Lady Class Ferries
The Bill Allen Collection comprises a comprehensive collection of photographs of Sydney’s Ferries from the 1800’s to the present.
Lady Class Ferries
These vessels generally operated on the Mosman Bay and Taronga Zoo service routes. The Lady Class vessels are the last in a line of what was affectionately know as “the Ladies”. Lady Herron is the 20th such vessel, the first being Lady Mary built in 1892. The names of our “Ladies” were usually associated with the wives of Governors of high officials in New South Wales.
This style of ferry was originally built from timber up until 1968, when steel became the preferred material, continuing the tradition of large double-ended passenger ferries. The last wooden “Lady” retired from service in 1984.
Only two Lady Class ferries are operating today – Lady Northcott and Lady Herron and they are being retired in 2017.
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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- 001 Lady Ferguson @ FigTree depot 1915s
001 Lady Ferguson @ FigTree depot 1915s
- 001 Lady Denman c.1913
001 Lady Denman c.1913
- 001 Lady Mary (The)
001 Lady Mary (The)
- 001 Lady Napier circa.1900
001 Lady Napier circa.1900
- 001 Lady Rawson launching 25 Sept.1903
001 Lady Rawson launching 25 Sept.1903
- 001 Lady Scott 1915
001 Lady Scott 1915
- 002 Lady Hampden circa.1896
002 Lady Hampden circa.1896
- 002 Lady Manning 4 - Balmain
002 Lady Manning 4 - Balmain
- 002 Lady Northcote-1907-1939
002 Lady Northcote-1907-1939
- 003 Lady Northcote @ Riverview 1907
003 Lady Northcote @ Riverview 1907
- 004 Lady Carrington circa.1925
004 Lady Carrington circa.1925
- 006 Lady Manning @ FigTree circa 1908
006 Lady Manning @ FigTree circa 1908
- 007 Lady Rawson 1925
007 Lady Rawson 1925
- 007 Lady McKell Launching
007 Lady McKell Launching
- 008 Lady Chelmsford @ Longueville Whf.circa 1912
008 Lady Chelmsford @ Longueville Wharf circa 1912
- 009 Lady Scott circa.1950
009 Lady Scott circa.1950
- 010 Lady Wakehurst 22 Apr.1974.jpg
010 Lady Wakehurst 22 Apr.1974
- 014 Lady Denman - Cockatoo Island
014 Lady Denman - Cockatoo Island
- 015 Lady Street launching 25 January 1979.jpg
015 Lady Street launching 25 January 1979
- 016 Lady Woodward Launching 21 Aug.1970 11.00am
016 Lady Woodward Launching 21 Aug.1970 11.00am
- 020 Lady McKell & South Steyne 1971
020 Lady McKell & South Steyne 1971
- 023 Lady Chelmsford c1955
023 Lady Chelmsford c1955
- 025 Lady Cutler Launching 10 Aug.1968c
025 Lady Cutler Launching 10 Aug.1968c
- 028 Lady Wakehurst launching-2
028 Lady Wakehurst launching-2
- 029 Lady Woodward leaving the Quay c.1972
029 Lady Woodward leaving the Quay c.1972
- 033 Lady Chelmsford c1957
033 Lady Chelmsford c1957
- 035 Lady Ferguson Cockatoo Dockyard 1960s
035 Lady Ferguson Cockatoo Dockyard 1960s
- 037 Lady Edeline Neutral Bay c1970
037 Lady Edeline Neutral Bay c1970
- 040 Lady Woodward -circa.1980
040 Lady Woodward -circa.1980
- 045 Lady Northcott launching-26 Sept.1974
045 Lady Northcott launching-26 Sept.1974
- 067 Lady Cutler-1975
067 Lady Cutler-1975
- 067 Lady Northcott-Dec.1977
067 Lady Northcott-Dec.1977
- 073 Lady Wakehurst off Manly Jan.1988
073 Lady Wakehurst off Manly Jan.1988
- 077 Lady Street Nov.1980 bc
077 Lady Street Nov.1980 bc
- 087 Lady Wakehurst @ Gladesville Whf.1990
087 Lady Wakehurst @ Gladesville Whf.1990
- 089 Ferrython-Lady McKell 1982 SA
089 Ferrython-Lady McKell 1982 SA
- 094 Lady Wakehurst Dec.1992
094 Lady Wakehurst Dec.1992
- 095 Lady Denman w Cockatoo Workers Mar.1977
095 Lady Denman w Cockatoo Workers Mar.1977
- 109 Lady Northcott passing Opera House July 2005
109 Lady Northcott passing Opera House July 2005
- 117 Lady Northcott @ Spit Bridge Aug.2006a
117 Lady Northcott @ Spit Bridge Aug.2006a
- 118 Lady Edeline 1980s-1
118 Lady Edeline 1980s-1
- 118 Lady Street-26 Jan.1988 SA
118 Lady Street-26 Jan.1988 SA
- Lady Herron Ferrython.jpg
Lady Herron Ferrython
- Lady Scott - Ferry St Wharf 1969 - Farewell Cruise
Lady Scott - Ferry St Wharf 1969 - Farewell Cruise.