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Certificate of Competency

• 2023.002.0003
• Item
• 13 April 1901

Part of Teresa Haggart Fonds

This parchment certificate is given as a certificate of competency as master of a passenger steamer in the minor inland waters to John Webber. It was signed by the deputy Minister (illegible) and the Minister of Marine and Fisheries (Louis Henry D...

Haggart, Teresa

Postcard of HMS Hood

• 2023.002.0002
• Item
• unknown

Part of Teresa Haggart Fonds

The photo shows the profile of HMS Hood with six tenders in the water with people in them.The postcard under the photograph provides the information regarding length (860’7”), beam (105’2.5”), displacement (44,600 tons) and complement (1,510. Hood...

Haggart, Teresa

Photograph of “Point Ellice Bridge Disaster, Victoria 1896”

• 2023.002.0001
• Item
• 26 May 1896

Part of Teresa Haggart Fonds

This mounted photo shows the collapse of the Point Ellice Bridge because of an overfilled streetcar on its way to festivities for the celebration of Queen Victoria’s 76th Birthday and people in different boats rushing to assist with a crowd formin...

Haggart, Teresa

Teresa Haggart Fonds

• 2023.002
• Fonds
• unknown predominantly

It covers a wide range of West Coast maritime history. Starting with the photo of the disaster of Point Ellice Bridge in 1896 that belonged to a Mrs A Haggart. It also contains a postcard of HMS Hood, photos of different ships in Victoria, photos ...

Haggart, Teresa

Photograph of First Mate Wilson “Southern Cross”

• 2021.022.0005
• Item

Part of Peter R. Simpson Fonds

Photo of Wilson in uniform with his hand in his pocket standing in front of “Southern Cross” with people working in the background in the distance on the dock.

Simpson, Peter R.

Photograph Crew and the Westinghouse family with the “Southern Cross”

• 2021.022.0004
• Item

Part of Peter R. Simpson Fonds

Photo of 7 people on the dock, the women are aware photo is being taken, all men except one were turned away from the photographer. The back has all the names of the people in the photo. Some are illegible, including the Captain’s name, and there...

Simpson, Peter R.

Photograph of “Southern Cross” off for Nassau, Bahamas

• 2021.022.0003
• Item

Part of Peter R. Simpson Fonds

Photo of an angled profile view of the ship leaving. There is some land visible to the right of the ship. On the back of the photo it is written that the ship is off for Nassau.

Simpson, Peter R.

Photograph of 1st Mate Wilson on the “Southern Cross”

• 2021.022.0002
• Item

Part of Peter R. Simpson Fonds

Photo of the first mate, Wilson on the bow the Southern Cross. He is standing with arms cross and foot resting on wire on the bow of the ship by the figure head. the bottom of the figure head and the ornamentation is visible.

Simpson, Peter R.

Photograph of "Southern Cross"

• 2021.022.0001
• Item

Part of Peter R. Simpson Fonds

Photo of the bow of “Southern Cross” docked, primarily the figurehead and ornamentation. The figurehead was made in the likeness of Lord Inchcape's daughter, Elsie Mackay, who disappeared whilst attempting to fly the Atlantic in 1928.

Simpson, Peter R.

Correspondence (1938-1946)

• 2022.028.0015-0065
• Series

Part of John A. Clarkson Fonds

Series consists of records relating to the correspondence between members of the Steamship Inspectors Office including the Chairman, Senior Steamship Inspectors and Steamship Inspectors, amongst others regarding inspections done before and after t...

Clarkson, John A.