ANGLICAN DIOCESE OF NEWCASTLE - CANON CARLOS STRETCH [Son of Bishop John Francis Stretch]

A7745 (viii) Exercise book Historical notes - hand-written, indexed in back. Loose items : clippings : Daily Telegraph Saturday, 23^rd February, 1924 p.22, notes and design by English Electric Company for Sydney harbour bridge (cantilever design). Maitland Mercury January 26^th, 1949 Wednesday. Paintings in caves by Aborigines by Rene Crouch, includes Wollombi, Millfield, Congewai, Walter J. Enright, and F.J.Lynch (Edward Street, Bolwarra). ; Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate , Friday November 9^th, 1945 - Wangi Powerhouse Scheme ; Thursday November 18^th, 19, 1945 – p.1 Aerial photo of Newcastle Harbour, Lee Wharf shipping showing aftermath of wharf labourers’ strike ; aerial photo of “gateway to the port” Newcastle ; map of the New South Wales Railways ; N.R.M.A. Newcastle District Road map. Letter from R.S. Johnston, Secretary, Department of Main Roads, New South Wales, (28^th January, 1955) to Rev. Canon C.Stretch, Toronto – reply to enquiry about bridges and ferries. Clipping Daily Telegraph September 1^st, 1947, a) BHP Steelworks, Newcastle industries, b) Hawkesbury River Bridges. Letter from K.R.Cramp, Hon. Sec. Royal Australian Historical Society, Bridge St., Sydney, (28^th October, 1932) to Rev. Carlos Stretch, The Rectory, Merriwa – reply about John Roper, sole survivor of Dr. Leichhardt’s journey 1844-5. Mentions Mr. caprice Conigrave. Draught letter to C. Price Conigrave, Sydney re John Roper. Invitation card to Rev. Carlos Stretch and Mrs Stretch to attend the official opening of the x-ray plant at the Brentwood Hospital, Muswellbrook, 7^th May 1930.

[Received: June, 1999.] [Accessioned: by Gionni di Gravio, October, 1999.]

A8273 (i) Diary and Ship’s Log of Captain John Dalton while aboard the ship Rowena sailing from Otago, New Zealand to Callio (sic), South Africa and then Cork, Ireland to Montrose, North Britain (Scotland), November, 1866 – July, 1867.

A8273 (ii) Diary and Ship’s Log of Captain John Dalton while aboard the Carin, St Magnes and Rowena, February, 1868 – May, 1870.

A8275 (ix) Box containing glass negatives:

Sailing ship at wharf, [c.1890s]

Tombstone of John Dalton, Methodist Church Stockton, c.1912.

Jim Dalton, 1917.

Eliza Jane and Jack Dalton, Sandy Hollow, 1927.

Burton Agnes, Salt Ash, 1913.

Military training at Liverpool, 1917.

Burton Agnes, Salt Ash (3 images), 1916 – 1917.

William Dalton and Col Porteous, 1915.

Children on horseback, [c.1890s].

A8277 (v) Travel memorabilia and booklets relating to Canterbury Cathedral, Canewdon Parish Church, Sir Douglas Mawson’s Antarctic Research Expedition, Ceylon, Aberdeen and Commonwealth Line of Steamers, September, 1926 – October, 1929.

A8301 (xv) Coal shipping regulations : (petition of coal-trimmers and others of Newcastle / Legislative Assembly. New South Wales. [Sydney] : [Govt. Printer], 1876.

A8780 (iv) Union Steamship Co., Newcastle, N.S.W., notes. 1855-1941

A8783 (xviii) Three glass negatives, [Nobbys, four-masted sailing ship, launching rails]. [1880-1900]

A8798 (i) Printers block – Sailing ships (6+ ) with three people in rowing boat in foreground on Newcastle Harbour. 8x12cm. n.d.

A8798 (xxi) Printers block – Launching the HMAS Tobruk. [Carrington Slipways?]. 8x10cm. n.d.

A8798 (xxv) Printers block – View of Newcastle and harbour. 5x11cm. 1853.

A8798 (xxx) Printers block – Steam and sail ships, Newcastle Harbour. Note: not bad order. [1900?]

A8799 (iii) Printers block – Life boat Victoria, showing crew, others on wharf holding nameplate from the wreck Adolphe. Note: block marked a little. [1904]

A8799 (iv) Printers block – Ship at wharf, Newcastle Harbour. Tugboat [?] at side. 8x13cm. n.d.

A8799 (v) Printers block – Ship at floating dock, Newcastle Harbour. 8x12cm. n.d.

A8799 (vi) Printers block – Carrington Slipway, Newcastle Harbour. 8x10cm. n.d.

A8799 (vii) Printers block – Boat Harbour, adjacent to Fish Market Wharf, Newcastle. 8x11cm. n.d.

A8799 (viii) Printers block – Stanley Park, Fullerton Cove, Stockton. 7x11cm. 1977.

A8799 (ix) Printers block – S.S. Boveric. 6x10cm. n.d.

A8799 (xii) Printers block – The McMyler Hoist at Dyke End. (Different photo of same enclosed). 16x12cm. 1900’s.

A8799 (xiii) Printers block – Bungaree ? [Paddle-steamer in Newcastle Harbour, sailing ship in background. Photograph enclosed.] 7x12cm. n.d.

A8799 (xiv) Printers block – S.S. Koompartoo. (See Newcastle & Hunter District Historical Society Journal and Proceedings. Vol. V, no. 5, February 1951. p.92. 9x14cm.

A8799 (xvii) Printers block – The McMyler Hoist at Dyke. 7x9cm. [See A8799 (xii)]. . 1910

A8799 (xviii) Printers block – Two masted sail boat, Lady Nelson. [NHDHS Journal V.6, p89.] 6x10cm. 1975.

A8799 (xix) Printers block – Three vessels in the Harbour. (Steamship, launch, dredge?) 8x13cm. n.d.

A8799 (xx) Printers block – Newcastle Harbour, photographed from Perkins Street. Sailing ships. Photograph included. 9x14cm. 1898.

A8799 (xxi) Printers block – Newcastle from Ballast Wharf. [View shows windmill on hill, church with spire, other buildings.] 6x17cm. n.d.

A8799 (xxiv) Printers block – Excursion to Port Stephens. Steamship at wharf. 8x14cm. n.d.

A8800 (ii) Printers block – Coal loader. Shows stockpiles of coal. 12x16cm. [1960’s?].

A8800 (ix) Printers block – Steam launch with passengers on Lake Macquarie? 5x7cm. [1900?]

A8800 (xiv) Printers block – Wreck of the Adolphe (French four-masted barque). [NHDHS Journal New series. V1. pt v. p.48.] 12x10cm. 1904.

A8801 (vi) Printers block – Scene of boat on a river near a bend. Boat appears to have two masts, probably a motor. May be moored and have a dinghy at rear. 9x6cm, n.d.

A8801 (x) Printers block – RAAF helicopter above the wrecked MV Sygna, rescuing a person. The ship was wrecked in Stockton Bight, in the gale of 26^th May 1974. 12x10cm. 1974.

A8801 (xi) Printers block –S.S. Afghan. Screw steamer. Lost on the Newcastle Harbour dyke. [NHDHS V. 6 pt. 12, p.190.] 1889.

A8801 (xv) Printers block – Sailing ships at Newcastle wharf. 9x14cm. [1900.]

A8803/P00001 Newcastle Harbour – coaling at the Dyke. Sailing and steam ships in background. In colour.

R.N. Rasmussen, Publisher, Newcastle, N.S.W. Printed in Germany. [1900].

A8803/P00068 Newcastle. Harbour. Shipping tied up at the Dyke during 1890 Coal Strike.[Sailing ships, loaded coal skips waiting.]

A8804/P00386 Carrington. The Dyke. Sailing ships in the harbour. Engraving. [1880’s?]

A8804/P00387 Newcastle. King’s Wharf with sailing ships. [1880’s?]

A8804/P00388 Newcastle. Queen’s Wharf. Coal loading area. Engraving. [1880’s?]

A8804/P00389 Newcastle. Harbour. Sailing ships waiting for coal. [1880’s?].

A8804/P00413 Newcastle. Harbour wharf showing the crane and coal skip. Steam ship at wharf. [1920’s?]

A8805/P00521 Lake Macquarie. Wangi Wangi. [Steam launch?] n.d.

A8805/P00693 Clarence Town. Plaque … “1831-1981…commemorating the launching of the paddle-wheel steamer “William IV” from the Deptford Shipyards. Unveiled by Mrs. Jessie Wetzler, great grand-daughter of William Lowe.” 1987

A8805/P00800 Newcastle Convict Mines. Model of a sailing ship moored near shore with an early settlement. n.d.

A8805/P00801 Newcastle Convict Mines. Model, showing coal loading onto a sailing ship. (See P00793 Sign:The First Private Enterprise Colliery). n.d.

A8806/P00852 Newcastle & Hunter River Steamship Co’s. T.S.S. “Hunter”, 1840 tons. n.d.

A8806/P00853 T.S.S. “Karuah”, 399 tons. Trading between Sydney, Newcastle and Port Stephens. n.d.

A8806/P00854 T.S.S. “Karuah”. Single funnel. n.d.

A8806/P00855 “Italia” on fire in Newcastle Harbour. Steam and sailing ships in background. n.d

A8806/P00856 “Australian Trader”, built at Newcastle, NSW, presented by Mr. W.M. Jory, 31/6 Joubert Street, Hunter Hill. n.d.

A8806/P00857 No item.

A8806/P00858 Mission to Seamen launch “Ada”, at Stockton. n.d.

A8806/P00888 Newcastle Harbour. Four-masted sailing ship, three-masted ship at rear. Glass negative. n.d.

A8806/P00889 Newcastle Harbour. Sailing ships moored. Steamship with tall stack. Glass negative. n.d.

A8806/P00956 Newcastle Harbour. Wharves showing timber decking in poor condition. Nobbys in the distance. 1946.

A8806/P00957 Newcastle Harbour. View from Stockton Punt looking west – northward [upriver?] . 1951.

A8806/P00960 Newcastle Harbour. Stockton Ferry leaving Newcastle wharf. Note the worn timber decking. 1946.

A8806/P01082 Newcastle. Wreck of Paddle Steamer City of Newcastle. 12th September 1878. (Sepia photograph).

A8806/P01174 Newcastle Harbour. Steam and sail. [1900?]

A8806/P01207 Newcastle. Portion of the Harbour taken from the suburb of Wickham showing shipping at the wharves. Vinco series no. 14. Caltex Tanganyika in the foreground. n.d.

CONDUIT: Dr John Turner (Turner File S9) Deposited 1998

A9020 (ii)-0017 Detail of Newcastle buildings, harbour with sailing ships and Nobbys, circa 1880s?

Photographs of shipping and coaling

A9020 (ii)-0044 Sailing ships in Newcastle harbour, in pencil on reverse "5" [1870s?]

A9020 (ii)-0045 Sailing ship in Newcastle harbour, in pencil on reverse "7" [1870s?]

A9020 (ii)-0046 Sailing ship in Newcastle harbour, in pencil on reverse "8A" [1870s?]

A9020 (ii)-0047 Sailing ships in Newcastle harbour, in pencil on reverse "9" [1870s?]

A9020 (ii)-0048 Hydraulic crane coaling at Newcastle harbour wharf, in pencil on reverse "13" Annotation in pen "Jim Welsh believes this to be the first of the hydraulic cranes to come into use - though numbered '9' - previously '6' it was the first". [1900s?]

A9020 (ii)-0049 Steamers with hydraulic cranes coaling at Newcastle harbour wharf, in pencil on reverse "14" [1900s?]

A9020 (ii)-0050 Steamers at Newcastle Wharf, in pencil on reverse "15" [1900s?]

A9020 (ii)-0051 The steamer "Our Elsie", in pencil on reverse "16" [1920s?]

A9020 (ii)-0076 Postcard. Paddle Steamer Darling River N.S.W. c1895

WALSH ISLAND STATE DOCKYARD AND ENGINEERING WORKS - FLOATING DOCK PHOTOGRAPHS

A9020 (viii) Two postcard photographs of launching of first and second sections of floating dock, 1928.

Annotations on reverse of postcards read:

"First Section of Floating Dock launched at Walsh Island 1928. S. Peters" [?]

"Dear Clare, & Eunice. I received your pretty P.C. Thanks awfully. my job has finished with the last launch. This is the second section getting launched. so I may be out of work for a while yet. so hoping you are o.k. as it leaves me at present. I will leave off now xx From yours Truly Sam Peters."

Background info from Newcastle Industrial Heritage Association Inc Website:

"Walsh Island State Dockyard & Engineering Works 1913-1933

The NSW State Government Dockyard and Engineering Works was established in 1913, at Walsh Island on the Hunter River. The site was selected by the first state Labour Government as a replacement for Sydney’s Cockatoo Island Dockyard, that had been taken over by the Commonwealth Government in 1913. It was also an opportunity for a significant demonstration by the McGowen Labour Government of its grand designs to use the political economy to encourage the greater industrialisation of NSW as a means to advance the socialist ideals of organised labour.

Walsh Island – a mile long mud and sand spit at the junction of the north and south arms of the river, was one of seven islands in the Hunter River which were gradually reclaimed and now forms the eastern end of Kooragang Island. Dredging commenced in 1897 by constructing a rock wall and pumping silt dredged from the river, to raise the ground level 8 feet above high water. Continuous dredging and pumping by the NSW Public Works Department had by 1912 created enough land to build on.

Preparatory work by 113 workers commenced in early 1913, the keel of the first vessel was laid in June and the central workshop buildings were completed by October 1913. When the works were officially opened by Minister for Public Works Arthur Griffin on 27 November 1914, the Dockyard was spread over 32 acres. During World War 1 the works were limited by shortages of material, labour and money, and almost closed, but by the early 1920’s Walsh Island had become the centre of Newcastle’s Shipbuilding and Engineering industry.

The workforce grew to 2500 in 1920 not only producing ships but tons of pipes, buses, bridges, weapons, munitions, government rail carriages and rolling stock and steam tractor trucks.

In all, forty-seven vessels ranging from small wooden and steel punts, tenders, dredges, ferries, a pilot boat, several 6,000 ton steamers and a 15,000 ton floating dock were built. Newcastle’s first large vehicular ferry the SS Mildred was launched there in 1914 for the Stockton-Newcastle run.

The dockyard fabricated almost anything from bolts and castings, to general structural steel fabrication. With diversification it was able to compete effectively on the open market, without Government assistance. Unfortunately, no effort was made to help the Dockyard over the difficulties it faced as a result of the Depression.

The considerable cost of and the delays involved in transporting men and materials, damage done to submarine electric power cables laid across a busy waterway, and the cost of supplying such a large engineering complex isolated by water undermined the profitability. A change of government resulted in gradual loss of political support for the Dockyard, and many attempts to sell the site were unsuccessful.

The Dockyard was eventually abandoned in 1933 after the great Depression and finally dismantled when most buildings and much machinery were relocated to the Dyke End, Carrington between 1938-41.

In 1943 the Floating Dock was towed down river to Dyke Point to repair damaged wartime ships. In 1977 it was cut up for scrap.

The new Carrington Dockyard became an invaluable war asset, repairing 600 ships by 1945 and building 24 others of varying size.

View a selection of photos in the GALLERY

Steve Ford, Ross Craig & Bob Cook Jan 2008"Glimpses

BOYD, WILLIAM (BILL) ARTHUR - DIRECTOR AND SHIPPING MANAGER, JOHN REID PTY LTD NEWCASTLE

CONDUIT: GRAHAM BOYD (GRANDSON) AND NORMAN BOYD (SON) WITH ASSISTANCE MR BILL HILLIER

DEPOSITED: 3RD MAY 2012

A9026 20 Folders containing loose news clippings and papers relating to shipping in Newcastle harbour for the years, 1943-1974.

A9026 (i) Newsclippings, John Reid Pty Ltd Summary of Inward and Outward Overseas Shipping for 6 months 31 Dec 1943. 1943-1944.

A9026 (ii) Papers relating to Shipping Movements and Repairs Newcastle Harbour 1944-1946.

A9026 (iii) Newsclippings and Papers relating to Shipping Newcastle Harbour 1946.

A9026 (iv) Newsclippings and Papers relating to Shipping Newcastle Harbour 1947-1948.

A9026 (v) Newsclippings and Papers relating to Shipping Newcastle Harbour 1953.

A9026 (vi) Newsclippings relating to Shipping Newcastle Harbour 1952, 1957-1959.

A9026 (vii) Newsclippings relating to Shipping Newcastle Harbour 1960.

A9026 (viii) Newsclippings relating to Shipping Newcastle Harbour 1961.

A9026 (ix) Newsclippings relating to Shipping Newcastle Harbour 1962.

A9026 (x) Newsclippings relating to Shipping Newcastle Harbour 1963.

A9026 (xi) Newsclippings relating to Shipping Newcastle Harbour 1964.

A9026 (xii) Newsclippings and papers relating to Shipping Newcastle Harbour 1965.

A9026 (xiii) Newsclippings and papers relating to Shipping Newcastle Harbour 1966.

A9026 (xiv) Newsclippings, photographs and papers relating to Shipping Newcastle Harbour 1967.

A9026 (xv) Newsclippings and papers relating to Shipping Newcastle Harbour 1968.

A9026 (xvi) Newsclippings relating to Shipping Newcastle Harbour 1969.

A9026 (xvii) Newsclippings and papers relating to Shipping Newcastle Harbour 1971.

A9026 (xviii) Newsclippings relating to Shipping Newcastle Harbour 1972.

A9026 (xix) Newsclippings relating to Shipping Newcastle Harbour 1973.

A9026 (xx) Newsclippings relating to Shipping Newcastle Harbour 1973.

A9026 (xxi) Personal Diary 1974 (not used - blank)

A9026 (xxii) Personal Diary 1976

A9027 Personal Notebooks and Printed material 1939-1975

Personal Notebooks (in pencil) containing details of vessel, dates, crews, ages etc. 1939-1975 (6 bags of notebooks)

Printed Material. Blue Funnel & Glen Lines. Staff Bulletin 1948-1953

Printed Material. Blue Funnel & Glen Lines. Bulletin 1954-1967

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FEDERATED SOCIETY OF BOILERMAKERS AND IRON SHIPBUILDERS OF AUSTRALIA,

Newcastle: [now incorporated in Amalgamated Metal Worker’s Union]

B5588 Members Register, 1908 - 1914(?).

B5589 Return Book, 1915 – 1922.

B5590 Minute Book, 1877 – 1886.

B5591 Minute Book, 1886 – 1895.

B5592 Minute Book, 1895 – 1904.

B5593 Minute Book, 1904 – 1909.

B5594 Minute Book, 1909 – 1911.

B5595 Minute Book, 1912 – 1913.

B5596 Minute Book, 1913 – 1915.

B5597 Minute Book, 1915 – 1916.

B5598 Minute Book, 1916 – 1919.

B5599 Minute Book, 1919 – 1920.

B5600 Minute Book, 1920 – 1922.

B5601 Minute Book, 1922 – 1923.

B5602 Minute Book, 1923 – 1925.

B5603 Minute Book, 1926 – 1928.

B5604 Minute Book, 1928 – 1930.

B5605 Minute Book, 1931 – 1932.

B5606 Minute Book, 1932 – 1933.

B5607 Minute Book, 1933 – 1934.

B5608 Minute Book, 1934 – 1936.

B5609 Minute Book, 1936 – 1937.

B5610 Minute Book, 1937 – 1939.

B5611 Minute Book, 1939 – 1941.

B5612 Minute Book, 1941 – 1944.

B5613 Minute Book, 1944 – 1945.

B5614 Minute Book, 1945 – 1946.

B5615 Minute Book, 1946 – 1952.

B5616 Minute Book, 1952 – 1957.

B5617 Minute Book, 1957 – 1963.

B5618 Minute Book, 1963 – 1969.

B5619 Minute Book, 1969 – 1973.

B5620 Contribution Book, 1896 – 1912.

B5621 Contribution Book, 1912 – 1918.

B5622 Ledger, 1915 – 1923.

B10397/N272 Sailing ships at Clarencetown: sailing ship “Rio” from New Zealand, small vessel is the Birdwood – carried pit timber to Stockton and collieries, 1905

B10397/N273 William River Company’s wharf at Clarencetown from which his Excellency Lord Jersey embarked. Small vessel is the Cooreei, and W.C. Wentworth at the wharf at Clarencetown, 1891 (copy)

B10398/N495-497 Morpeth House - chapel and bell from the ship Ceres, built in Clarence Town, later wrecked.

B10398/N548 Ship at Morpeth (copy)

B10399/N606 Ship at wharf below Paterson Bridge ca. 1800’s, before the railway (copy from Weston’s photograph)

B10399/N616 Raymond Terrace - (prize winning photograph) ; Waterfront - ship Warrenghai launch at back of ship Alma, 1940. The building in the background was the first Port Stephens Shire council building - used to be called the ‘Customs House’ (now demolished). (Also other stone buildings) Steam Packet Inn is obscured by stone store buildings.

B10399/N622-624 Rocket and rocket crew lifesavers. The rockets were used to fire ropes to shipwrecked sailors off Stockton Beach (copies of prints from Harry Skilton ca. 1900, copies made 1964)

B10402/N1443 Two old brass lamps originally from sailing ship Helen B. Sterling. For some time they were in the Newcastle and Port Stephens Game Fish Club built 1935. Since 1950 they have been in the possession of Athel D’Ombrain.

B10403/N1703-1704 H.M.S. Newcastle in Newcastle Harbour (n.d.)

B10403/N1727 ‘Shooting the Sun’ on H.M.S. Geelong - Captain Ilberry who later disappeared off Capetown without a trace on the ship Waratah. (photo taken when Athel and family were going to England, ca. 1907)

B10404/N1911 Passenger ship going out of Sydney Harbour and King Hardwicks launch Atlanta

B10404/N1924 Athel D’Ombrain 220 miles off Swain Reef near Gladstone at sunset on Museum ship Coongoola

AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM EXCURSION TO SWAIN REEFS ON THE COONGOOLA, OCTOBER, 1962:

B10404/N2148 Coongoola

B10404/N2149 - engine room

B10404/N2150 - spare motor

B10404/N2151 - engine room

B10404/N2152 - being pulled up on slips at Ballina

B10404/N2153 - on slips

B10404/N2154-2155 - bow section

B10404/N2156 - propeller section

B10404/N2157 - damaged propellers

B10404/N2158 - refitting new propeller

B10405/N2159 Coongoola - on the slips

B10405/N2160 - dog watching proceedings

B10405/N2161 - passing Lady Elliott Island and lighthouse

B10405/N2162 - passing Break-sea spit light

B10405/N2163 - returning from Lady Elliott Island

B10405/N2164 - going ashore at Lady Elliott Island

B10405/N2165 - compass in wheelhouse

B10405/N2166 - radar in wheelhouse

B10405/N2167 - Don McMichael at wheel

B10405/N2168 - Athel D’Ombrain (cook) at wheel

B10405/N2169 - crew member watching radar

B10405/N2170 - Roy Marshall (prospective new owner) watching sunset

B10405/N2171-2172 - under sail

B10405/N2173-2174 - coral and marine specimens on deck

B10405/N2175 - examining day’ collection

B10405/N2338 Photograph taken through a car window with ship going by

B10405/N2407-2408 Copies of photograph of S.S. Hunter

B10405/N2341 Gilbert Whitley from the Australian Museum on ship Coongoola

B10405/N2422 Autographed tea cloth owned by Athel’s mother - signed by people on board ship in 1889. (The Captain of the S.S. Geelong was Captain Josiah Ilberry, who was later captain of the ill-fated Waratah - also on S.S. Geelong 1907)

COPY OF PRINTS FROM FRANK CROKER, MUSWELLBROOK:

B10406/N2550 S.S. Daisy Paddlewheel ship was the first bought by the Lower Hunter Steamship Co. to trade between Raymond Terrace & Newcastle. Andrew Adams managing director.

B10406/N2551 Launch Replica passing through Raymond Terrace on way to Hexham

B10406/N2553 S.S. Warringhi at Clarencetown wharf with the William River in flood over 50 years ago (1930)

B10406/N2554 Launch Replica when used as a passenger boat on Hawkesbury River

B10406/N2555 Shipping at Raymond Terrace. S.S. Irrawang at Wharf.

B10406/N2556 Helen Nichol Jones Bros. boat leaving Clarencetown with a load of sawn bakehouse wood for Sydney (1920’s) Mr. Hope was Mill Manager at that time.

B10406/N2557 S.S. Warringhi near Clarencetown

B10406/N2559 Esme and Athel D’Ombrain on Aorangi (ca. 1930’s)

B10406/N2563 Sailing ship Rio, Williams River, Clarencetown (carried pit timber to Stockton, 1905)