Barque 'Howth' bumped the bar on her way to sea on the day after the steamer 'Colonist' was lost on the Oyster Bank, 1894- Terry Callen
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CreatorTerry Callen
DescriptionInformationCollectorNewcastle Maritime Museum
DescriptionA 2024 scan of Terry Callen's original painting, courtesy of the Newcastle Maritime Museum. Original work held by the Newcastle Maritime Museum, scanned with their kind permission.
InformationAn artwork by Newcastle artist and historian Terry Callen, depicting the barque 'Howth' under tow passing by the wreck of the steamship 'Colonist', which has run aground and sank in Newcastle Harbour previously.
The barque Howth: https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/PRG+1373/16/92
The steamship Colonist: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?50404
More on the Artist can be found here: https://www.library.gov.au/research/guides-and-resources/guides-selected-collections/callen-collection
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Terry Callen, Barque 'Howth' bumped the bar on her way to sea on the day after the steamer 'Colonist' was lost on the Oyster Bank, 1894- Terry Callen. Living Histories, accessed 17/04/2026, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/119092