Negative - Auxiliary Ketch 'Orme'; Mitchell River; Bairnsdale; Gippsland; circa 1908; The auxiliary fishing ketch 'Orme' tied up at a pier on the Mitchell River at Bairnsdale; Gippland. The passengers are mostly female while a number of men stand on the pier. There is a bridge in the background. In June 1909 the 'Orme' disappeared during a voyage from Cunninghame to Mallacoota with six men onboard. Despite an extensive search; no trace of the vessel or crew was found at the time.