Arthur D. Edwardes : SUMMARY RECORD [PRG 1373] • Photograph

The 'Maldon Lewis' at Port Adelaide

The 'Maldon Lewis' at Port Adelaide

The wooden schooner 'Maldon Lewis', 52 tons, at Port Adelaide [wooden 2 mast schooner, ON61032. 51 tons. 69.2 x 18.5 x 6.7. Built 1867 River Cam Tasmania. Owners: formerly enrolled at Melbourne: Dec. 1877 William Whitemore, registered Port Adelaide: 1878 John Darling junior. Sunk but recovered February 1897. Owner AJ Littely: 1904 LT Tulloch. Sprang a leak and beached at Stenhouse Bay, SA Sept. 3. 1918 and became a total loss]

The 'Odalisk' at Port Adelaide

The 'Odalisk' at Port Adelaide

The wooden brigantine 'Odalisk', 277 tons, at Port Adelaide [wooden 2 mast brigantine, 277 gross, 266 net tons. ON54371. 106.1 x 27.8 x 13.0 Built 1866 New Brunswick. Owners: formerly registered at Liverpool. 1869 William Howes, registered Port Adelaide; Dec. 1870 William Hamilton and partners. Converted to a hulk in 1882 - Adelaide Steam Tug Co. Ltd. Broken up and register closed 1916]

The 'Cygnet' at Port Adelaide

The 'Cygnet' at Port Adelaide

The wooden schooner 'Cygnet', 74 tons, at Port Adelaide [wooden 2 mast schooner. ON71759. 77 tons. 79.0 x 20.0 x 7.8. Built 1875 Port Adelaide. Owners GR Selth and others. When lost she was owned by L Hill, MV and J Sinclair and G Heyen. Wrecked Investigator Strait, August 6, 1905. Four lives lost]

The 'Vale' at Port Adelaide

The 'Vale' at Port Adelaide

The wooden schooner 'Vale', 65 tons, at Port Adelaide ['Vale' = wooden 2 mast topsail schooner, 65 tons. ON74888. 76.0 x 18.9 x 7.0. Built 1876 John Burrell and Josiah Quiggen, Crookhaven, NSW. J O'Dwyre and J Berril, rergistered Sydney; 1878/9 Robert Langley; April 1897 SM Nielson, registered Port Adelaide. Wrecked off Cape Borda, SA, Feb. 26, 1900]

The 'Water Lily' and 'Lillie May' at Port Pirie

The 'Water Lily' and 'Lillie May' at Port Pirie

The 'Water Lily', left and the wooden ketch 'Lillie May', 63 tons, at Port Pirie.

The 'Lillie May' at Port Victoria

The 'Lillie May' at Port Victoria

The wooden ketch 'Lillie May', 63 tons, at Port Victoria [wooden 2 mast ketch, ON64208, 70.7 x 19.7 x 6.4. Built 1870 at Port Adelaide probably by Mr J Lowen, owners: John Lowen etc. Broken up and register closed in 1900. See 'Ketches of South Australia' 3rd edition, 1978.]

The 'Floral Star' at Port Adelaide

The 'Floral Star' at Port Adelaide

The wooden barquentine 'Floral Star', 243 tons, at Port Adelaide [wooden 3 mast schooner 243 tons. ON58880, 122.0 x 25.3 x 12.7. Built 1868 Peterhead (Aberdeen) owners: William Mitchell, registered Peterhead wrecked April 25 1875 at Yankalilla SA but refloated June 18 and repaired and re-registered Aug. 1875. Wells, Grierson and Cave, registered Port Adelaide: May 1878 WR Cave. Wrecked near Chefoo, the coast of Shantung, China, April 9, 1880]

The 'Post Boy' at Port Adelaide

The 'Post Boy' at Port Adelaide

The wooden schooner 'Post Boy', 59 tons, building at Port Adelaide in 1874 [wooden 2 mast schooner, 62 tons, 77.2 x 18.8 x 7.2. Built 1874. John Lowen, Port Adelaide. Owners: John Kuhl and partners, registered Port Adelaide. Foundered in St. Vincent Gulf Dec. 15, 1876. Raised and repaired, reregistered Thomas Watson and JH Bowker. Customs register closed in 1907 with 'totally wrecked'. See 'Ketches of South Australia' 3rd edition 1978]

The 'Post Boy' wrecked at Arno Bay

The 'Post Boy' wrecked at Arno Bay

The wooden schooner 'Post Boy', 59 tons, wrecked at Arno Bay [wooden 2 mast schooner, 62 tons, 77.2 x 18.8 x 7.2. Built 1874. John Lowen, Port Adelaide. Owners: John Kuhl and partners, registered Port Adelaide. Foundered in St. Vincent Gulf Dec. 15, 1876. Raised and repaired, reregistered Thomas Watson and JH Bowker. Customs register closed in 1907 with 'totally wrecked'. See 'Ketches of South Australia' 3rd edition 1978]

The 'Post Boy' wrecked at Arno Bay

The 'Post Boy' wrecked at Arno Bay

The wooden schooner 'Post Boy', 59 tons, wrecked at Arno Bay [wooden 2 mast schooner, 62 tons, 77.2 x 18.8 x 7.2. Built 1874. John Lowen, Port Adelaide. Owners: John Kuhl and partners, registered Port Adelaide. Foundered in St. Vincent Gulf Dec. 15, 1876. Raised and repaired, reregistered Thomas Watson and JH Bowker. Customs register closed in 1907 with 'totally wrecked'. See 'Ketches of South Australia' 3rd edition 1978]

The 'Wollomai' in an unidentified harbour

The 'Wollomai' in an unidentified harbour

The wooden brigantine 'Wollomai', 143 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wooden 2 mast schooner, ON74645, 151 gross 143 net tons. 107.6 x 23.6 x 9.5. Built 1876 R Kennedy, Yarrabank, Melbourne. Owners: FP Snewin and F Chapman, registered Melbourne: June 1880 Wright, Orr and Flett: March 1882 William Tulloch, registered Port Adelaide; Oct. 1911 A Le Messurier and partners. Wrecked June 4, 1923 Mounts Bay, near Apollo Bay Victoria]

The 'Wollomai' at Port Adelaide

The 'Wollomai' at Port Adelaide

The wooden brigantine 'Wollomai', 143 tons, at Port Adelaide [wooden 2 mast schooner, ON74645, 151 gross 143 net tons. 107.6 x 23.6 x 9.5. Built 1876 R Kennedy, Yarrabank, Melbourne. Owners: FP Snewin and F Chapman, registered Melbourne: June 1880 Wright, Orr and Flett: March 1882 William Tulloch, registered Port Adelaide; Oct. 1911 A Le Messurier and partners. Wrecked June 4, 1923 Mounts Bay, near Apollo Bay Victoria]

The 'Wollomai' in an unidentified harbour

The 'Wollomai' in an unidentified harbour

The wooden brigantine 'Wollomai', 143 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wooden 2 mast schooner, ON74645, 151 gross 143 net tons. 107.6 x 23.6 x 9.5. Built 1876 R Kennedy, Yarrabank, Melbourne. Owners: FP Snewin and F Chapman, registered Melbourne: June 1880 Wright, Orr and Flett: March 1882 William Tulloch, registered Port Adelaide; Oct. 1911 A Le Messurier and partners. Wrecked June 4, 1923 Mounts Bay, near Apollo Bay Victoria]

The 'Annie Brown' at Port Pirie

The 'Annie Brown' at Port Pirie

The wooden brigantine 'Annie Brown', 160 tons, at Port Pirie. [wood 2 mast brigantine, 160 tons, ON55217, 90.5 x 23.6 x 11.9. Built 1867 Perth Shipbuilduing Co. Perth, Scotland. Owners: D. Brown, reg. Ardrossan: 1875 John Darling and J. Neill, registered Port Adelaide, August 1875 (1876) John Bickers: Feb. 1894 AE Howard: June 1896 W. Allan, R. Fricker and D. Deex: 1898 F. Carver, R. Fricker and D. Deex. Wrecked Spilsby Island, Spencer Gulf, Jan 20, 1904.]

The 'Arab' in an unidentified harbour

The 'Arab' in an unidentified harbour

The wooden ketch 'Arab', 76 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wooden 2 masted ketch. 76 tons. ON106161, 87.8 x 22.2 x 6.6. Built 1898 Rock Davis Brisbane Water, NSW. Owners: Nicholas Cain, registered Sydney c.1899. Francis H. Guy: Nov 1911. Alfred le Messurier and James Littlely, registered Port Adelaide: 1917 Magnus Melsom, registered Fremantle c.1919 August Strang, 1922 JN Dewar. Wrecked and register closed in 1932. Photographed in Sydney Harbour]

The 'Mary' and the 'Young Foster' at Port Adelaide

The 'Mary' and the 'Young Foster' at Port Adelaide

From left to right, the wooden ketch 'Mary', 33 tons, and the wooden ketch 'Young Foster', 15 tons, at Port Adelaide in 1889. [Mary = wooden 2 mast ketch, ON74774, 28 tons. 50.8 x 15.2 x 5.0. Built 1876 Daniel Dineen, Port Adelaide, lengthened 1885 = 33 tons. 63.0 x 15.4 x 5.1. Auxiliary motor installed 1925 = 35 gross, 27 net tons. Owners: Daniel Dineen, registered Port Adelaide by 1919 ME Morris and AHT Kruse. Sold to Dutch owners in 1951 and register closed. According to official records she was wrecked Antechamber Bay, Kangaroo Island, August 1, 1951. See 'Ketches of South Australia' 3rd edition, 1978] ['Young Foster' = wooden 2 mast ketch, ON79340, 24 tons, 52.9 x 12.6 x 5.4. Built 1882 D McKendrick, Birkenhead, SA. Owners: J Williams and partners, registered Port Adelaide; 1883 CH Boase and others; 1884 J Geddes; 1896 G McKay; 1898 SJ Bishop. Sunk off Long Spit but raised and repaired in 1901. J McLeay junior; 1902 WH Littlely by 1919 F Rylander. Foundered off Outer Harbor, Port Adelaide, October 21, 1919]

The 'Lemael' in an unidentified harbour

The 'Lemael' in an unidentified harbour

The wooden schooner 'Lemael', 98 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wooden 2 mast schooner, 98 tons. ON79300, 101.7 x 26.3 x 7.7. Built 1892 James Dyson, Duck River, Tasmania, as a 3 mast fore and aft schooner, altered in 1905. First owner, Joseph Lee, registered Launceston. By 1921 T Holyman. Wrecked at Cape Banks, South Australia, July 21, 1921]

The 'Lemael' ashore near Semaphore

The 'Lemael' ashore near Semaphore

The wooden schooner 'Lemael', 98 tons, ashore near Semaphore [wooden 2 mast schooner, 98 tons. ON79300, 101.7 x 26.3 x 7.7. Built 1892 James Dyson, Duck River, Tasmania, as a 3 mast fore and aft schooner, altered in 1905. First owner, Joseph Lee, registered Launceston. By 1921 T Holyman. Wrecked at Cape Banks, South Australia, July 21, 1921]

The 'Lemael' ashore near Semaphore

The 'Lemael' ashore near Semaphore

The wooden schooner 'Lemael', 98 tons, ashore near Semaphore [wooden 2 mast schooner, 98 tons. ON79300, 101.7 x 26.3 x 7.7. Built 1892 James Dyson, Duck River, Tasmania, as a 3 mast fore and aft schooner, altered in 1905. First owner, Joseph Lee, registered Launceston. By 1921 T Holyman. Wrecked at Cape Banks, South Australia, July 21, 1921]

The 'Seaflower' at Port Adelaide

The 'Seaflower' at Port Adelaide

The wooden ketch 'Seaflower', 53 tons, at Port Adelaide [wooden 2 mast schooner, 66 tons, ON93500, 75.2 x 21.4 x 6.5. Built 1886 Alfred Settree junior, Balmain NSW. Owners: Alfred Settree, registered Sydney; later Alfred Langley, registered Sydney. 1899 sold to Alfred le Messurier, registered Port Adelaide: September 1913 sold to Fremantle. Totally lost at Cape Leschinault, WA 19 Sept. 1923, with the loss of four of her crew of five. At the time she was the property of CR Cornish, WA Hancock and EB Stenning. NB: the name is usually written in two words although sometimes shown as one word. See 'Ketches of SA' by Parsons, p.88]

The 'Sailor Prince' at Port Adelaide

The 'Sailor Prince' at Port Adelaide

The wooden ketch 'Sailor Prince', 34 tons, at Port Adelaide ['Sailor Prince' = wooden 2 mast schooner, ON57497, 40 tons, 63.0 x 17.9 x 5.6 Built 1868 Huon River, Tasmania. Owners in Hobart Oct. 1870 Alexander Reid, registered Port Adelaide; by 1875 M Irvine and Peter Le Messurier, and later Irvine and other partners. Altered to an auxiliary schooner in 1925 = 45 gross, 36 net tons. Last owner was MP Irvine. Wrecked when sunk after a collision with TSMV 'Manunda' in Port Adelaide October 3, 1929]

The 'John Lewis', 'Buck', 'Tam O'Shanter' and 'Evening Star' at Port Adelaide

The 'John Lewis', 'Buck', 'Tam O'Shanter' and 'Evening Star' at Port Adelaide

From left to right, the wooden ketch 'John Lewis', 54 tons (also refer to prints PRG 1373/35/79 and PRG 1373/35/80), the wooden ketch 'Buck', the wooden ketch 'Tam O'Shanter' and the wooden ketch 'Evening Star' (also refer to print PRG 1373/35/16) at Port Adelaide in 1891.

The 'Monarch' at Port Pirie

The 'Monarch' at Port Pirie

The wooden barquentine 'Monarch', 98 tons, at Port Pirie [wooden 3 mast schooner, 132 tons (officially, apparently altered c.1903 and reduced to 98 tons, but not recorded) 109.0 x 23.9 x 7.6. ON55958. Built 1871 J Robinson, Moreton Bay Queensland. Owners: Clarke, Hodgson and Co., registered Brisbane: 1872 Robert Chadwick, registered Sydney: April 1874 Messrs. Short: April 1888 Albert Heesh: Nov. 1902 William Playfair, Port Adelaide then CE Fricker, J Campbell and A Hodgeman. Wrecked Wardang Island, SA, April 6, 1909 (not 1907 as shown on caption)

The 'Monarch' at Port Augusta

The 'Monarch' at Port Augusta

The wooden barquentine 'Monarch', 98 tons, at Port Augusta [wooden 3 mast schooner, 132 tons (officially, apparently altered c.1903 and reduced to 98 tons, but not recorded) 109.0 x 23.9 x 7.6. ON55958. Built 1871 J Robinson, Moreton Bay Queensland. Owners: Clarke, Hodgson and Co., registered Brisbane: 1872 Robert Chadwick, registered Sydney: April 1874 Messrs. Short: April 1888 Albert Heesh: Nov. 1902 William Playfair, Port Adelaide then CE Fricker, J Campbell and A Hodgeman. Wrecked Wardang Island, SA, April 6, 1909 (not 1907 as shown on caption)

The 'Monarch' at Port Victoria

The 'Monarch' at Port Victoria

The wooden barquentine 'Monarch', 98 tons, at Port Victoria [wooden 3 mast schooner, 132 tons (officially, apparently altered c.1903 and reduced to 98 tons, but not recorded) 109.0 x 23.9 x 7.6. ON55958. Built 1871 J Robinson, Moreton Bay Queensland. Owners: Clarke, Hodgson and Co., registered Brisbane: 1872 Robert Chadwick, registered Sydney: April 1874 Messrs. Short: April 1888 Albert Heesh: Nov. 1902 William Playfair, Port Adelaide then CE Fricker, J Campbell and A Hodgeman. Wrecked Wardang Island, SA, April 6, 1909 (not 1907 as shown on caption)

The 'Monarch' wrecked at Wardang Island

The 'Monarch' wrecked at Wardang Island

The wooden barquentine 'Monarch', 98 tons, wrecked at Wardang Island in 1909 [wooden 3 mast schooner, 132 tons (officially, apparently altered c.1903 and reduced to 98 tons, but not recorded) 109.0 x 23.9 x 7.6. ON55958. Built 1871 J Robinson, Moreton Bay Queensland. Owners: Clarke, Hodgson and Co., registered Brisbane: 1872 Robert Chadwick, registered Sydney: April 1874 Messrs. Short: April 1888 Albert Heesh: Nov. 1902 William Playfair, Port Adelaide then CE Fricker, J Campbell and A Hodgeman. Wrecked Wardang Island, SA, April 6, 1909 (not 1907 as shown on caption)

The 'Lulu' at Port Adelaide

The 'Lulu' at Port Adelaide

The wooden ketch 'Lulu', 43 tons, at Port Adelaide [wooden 2 mast ketch, ON31905, 43 tons. Built 1878 Grant and Co. Belfast (Port Fairy) Victoria. 55.0 x 16.3 x 7.0. Owners: Grant and Co. Registered Belfast. Feb. 1921 Robert Ritch (Port Adelaide) registered Melbourne; c.1925 R Ritch and TB Garnaut. Abandoned on the bank of the Port River in mid 1930's. See 'Ketches of South Australia' 3rd edition, 1978]

The 'Rachel Cohen' in an unidentified harbour

The 'Rachel Cohen' in an unidentified harbour

The wooden brigantine 'Rachel Cohen', 150 tons, in an unidentified harbour. Also refer to print PRG 1373/35/150, Part II. [wooden 2 mast schooner, 170 tons, ON64370, 105.5 x 21.0 x 10.5. Auxiliary engines installed 1915 = 171 gross 95 net tons. Built 1871 Alexander Newton, Manning River, NSW. Owners: Samuel Cohen registered Sydney: 1873 Piggott and Worledge, registered Melbourne: 1889 O Geeves, registered Hobart: July 1895 A le Messurier and William Tulloch, registered Port Adelaide c.1898 R Glen and others: c. 1909 CAL Neuman; c.1914 Joseph Hatch: c.1918 The Southern Isles Exploration Co. Ltd.; 1920 Browse Island Co. Ltd. Destroyed by fire at Darwin January 16, 1924]

The 'Lurline' at Port Adelaide

The 'Lurline' at Port Adelaide

The wooden ketch 'Lurline', 47 tons, at Port Adelaide [wooden 2 mast ketch, ON57541, 58 tons. 79.0 x 18.5 x 7.1. Built 1873 Hobart Tasmania. Owners: JG Davies, registered Port Adelaide Jan. 1874 GR Selth, registered Port Adelaide, he is joined later by C Heath and others. Oct. 1882 Port Wakefield Shipping Co. Ltd.; Dec. 1892 R Sinclair; 1903 AG Littlely. Auxiliary engine fitted in 1915. Wrecked Sellicks Beach SA July 23, 1946]

The 'Lurline' in an unidentified harbour

The 'Lurline' in an unidentified harbour

The wooden ketch 'Lurline', 47 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wooden 2 mast ketch, ON57541, 58 tons. 79.0 x 18.5 x 7.1. Built 1873 Hobart Tasmania. Owners: JG Davies, registered Port Adelaide Jan. 1874 GR Selth, registered Port Adelaide, he is joined later by C Heath and others. Oct. 1882 Port Wakefield Shipping Co. Ltd.; Dec. 1892 R Sinclair; 1903 AG Littlely. Auxiliary engine fitted in 1915. Wrecked Sellicks Beach SA July 23, 1946]