RMS STRATHAIRD sailing into Circular Quay, 24 March 1932 (8187658086)

This image shows the liner Strathaird sailing into wharf 4 in Circular Quay on Thursday 24 March 1932. It was the first P&O liner to undertake a cruise and departed Sydney on 31 December 1932 at 11.30am.
This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic age of sail and two world wars. The photos in the collection were taken mainly in Sydney and Newcastle during the first half of the 20th century.
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Photographer: Samuel J. Hood Studio Collection

Object no. 00035721