South Australia - Maritime Affairs
Steamships
Also see Port Adelaide - Ships and Shipping.
The arrival of the steamship Courier is reported in the Register,
22 August 1840, page 6a; see
22 May 1841, page 3c for movements of the Corsair [sic].
An obituary of Mrs W.S. Whitington, "the [wife of the] first person to bring a steamboat to Port Adelaide", is in the Observer,
10 October 1903, page 34c -
his obituary is in the Register,
8 August 1887.
The Register of 26 August 1897 at page 4d reports that:
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The first steamer from London to Adelaide was the Courier which arrived in 1839 or 1840. She was afterwards broken up. Her engines were taken to Cox's Creek and for many years drove a sawmill there.
The arrival of "Our First Steamer" in 1840 is recalled in the Register,
19 October 1903, page 4e; also see
Express,
15 May 1890, page 4b.
"Early Steamships in SA" is in the Register,
31 March 1917, page 12e.
Historical information on early steamships is in the Register,
26 November 1920, page 9e.
"First Steamships - Arrivals From 1840 to 1890" is in the Register,
21, 26 and 28 January 1928, pages 7f, 7d and 18f,
4, 10, 14 and 22 February 1928, pages 13f, 14e, 12c and 5c.
"The Age of Steam" is in the Observer,
29 January 1898, page 34a.
"Steamships Then and Now" is in the Observer,
29 April 1911, page 40a.
"Steam to Australia" is in the Observer,
10 January 1852, page 3e,
"Port for Ocean Steamers" on
24 July 1852, page 6c.
Register,
21 January 1859, page 2f.
The arrival of the Chusan, "the first ocean steamer which has visited", is reported in the Observer,
18 September 1852, pages 2a-6b.
The arrival of the steam tug, Adelaide, is reported in the Register,
10 March 1849, page 2b; also see
Observer,
14 May 1853, page 3d,
Express,
1 August 1877, page 3g,
17 September 1877, page 3e.
"Steam to Australia in Thirty Days" is in the Observer,
30 December 1854, page 10d,
"Steam Communication With England" on
22 September 1855, page 1d (supp.),
20 October 1855, page 6d,
15 and 22 March 1856, pages 6c and 5f,
7 and 21 June 1856, pages 6b-7g and 5f,
"Steam Communication" on
20 September 1856, page 1c (supp.).
A trial trip of the Burra Burra is reported in the Register,
20 February 1855, page 3e,
9 May 1855, page 3e,
Observer,
12 May 1855, page 3f.
The arrival of the auxiliary steamer, Les Trois Amis, is reported in the Register,
21 February 1855, page 3d.
"Steam to Adelaide" is in the Register,
22 November 1855, page 2f.
"Steam Excursion From Port Adelaide to Milang" is in the Chronicle,
5 March 1859, page 2a.
"New Steam Navigation Company" is in the Observer,
24 March 1866, page 2c (supp.).
"Early Steamships in South Australia" is in the Register,
31 March 1917, page 12e.
"Steam to Australia" is in the SA Gazette & Mining Journal,
25 September 1851, page 4c.
The launch of the iron steamer Leichardt is reported in the Observer,
10 March 1855, page 5g.
"Postal Communication" is in the Observer,
22 September 1855, page 5d.
The "Screw Steamer Admella" is in the Observer,
3 April 1858, page 2d (supp.).
"The Port of Call for Ocean Steamers" is in the Register,
28 January 1859, page 2f.
"Intercolonial Steamers" is in the Chronicle,
4 January 1862, page 6a.
"The P & O Company" is in the Register,
26 March 1863, page 3a.
"Steam Navigation" is in the Observer,
27 February 1869, page 5a.
"The Steamers" is in the Express,
17 and 19 October 1871, pages 3d and 3g.
Steamships connected with South Australian trade are discussed in the Chronicle,
21 October 1871, page 5b.
"A P & O Steamer at Glenelg" is in the Observer,
24 February 1872, page 13b and
a sketch of the ship in The Lantern,
8 July 1876, page 16;
"The P & O Liner - Australia" in the Chronicle,
7 January 1893, page 8e and
the "Himalaya" on
18 February 1893, page 8c.
"Steam Tugs" is in the Express,
22 July 1873, page 3b,
"Tugs of Today and Yesterday" in The News,
30 June 1936, page 4f.
Information on the Governor Musgrave is in the Express,
5 October 1874, page 3e,
Observer,
10 October 1874, page 10f.
The new government steamship Governor Musgrave is discussed in the Register,
5 October 1874, page 5f,
"A Cruise in the Governor Musgrave" on
19 February 1876, page 18a; also see
Observer,
26 April 1884, page 27d.
"A Cruise in the Governor Musgrave" on
19 February 1876, page 18a; also see
Register,
22 April 1884, page 5c,
Observer,
26 April 1884, page 27d,
Register,
18 June 1913, page 13c.
Biographical details of Captain Marshall Smith are in the Register,
23 May 1903, page 7b.
Information on her sale is in the Advertiser,
6 June 1916, page 6e; also see
12 January 1920, page 6f.
An obituary of a Chief Officer, Richard Lamb, is in the Observer,
9 September 1911, page 41b,
biographical details of a master, Captain J. Henry, in the Register,
24 and 25 March 1915, pages 8g and 6h.
Information on the "new coasting steamer Euro" is in the Chronicle,
26 December 1874, page 13g;
a trial trip is reported in the Observer,
16 January 1875, page 12g and
her loss on
27 August 1881, page 30e;
Register,
25 August 1881, page 5g,
4 November 1881, page 2c (supp.);
sketches are in Frearson's Weekly,
3 September 1881, page 471,
Pictorial Australian in
September 1881, page 133.
For information on the Emu see Observer,
3 March 1877, page 13b.
Register,
27 February 1877, page 5b.
"Across the Gulf" is in the Observer,
13 March 1875, page 8b,
"Our Steam Coasting Trade" on
10 April 1875, page 13c.
"Steamer Trip to Edithburgh" is in the Observer,
19 June 1875, page 12e,
25 September 1875, page 7g.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Leisure and Allied Activities.
"A Line of Steamers for Adelaide" is in the Register,
14 July 1875, page 5d.
By "Steam From London to Adelaide" is in the Register,
31 December 1875, page 5g.
Information on the screw-steamer Glenelg, "the pioneer vessel in an enterprising attempt to establish direct steam communication between Port Adelaide and London", is in the Observer, 29 January 1876, page 8a.
Information on the Ceres, a steamer trading between Southern Yorke Peninsula and Port Adelaide is in the Register,
10 March 1876, page 6e,
Observer,
11 March 1876, page 4e.
The first iron steamer "fitted together" in South Australia is discussed in the Observer,
31 March 1877, page 12a.
The opening of steam communication with southern Yorke Peninsula is reported in the Chronicle,
8 December 1877, page 11a.
"Trial Trip of the SS Adelaide" is in the Observer,
5 January 1884, page 6d; also see
12 and 26 January 1884, pages 35e and 15a,
1 March 1884, page 6c.
"Smallpox on Board the Mail Steamer" is in the Observer,
11 March 1876, page 7d.
Information on the South Australian is in the Register,
4 December 1876, page 6b,
Express,
5 and 6 December 1876, pages 3e and 2b,
Chronicle,
9 December 1876, page 11a and
the Penola on
12 May 1877, page 11d.
Accommodation for ocean steamers at or near Port Adelaide is discussed in the Observer,
3 March 1877, pages 13a-1a (supp.).
Information on the Franklin is in the Observer on
5 February 1881, page 224b.
"Ocean Steamers" is in the Register,
12 February 1881, page 4g.
"Marine Engineers" is in the Register,
5 April 1882, pages 4e-5e.
"The Orient Line and the Government" is in the Register,
1, 6 and 9 May 1882, pages 4e-6f, 4e and 7a,
15 June 1882, page 4e,
10 and 19 July 1882, pages 4e and 4d,
31 August 1882, pages 4f-5b.
"Ocean Steam Traffic" is in the Register,
25 May 1882, page 4c.
"The New SS Adelaide" is in the Register,
7 and 23 January 1884, pages 7a and 5f.
"George Workman Fund [Captain of SS Ariel]" is in the Register,
11 January 1884, page 5a.
Information on the government steamship Palmerston is in the Register,
1 March 1884, page 5b.
"The Inter-Colonial Steamship Trade" is in the Advertiser,
1 June 1885, page 7a.
"Cheap Fares to Melbourne" is in the Register,
21 September 1885, page 7f.
A trial trip of the SS Albany is reported in the Register,
13 February 1886, page 7f.
"The German Line of Steamers" is in the Register,
19 June 1886, page 5c,
24 July 1886, page 7e,
"The German Steamer Salier" on
30 August 1886, page 5h.
Information on a new line of German steamers is in the Register,
14 May 1889, page 4h.
The arrival of the Salier is reported in the Chronicle,
4 September 1886, page 7e and
the Arcadia on
14 July 1888, page 12f,
"The Steamer Bucephalus" on
1 March 1890, page 9a,
"A New Steamer - The Bullarra" on
24 January 1891, page 8g.
"Mail Steamers" is in the Register,
28 March 1887, page 5a.
"Five Weeks on a P & O Steamer" is in the Register,
13 February 1890, page 7e.
"The New Steamship, Innamincka" is in the Register,
6 February 1891, page 6a.
"The Great Steamship Lines" is in the Advertiser,
10 February 1893, page 6f (P&O and Orient); also see
21 April 1928, page 18f,
16 February 1893, page 7a (Adelaide Steamship),
20 February 1893, page 7a (N.D. Lloyd),
23 February 1893, page 5h (Howard Smith),
25 February 1893, page 6g (McIlwraith, McEarchan & Co),
1 April 1893, page 7a (The British-India Co),
18 May 1893, page 7a (Eastern and Australian SN Co).
The Orient Line's jubilee and photographs of historic vessels are reported in the Chronicle,
28 April 1928, page 18.
An editorial on steam navigation to and from South Australia is in the Advertiser,
23 June 1893, page 4e.
"The Missionary Steamer Dayspring" is in the Observer,
22 February 1868, page 5a,
Chronicle,
4 April 1896, page 18,
"RMS China - A Floating Palace" on
30 January 1897, page 18c.
"Orient Line Has Old Links With This State" is in The News,
31 October 1935, page 10f.
"Life on a Steamer" is in the Advertiser,
14 June 1904, page 6h,
"Growth of the Steamship" in the Register,
8 September 1904, page 8b.
"Growth of the Steamships - Past and Present Services" is in the Register,
8 September 1904, page 8b.
"The Coastal Trade - Steamer Superseding Sail" is in the Register,
21 September 1904, page 7d.
"A Fine Coasting Steamer [Rupara]" is in the Register,
17 August 1906, page 3c.
"New Steamer [Echunga] for the Adelaide Steamship Company" is in the Register,
5 September 1907, page 4g,
13 November 1907, page 4e.
"Humours of a Steamer Trip - Melbourne to Adelaide" is in the Register,
31 May 1909, page 6f.
"New Coastal Steamer [Warrawee]" is in the Register,
10 June 1909, page 7b,
"Arrival of the Warrener" on
16 November 1912, page 11h,
"The Wandilla" on
4 January 1913, page 18d.
"On Board and After - A Coasting Steamer" is in the Register,
27 January 1911, page 9a.
"The Missing Steamer Yongala" is in the Register,
28, 29 and 30 March 1911, pages 7d, 7d and 6a,
1 and 6 April 1911, pages 12d and 6a,
13 and 14 June 1911, pages 5f and 7c,
21 June 1911, page 6d.
"Steamships Then and Now" is in the Observer,
29 April 1911, page 40a.
"Loss of the Koonbana" is in the Register,
3 April 1912, pages 6c-7a.
Information on the Warilda, a new steamer for the Adelaide Steamship Company, is in the Register,
21 August 1912, page 9e.
"A Fine Immigrant Ship - The New Benalla" is in the Register,
27 May 1913, page 5i.
"The Adelaide Steamship Company - Shipping Memories" is in the Register,
13, 22 and 23 May 1922, pages 12a, 5e and 3c,
an obituary of a former employee, John Turnbull, is in the Observer,
30 April 1898, page 29d,
of P.D. Haggart on
5 August 1922, page 20a.
"An Historical Record" in the Advertiser,
23 September 1925, page 15e.
A staff picnic is reported in the Express,
5 March 1906, page 4g.
Biographical details of W.W. Goodhardt are in the Register,
1 July 1927, page 6h.
"Jubilee of Orient Company" is in the Observer,
28 April 1928, page 68,
"Romance of Steamships" on
19 May 1928, page 67d.
"Old Steamers" is in the Register,
16 June 1928, page 5c,
"P & O Company's History is Colorful" is in The News,
10 March 1936, page 4f.
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