Arthur D. Edwardes : SUMMARY RECORD [PRG 1373] • Photograph
The 'Mary Isabel' in an unidentified harbour
The steel barquentine 'Mary Isabel', 307 tons, in an unidentified harbour [steel barquentine, 339 gross, 307 net tons. ON99680, 146.0 x 27.2 x 11.2. Built 1892 Grangemouth Dockyard Co., Grangemouth. Owned in Grimsby. In 1907 acquired by RS Lamb and Company, registered Sydney. Missing, sailed in September 1911. RS Lamb and Partners were usually engaged in the trans-Tasman timber trade].
The 'Lady Mabel' in an unidentified port
The wooden brigantine 'Lady Mabel', 233 tons, in an unidentified port [wooden 2 mast brigantine rig, 233 gross, 195 net tons. ON5613. (Originally 223 gross, 215 net tons - remeasured 1897) 118.3 x 26.8 x 10.7. Built 1883 William W Cunnabell, Parrsboro' Nova Scotia. Owners: originally registered Parrsboro as 7 of 1883. In April 1889 John P Oakes, registered Auckland who in 1890 transferred the ship to Newcastle, NSW. Sold in April 1891 to Robert B Wallace: Dec. 1892 sold to Herbert and John Dawson (32) and Thomas Richards (32), registered Auckland; 1897 Joseph Westen, registered Sydney: who sells to Warburton and Sons. Sold to shipbreakers about 1918. Used as a collier, and probably later as a coal kulk, from at least 1897].
The 'Estelle' in an unidentified port
The wooden barquentine 'Estelle', 207 tons, in an unidentified port [wooden 3 mast schooner, 207 gross, 195 net tons. ON58884, 104.3 x 24.6 x 12.7. Built 1869 G Birnie and Co. Peterhead. Owners: George Robertson, registered Peterhead: April 1876 W. Millar (who was also the master) and Partners, registered Auckland: 1881 CB Stone: 1882 Thomas S Rowntree, registered Sydney: Jan. 1883 Robertson and Hernsheim, registered Hamburg: 1887 Francis Guy, registered Sydney: c.1900 Annandale Co-op Ferry Co., for use as a coal hulk in Sydney. Broken up at a time unknown. Always employed in the South Pacific from 1876].
The 'Coquette' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden barquentine 'Coquette', 214 tons, in an unidentified harbour. [wooden 3 mast schooner (caption says barquentine) 214 tons, ON83872. 124.0 x 24.6 x 10.6. Built 1883 James Rodrick, Eagleton, Williams River, NSW. Owners John Henderson and Alexander Smith, registered Newcastle, NSW March 1883, 1889 John Henderson and Alex. Fraser (32) and Alex. Smith Stephen (32) April 1899. JH and TH Brown registered Sydney. Burnt at Townsville North Queensland, December 1903.]
The 'Iris' dismasted at Port Adelaide
The wooden schooner 'Iris', 206 tons, dismasted at Port Adelaide [wooden 3 mast schooner, 206 tons. ON75304. 116.7 x 22.7 x 10.3. Built 1879 Robert Howson, Fremantle. Owners: John Batesman, registered Fremantle; Nov.1904 W Douglas; Dec 1906 to Melbourne owners' 1908 HA Edwards registered Hobart' 1913 W Robinson and LG Atwell, registered Melbourne. Wrecked Duck River, Tasmania June 1914. Inward bound from Port Adelaide. For at least the last ten years of her life was frequently in the South Australia-Tasmania trades].
The 'Federal' at Bramble Bay
The wooden schooner 'Federal', 96 tons, at Bramble Bay on the 13th February 1914 [wooden schooner 96 tons. ON112485, 99.1 x 23.6 x 7.7. Built 1900 Balmain (Sydney) owners John Hibbard and Son, registered Sydney. Burnt in the Turtle Group (off coast of North Queensland) June 22, 1914].
The 'Federal' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden schooner 'Federal', 96 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wooden schooner 96 tons. ON112485, 99.1 x 23.6 x 7.7. Built 1900 Balmain (Sydney) owners John Hibbard and Son, registered Sydney. Burnt in the Turtle Group (off coast of North Queensland) June 22, 1914].
The 'Amy Moir' wrecked near mouth of River Mersey, Tasmania
The wooden ketch 'Amy Moir', 71 tons, wrecked near mouth of River Mersey, Tasmania. [wood 2 mast ketch, 71 tons, ON93596, 80.3 x 23.2 x 6.2. built 1888 Rock Davis, Brisbane Water, NSW. Owners: Alexander Moir reg. Sydney: 1895 Rock Davis: 1897 AA Cooper, c. 1898 W. Cooper and G Swinburne (of Melbourne) reg. Melbourne 1902. Wrecked at Mersey Bluff, Tasmania, June 1906.]
The 'Huddersfield' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden schooner 'Huddersfield', 174 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wooden 3 mast schooner (later with aux. engines) 174 gross, 125 net tons. ON136456, 107.3 x 27.0 x 8.0. Built 1919 J Dent, Jervis Bay, NSW. Aux. engine 23hp, fitted early 1924. Owners: S Moore, registered Sydney later 1923/early 1924. Boucaut Bay Co. Ltd. Broken up and register cancelled November 1929].
The 'Cuthonia' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden barquentine 'Cuthonia', 214 tons, in an unidentified harbour [note from Edwardes = 'I find no evidence of a vessel of this description registered in Australia. A vessel of this name and tonnage and rig was built in 1878 and up till the late 1890's was owned in Bo'ness, Scotland'].
The 'Coomonderry' wrecked at Emu Bay, Tasmania
The steel schooner 'Coomonderry', 147 tons, wrecked at Emu Bay, Tasmania. [single screw steamship, converted to 3 mast aux. schooner 1915. 146 gross, 58 net tons. ON93511. 110.2 x 20.1 x 7.6. Built 1886 TB Seath and Co. Rutherglen. Twin cyclinder (compound) steam engine, 37nhp, replaced c.1915 with National Oil engine, built in 1900 to become an auxiliary vessel. Owners J Hay (The Berry Estate) registered Sydney, Nov 1898 Moruya SN Co. June 1904 Anderson and Taylor, Nov 1905. Illawarra and South Coast SN Co. 1915 sold to Melbourne owners and converted. For additional information see 'Ketches of South Australia' by Parsons. Wrecked in 1969. The caption is not quite correct. The vessel was only stranded at Emu Bay, Tasmania, but was refloated.]
The 'Alpha' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden schooner 'Alpha', 97 tons, in an unidentified harbour.[wood schooner, 97 tons, ON117614, 92.4 x 25.1 x 7.0, Built 1903 Nambucca, NSW Owner: John Eichmann, reg. Sydney c.1916. Lune Timber & Trading Co. Ltd., reg. Hobart. Went ashore Waterhouse Island Bass Strait, November 1921 and does not appear to have been salvaged although remains in the register until late 1940s.]
The 'Alpha' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden schooner 'Alpha', 97 tons, in an unidentified harbour. [wood schooner, 97 tons, ON117614, 92.4 x 25.1 x 7.0, Built 1903 Nambucca, NSW Owner: John Eichmann, reg. Sydney c.1916. Lune Timber & Trading Co. Ltd., reg. Hobart. Went ashore Waterhouse Island Bass Strait, November 1921 and does not appear to have been salvaged although remains in the register until late 1940s.]
The 'Joseph Sims' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden brigantine 'Joseph Sims', 105 tons, in an unidentified harbour.
The 'Rahra' in an unidentified port
The wooden schooner 'Rahra', 93 tons, in an unidentified port [wooden schooner, later auxiliary engined: 93 gross, 80 net tons, ON131527. 93.5 x 23.0 x 6.8. Built 1912 Lake Macquarie, NSW. Oil engine 40bhp. Owners: Rahra Co. Ltd, registered Melbourne: c.1918 Bridport and Flinders Island Shipping Co. Ltd: c.1928 WH Etchell: 1929 IH Carruthers, registered Suva. Wrecked Danger Island, October 1930].
The 'Hally Bayley' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden schooner 'Hally Bayley', 92 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wooden 2 mast schooner, 113 gross 92 net tons. ON57501. 90.7 x 22.0 x 9.0. Built 1869 Hobart Town. Owners: L Alexander McGregor, registered Hobart Town. May 1882 TG Kelly, registered Sydney. 1895 Charles T Metcalfe, 1903. S&D Sheehy and converted to a hulk].
The 'Hally Bayley' in an unidentified port
The wooden schooner 'Hally Bayley', 92 tons, in an unidentified port [wooden 2 mast schooner, 113 gross 92 net tons. ON57501. 90.7 x 22.0 x 9.0. Built 1869 Hobart Town. Owners: L Alexander McGregor, registered Hobart Town. May 1882 TG Kelly, registered Sydney. 1895 Charles T Metcalfe, 1903. S&D Sheehy and converted to a hulk].
The 'Alma Doepel' in an unidentified port
The wooden schooner 'Alma Doepel', 131 tons, in an unidentified port. [wood 3 mast schooner - no later than 1917, became auxiliary engined 150g. 117n tons. ON117640 105.0 x 26.6 x 7.6. Aux engine 40hp. fitted c. 1917. Then re-engined c.1937 and converted to twin screw during WW2 and these twin engines replaced about 1955. Converted into a barge in 1960 for limestone. Sold in 1976 to Melbourne owners for restoration as a sail training ship and efforts made to refit to her original condition. Was reduced from three masts to two masts fore and aft rig in 1937. Built 1903 F. Doepel, Bellinger River NSW. Owneers: F. Doepel reg. Sydney 1917. Rahra and Co. Ltd. (subsidiary of Henry Jones) reg. Hobart 1940 Alma Doepel P/L (Jones subsidiary) Taken by USA forced during WW2; returns to Henry Jones after the War, until sold for private use in 1976. Usually claimed to be the last square rigged sailing ship built in Australia.]
The 'Alma Doepel' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden schooner 'Alma Doepel', 131 tons, in an unidentified harbour.
The 'Speculant' in an unidentified port
The steel barquentine 'Speculant', 387 tons, in an unidentified port [steel 3 mast barquentine, 412 gross, 364 net tons, 147.0 x 27.0 x 11.7. Built 1895 Cumming and Ellis, Inverkeithing. Purchased from owners registering the vessel in Russia in 1906 by Mr. PJ McGennon, registered Melbourne. Wrecked Cape Patton, Victoria Feb. 10, 1911, on voyage (in ballast) from Warrnanbool towards Melbourne. (NB: there is a mock representation of this vessel in an artificial lake at Warrnanbool in a maritime park].
The 'Speculant' in an unidentified port
The steel barquentine 'Speculant', 387 tons, in an unidentified port [steel 3 mast barquentine, 412 gross, 364 net tons, 147.0 x 27.0 x 11.7. Built 1895 Cumming and Ellis, Inverkeithing. Purchased from owners registering the vessel in Russia in 1906 by Mr. PJ McGennon, registered Melbourne. Wrecked Cape Patton, Victoria Feb. 10, 1911, on voyage (in ballast) from Warrnanbool towards Melbourne. (NB: there is a mock representation of this vessel in an artificial lake at Warrnanbool in a maritime park].
The 'Speculant' wrecked at Cape Patten, Victoria
The steel barquentine 'Speculant', 387 tons, wrecked at Cape Patten, Victoria [steel 3 mast barquentine, 412 gross, 364 net tons, 147.0 x 27.0 x 11.7. Built 1895 Cumming and Ellis, Inverkeithing. Purchased from owners registering the vessel in Russia in 1906 by Mr. PJ McGennon, registered Melbourne. Wrecked Cape Patton, Victoria Feb. 10, 1911, on voyage (in ballast) from Warrnanbool towards Melbourne. (NB: there is a mock representation of this vessel in an artificial lake at Warrnanbool in a maritime park].
The 'Woollahra' in an unidentified harbour
The iron barque 'Woollahra', 974 tons, in an undientified harbour [iron 3 mast barque, 974 gross, 942 net tons. ON73314, 202.4 x 33.6. x 20.4. Built 1875 Osborne, Graham and Co. Sunderland;owners Cowlishaw Bros., registered Sydney; 1905 Woollahra Ship Co. Ltd. Wrecked Cape Terawhiti, New Zealand, July 14, 1907. Two lives lost].
The 'River Boyne' in an unidentified harbour
The iron barquentine 'River Boyne', 515 tons, in an undientified harbour [iron 3 mast barque, 499 gross, 479 net tons, ON55054, 154.1 x 27.8 x 17.3. Built 1867 Dobie and Co., Glasgow. Owners: Hargrove and Hellon, registered Liverpool. c.1886 sold to Germany and renamed 'Sirius' owned in Hamburg. In 1900 sold to Sydney owners and reverts to 'River Boyne' 515 gross, 466 net tons, 3 mast barquentine rigged, owners: George E Elliott, registered Sydney. Dec. 1907 James Paterson and Co. Ltd., registered Melbourne and converted into coal hulk].
The 'Examiner' in drydock at Port Chalmers, New Zealand
The wooden barquentine 'Examiner', 266 tons, in dock at Port Chalmers, New Zealand [wooden 3 mast barque (aux. steamer 1870-1875) 266 gross, 181 net tons. ON64346. 139.6 x 29.7 x 9.8. Built 1870 William Yabsley, Richmond River, NSW, fitted with 35hp auxiliary steam screw when built. Removed 1875. Owners: William Yabsley, registered Sydney (stranded at Clarence River Heads, NSW May 7, 1872 and only salvaged with great difficulty) Nov. 1878 Charles W Turner (of Christchurch NZ): 1888 Bryden and Jones, registered Brisbane: June 1890 Hans Johnson (of Grafton) registered Melbourne: Nov. 1894 Devenport Steam Ferry Co. registered Auckland, hulked. Used as coal hulk until broken up and register closed in 1910].
The 'Lochiel' in an unidentified port
The wooden barquentine 'Lochiel', 227 tons, in an unidentified port [wooden 3 mast schooner (officially) caption says brigantine, 227 tons, ON65361. 113.4 x 24.1 x 12.6. Built 1875 Stephen and Forbes, Peterhead. Came to Brisbane owners from Peterhead in 1883. Donkin and Howes, registered Brisbane Oct. 1886 to owners in Bundaberg, Queensland. Finally owned by Charles E Young. Broken up in 1907. Whilst in Australia usually associated with the labour trade supplying native labourers to the Queensland sugar plantations].
The 'Kongsbyrd' in an unidentified port
The wooden barquentine 'Kongsbyrd', 278 tons, in an unidentified port [wooden 3 mast schooner, later barquentine, 278 gross, 250 net tons. British ON112487. 120.1 x 26.9 x 12.4. Built 1874 F Smith Peterson, Grimstad, Norway who owned the vessel until 1900 when sold to Sydney owners, Messrs RS Lamb and Company, registered Sydney. c.1911 sold to D&S Sheehy who converted the vessel to a hulk. From 1900 till hulked employed in the trans-Tasman trades, usually coal to New Zealand and timber to Australia].
The 'Fanny Fisher' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden ketch 'Fanny Fisher' in an unidentified port [wooden 3 mast barque, 219 tons. ON32488, 94.0 x 25.3 x 14.2. Built J Nicholson Manning River NSW. In 1847 Lloyd's Register 1906. Owned in Sydney throughout her long life, being broken up c.1907. Traded to many parts of the world and in her early days frequently visited Mauritius. See 'Sail in the South', but note built on Manning River, not Macleay as stated in that publication. See also memories of an early captain in Australasian Shipping Record various issues, 1981].
The 'Fearless' in an unidentified port
The wooden schooner 'Fearless', 120 tons, in an unidentified port.
The 'Erskine' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden ketch 'Erskine' in an unidentified harbour [wooden auxiliary 2 mast ketch. 89 gross, 56 net tons. ON151804. 88.8 x 23.0 x7.2. Built 1922 Geelong. Owners: Lorne Sawmills Pty. Ltd. Registered Melbourne. Wrecked Mussel Roe Bay, Tasmania in 1935].