The County Hall in Cairns, Queensland, Australia.

The County Hall in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. The photographer is standing in front of the building. The front of the building has the words 'Cairns Council' carved into the stone. There is a large blue plaque commmerating the first one hundred years of Cairns fastened on the overhang roof of the building. This is Slide 35 of a series of slides detailing Captain H. Bird's service as Watchkeeping Officer for the cable ship John W. Mackay (1922) owned by Commercial Cable Company of London from 26 November 1975 to 24 April 1976. This series consists of 33 surviving slides.

Object Details

ID: PCT16740
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Henry P. Bird
Date made: Between 20 February 1976 and 13 March 1976
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Bird Collection
Measurements: Image: 27 mm x 27 mm;Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm