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Handling cargo, Circular Quay

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Photographer: not known

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Steam winches and cranes were commonly used in the loading and unloading of ships in the 1880s. Here a portable mechanical winch is being used, in conjunction with shear-legs, probably to lift a heavy piece from a truck or dray prior to loading on board with ship's gear.

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/48110

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Waterside Workers' Federation of Australia - Photographs

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Archives Series

Date created

early 1900s

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Open Access

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This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University

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Restricted until

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