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Notes
Title devised by cataloguer. Photographer's title: State ship Westralia.
Biography/history
Western Australia was the third vessel in the Stateships fleet. Originally built for the Tsar of Russia, [as Mongolia] she was a hospital vessel in the Russo-Japanese War. After serving on the W.A. coast between 1912 and 1916 she was used by the British Admiralty as a hospital ship. She was sold to shipbreakers in 1935. Information from The Stateships story : 1912-1977 by Alan M. Stephens.
Summary
Stateship Western Australia steaming out of Fremantle Harbour.
