A 70 ton cement mill being shipped on board the cargo liner Piako (1962) at Newport, Monmouthshire, for delivery to Fremantle, Western Australia.
A 70 ton cement mill being shipped on board the cargo liner Piako (1962) at Newport, Monmouthshire. The photographer is on the quayside looking at the floating crane Simson III (1925) lifting mill No. 1 from a Wynn's Heavy Haulage trailer which is hauled by tractor unit GDW277, seen from off the rear of the trailer. It is pouring with rain and on of the dockers is wearing a raincoat with Sir Alfred McAlpine & Son Ltd on the back of it. Two of these cement mills were trans-shipped for delivery to Cockburn Cement Ltd, Fremantle, Western Australia, and the ship sailed on 9th February. Negatives numbers N85582 to N85604 inclusive are of this event.
Object Details
| ID: | N85585 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Simson III (1925) |
| Date made: | 1-9 February 1968 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 62 mm x 62 mm |
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