Postcard view of Circular Quay by pioneering photographer, filmmaker , author and adventurer Captain Frank Hurley, with Orient liner SS Oriana ,known as the Queen of the Sea, alongside , dated February 1, l962. Hurley, born Sydney 1885, ran away from home at 13, bought a Kodak Box Brownie when he was 17, taught himself photography and started making postcards .
An official AIF photographer in WW1 , with the rank of captain,he made six trips to Antarctica , flew with Ross Smith , explored the Torres Strait and New Guinea ,served with the AIF in the Middle East , died l962. National Library has large Hurley photographic collection . Postcard in batch bought by our Shipping Reporter from a vendor with fond memories of Darwin at Townsville's Mundingburra monthly market .
