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


Bickers & Bower vessels at Port Adelaide
Bickers & Bower vessels at Port Adelaide in the 1880's.


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 'Fleur de Maurice' in an unidentified port
The wooden barque 'Fleur de Maurice', 317 tons, in an unidentified port [wooden 3 mast barque, 333 gross, 317 tons. ON49938. 131.0 x 26.8 x 15.6. Built 1864 Clarke, Jersey. Owners: formerly owned in Jersey. July 1876 J Walker and Son, registered Port Adelaide. Wrecked when crossing the bar at Port Natal, South Africa, April 5, 1894]


The 'County of Ayr' at Port Adelaide
The iron barque 'County of Ayr', 499 tons, at Port Adelaide. [County of Ayr iron ship, 499 tons, ON45977, 170.0 x 17.3 x 17.3. Built 1863 (6) C. Connell and Co. Glasgow. Owners R&J Craig, registered Glasgow c.1894 sold to Port Adelaide and eventually to JA Walker. By this time rigged down to a barque. Sold in July 1901 to Messrs. Folder, Barker and Ward and Captain William Tulloch and registered at Hobart. Wrecked 23 October 1905 on Danger Reef, Otago NZ. General work before sale to Australia, usually in the coal trade when owned in Port Adelaide, and used for the transport of Tasmanian timbers until wrecked, after sale to Hobart]


The 'County of Ayr' in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'County of Ayr', 499 tons, in an unidentified port. [County of Ayr iron ship, 499 tons, ON45977, 170.0 x 17.3 x 17.3. Built 1863 (6) C. Connell and Co. Glasgow. Owners R&J Craig, registered Glasgow c.1894 sold to Port Adelaide and eventually to JA Walker. By this time rigged down to a barque. Sold in July 1901 to Messrs. Folder, Barker and Ward and Captain William Tulloch and registered at Hobart. Wrecked 23 October 1905 on Danger Reef, Otago NZ. General work before sale to Australia, usually in the coal trade when owned in Port Adelaide, and used for the transport of Tasmanian timbers until wrecked, after sale to Hobart]


The 'County of Ayr' and tug 'Euro' at Port Adelaide
The iron barque 'County of Ayr', 499 tons, and tug 'Euro' at Port Adelaide. [County of Ayr iron ship, 499 tons, ON45977, 170.0 x 17.3 x 17.3. Built 1863 (6) C. Connell and Co. Glasgow. Owners R&J Craig, registered Glasgow c.1894 sold to Port Adelaide and eventually to JA Walker. By this time rigged down to a barque. Sold in July 1901 to Messrs. Folder, Barker and Ward and Captain William Tulloch and registered at Hobart. Wrecked 23 October 1905 on Danger Reef, Otago NZ. General work before sale to Australia, usually in the coal trade when owned in Port Adelaide, and used for the transport of Tasmanian timbers until wrecked, after sale to Hobart.]


The 'Moonta' at Port Adelaide
The wooden ship 'Moonta', 627 tons, at Port Adelaide [wooden 3 mast ship rig. 655 tons, alt. 1865 - 598. ON43145. 137.0 x 29.0 x 21.4. Built 1847 Newcastle, USA and named 'Seth Sprague'. Acquired Oct. 1864 by Hy. Simpson and renamed 'Moonta'. Owners H Simpson, T Elder and RB Smith, registered Port Adelaide May 1884 Simpson Bros. and Elder and Smith. Broken up and register closed in 1900. Employed in coal trade between Newcastle, NSW, Wallaroo and Port Adelaide for many years. See 'Black Diamond Line' by Parsons]


The 'Jane Bell' at Port Adelaide
The wooden brig 'Jane Bell', 191 tons, at Port Adelaide in the 1860's.


The 'Kalahome' at Port Adelaide
The wooden barque 'Kalahome', 371 tons, at Port Adelaide [wooden 3 mast barque, 317 gross, 354 net tons. ON43950 120.4 x 26.6 x 16.5. Built 1861 Sunderland. Formerly owned in London April 1869. Henry Skelton and William Wells. Registered Port Adelaide November 1872. Henry Simpson and Elder and Smith (Black Diamond Line) Wrecked King Island, Bass Strait, Oct. 5, 1882. From at least November 1872 employed as a collier between Newcastle, NSW and South Australia]


The 'Elizabeth' at Port Adelaide
The wooden barque 'Elizabeth', 263 tons, at Port Adelaide [wooden 3 mast barque, 263 tons. ON47438. 118.9 x 24.4 x 14.4. Built 1863 (9) W Briggs and Sons, Sunderland. Owners registered London till Feb. 1865, Moss Joshua, registered Melbourne; Aug. 1868 EF Sichel; June 1873 John Bickers and Jno Neill, registered Port Adelaide: Feb. 1894 AE Howard; Feb. 1895 AE Hamilton; Aug 1900 William Hamilton; 1907 HG Darling; March 1922 Patrick SS Co. Ltd. Converted to a hulk for use in Port Adelaide from 1894 and broken up and register closed in December 1922]


The 'Mary Miller' at Port Adelaide
The wooden barque 'Mary Miller', 272 tons, at Port Adelaide [wooden 3 mast barque, 272 gross tons, ON22026. 117.0 x 23.9 x 13.6. Built 1859 Leith. Owners: formerly owned in Leith: Dec. 1862 Jas. Fowler and Robert Gill, registered Melbourne: Dec. 1862 Anderson and Campbell registered Sydney: Dec. 1866 GW Allen, Oct. 1869 William Wright. Oct. 1871 William Wells and Thomas Pickhaver, registered Port Adelaide. July 1876 M Vallentine and others: Oct. 1877 William Wells. 1879 Adelaide Steam Tug Co. Ltd. and converted to a hulk which was broken up in 1911]


The 'Coorong' at Port Adelaide
The wooden barque 'Coorong', 369 tons, at Port Adelaide. [wooden three mast barque, 396 tons, 1883. 359 gross, 344 net tons. ON51551. 130.0 x 26.3 x 13.1. Built 1864 Warren, Rhode Island. Owners Joseph Darwent of Adelaide, registered Newcastle NSW July 1865 transferred to Port Adelaide c.1869 William Howes c.1875 William Hamilton. May 1897 Huddart Parker Ltd. Made into a hulk no later than 1883, and broken up at Port Adelaide in 1916.]


The 'Coorong' on Fletcher's Slip, Port Adelaide
The wooden barque 'Coorong', 369 tons, on Fletcher's Slip, Port Adelaide. [wooden three mast barque, 396 tons, 1883. 359 gross, 344 net tons. ON51551. 130.0 x 26.3 x 13.1. Built 1864 Warren, Rhode Island. Owners Joseph Darwent of Adelaide, registered Newcastle NSW July 1865 transferred to Port Adelaide c.1869 William Howes c.1875 William Hamilton. May 1897 Huddart Parker Ltd. Made into a hulk no later than 1883, and broken up at Port Adelaide in 1916.]


The 'Lavinia' at an unidentified port
The wooden barque 'Lavinia', 349 tons, at an unidentified port [wooden 3 mast barque, 361 gross, 349 net tons. ON66400, 125.8 x 27.7 x 15.4 built 1873 (11) Richard Keiff, Souris, Prince Edward Island. Owners: Nov. 1874 George Harris, registered Brisbane: Nov. 1875 William Hamilton registered Port Adelaide: Sept.. 1896 Adelaide Steam Tug Co. Ltd. converted into a hulk and broken up at Port Adelaide 1918]


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]


Unknown brigs at Port Adelaide
Unknown brigs at Port Adelaide in the 1860's.


The 'Orange Grove' at an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Orange Grove', 398 tons, at an unidentified port [iron 3 mast barque, 403 gross, 385 net tons, ON43706, 146.6 x 25.6 x 15.9. Built 1861 (11) Barclay, Curle and Co., Glasgow. Owners: AB Hood, registered Glasgow: 1873 GR Dibbs, registered Sydney: July 1881 A Russell, registered Port Adelaide: June 1883 WL Dickson and others (of Port Adelaide), registered Melbourne: Jan. 1888 JJ Russell and others (of Port Adelaide) Jan. 1898 Adelaide SS Co. Ltd. Made into a hulk no later than 1898 and register closed 1913]


The 'Orange Grove' at an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Orange Grove', 398 tons, at an unidentified port [iron 3 mast barque, 403 gross, 385 net tons, ON43706, 146.6 x 25.6 x 15.9. Built 1861 (11) Barclay, Curle and Co., Glasgow. Owners: AB Hood, registered Glasgow: 1873 GR Dibbs, registered Sydney: July 1881 A Russell, registered Port Adelaide: June 1883 WL Dickson and others (of Port Adelaide), registered Melbourne: Jan. 1888 JJ Russell and others (of Port Adelaide) Jan. 1898 Adelaide SS Co. Ltd. Made into a hulk no later than 1898 and register closed 1913]


The 'Otago' at Port Adelaide
The iron barque 'Otago', 346 tons, at Port Adelaide [iron 3 mast barque, 367 gross, 345 net tons. ON60463. 147.0 x 26.0 x 14.0 Built 1869 (10) A Stephen and Sons, Glasgow. Owners: Angus Cameron, registered Glasgow: Jan. 1872 Thomas Grierson and others, registered Port Adelaide. Nov. 1886 JL Simpson and partners: August 1900 CJF Gerber, registered Sydney 1902/1903 Huddart, Parker Ltd, who converted the vessel into a coal hulk and took it to Hobart. Sold in 1931 and abandoned on the bank in a bay of the Derwent. This is not the vessel made famous by reason of Joseph Conrad taking over as master and bringing it to Port Adelaide when her master (and part owner) died in Bay of Bengal]


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]


The 'J.L. Hall' in an unidentified harbour
The iron barque 'J.L. Hall', 698 tons, in an unidentified harbour.


The 'Bankfields' at Port Adelaide
The iron barque 'Bankfields', 785 tons, at Port Adelaide. [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 '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.]


Regatta Day, Port Adelaide
Regatta Day in Port Adelaide in the 1860's.


Regatta Day, Port Adelaide
Regatta Day in Port Adelaide in the 1860's.


Big Crane Wharf and North Parade, Port Adelaide
Big Crane Wharf and North Parade, Port Adelaide in 1867 with the 'S.S. Royal Shepherd' at wharf.


The 'S.S. Royal Shepherd' at Port Adelaide
The brig 'S.S. Royal Shepherd' on slip at Port Adelaide in the 1860's [iron single screw steamship, 269 gross, 184 net tons. ON31714, 148.1 x 19.8 x 10.5. Remeasured July 1857. Built 1853 (11) Blackwood and Gordon, Paisley. Oscillating steam engine 60hp by shipbuilder. Owners: Major and Co., registered Greenock. 1854 Launceston SN Co. registered Launceston. Dec. 1864 Joseph Darwent and partners, registered Port Adelaide; Oct. 1871 Andrew Tennant and partners. Dec. 1876 Spencer's Gulf SS Co. Ltd.' Dec. 1882 The Adelaide Steamship Co. Ltd.; Oct. 1885 J Mitchell, registered Sydney. Sunk in collision with ss 'Hesketh' off Sydney Heads July 14, 1890. See 'The Adelaide Line' by Parsons'. From 1864 owned in South Australia until sold to Sydney in 1885. Full details of career see 'Australian Coastal Passenger Ships' by Parsons, 1982]


Slip at Birkenhead
The slip at Birkenhead. Information from a researcher: 'The large vessel on the slip at Cruickshank's Slip is the S.S Nelcebee, under construction. This would put the date of the photo between April 1883 when the vessel started construction and June 1883, when the vessel was launched'.


Coasters at Port Adelaide
Coasters at Port Adelaide about 1910.


Port Adelaide
Distant view of the landing place and iron stores at Port Adelaide in 1838 [Note from Ron Parsons - "The waterway in the illustration is not and never was a canal. It was simply an opening in the river bank that was ultimately filled in but at the time of the drawing it divided one side of Commercial Road from the other between the Black Diamond Corner and the river"]