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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Herman Bahr’s Discharge Certificate from the Orontes |
| Date | 18 Jun 1889 |
| Document Type | Shipping Papers; Manuscript; Legal Papers |
| Reference | D_1984-548 |
| Library / Archive | Maritime Museum of Tasmania |
| Biographical Note / History | After signing on as a young seaman in Hamburg, Herman Bahr worked on ships around the world. A job on the sailing ship Orontes brought him to Australia in 1889. He joined the Tasmanian ship Loongana, married a local girl and retired from the sea to work on the Hobart wharves – except for 14 months during World War I when he was interned as a foreign alien. |
| Theme(s) | Ships and Shipping Lines |
| Country (from) | Great Britain |
| Country (to) | Australia |
| Places | Hamburg, Germany |
| Ports | London, England; Sydney, Australia |
| Nationality | German |
| Ships | Orontes |
| People | Bahr, Herman |
| Keywords | shipping, sailor |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | Maritime Museum of Tasmania |
