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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  Australian & Colonial - Antique & Historical
• Sale Date:
  19 May 2015 ~ 2pm
• Lot #:
  425
• Lot Description:
  H.M.S. COSSACK: Album of 19th Century silver gelatin photographs
  tracing the voyage of the Cossack from Sydney to Melbourne, Hobart, Fiji & on to England. Many photos captioned & pages adorned with superb cartoon caricatures & dated 1873. The Cossack was originally commissioned by the Russian Navy but was commandeered at the start of the Crimean War by the British & she was sent into battle at Fort Gotland in 1855. She then went on to serve in the Cape Colony, China Station, New Zealand & the Australia Station. The Cossack was instrumental in the fight against "Blackbirding" in the South Seas & the court-martial of Dr. James Patrick Murray of the "Carl" for murdering 70 Islanders was conducted onboard. Of note are a series of photographs of Levuka Fiji. (59 photographs)
• Estimate:
  A$3,000 - 5,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Memorabilia

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