"'Olinda', off Hr. Bight"

The ''Olinda'', sinking near Harbour Bight with the crew standing on the shore. The "Olinda" was owned by John Rorke & Sons, Ltd. Copy of a photograph. The Rorke Family Photograph Collection contains 301 black and white and 28 colour photographs of the Rorke Family...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rorke Family
Format: Still Image
Language:English
Published: 1919
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/m_rorke/id/592
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Summary:The ''Olinda'', sinking near Harbour Bight with the crew standing on the shore. The "Olinda" was owned by John Rorke & Sons, Ltd. Copy of a photograph. The Rorke Family Photograph Collection contains 301 black and white and 28 colour photographs of the Rorke Family of Carbonear, Newfoundland, as well as the Forward and Bemister families from that area who are linked to it by marriage. Although spanning from the 1840s-1970s, most photos are from 1900-45, showing family events, homes and Newfoundland and Labrador locations. There is also an album of photos taken while James Rorke attended the Leys School in Cambridge, England.