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Captain Thomas Watson (1795-1879): Pair of photographs, one of…
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Melbourne
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17-Aug-2010
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Captain Thomas Watson (1795-1879): Pair of photographs, one of Captain Thomas Watson, Harbour Master of Sydney, other of his wife Hannah (taken from an oil painting), both with highlights hand-painted in gold, framed & glazed, each overall 30 x 35 cm. Captain Watson is wearing his 1841 medal for rescuing the boy Forbes from the Savages of Timor. Also included is a book 'Expository Discourses on the Book of Genesis' by Fuller [London, 1836], believed to be ex Hannah Watson. [The ghost of Hannah Watson is said to haunt Camperdown Cemetery]. (3 items)
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Printed & Written Material: Photographs