PIONEE STEAMSHIP I QUEENSLANWATERS(B A G Davies)(Rea a a meetin o th H - PDF document

PIONEE STEAMSHIP I QUEENSLANWATERS(B A G Davies)(Rea a a meetin o th Historica Societ oQueensland Marc 31 1936)M purpos i thi pape i t giv yo a concishistor o th buildin u o Queensland' maritimtrade—o a al event wer launche a Poplar o th Thames i 184an name th "Rose an th "Thistle. The wer o 27 tons wit engine o 10 horsepowerAnothe steamship th "Shamrock, o 32 tonswa launche fro th yar o Paterson Bristol wh year late gaine world-wid fam b build th mammot steame "Grea Britain. ThHunte Rive Coy als purchase th "Tamar, previousl referre to I woul appea tha o th"Shamrock' first visi t Brisban sh brough SiGeorg Gipps th Governo o Ne Sout Wales t th Moreto Ba Settlement A tha timth questio whethe Brisban o Clevelan shoul th por fo Moreto Ba wa bein officiall considered an Governo Gipp decide t com u anmak hi ow observation o th spo befor reachin a decision Si Georg Gipp o tha occasio accompanie b Colone Barney an th partfirst visite ClevelandLandin a ClevelandA amusin stor i tol o th landin thereI appear tha i wa foun impossibl t brin th"Shamrock clos enoug inshor t permi th partt lan o terr firma; an a attemp wa mad feri- the acros i th ship' boat Th boathowever stuc i th mud an th Govemor anthos wit him i al thei smar array wer compelle t wad ashore Afte matter a Clevelanha bee investigated th officia part proceedeu th rive t Brisbane an reache th Settlemen Marc 24 1842 Th primitiv characte o th plac a Brisban i 1842—^ther wa nwhar a tha time—i describe b th lat J JKnigh i hi boo "I th Earl Days, i whic hsay tha a hug tre trun si fee i diameter laiparalle wit th rive bank serve a a substitut a wharf Fro anothe accoun o thi rougan read landing w lear tha th steamer wer u t wha wa know a Macintyre' gu treo th rive bank unti finally a disput betwee thcompan an th owne o th gu tre pu a en th tre bein use a a moorin placeCompany' Firs WharfI wa no unti nea th en o 184 tha thsteamshi compan buil it first wharf whic wa o th sout sid o th river Th "Shamrock,fo th first te year o he activ life wa commande b Captai Georg Gilmore th commodoro th fleet, wh late wa th first t hol a similapositio o distinctio wit th A.S.N CompanyCaptai Georg Gilmor an hi cousin CaptaiRober Gilmore wer fo a numbe o year trusteoflScer o th Company Th "Shamrock traderegularl betwee Sydne an Brisban fo severa an wa afterward pu o th ru betweeSydney Melbourn an Launceston usuall callinals a Twofol Bay I 1857 th "Shamrock wasol t Chines owner and afte a coupl o years o th Chin coas wa wrecke o Marc 221860A Tragi WreckOn o th mos tragi event i th histor oMoreto Ba wa th wrec o th steame "Sovereign i th Sout Passag i March 1847 wit thlos o 4 lives Th "Sovereign, a paddl steameo 11 ton ne register ha bee buil a PyrmontSydney i 1841 an engine previousl use i a a steame calle th "WiUia th Fourth wer pu her Th latter whic ha bee buil i Londo 1831 mus no b confuse wit anothe vesse oth sam name o whic mor anon Th "Sovereign wa first employe o th Hunte Rive run i February 1843 wa sen t Moreto Baunde th comman o Captai Henr Cape whwa i th vesse whe sh wa wrecke fou year Durin 1845 th steame servic betwee an Brisban wa maintaine chiefl b th"Sovereign an th "Thistle, th latte bein commande b Captai Mulhall Afte havin bee 3 year i th servic o th Hunte RiveS.N Compan an th A.S.N Company CaptaiMulhal die i SydneyJ May 1862"Thistle an "Tamar.I 1846 th "Tamar (Captai Allen too uth runnin i plac o th "Thistle, maintaininth Servic i conjunctio wit th "Sovereign. Th"Tamar, whic wa a paddl boa o 13 tons an6 horsepower wa actuall th secon steame tcom ou fro Britai t Australia Afte helaunc a Greenoc i 183 sh mad th voyag 8 ou direc t Launceston Tasmania but o it beinfoun impossibl t emplo he profitabl there shwa brough t Sydne i December 1834 Havinbee acquire b th Hunte Rive S.N Coy sh fo tw year betwee Sydne an Newcastl whic he lengt (originall 9 feet wa in b 3 feet A alread stated sh camregularl t Brisban fro Sydne unde CaptaiAlle i 184 an 1847 Late again betwee 184 185 sh mad frequen trip i th sam servic unde Captai Paine i conjunctio wit ths.s "Eagle t whic Captai Alle ha transferredTh "Tamar wa afterward use a a tugboa aNewcastle an finally wa beache i a leak conditio a Cabbag Tre Beach an he machinertake ou o herA Histori VesselTh steame "Willia th Fourth, whic wapu o th ru t Brisban i November 1846 alsha som clai t b a histori vessel Sh wa th steame buil i Australia He constructio ha commence a Clarenc Tow o th WilliamRiver N|e Sout Wales i 1831 prio t th arrivai Por Jackso o th "Sophi Jane. A tha timi wa no considere a al likel tha tw steamer b foun profitabl employmen i th Aus coastin trad and whe th "SophiJane arrived muc sympath wa fel wit Mr JH Grose fo who th "Willia IV ha beebuilt i havin hi speculatio interfere wit i way A an rat th buildin o th "WilliaIV wa complete i October 1831 an th vesse utilise chiefl i th servic betwee Sydne th Nort Coas o Ne Sout Wales witoccasiona diversion o t othe runs Sh cam t unde Captai Wiseman I speak wel fo faithfu wa i whic sh wa buil tha afte a years roug an tumbl lif o th coast th"Willia IV foun a purchase an wen t ChinaI 183 a woode paddl steame o 10 ton name "Maitland, wa buil a Sydne fo H Cohean others Captai Parsons he commander bein a par owner Afte tradin alon th Ne SoutWale coas fo abou te years sh wa bough bth Hunte Rive Coy i November 1847 an pu int th Moreto Ba servic i whic sh continue fo abou tw yearsThre Iro SteamersO th thre iro paddl steamer speciall buili Englan fo th Hunte Rive Coy.—th "Rose,th "Thistle, an th "Shamrock"— hav dealwit th lastname first, becaus sh wa th first o th thre t com t Moreto Ba an wa morclosel associate wit th por o Brisban thaeithe o th others Th "Rose, however wa th t reac Sydne fro overseas an wa thfirst iron-buil steame t com t Australia Th"Rose an th "Thistle wer fitted wit tw mastan ha flush deck an roun stems als th sam paddle-boxe an hig funnel a othe steamer tha period Th "Rose lef th Thame o 31 1840 fo Sydney Meetin wit heavweathe i th Ba o Biscay sh pu int Lisbo trefit O resuming sh mad th voyag ou unde a fa a th Cap o Goo Hope an unde an sai fo th res o th way Whe of Head sh wa ordere o t Newcastlewher sh arrive o Apri 7 1841 Th "Rose wabrough ou fro Englan b Captai ThomaStewart whos son th lat Mr F E Stewart waa one-tim manage o Goldsbrough Mor an Com Sydney an whos grandson Dr CumbraStewart wa unti recentl Dea o th Facult oLa a th Universit o Queensland Th lat MrJoh Fyfe wh cam ou i th "Rose a chie engineer wa afterward superintendin enginee tth A.S.N Coy Th "Rose wa employe fosevera year betwee Sydne an Newcastl undeCaptai Pattison I October 1848 sh wa sent Brisban t tak th plac o th "Tamar" an wha wa the considere a ver quic ru o5 hour o th retur tri fro Moreto Ba tSydney Th "Thistle, comin ou fro Englandreache Sydne i April 1841— fortnigh afte th"Rose. Unde Captai Mulhal sh wa runninregularl betwee Moreto Ba an Sydne wit a fe break betwee 184 an 1848 Subsequently "Thistle wa i th Hunte Rive trade I185 sh wa sol t a Melbourn firm b who shwa employe i th servic betwee Melbourn anPor Albert 1A.S.N Compan FormedAnothe epoc i th histor o Australiacoasta navigatio wa entere upo i 185 wheth Hunte Rive S.N Compan cease t exis ana ne compan wa forme unde th nam o thAustralasia Stea Navigatio Compan (popularl a th A.S.N Company wit a originacapita o £80,000 an powe t increas i t Th fleet o th ol compan wa takeove i it entiret b th new an i wa aug b th buildin o th Clyd o th steamer"Yarr Yarra an "Waratah, o 50 an 35 tonrespectivel i 1851 an th "Telegraph an"Boomerang, o 46 an 44 ton respectivel i1854 Mr Jame Paterson wh ha bee managefo th Hunte Rive Coy wa appointe secretar tth A.S.N Coy H ha bee sen t Scotlan bth ol compan t supervis th buildin o th"Rose, "Shamrock, an "Thistle, an h madanothe tri oversea t se tha th fou ne shipfo th A.S.N Compan wer buil faithfull anwell Thes vessel wer al propelle b paddles al becam wel know i Queenslan waters th "Yarr Yarra an "Waratah wer first t reac Australi the wer no pu o t Moreto Ba ru unti som month later Th"Boomerang cam ou fro Glasgo unde thcomman o Captai Jame Munro arrivin a Sydne i August 1854 Shortl afterward Captai wa appointe marin superintenden o thcompan i Sydney a positio h hel fo 2 yearsTh "Boomerang wa immediatel pu int thMoreto Ba servic wit Captai Henr O'Reill ichargeCaptai Henr O'ReillyCaptai O'Reill wa probabl mor closel identifie wit Brisban tha an o th earl A.S.Nskippers, an member o hi famil ar stil hvinhere H wa a nativ o Dublin an wa fo somtim m th servic o th Dubli Stea Packe Company Comin t Australia earl i 185 h first visite Moreto Ba a commande o th "Cit oMelbourne, i Augus o th sam year H after cam regularl t Brisban fo severa year th steame "Telegraph, afte whic h wa ap t th positio o Brisban manage fo 1th A.S.N Company Captai O'Reill die i Brisban i February 1877 Hi son th lat MrCharle O'Reilly carrie o a custom an forwardin agenc i Brisban fo som year an thi ino bein conducte b hi grandson Mr HarrO'Reilly Captai O'Reilly' daughter Mrs Miller o th lat Judg Miller i stil livin i Brisbane Fro Mrs Miller i th cours o conversation I hav hear man interestin detail o condition o lif i Brisban i th sixties Th mailfro Sydney whic arrive weekl b steamer wereagerl looke fo an ther wa alway a flutter oexcitemen whe th insisten whistlin o thsteame wa hear a i cam u th riverTelegraphi CommunicationMr Nehemia Bartley i "Opal an Agates,mentione tha i 185 new o th fal o Sebastopo brough t Brisban b th s.s "Boomerang, cam u th rive lavishl bedecke wit bunt an tha a gu wa fired fro th shi i toke th genera jubilation Ca yo imagin thpeopl o Brisban to-da i thes day o internationa unres an anxiety havin t wai foweekl mail fo new o th lates developmentsTelegraphi communicatio betwee Brisban anth Souther capital wa no inaugurate unti lat 1861Afte th "Boomerang ha bee runnin fosevera year o th Australia coast sh walengthene a th A.S.N Coy.' work a PyrmontSydney an he passenge accommodatio considerabl increased Whe th A.S.N Co decide t int th trad betwee Australia port anNe Zealand th "Boomerang wa pu on an fo a ra a monthl mai servic betwee Melbournan Wellington I 1880 whe th A.S.N Compan fro th Hunte Rive trade th "Boome wa sol t th Newcastl Steamshi Coy sh cam down i th socia scal an wa a a hul i Sydne fo som years beinfinally broke u i 1898"Telegraph's Lon CareerTh "Telegraph probabl ha a longe ru ith Sydney—Brisban servic tha an o th otheearl steamers Sh wa buil o iro o th Clyde 1an cam ou t Australi unde th comman oCaptai S Paterson formerl o th Cunar Company arrivin i Sydne o Januar 9 1855 Hepassag out whic wa mad principall unde canvas occupie 10 days Probabl th "Telegraphnowaday woul b regarde a a ver unattractivsor o vesse i whic t travel bu sh wa glowingl describe i th newspaper o he da a "splendi mode paddle-steamer -wit "cabi appointment o th mos elegan description havinampl spac fo 5 saloon an 10 steerag passengers. He saloo wa sai t b "panelle witbirds'-ey mapl an ric gol heading an cornice—he stateroom an sof berth fitted i a moscostl manner—everythin displayin th mos perfec taste, etc. etc Th "Telegraph wa first puo th ru betwee Sydne an Melbourn i February 1855 unde Captai Georg Gilmore anearl i 1857 too u th servic t Brisban undeCaptai Isaa J Warner Captai H O'Reill lateassume comman an retaine i unti th tim o appointmen a Brisban manage fo th com Earl i 185 th "Telegraph wa sen t A.S.N Coy.' work a Pyrmont Sydney whersh wa cu i tw an lengthene b 2 feet aftewhic sh returne t th Sydney—Melbourn rufo a time Thi wa th first tim suc a opera ha bee performe o an shi i Sydne (o i Australia) bu subsequentl other o company' earlier-buil steamer wer treate i sam way an apparentl i ever instanc witsatisfactor results Th surgica operatio t th wa a interestin one He enginewer abou amidships Th hul wa first cu forwar o th engine-room an a ne piec1 fee i lengt wa added Whe thi additio habee completed th hul wa cu throug jus abaf engine-room an a ne portion als 1 fee i wa inserted afte whic th after-en oth origina hul wa joine o again I wa believe tha thi lengthenin o th shi woul givhe no onl increase capact bu als greate spee thi belie wa full justifie b results Th"Telegraph ende he caree whe sh wen ashornea Poin Perpendicula o Octobe 9 1867 an a tota wreck 1S fa I hav deal almos exclusivel wit thsteamer o th Hunte Rive S.N Company an itsuccessor th A.S.N Company Althoug I wil havmor t sa abou som o thes later I wan trefe briefl a thi stag t on o tw othe vesselo histori interest"Comubia's VisitsTh steame "Comubia, a woode paddl boao 9 tons whic pai on visi t Brisban iNovember 1846 an( a secon visi i February1848 i worth o mention O he first visit sh"wa unde th comman o Captai Thoma Sterickerwel know i th Sydney—Brisban trade and ohe second wa i charg o Captai Louttit Everyon wh ha take an interes i earl Australiahistor know somethin o th bi par playe b Boy Brother i th developmen o th pastoraan th whalin industries Be Boy an hibrothe Mar cam ou t Australi i th famou "Wanderer, arrivin i Melbourn i June1842 bu th steamer "Se Horse, "Juno, an"Cornubia, sen ou a par o thei pioneerin enterprise ha reache Sydne befor them An elaboratio o th romanti stor o th woul b hardl justifie here bu i certainl invest th "Cornubia's visit t Brisbanwit mor tha ordinar interest I shoul b remembered too tha tw year previously i September 1846 th "Cornubia ha take Col Barne anstaf u t Por Curti i connectio wit th NortAustrali convic settlemen fiasco. I 1849 th wa converte int a sailin vesse anpu int th Sout Se Islan tradeSpasmodi CompetitionI th earl fifties ther wer quit a numbe osmal steamer i Australia water which aftehavin com ou fro England ha bee unabl tfind profitabl employment On o tw o thes sen t Moreto Ba i th hop o securinsom shar o th trad o whic th A.S.N Compan the ha a virtua monopoly Amon the wa iro scre steame "Fettercairn o 33 tons ha bee buil a Dunde i 185 fo Georg o who mor wil b hear late i mstory Th "Fettercairn i sai t hav bee orig 1inall intende fo th Balti trade bu i 185 shwa sen ou t Australia an wa engage fo a tim i th trad betwee Sydne an MelbourneSh mad tw trip betwee Sydne an Brisban Februar an March 1854 i charg o CaptaiAllen wh ha bee previousl i th "Tamar,"Eagle, an othe steamer unde th Hunte RiveCoy.' flag. I th middl o th followin year th"Fettercairn wa sol an sen awa t Manila Anothe vesse whic mad a fe experimenta tripbetwee Sydne an Brisban earl i 185 wita vie t gettin a shar o th trade wa a paddlsteame calle th "Manchester, o 15 tons an o 9 horse-power commande b CaptaiT B Harrison Sh cam ou fro Englan t PorPhilli i August 1853 an wa plyin betwee Mel Portlan Ba an Por Fairy Sh lef Sydne o Apri 21 1854 wit passenger an carg Moreto Ba an mad severa subsequen tripsbu apparentl th measur o succes attaine wa sufficien t justif he continuance Th oppositio whic vessel lik th "Fettercairn an th"Manchester offere t th A.S.N Coy i th Moreto Ba trad was o course o a spasmodi character an suc a wa hardl likel t caus angrav concer t th company "There howeverwer othe movements organise wdt greate elaboratio an o mor seriou import whic th A.S.NCoy coul no affor completel t ignoreMonopol ChallengedTher i n recor o an attemp havin beemad i Queenslan t for a compan i oppositiot th Hunte Rive S.N Company bu ver shortl th A.S.N Compan ha take ove th fleet othe asset o th ol compan i 1851 th ide() challengin th monopol bega t b talke aboutA wha wa describe i th newspaper o th a a "largely-attended meetin hel a th olSovereig Hote i Brisban o Ma 26 1852 witMr H Hughes M.L.C. i th chair a resolutiowa carrie affirmin th desirabilit o formin a t b calle th Moreto Ba Stea Navi Compan fo th purpos o purchasin i " steamboa o prope powe an spee tru fro Brisban t Sydne o elsewhere th capi 1ta o £15,00 t b raise b th distributio o 150share o £1 each on hal t b pai u o allocation th othe moiet b a cal o calls afte ainterva o 1 months. Provisio als wa mad foa increas o capital i required A committe waappointe t mak th necessar arrangements ani wa state tha upward o £6,00 o th proposecapita wa subscribe a th meetingA fe day late a meetin als wa hel a Ipswic a whic a simila resolutio wa carried anadditiona capita subscribed B th en o August appears mor tha two-third o th require capita ha bee raise an i wa resolve t procee a onc t allotment I Octobe a furthemeetin wa held whe a cal o £4/10/ pe shar made estimate prepare an th usua prelim t definit actio gon through Unfortunatelwhe succes seeme assured somethin happene cause th whol schem t b abandoned"Thi ignominou breakdown, say WilliaCoot i hi Histor o Queensland "ma hav re a wa suggeste a th time fro th dissension betwee th countr an tow shareholderso i ma hav bee tha subscriptio wa mor eastha payment. Coote expresse th opinio thath failur t establis thi compan woul placanothe weapo i th hand o th Sydne oppo o Separation an thi opinio wa full bornou b argument subsequentl advance i th Sydne newspapers al o whic wer fighting th movemen toot an nailSevera year passe befor anythin mor wahear o a attemp t organis a oppositio steamshi companyQueenslan S.N CoyTh nex proposa fo suc a ventur gainepublicit i a repor whic appeare i th IpswicHeral o Marc 2 1860 i whic i wa disclosetha th well-know firm o Rober Towm anCoy wer th originator o th movement Aa publi meetin hel i th Clarendo Hotel Ips o Februar 28 1860 consideratio wa givet a circula fro R Town an Compan relativ th propose establishmen o a compan t bknow a th Queenslan Stea Navigatio Coy 1Accordin t th repor i th newspape ther werabou thirt person present includin representative o th variou interest i th tow an district Mr Walte Gray wh wa vote t thchair pointe ou tha suc a ventur woul havn hop o succes unles th squatters—th greaproducer o th colony—coul b induce t becom shareholder an thu hav a interes i thsucces o th company Town an Coy. i theicircular offere t advanc £20,000 an th poinwa raise b Mr H Buckley a prominen businesman a t wha interes tha firm woul expec tb paid an whethe ther woul b an furthecharge o th company A numbe o thos presenagree t tak u share an th meetin the adjourne pendin th receip o furthe informatiowhic wa desired Matter wer advance a a late meeting an i th issu o th Moreto Ba"Courier o Ma 22 1860 th prospectu o thpropose company whic wa calle th QueenslanStea Navigatio Company wa dul advertised Ith prospectu i wa state tha th subjec o thestablishmen o a loca stea navigatio companhad a variou times occupie th attentio o person intereste i th advancemen o Moreto Bayan tha th chang b whic i ha becom thcolon o Queenslan seeme t poin t tha beina opportun tim fo th formatio o suc a company A a encouragemen t possibl applicantfo shares mentio wa mad o th "ver larg whic th A.S.N Compan wa derivinfro it Queenslan trade an o th fac tha thrapi settlemen o th norther portio o th an th contemplate occupatio o extensivarea o countr o th Burdeki an Isaac riverhel ou a furthe inducemen t mak Brisban th o a syste o stea navigatio linkintogethe th variou port o Queenslan an connectin the wit Sydney Th capita o th compan wa state t b £50,00 i 2,00 share o £2each an i wa propose t commenc wit thresea-gom boats—tw t ru betwee Brisban an^J^^'^^^',^^ "^ * connec Brisban wit th porto Maryborough Gladston an RoekhamptonI du cours th compan wa successfullfloated, an almos th first importan ste take 1earl i 186 wa th appointment a it superintendin engineer o Captai Georg Patullo T hi—i som respects a remarkabl man—th succeswhic attende th compan i it earl stage waver largel dueTh thre steamers whic wer buil i accordanc wit th company' origina plans wer designe b Captai Patullo an thei constructiocarrie ou unde hi supervisionCaptai Patullo' DeathUnfortunately Captai Patull die unde particularl tragi circumstance jus a th las o ththre vessel wa completin it maide voyag ou th Clyd t Sydne i November 1864 Th o Captai Patullo' service wa a sever blo th ne compan an possibl ma hav influence director an shareholder i agreein fou yearlate t it absorptio b th A.S.N CompanyCaptai Patullo wh wa a nativ o Glasgow,wa traine a a engineer an i wa i tha capa tha h entere th servic o th A.S.N Coyabou 1846 H serve a enginee o variousteamer o th coas an wa o th s.s "Tamar"whe th "Sovereign wa wrecke nea AmitPoint Moreto Bay i 1847 I 185 h wa ap maste an enginee o th s.s "Brisbane,"i which i i said h mad 50 trip betwee Brisban an Ipswdch Late h becam maste o ths.s "Ipswich, whic wa engage o th sam ruo th Brisban an Breme Rivers unti h resignefro th A.S.N Coy.' servic t thro i hi lo th ne company Captai Patullo havin hacharg onl o rive steamers di no posses a mariner' certificat fo dee se voyagingWhil i Glasgo superintendin th buildin o th"Queensland, th first shi fo th QueenslanStea Navigatio Coy. however h qualifie a a maste marine an wa abl t brin th ne shi t AustraliaTh "Queensland wa a smalle vesse tha thtw whic followed Sh wa a iro paddl steameo 28 ton ne registe an 12 hors power anwa launche fro th yar o Barclay Curi anCoy. Glasgow o Septembe 16 1861 Th company' decisio t hav thi comparativel smal 1vesse buil first, an tw large one later seern tsugges tha th openin u o trad betwee Brisban an th port o Maryborough Bundaber anRoekhampto wa regarde a a mor urgen neetha tha o competin wit th A.S.N Coy i thSydne t Brisban service Accommodatio waprovide i th "Queensland fo 3 cabi an 3steerag passengersPionee Ship' ArrivalTher wa grea excitemen i Brisban o Jun3 1862 whe th pionee vesse o thi ne steamshi compan arrive an berthe a Raff' wharfnea th foo o Cree Street Sh wa th first steame whic ha bee buil oversea speciall tth orde o a Queenslan compan and accordin t descriptio publishe a th time he saloon cabin wer mor ornat an luxuriou tha any previousl see i BrisbaneAfte leavin th Clyde th "Queensland hacalle a Queenstow (Cork) takin a departur o Decembe 1 1861 Th passag ou t mad mostl unde canvas too 15 daysWhe tender wer calle fo a whar t buse b th ne compan th offe o Georg Rafan Compan wa accepted muc t th chagri oJ an G Harris an a bitte controvers wa wagei th loca press Ther wer the tw dail newspaper i Brisbane—th "Brisban Courier, an th^'Queenslan Dail Guardian" i additio t on iIpswich—th "Queenslan Times, previousl knowa th "Nort Australian. Th fac tha Mr GeorgRaf wa th chairma o director o th companyan tha th tende o hi firm ha bee acceptedseeme t giv th riva firm o J an G Harrissomethin t argu about I wa als allege thaMr Joh Petrie anothe directo o th companywa derivin monetar benefi fro th us o hiKangaro Poin whar fo coalin purposes Thishowever wa flatly denie b Mr Petri an thwhol wrangl prove t b littl mor tha a storm a teacup. ^ ^.^"^J^yf ^^^^ *^ first arriva o th s.sQueensland a th Brisban whar sh lef foMaryborough Bundaber an Roekhampto Catai Patull continue i command havin wit hi 1a hi chie officer Captai W A Curphey wh previousl ha bee "skipper o severa sailin vesselengage o th sam runTh "Lad Bowen.Nearl tw year passe befor th seconsteame ordere b th company—th "Lad Bowen—arrive i Queensland Sh wa a iro paddlsteame o 42 ton ne registe an 15 horspower buil b A an J Inghs Glasgow Sh toohe departur fro th Clyde o Marc 1 186 anarrive o Jul 1 he outwar voyag havin takelonge tha th averag o th sailin ship whic bringin ou immigrant i th sixtiesTh "Lad Bowen wa brough ou t Australi b Captai Henr Barnett Whe sh wa pu commissio o th ru betwee Sydney—Brisban an norther ports Capt Curphe wa place charge an a littl late th comman wa givet Captai Phili QuayleComin ou fro Glasgo th "Lad Youngcalle i a Melbourn o Octobe 17 1864 an leftw day late fo Brisbane Unfortunatel CaptaiPatullo wh wa i command die a th vesse wacomin u th coast an th steame pu int Sydne o Octobe 23 Whil i Sydne th "LadYoung wa docke an thoroughl overhauled ansh wa the brough o t Brisban b Captai"Platypus an "Emu.Th thre steamer mentione wer th onlpassenger-carryin ship buil fo th Queenslan3.N Coy which i 1868 wa bough ou b thA.S.N Coy There however wa a carg steamerth "Plats^us"— vesse o 16 tons screwpropelled whic lef th Clyd abou th sam tim th "Lad Young, an belonge t th sam Th "Platypus cam ou entirel unde an th voyag wa a ver protracte one extendin ove nearl eigh months Sh saile froGreenoc o Jun 23 1864 unde th comman o Blix an wa the rigge a a three-masteschooner I wa soo found however tha thi riwa unsuitable an Captai Bli decide t ru foPemambuc "wit th objec o havin th vesse re a a barque Thi chang wa dul made an 2th "Platypus resume he wear way finally reachin Sydne o Februar 9 o th followinyear Stowe awa i th hol o th "Platypuswer th part require fo th constructio o anothe iro vessel Thes wer pu togethe i Brisbane an th ne craf importe i tha wa tooth wate unde th nam o th "Emu. Th "Platypus wa sol t th Queenslan Government anth "Emu di goo servic i th Brisban Riveuntil i 1868 sh wa sol t th Por Jackso Company o Sydney b who sh wa i th Manl stea ferr service Later nam wa change t "Brightside, an fo a feyear sh wa reduce t th ran o a carg boat betwee Sydne an Manly Sh wa finally broke u i 1909 "Th thre passenge ship oth Queenslan S.N Coy—th "Queensland, "LadBowen, an "Lad Young"—passe throug varieexperience i thei live afloat bu i woul b im fo m i th tim a m disposa t telyo muc mor abou themTh "Queensland, afte man up an downsbecam unseaworth an wa converte int a hula Townsvill i 1888 bu a fe year late sh wa asid i th shallow a th souther entranc Ros Creek Th "Lad Bowen wa sol i 188 th Hunte Rive S.N Coy I 189 sh purchase b B M Corriga an Coy. o Sydney wh ha th engine take ou o he an ha rigge a a four-maste schooner Whe bounfro Dungenes t Sydne sh wa wrecke o Ree o Augus 19 1894 th cre landina Car wellOn othe attemp t compet wit th A.S.NCompan wa mad i th sixties thoug i provea mer flash i th pan Thi als wa du t th o R Town an Company whos offe o backin ha le t th formatio o th Stea Navigatio Company I November 1861 a monthl stea servic betwee Brisban an Adelaid vi Sydne an Melbourn wa in b th s.s "Balclutha, o 75 tons Captai F H Trouton He first trip however wa he a o Decembe 11 o th sam year sh wabough b th A.S.N Coy Th "Balclutha wa a o a ver fine type whic previousl ha 2bee employe i carryin th mail betwee Melbourne Adelaid an Kin Geore' Sound connectin wit th P an 0 steamer fro th latte port England Captai Trouto afterward becamgenera manage o th A.S.N Company a positioh hel unti 188 whe th ol compan an thQueenslan Steamshi Coy wer bot take oveb th Australasia Unite Stea Navigatio CompanyThre Time WreckedA remarkabl caree wa tha o th Cit oMelbourne a woode steame o 14 ton whic cam Brisban unde th A.S.N Coy.' flag i August1853 wit Captai Henr O'Reill i command Shwa th first steame wit a scre propelle t comu th Brisban River an i wa state i thM.B "Courier a th tim tha "he appearanccause considerabl astonishmen t th aboriginewho no bein abl t observ he mod o progression mad man inquirie a t wha ha becom ohe paddle-wheels lik i wheelbarrow. A fe yearlater th "Cit o Melbourne wa altere int a vessel an rigge a a barque A a sailinvesse sh carrie th first shipmen o Kanaka froth Sout Se Island t Roekhampto i December1867 Sh ha th uniqu experienc o bein thretime wrecke an salved—onc o King' IslandBas Strait onc a Newcastle an onc o th Wid bar I 187 sh wa owne b E Priddy oMaryboroug an finally, whe th propert o Petti an Coy. o Brisbane an o a voyag fro t Melbourn i ballast sh wa wrecke an completel si mile nort o th Burru entranc o Decembe 28 1873Wid Ba an Por CurtisA regula stea servic betwee Sydne anBrisban ha bee establishe fo 1 o 1 yearbefor a attemp wa mad t ope u stea communicatio betwee Sydne an an othe por norto Moreto Bay Th s.s "Cit o Melbourne (CaptaiF C Knight wa pu o th regula ru betweeSydne an Wid Bay leavin Sydne o Decembe7 1854 Shortl afterwards th "Yarr Yarra(Captai W Bell) an th "Waratah (Captai IsaaJ Warner wer pu on runnin a weekl servic Sydne t Wid Ba an Por Curtis 2Stea communicatio betwee Sydney MoretoBa an Wid Bay however wa actuall pioneereb th "Willia Miskin, a iro scre steame o12 ton gros whic lef Sydne o Novembe 111854 fo Moreto Bay Wid Ba an Por Curtiswit Captai Slocomb i command Afte makinthre roun trip wit a fai measur o success th"Willia Miskin wa withdra"w fro th tradeBeginning o RoekhamptonTh rus cause b th gol discover aCanoon i 185 attracte a lo o ships botsteamer an sailin craft t Keppe Bay analthoug th rus "petered ou wit disastrou consequence t larg number o people i reall gava star t wha afterward becam th cit o Roekhampton Amon th steamer whic too som oth earl goldseeker t Keppe Ba wa th "Cit Sydney, on o th finest vessel o th A.S.NCompany' fleet a tha time bu whic ha nopreviousl visite Queensland Sh wa i commano Captai R T Moodi wh (accordin t a statemen mad b Mt. J T S Bir i hi book "Th Histor o Roekhampton" remaine i Roekhampto t loo afte th interest o th A.S.NCompany Th "Cit o Sydney, whic fo th mospar wa engage o th ru betwee Sydne anMelbourne ende he caree b bein totall wreckeo th rock thre mile fro Gree Cape N.S.W. Novembe 5 1862 Fortunately n live wer al th passenger an cre bein safel landeo th beach Soo afterward th unfortunat vesse capsize an sank Th "Eagle, th "Cawarra,th "Telegraph, th *"Leichardt, th "Cit oBrisbane, th "Collaroy, th "Diamantina, "ThClarence, an th "Florenc Irving, wer al regulatrader betwee Sydne an Queenslan port abou middl "sixties, th bes know o th company' commander bein Captain W Cottier WMillman F C Knight W Smit an J MoppittI th yea afte Queensland' separatio habee achieve Si Georg an Lad Bowe pai theifirst visi t Maryborough, Por Curti an Rock''Th nam o thi steame (Leichardt appear t hav bee mis-spelfro th first wit onl on "h instea o two an i al thshippin record i i show i tha way 2hampton travellin o th s.s t"Th Clarence, whicwa the commande b Captai Cottier A newspape repor relativ t th tri mentione tha thse wa smoot a a millpon th whol way antha th Governo an hi lad "ha ha th felicito enterin eac o th thre port i th daylight."Th Clarence an "Florenc Irving wer bot builoriginaU i Englan fo th Clarenc an RichmonRiver Shippin Company bu late wer purchaseb th A.S.N Company Th "Cawarra, whic habee launche o th Clyd fo th A.S.N Companywa brough ou o he maide tri fro Glasgot Sydne b Captai Rober Caimcross arrivin iDecember 1864 Captai Caimcross wh previouslha bee Commande o th immigran ship "Quee th Colonies an "Cairngorm, settle i Brisban shortl afte bringin ou th "Cawarra, an appointe maste o th Governmen steame"Platypus, whic ha bee purchase b thQueenslan Governmen fro th Queenslan Stea Company Th "Cawarra cam t griethroug strandin o th Oyste Ban a Newcastl July 1866Northward T CairnsI i a moo poin a t jus ho fa I shoulg i deaUn historicall wit th "pionee steamship i Queenslan waters" bu probabl thepioneerin stag ma b sai t hav passe afteabou 1870 a leas s fa a Souther an CentraQueenslan wa concerned B tha tim Towns"vill(Clevelan Bay ha it regula stea servic witBrisban an Sydney an withi th nex fe yearsthi ha bee extended first t Cooktow an thet CairnsOn o th vessel prominentl associate "witth trad t Nort Queenslan port i th sixtie th "Diamantina, a iro paddl steame o23 ton ne register an 12 hors power an o ligh draught renderin he particularl suitabl fo ba harbours Th "Diamantina wa buila Newcastle-on-Tyn i 186 fo th A.S.N CoySh arrive i Brisban o Apri 20 1862 an mad fe trip betwee Sydney Brisbane MaryborougtThi steame wa christene "Th Clarence, th articl bein aintegra par o he name 2an Roekhampton afte which fo a time sh watransferre t th servic betwee Sydne an thMannin River Ne Sout Wales The sh cambac o t th Queenslan run an brough th first shipmen o wool consistin o 4 bales dow froClevelan Ba t Brisban i July 1869 Sh madsevera trip fro Rockingha Bay Clevelan Baan Macka t Brisban i th latte par o thayear Sh wa the sol t the Clarenc an Rich River S.N Coy. wh pu he agai int thservic betwee Sydne an th Mannin River bushortl afterward sh wen ashor a th entranct on o th rivers Ther sh la fo som monthbefor bein refioated Subsequentl sh wa converte int a schooner-rigge sailin vessel an i188 wa owne b Bum Phil an Coy. o Sydney Late sh becam a hul a Townsville anfinally wa broke up He best-kno"w commanderi th Queenslan trad wer Captain T A LakeW Smit an J H PeakeTh "Leichardt, a iro paddl steame o 45tons wa buil a Pyrmont Sydney i 1865 anwa a onc pu int th trad betwee Sydney Brisbane Maryboroug an Roekhampto unde CaptaiW Smith Sh too passenger t Cooktow a thtim o th rus t th Palme goldfiel i 1874Sh wa th first coasta steame t cal a th nepor o Trinit Ba (Cairns o Octobe 8 1874 ohe wa southwar fro Cooktown—^thoug thsteame whic actuall inaugurate th regula maibetwee Brisban an Trinit Ba wa th "Florenc whic lef Brisban o Octobe 1 o th year an reache Cairn o Octobe 19 Subsequentl th "Leichardt underwen extensiv al bein lengthene an converte int a vessel He en cam whe sh wabroke u i Brisban i 1902 Durin he caree o Queenslan coas th "Leichardt wa com b Captain J H Peak an J T DurrellAnothe steame wel know o th Queenslancoas i th lat sixtie wa "Blac Swan, a iroscre steame o 30 ton an 6 horse-power buila Paisley Scotland i 1853 an originall owneb th Launcesto an Melbourn S.N Coy I Jul1867 sh wa sun i Por Phili Bay and aftebein raised wa purchase b th A.S.N Coy Th 2"Blac Swan carrie th mail betwee Sydne anNe Caledoni fo a tim an wa the pu int thQueenslan coasta servic unde Captai RoberEdmonstone Th "Auckland, a iro scre steame 50 tons an 15 horse-powe wa buil a LoWalke o "Tyn i 186 fo th Panama Ne Zealan an Australia R.M Company Si year latesh wa adde t th A.S.N Company' fleet, an numerou trip o th Queenslan coast Sh wrecke nea Cap Everard Victoria o Ma25 1871 Th "Egmont wa acquire b th A.S.NCoy a th sam tim a th "Auckland whe thPanam Coy.' fleet wa dispose of Sh walengthene i 1875 an fo severa year wa runnin betwee Sydney Brisban an norther ports fa a Cooktown Late sh serve i th humblcapacit o a hul fo som year befor goin t thshipbreakers Th s.s "Yo Yangs ha a interestin history Sh wa speciall buil o th Thamet th orde o th Britis Governmen a a suppl i th Blac Se a th tim o th Crimeawar He nam originall wa th "Kief, bu sh wapurchase b Captai Howar Smit wh changeth nam t "Yo Yangs. Sh wa th pionee oth Howar Smit lin o intercolonia steamers an runnin t Queenslan port i th eightiewa commande b Captai E J Boult afterwardharbou maste a Maryborough an Captai J HSouth late wel know i Brisban a maste oth Governmen yach "Lucinda. Th "Cit o wa a iro scre steame o 77 tonsbuil a Govan Scotlan i 1864 fo th A.S.N CoyAfte 2 year o usefulnes a a intercolonia sh wa converte int a sailin vesse an a a four-maste barque Havin serve fofive year a a hul i Townsvill sh wa scuttlei 1915I hav covere a comprehensivel a possiblth developments s fa a th intercolonia steam service (directl affectin Queensland arconcerned u t abou 1870 I th earl sixtie a wa mad t establis a regula servicbetwee Grafton N.S.W. an Brisbane an th s.s"Grafton o 21 ton (Captai Maides wa thu engage fo a fe months afte whic th servic wa Mentio migh als b mad o th 2s.s "Gneering, whic bega runnin i th timbetrad betwee Mooloola an Brisban i 1863 an "Tadorn Radjah, whic wa first employecarryin timbe fro Maryboroug t Brisban i1866I th perio wit whic I hav deal ther habee n attemp t inaugurat an trad b steamship fro oversea port t Brisbane I i tru a earl a 1853 a steame ha com t Moreto Ba fro Sa Francisco bu sh wa reall fo Sydney an cam i t Moreto Babecaus o a shortag o fuel Th vesse i questio wa th "Ne Orleans, a paddl steame o76 ton register drive b a bea cran engineTh "Ne Orleans, whic ha 10 passenger oboard anchore i th ba o Ma 3 1853 Hepassenger wer mostl gold-digger who disappointe wit thei effort t "wi wealt o thCalifomia goldfields wer ben o tryin thei luci Australia A attemp wa mad t brin th"Ne Orleans u th rive o th hig tide buthi wa no successful Th coa sh require wa dow t th vesse a th mout o th river and afte bunkerin sh wen o t Sydney Th"Ne Orleans ha bee ou t Australi i th previou year an ha gon bac t Londo wit passenger an a shipmen o gold Fro Londo sh t Sa Francisc an lef tha por fo Sydney Th "Ne Orleans wa sol t th Sydne anMelbourn Stea Packe Coy. the newl formed he nam wa change t "Governo General.Sh wa pu unde th comman o Captai R FPockley afterward a wel know marin surveyoi Sydney an wa runnin fo a fe month betwee Sydne an Melbourne Sh the wa purchase b th A.S.N Coy. wh kep he i th samemploymen unde Captai Watt an CaptaiCottier I 185 th "Governor-General wa solan sen t China