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Port Adelaide
Port Adelaide in 1844.
Port Adelaide River
Port Adelaide River, about 1892.
Port Adelaide wharves
Port Adelaide wharves, 1892, with the barque 'Myrtle Holme' and the brig 'Phillis'.
Shipping in the Port River
Shipping in the Port River, in the 1880's.
Shipping at Port Adelaide
Shipping at Port Adelaide, 1871, with Section A. 'Beltana' on Fletcher's Slip and Section B. Ship 'Yatala', ship 'Orient' and brig 'William'.
Shipping at Port Adelaide
Shipping at Port Adelaide, about 1890, with the topsail schooner 'Cygnet', the barque 'Osuri' and the 'S.S. Investigator'.
Port Adelaide
Panorama view of Port Adelaide, about 1905, photographed from the top of signal flagstaff with: Section 1. 'S.S. Kanowna' and ship 'Indore, Section 2. Continuation of ship 'Indore', Section 3. Tug 'Yatala' and 'S.S. Newton Hall', Section 4. Barque 'Manurewa', and Section 5. Sailors in New Dock. Figurehead of General Blanco on hotel balcony.
Port Adelaide
Port Adelaide, about 1892, with the 'H.M.C.S. Protector', the 'S.S. Echuca' and the tug 'Yatala'.
The 'Leeta May' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden ketch 'Leeta May', 83 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wooden 2 mast auxiliary ketch, 83 gross, 75 net tons. ON133492, 98.0 x 22.0 x 7.0 built 1919 Port Cygnet, Tas. Owners: AB Wilson, registered Hobart. About 1932 acquired by AJ Cosh and partners, of Port Adelaide. Register closed in WW2 upon sale to the Commonwealth Government. No details of fate.]
Port Adelaide shipping
Port Adelaide shipping, 1879.
Fletcher's Slip, Port Adelaide
Fletcher's Slip, Port Adelaide in 1879, with the 'S.S. Ridge Park'.
Shipping in the New Dock
Shipping in the New Dock, about 1888.
Shipping at Port Adelaide November 1876
Shipping at Port Adelaide in November 1876, with from left at wharf: 'Loch Vennachar', 'Coorong', 'City of Paris', 'Odalisk' and 'Sofie'. [City of Paris = iron ship, 990 tons, ON44793. 210.5 x 31.8 x 21.4. Built 1862 (7). C. Connell and Co. Glasgow. George Smith and Sons. Registered Glasgow later G. Traill and Sons, Glasgow.]
Excavations for dock at Port Adelaide
Excavations for dock at Port Adelaide commenced by Mr. Fletcher (of Fletcher's Slip) in 1888; work was abandoned following labor difficulties.
The 'Coringle' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden schooner 'Coringle', 99 tons, in an unidentified harbour. [wooden aux. 3 mast schooner ON120761. 96 gross, 76 net tons. 76.4 x 23.8 x 7.0 built 1909 Woodley's Ltd. Berry's Bay North Sydney. Engine 25hp. Lengthened 1918 = 128 gross, 99 net tons. 105.7 x 24.0 x 6.4. Re-engined 1938 now twin screw auxiliary schooner. 132 gross, 95 net tons. Owners Orbost Shipping Co. Ltd. Registered Melbourne. 1918 Rosenfeld Hillas and Co. Pty. Ltd. August 1922 JA Olsen and others, registered Port Adelaide, then Austral Plaster Co. Ltd. requisitioned by government during WW2. Re-registered Port Adelaide in September 1946 by R. Fricker and Co. and others. By 1969 was operating out of Darwin for others.]
Port Adelaide River
Port Adelaide River, 1879 with the bow of 'Trevelyon', the ketches 'Ruby' and 'Strathmore', the barques 'Stag' and 'L.J. Hall' and the ship 'Woodlark'.
Coastal shipping at Port Adelaide
Coastal shipping at Port Adelaide in the 1880's, with the 'S.S. Lubra' and the ketches 'Mary' and 'Young Foster'.
Shipping in the Port River
Shipping in the Port River in the 1880's.
The 'Bankfields' at Port Pirie
The iron barque 'Bankfields', 785 tons, at Port Pirie. [iron barque, 859 tons. ON74533, 195.4 x 32.1 x 19.7. Built 1876 (6) Osbourne, Graham and Co. Sunderland. Owners: S. Wakenham and Sons, registered Liverpool. (Built as 'James Beazley' for William Kelly registered Liverpool, sold and renamed in 1878) January 1900 The Adelaide Milling Co. Ltd registered Port Adelaide: April 1908 Colonial Sailing Ship Co. Ltd registered Lyttelton, 1911 The Adelaide Steamship Co. Ltd and converted to a hulk at Port Adelaide. Towed to Fremantle in 1918 for further use as a hulk. Sunk by gunfire RAAF off Rottnest Island 7 June 1950 when not required for further duty as a hulk.]
The 'Phillis' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden brig 'Phillis', 240 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wooden 2 mast brig. 230 tons, ON35602. 103.5 x 23.5 x 12.9. Built 1859 Miramichi, New Brunswick. Sept. 1861 registered Port Adelaide by Captain John Bickers. March 1895 Edward Lane, registered Sydney. 1896 to George F Mason and no further trace]
The 'Dunblane' in an unidentified harbour
The iron barque 'Dunblane', 752 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron 3 mast barque, 751 gross, 714 net tons. ON78615. 187.8 x 31.0 x 18.5. Built 1878 (5) D&W Henderson. Glasgow. Owners: J Dunn and Sons, registered Glasgow. Oct 1896 to Russian owners without change of name. 1902 John Alexander Walker, registered Port Adelaide. Jan. 1907 to JJ Craig, Auckland and renamed Joseph Craig. Sold 1914 to Huddart, Parker Ltd Melbourne for conversion to hulk but on delivery voyage was wrecked at Hokianga, NZ August 7, 1914]
The 'Oscar Robinson' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden ketch 'Oscar Robinson', 61 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wooden 2 mast ketch, ON89228, 61 tons, 72.5 x 19.0 x 7.0. Built 1883 Robert Muirhead, Stewartfield, Williams River, NSW. Auxiliary engine installed in 1925. Formerly owned in Sydney, transferred to Port Adelaide 1900. Broken up and register closed in October 1940. See 'Ketches of South Australia' by Parsons, 1978]
The 'Harold' at Port Augusta
The wooden ketch 'Harold', 98 tons, at Port Augusta [wooden 2 mast ketch. ON112505, 108 tons, 96.0 x 23.0 x 7.1. Built 1900 Hans C Christensen, Bermagui, NSW. Aux. motor fitted May 1922. Owners: HC Christensen, registered Sydney; c.1914 AL Le Messurier and others (of Port Adelaide) register transferred to Port Adelaide in 1919. 1922 = R Fricker and Co. and partners. Acquired by the Commonwealth Government during WW2 on behalf of USA Small Ships. Fate unknown]
The 'Rooganah' and the 'Alcairo' at King's Pier, Hobart
From left to right, the wooden schooner 'Rooganah', 99 tons, and wooden schooner 'Alcairo', 61 tons, at King's Pier, Hobart. [Alcairo - wood. aux. schooner, 72g, 52n tons. ON124547, 80.7 x 22.9 x 6.3, built 1911 Port Cygnet, T. Owners; L Commonwealth Government, reg. Melbourne: c. 1918 GT Bell & Co. reg. Melbourne, c.1920 J & AW Sheridan (of South Australia) Totally lost at Marion Bay SA. October 10, 1923. ] [Rooganah = wooden auxiliary 3 mast schooner, 99 gross, 75 net tons, ON124540, 95.0 x 25.1 x 7.0 built 1909 Port Cygnet, Tasmania. Owners: H Jones and Co., and H Heather, registered Hobart. c. 1911/12 Alvin W Taylor: by 1919 reverts to H Jones and Co. c.1921 Sydney C Loveder (of South Australia) Destroyed by fire about 10 am August 19, 1927 near Whyalla. See 'Ketches of South Australia', 3rd edition, 1978]
The 'Hannah Nicholson' at Port Adelaide
The wooden barque 'Hannah Nicholson', 252 tons, at Port Adelaide [wooden 3 mast barque, 252 tons, ON41488, 116.4 x 23.6 x 14.4. Built 1858 L Kennedy and Co. Whitehaven, Cumberland. Owners William Nicholson, registered Melbourne; 1862 George Black; 1872 John Bickers, registered Port Adelaide; May 1894 AE Howard; 1896 R Watt, registered Sydney; 1897 Bernard Byrnes; 1905 Westport Coal Co. Ltd, registered Dundee. Register closed in 1926 when advice received vessel used as a hulk at Timaru]
The 'Victor' wrecked at Balgowan
The wooden ketch 'Victor', 58 tons, wrecked at Balgowan [wooden 2 mast ketch, ON57547, 67 tons, 79.0 x 19.9 x 7.5. Built 1874. Hobart. auxiliary engine installed 1898 - 78 gross, 23 net tons. 77.1 x 19.5 x 7.0. Owners: John McLeod, junior and partners, registered Port Adelaide: 1892 A McDonald; 1894 FP Moore and WH Kinlay, later JP Moore and partners: 1918 AG Littlelty, J Tainsh and R Fricker; 1921 WL and LP McArthur' 1922 Alert Pty. Ltd. Wrecked at Balgowan Reef, SA January 3, 1925. See 'Ketches of South Australia' 3rd edition 1978]
Unknown brigs at Port Adelaide
Unknown brigs at Port Adelaide in the 1860's.
The 'Otago' at Melbourne
The iron barque 'Otago', 346 tons, at Melbourne [composite 3 mast ship rig, re-rig c.1887 as 3 mast barque (NB - this is NOT the iron hulled ship of 367 tons associated with Joseph Conrad) 1048 gross, 993 net tons. ON60449, 207.3 x 34.5 x 20.1. Built 1869 (8) R Duncan and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: Albion Shipping Co. Ltd., registered Glasgow. c.1880 William Brown (who left the management with Shaw, Savill and Company) c.1891 sold to Swedish owners, without change of name. c. 1909 sold Portuguese and renamed 'Emilia' torpedoed during WW1.Great confusion between two vessels of this name both built in the same year. The smaller one was associated with Joseph Conrad when he took charge of it to bring it to Port Adelaide upon the death of the master. Many writers assert that the vessel, details above, was owned by SS&A which was not so]
Shipping at Port Adelaide, World War I
Shipping at Port Adelaide during World War I.
The 'Annie Watt' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden ketch 'Annie Watt', 42 tons, in an unidentified harbour. [wood 2 masted barge rigged, ON57512, 42 tons, 63.7 x 18.0 x 5.6. Built 1870 J Wilson Port Esperance T. by 1875 described as a ketch. Aux. engine fitted in 1925 = 44g, 33n. Owners: George Watt, reg. Hobart Dec. 1873 George Watt, William Fergussen & Samuel Reeves, reg. Port Adelaide. Dec. 1873 Wm Fergussen and S Reeves: 1877 G. McKay and others. Oct. 1882 Port Wakefield Shipping Co. Ltd: 1895 AE Le Messurier & Partners. 1925 RC and JF Harvey. Sold for preservation and is ashore at Port Adelaide waiting provision of a display site.