relating to the family and friends of yachtsman Wallace James Dalgarno, and a serviette ring made from a sailing block from the yacht Culwulla, ca. 1850-1933

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R 2009

fonds

ca. 1850-1933

Graphic Materials, Objects, Photographs, Prints, Drawings, Clippings, Watercolours

913648

1 collage - 29.5 x 22.2 cm - photographs
21 photographs (loose) - 15 x 11.5 cm or smaller - gelatin silver, albumen
1 serviette ring - wood
1 scrapbook (prints, watercolours, cuttings, 41 photographs) - 28.5 x 23 cm
5 albums (approx. 581 photographs) - 29 x 22 cm or smaller

Wallace James Dalgarno (1876-1933) was a member of the Royal Motor Yacht Club of New South Wales and an engineer with the Australian Gaslight Company. His father was James Dalgarno, Deputy Postmaster-General of New South Wales. Wallace went to Sydney Grammar School with Walter M. Marks, lawyer, politician and owner of the yacht Culwulla. Wallace, Marks and other friends from school yachted together and were life long friends.

Reference:
Library correspondence file

BOX 01
Wallace James Dalgarno Scrapbook, ca. 1860-1910
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BOX 02
Dalgarno family photograph album, ca. 1860-1880 (62 photographs, many cartes de visite). Photographs from studios in Australia, including Freeman studios, and overseas.
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BOX 03
Dalgarno family photograph album, includes Ryball, Whittin, Price, and Tarbolton families, ca. 1870-1880 (116 photographs, mostly cartes de visite, some cabinet cards).
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BOX 04
Dalgarno family photograph album, ca. 1850-1890 (28 photographs, mostly cartes de visite, some cabinet cards). Includes photographs of Wallace and Sissie Dalgarno as children.
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BOX 05
Wallace James Dalgarno's photograph album, 'Sunny memories' printed on cover, ca. 1900-1920 (77 photographs). Photographs of sailing and holidays with friends and family.
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BOX 06
Wallace James Dalgarno's photograph album, 1850’s-1900 (257 photographs). Wallace and friends (incl. Orwell Phillips) sailing, riding, rowing and relaxing. (Covers detached)
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BOX 07
Loose photographs
In folder:
Two photographs of Mrs James Dalgarno, ca. 1880s and ca. 1920
Mr James Dalgarno, ca. 1866-1878
Two photographs of Wallace James Dalgarno as a young child, ca. 1880, and as a young man.
Two photographic postcards of men sailing on the Culwulla (block used to make serviette ring in this collection is circled on both) Written on back of one of these photographs: ‘Walter Mark in foreground, Sydney Ure-Smith sitting and Angus Campbell paid hand’.
One photographic postcard of a house boat on the Hawkesbury River.
(These eight photographs were added to collection along with serviette ring located at R 2009, July 1981)
Also in this box:
Portrait of Izetta Freeman (1836-1906) whose granddaughter, Izetta McKimm, was Wallace James Dalgarno's step-daughter.
Collage of photographs under heading ‘Memories’ includes: W.J. Dalgano, Angus Campbell, Dr Foster, Orwell Phillips, Dad Smith, Percy Usher, W. Marks (?), Jumbo Reed, Sir Erny Davis.
Two photographs of Culwulla (1 and II ) in full sail.
Large photograph of Wallace James Dalgarno wearing Royal Motor Yacht Club cap.
Three photographs of Sir George Reed (2 are cabinet card photographs, the other is a duplicate).
Walter Marks with W.J. Dalgarno.
Wallace James Dalgarno with John Smith, father of Sydney Ure Smith, and Percy Ussher.
Walter Marks, solicitor and owner of Culwulla Chambers, Castlereagh St, Sydney, and also owner of yachts Culwulla I-IV.
Boats lined up for visit by Duke and Duchess of York and Queen Mother: Hermione, Sunbeam, Winnamanna, Malyrah (?), Dawn and Utiekah II.
Alex Albert, Stuart Doyle, Wally Dalgarno, Bobby Walder. These are the men from the Motoring Yacht Club Rose Bay who joined the Australian Navy (in uniform) to get the prefix ‘Royal’ for the yacht club.
Dad Smith and Doctor Foster on sailing boat.
Wally Dalgarno in a tall hat with woman.
Wallace James Dalgarno at the memorial to Old Peggy at the Basin Pittwater.
Small albumen portrait of woman.
Okere Falls, Iles, Rotorua, New Zealand.
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Serviette ring made from wooden block from Culwulla sailing boat.
Written on back of photograph of the Culwulla (PXE 1340/Box 7): 'When the Culwulla was decommissioned in 1914 and Walter Marks went to England to sail in the "Shamrock" with Sir Thomas Lipton in an effort to regain the American Cup, Wally Dalgarno had a serviette ring made from the blocks from the Culwulla for each member of the crew.'

Forms part of MLMSS 3856

Access via appointment - Applies to R 2009 only

Out of copyright: Created before 1955
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