K Class Ferries

The Bill Allen Collection comprises a comprehensive collection of photographs of Sydney’s Ferries from the 1800’s to the present.

K Class Ferries

K class ferries first operated in 1891 and continued in service until 1985. The collection has photos of 42 ferries belonging to the K class.

A sample of photos from the collection is shown below.

For costs and availability of obtaining any of these photos without watermark, as an electronic file, as a print from the original negative (where available) or as some other format, contact the Maritime Records and Research Centre’s Curator on 02 8204 3500  or email:mrrc@shf.org.au, quoting the full file name and giving details of format wanted.

Copyright for the majority of these images from the collection is vested in the Sydney Heritage Fleet. For the remaining images every attempt has been made to ensure correct attribution. If any originator of an image notes an error the Sydney Heritage Fleet would welcome any notification and will remove that image or modify its attribution.

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002 Greycliffe-circa.1913 smh
004 Greycliffe @ Circ.Quay c.1918 macleay
005 Greycliffe @ Watsons Bay-circa.1925
012 Greycliffe disaster Artist impression-3 Nov.1927

001 Kaikai c1920
004 Kaikai @ Circ.Quay c1930s

001 Kailoa 1902-1940
002 Kailoa
Kailoa circa.1912

004 Kalang leaving for Aust.1926
006 Kalang c1926 1st.gen
020 Kalang Showboat 1938
030 Kalang AV 97 Ncle.1946
036 Kalang Showboat c.1947b
065 Kalang-Sydney Queen Jan.1961
070 Kalang-Sydney Queen 1961a
Kalang-Sydney Queen on beach during storm May 1972

003 Kaludah Circ.Quay 1909
006 Kaludah circa.1910
010 Kaludah-4-3-1911
011 Kaludah after fire

001 Kameruka 1913
008 Kameruka @ No.8 Jetty c.1930
014 Kameruka trials 1954
015 Kameruka Cremorne Whf 1955
020 Kameruka Lane Cove River 29 Nov.1955
025 Kameruka from Cremorne c.1968
060 Kameruka following sailing Jan.1979
085 Kameruka Sept.1979
107 Kameruka leaving Valentia St 1981
112 Kameruka Ferry Race Jan.1981
117 Kameruka Ferry Race 1981
131 Kameruka sunk @ mooring Oct.1986

001 Kamilaroi c1902
002 Kamilaroi circa 1901
003 Kamilaroi 1901-1932
005 Kamilaroi

003 Kamiri 1913
004 Kamiri
005 Kamiri & Kuttabul c1930

094 Kanangra leaving Cremorne Mar.1980 SA
314 Kanangra on slips Cockatoo Is. 23 April 1986
317 Kanangra-damage re North Head Opera House 5 Nov.1984
319 Kanangra showing damage- Nov.1984
320 Kanangra showing damage-Nov.1984
321 Kanangra damage after collison Nov.1984
339 Balmain Yard-Kanangra returns-entering dock Jan.1990
001 Kanangra circa 1912
028 Kanangra Mosman Whf 1958-mathieson
030 Kanangra off Cremorne 1956
037 Kanangra SS in dock c1958
038 Kanangra – engine room Jan. 1959.
041 Kanangra – Fireman Jan.1959
042 Kanangra main engine Jan.1959
043 Kanangra – steering engine Jan.1959
044 Kanangra last day as Steamer 4 May 1959
045 Kanangra steam engine July 1959
047 Kanangra – new engine July 1959
050 Kubu retirement & Kanangra commissioning 2 Dec.1959
054 Kanangra c.1964
070 Kanangra passing thru Spit Bridge 1970
072 Kanangra circa.1970
073 Kanangra changing colour 1974
077 Kanangra 1977
081 Kanangra @ Cremorne Wharf c.1975

006 Kangaroo
008 Kangaroo
010 Kangaroo
015 Karabella c.1925

001 Karabella @ Mosmans Whf.c.1905
003 Karabella 1897-1940 mn
005 Carabella circa 1900
015 Karabella c.1925

001 Karaga @ Mosman 1890s
013 Karaga x Waringa c.1899
015 Karaga x Waringa Jan.1905
016 Karaga modified

003 Karakara leaving for Aust.1926
006 Karakara circa 1927
007 KaraKara 1926f
Karakara Feb.1972a

002`Kareela 1905-1957a
003 Kareela-1950s a
008 Kareela 1955
Kareela 1956a

001 Karingal c1915
002 Karingal circa.1920
003 Karingal 2CH Jolly Boat c1934
004-Karingal c.1948
005 Karingal 1956
006 Karingal on slips 1961
007 Karingal leaving LaneCoveRiver 1970s
008 Karingal off Longueville 1970s
009 Karingal slips Cockatoo Is.1970s
010 Karingal w Cockatoo Workers Nov.1976
011 Karingal 1975
012 Karingal-Greenwich-Apr.1983

001Karrabee 1913-1984
012 Karrabee after WW11
017 Karrabee-1955
Karrabee – 1980
Karrabee leaving Bay St Whf 1981

001 Kedumba c.1910
002 Kedumba c.1910
003 Kedumba-Milsons Pt. Depot-1914
015 Kedumba
016 Kedumba c.1931

001 Kiamala (x Wallaroo)1896-1932
005 Wallaroo c1900
007 Kiamala Lavender Bay c.1903
012 Wallaroo-Kiamala c.1905

001 Kiandra circa 1911
002 Kiandra circa 1915
004 Kiandra circa 1930
008 Kiandra 1911-1953

001 Killara 1909-1933a
003 Killara c1920 ga
004 Killara 1909-1933

003 King Edward c1903
005 King Edward c.1905
007 King Edward-Watsons Bay Wharf-c.1908
014 King Edward-circa.1930

001 Kirawa 1912
004 Kirawa rounding Cremorne Pt.circa.1930
008 Kirawa c1948
023 Kirawa being broken up 1954

003 Kirribilli c.1903
006 Kirribilli circa.1905
010 Kirribilli Pmatta River 1905

002 Kirrule 1910-Trials
003 Kirrule interiors
Kirrule @ Quay 1920s
Kirrule c.1936

005 Kookooburra trials 1907
009 Kookooburra-1910s-c
020 Kookooburra Hayes St.Whf.1930s
022 Kookooburra-1930s

016 Kooleen Launching 21 April 1956
029 Kooleen trials w new bows 18 Dec.1956-
043 Kooleen 27 Dec. 1956
049 Kooleen official trial in Sydney
068 Kooleen @ Valentia St.1969
070 Kooleen 1969 mo
082 Kooleen nearing Val.St.1974
088 Kooleen approach Valentia St.1975
096 Kooleen c.1976
112 Kooleen docking 1976
123 Kooleen 1980
139 Kooleen Lane Cove River Sept.1981a
154 Kooleen-Oct.1979 SA
Kooleen Berrys Bay 2000b

012 Koompartoo Launching
019 Koompartoo arrival Sydney Harbour 1922
021 Koompartoo official photo
Koompartoo & Kubu c1937

011 Koondooloo arrival into Sydney 22 July 1924
015 Koondooloo – circa.1925
023 Koondooloo Showboat trials- 1937
025 Koondooloo Showboat 1937
039 Koondooloo Showboat c.1940
043 Koondooloo Showboat 1941
045 Showboats Koondooloo & Kalang @ The Spit 1942
046 Koondooloo after WW11-c.1947
061 Koondooloo-1970
062 Koondooloo Ncle-1970

006 Kooroongaba nearing completion 29-9-1921
009 Kooroongaba 1921-1971
010 Kooroongaba c1929
027 Kooroongaba on slips-1969
038 Kooroongaba 1970c
041 Kooroongaba in dock 1970
048 Kooroongaba main engine 1971a
049 Kooroongaba boiler room 1971
050 Kooroongaba engine controls Nov.1971
051 Kooroongaba steering engine 1971
056 Newcastle – Kooroongaba laid up 1971
060 Kooroongaba under tow Phillipines 1971

004 Koree circa 1907
018 Koree @ Quay 1930s

Kosciusk
Kosciusko – dock 1957
Kosciusko c.1970 (2)
Kosciusko circa.1910
Kosciusko Cockatoo workers 1956
Kosciusko in Hobart after fire 1983
Kosciusko leaving Cremorne 1970
Kosciusko Valentia St Wharf c.1972
Kosciusko with Cockatoo Is.Workers 1957
M.V Kosciusko -1

002 Kubu 1912-1959 trials
009 Kubu Mosman Bay 1940s
024 Kubu trial colour scheme 1957
030 Kubu off Cremorne 1957

004 Kulgoa Launching 24 Sept.1904
005 Kulgoa trials 1904
014 Kulgoa circa 1920s
020 Kulgoa w troops en route to Queen Mary 28 Dec.1940 AWM
024 Kulgoa 1947

002 Kummulla 1903
009 Kummulla c.1910
012 Kummulla c.1915

001 Kuramia circa 1915
002 Kuramia
003 Kuramia c1920s 1st gen.SHF
005 Kuramia

001 Kurnell c.1924
002 Kurnell -N’cle Harbour circa.1925
006 Kurnell @ Hinton Wharf -circa.1930 N’cle Maritime
007 Kurnell-Ncle Harbour-c.1930 N’cle Maritime

001 Kurraba c.1900
005 Kurraba circa 1910
006 Kurraba @ OldCremorneWhf
008 Kurraba in Mosman Bay c.1905

001 Kanimbla c.1909
003 Kurra-ba x Kanimbla circa 1940
005 Kurra-ba x Kanimbla 1940s
006 Kurra-ba ex Kanimbla 1950

003 Kuttabul launching
008 Kuttabul arrival Sydney Harbour
009 Kuttabul official photo glass plate neg.1922
012 Kuttabul circa1928
018 Kuttabul circa.1931
030 Kuttabul Concert Steamer c1936-SL
033 Kuttabul HMAS sunk @ Garden Is.31 May 1942

042 Karingal engine controls-Gardner diesel 1950
056 Kareela in original pre-war livery 1956
067 Kareela being broken up near Darling St.Whf.21 May 1960 mathieson
1936 Lady Ferguson & Koondooloo under conversion to Show Boat-1936fairfax
1950 Kiandra
1950 Kalang -Showboat in Southerly Gale- off- Chowder Bay-1950’s