Dempsey Family - papers, 1908-1922
Dempsey Family - papers, 1908-1922
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1 box - 0.17 Meters
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Photographs - overpainted in oil - visible image 43 x 57.7 cm. in gilt frame 65 x 82 cm.
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1. Dempsey Family - papers, 1908-1922, together with papers of the Tilney, Yates and Robinson families, 1827-1970 (Call No.: MLMSS 6677)
2. photograph overpainted in oil of gaff-rigged topsail schooner "Federal" off South Head, Sydney with the Macquarie Lighthouse in the distance (Call No.: ML 1092)
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Dempsey Family - papers, 1908-1922
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Presented by Miss Patricia Dempsey in 1995
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Thomas Dempsey (ca. 1838-1927), mariner, came to Sydney as a crew member on a cargo ship in 1864. He worked on steamers trading to the Northern Rivers as an able seaman, but opted to captain sailing ships when he earned his captain's ticket in 1870. He continued trading between Sydney and the North coast of N.S.W. He had at least five children,...
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1l4lR521
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87913
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