K Class Ferries
The Bill Allen Collection comprises a comprehensive collection of photographs of Sydney’s Ferries from the 1800’s to the present.
K Class Ferries
K class ferries first operated in 1891 and continued in service until 1985. The collection has photos of 42 ferries belonging to the K class.
A sample of photos from the collection is shown below.
Anyone interested in investigating the images is invited to contact the SHF Maritime Records and Research Centre, either by phoning 02 9298 3888 or emailing mrrc@shf.org.au.
For costs and availability of obtaining any of these photos without watermark, as an electronic file, as a print from the original negative (where available) or as some other format, contact the Maritime Records and Research Centre’s Curator on 02 9298 3850 or email:mrrc@shf.org.au, quoting the full file name and giving details of format wanted.
Copyright for the majority of these images from the collection is vested in the Sydney Heritage Fleet. For the remaining images every attempt has been made to ensure correct attribution. If any originator of an image notes an error the Sydney Heritage Fleet would welcome any notification and will remove that image or modify its attribution.
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- Kalang 1 circa 1926 1st.gen
- Kalang 2 Showboat 1938
- Kalang 3 AV 97 Newcastle 1946
- Kaludah 4-3-1911
- Kameruka 1913
- Kamilaroi circa 1902
- Kanangra 1 circa 1912
- Kanangra 2 SS in dock circa 1958
- Kanangra 3 - engine room Jan. 1959.
- Kanangra 4 last day as Steamer 4 May 1959
- Kanangra 5 circa 1964
- Kanangra 6 circa 1970
- Kanangra 7 changing colour 1974
- Kangaroo
- Karabella circa 1925
- Karakara circa 1927
- Kareela 1955
- Karingal 1 slips Cockatoo Is.1970s
- Karingal 2 1975
- Karingal 3 Greenwich-Apr.1983
- Kedumba circa 1910
- Kiandra circa 1911
- Killara 1909-1933
- King Edward circa 1905
- Kirawa rounding Cremorne Point circa 1930
- Kirribilli Parramatta River 1905
- Kookooburra 1 trials 1907
- Kookooburra 2 1930s
- Kooleen circa 1976
- Koondooloo 1 arrival into Sydney 22 July 1924
- Koondooloo 2 Showboat trials 1937
- Koondooloo 3 aground Trial Bay June 1972
- Koree off Cabarita Wharf circa 1915
- Kosciusko Cockatoo workers 1956
- Kubu off Cremorne 1957
- Kulgoa 1 Launching 24 September 1904
- Kulgoa 2 @ Quay 1920s
- Kurnell in Newcastle Harbour circa 1925
- Kurraba circa 1900
- Kuttabul 1 circa 1928
- Kuttabul 2 as Concert boat circa 1936
- Kuttabul 3 HMAS sunk @ Garden Island 31 May 1942