T.S.S. 'WANDRA' (1907 -1915) Two propellers of Wandra wreck.Wandra foundered at a location known as the "Drum and Drumsticks" on the Beecroft Peninsula. The site is a popular dive site; this image depicts diver Kelly McFadyen with the two popellers. Full details and more images can be found here: www.michaelmcfadyenscuba.info/viewpage.php?page_id=118
This report has been prepared by Chris Borough, Graham Nicholson and Philip Pope
DETAILS
Name: WANDRA (Originally Wandy)
Official Number: 121183
Type: Steamer – ketch rigged
Register: Sydney 31/1907 - 31st July 1907
Builder: Denis Sullivan, Coopernook
Materials: North Coast Hardwood - Blackbutt, Ironbark & Flooded Gum as well as Oregon (for the deck).
Launch: Coopernook, Saturday 1st June 1907
Length: 120.5 ft.
Breadth: 26.0 ft.
Depth in Hold: 5.8 ft.
Tonnage: (n.b. 1 shipping ton = 100 cubic ft. or 2.83 cubic metres)
Gross: 163.66 tons
Nett or Register: 71.07 tons (201.13 cu. m.)
Engines: Two-cylinder Compounding Surface Condensing – Campbell and Calderwood, Paisley, Scotland.
Propeller: two
OWNERS: Allen Taylor and Company Limited of Pyrmont, NSW
LAUNCH OF THE WANDY
Despite being launched as the Wandy she was registered as the Wandra
Launching at Coopernook.
THE S.S. WANDY .
The fourteenth boat built by Mr. D. Sullivan was successfully launched at his Coopernook yards on Saturday last [1st June 1907], in the presence of several hundred spectators— the christening ceremony being performed by Miss Vera Sullivan (a grand-niece of Mr. Sullivan), who gracefully named the steamer "Wandy " as she left the ways. As is usual with Mr. Sullivan's launchings, not the slightest hitch occurred. The name Wandy is derived from Wandyan, on the South Coast, where Messrs. Allen Taylor & Co. are opening up the timber trade at St. George's Basin, near Jervis Bay. The firm has a mill there, and is working what is practically a virgin forest.
The new boat, which is of ordinary build, with a round bilge, is owned by Messrs. Allen Taylor and Co., and is to be placed in the timber trade. She is 125 feet long overall, and 120 feet between perpendiculars, with a 26ft. beam, and has a capacity for 60,000 feet of timber — this being equivalent to 180 tons dead weight, or 1800 bags of maize. The timber will be carried in a large hatch amidships. With the exception of that in the deck, which is Oregon, all the timber used in the construction of the vessel was obtained locally. The keel and keelsons are ironbark, the planking blackbutt and flooded gum, and the frames hardwood. Two masts, each 65ft. in length, will be fitted. The vessel will be of the twin-screw type, and will be electrically-lighted throughout. Accommodation will be provided for a crew of 12—the captain's cabin being on the bridge, and the officers' quarters aft, whilst the sailors will be accommodated for'ard. The engines will be of the compound type, 10-in. and 20-in. stroke, and will be placed aft. They are to be fitted by Messrs. Begg and Grieg [Greig], of Sydney. This firm also fitted the engines in the Pyrmont. A speed of 9 knots will be attained.
Copper fastenings have been used to the water line and galvanised above it. The keel of the Wandy was laid in September of last year, and since then 25 men have been employed by Mr. Sullivan in the yard and bush. The vessel will probably be towed to Sydney on Saturday by one of Messrs. J. and A. Brown's tugs [Alice ].
The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales (Taree, NSW : 1898 - 1954) - Wed 5 Jun 1907
TOWED TO SYDNEY
The Wandy .— The hull of the steamer Wandy , , which was launched at Coopernook on the 1st inst.,arrived in Sydney on Wednesday night last in tow of Messrs. J. and A. Brown's tug Alice .
The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales (Taree, NSW : 1898 - 1954) Wed 19 Jun 1907
ENTERED INTO THE CAPE HAWKE TRADE
The Cape Hawke Trade.— The new steamer Wandra , recently launched at Coopernook by Mr. D. Sullivan, has taken up the Cape Hawke trade for Messrs. Allen Taylor & Co. while the bar and crossing remain in their present shallow condition, and the S.S. Tuncurry is putting in the time elsewhere. The Wandra , when launched, was christened " Wandy " by mistake, but the correct name was registered by the company. She has been nicely fitted, and carries a good cargo on a light draught. Her speed is about 8 knots.
The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales (Taree, NSW : 1898 - 1954) - Sat 31 Aug 1907
DAMAGE TO PROPELLER
Grounding and damage to propellers was a common problem for vessels trading along the NSW Coast.
ACCIDENT TO THE WANDRA .
The Navigation Department received a telegram to-day stating that while coming down the Manning River yesterday, the steamer Wandra , owned by Messrs, Allen Taylor and Co., lost two blades of her [starboard] propeller. Repairs will have to be effected at Sydney.
The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954) - Wed 5 Feb 1913
WANDRA 'S PROPELLER INJUREDWandra left there for Port Stephens and Newcastle with two blades of her propeller injured.
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) - Thu 26 Feb 1914
WANDRA ASSISTS IN RESCUE OF TRAMP Wandra , one of Messrs. Allen Taylor and Company's fleet to rescue the Tramp from her dangerous position off the coast.
When the report was received from Captain Thomson of the Wyandra, Captain Hacking, the Superintendent of the Department of Navigation, notified Captain Kerkin at the Manning River of the dismasted schooner's position, and he was instructed to take steps to have the derelict removed from the track of navigation. The steamer Wandra happened to be off the Manning River, and she was signalled to proceed to the wreck. A message had meanwhile been received giving the position of the Tramp as five miles to the southward of Crowdy Head. The Wandra came across the derelict shortly before noon on Monday, and Pilot Kerkin telegraphed to the Navigation Department during the afternoon: "Wandra proceeded as instructed, and secured the derelict. She is now steaming towards the bar, with the derelict in tow."
There was a heavy sea at the Manning River entrance when the Wandra and the derelict arrived off the bar, and the subsidised tug, John Gollan , put out and picked up the Tramp from the Wandra, and towed her inside, the tug and the dismasted vessel entering the river at 3.55 p.m.
The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales (Taree, NSW : 1898 - 1954) Sat 2 Aug 1913
WRECKED ON ROCKS NORTH OF JERVIS BAY – 15th December 1915
FOUNDERING OF THE STEAMER WANDRA .
Twelve members of the crew of the steamer Wandra , one of the small coasters belonging to Messrs. Allen Taylor and Co., reached Jervis Bay, on the South Coast, at 1.30 o'clock yesterday morning and reported the loss of the vessel. The Wandra foundered off the Drumsticks, about seven miles north of Point Perpendicular.
The Wandra was bound from Moruya to Sydney, timber-laden, in charge of Captain Rueben Lucey. North of Jervis Bay, the vessel became unmanageable, and subsequently foundered, the crew escaping in the boat with only what they stood in. Captain Lucey telephoned to Messrs. Allen Taylor and Co., yesterday morning news of the disaster, and the company is arranging for the crew to return overland via Nowra.
The Wandra was specially designed for the timber trade on the coast, and she had been running both north and south since she was built in 1907. She was a wooden vessel, of 164 tons gross and 71 tons net, with a length
of 120ft. 5in., beam of 26ft., and depth of 5ft. 8in. The vessel and cargo were covered in the United Insurance Co.
STATEMENT BY THE CAPTAIN.
Nowra, Thursday. — Captain Lucey, of the Wandra , states that the vessel left Moruya yesterday morning with cargo of 48,800 superficial feet of timber, mostly girders, and everything went well until she got five or six miles north of Jervis Bay Lighthouse. At about 10 o'clock at night, wind and sea being moderate, the Wandra suddenly filled up on the lee side, and did not recover. She went in towards Drumsticks at Currarong. The captain let go the anchor quickly, but she foundered almost immediately in from eight to ten fathoms of water. All hands were landed without any flurry or excitement, and proceeded to Jervis Bay lighthouse, where they received every attention. Captain Lucey says there is no chance of salving the Wandra .
The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930) Fri 17 Dec 1915
CREW'S EXPERIENCES AFTER SHIPWRECK .
NOWRA, Sunday 19th.
Captain Lucey, of the wrecked steamer Wandra , and all his crew, arrived at Nowra from Jervis Bay Lighthouse at 12.30 p.m. on Friday [17th]. They left the lighthouse at 6 o'clock in the morning, and a horse and cart having been provided by the lighthouse-keeper, they took it in turns to walk and ride towards Nowra. After covering some 12 miles in this manner they were met by vehicles sent out from Nowra, 16 miles away. From here they proceeded to Sydney.
The captain, who is suffering from a slight injury to one of his knees, sustained whilst landing at the Drumsticks, further states that immediately the sea was shipped and the steamer was in difficulties the ship's pumps were got to work, with the hope of pumping her out, but she never recovered the list received after shipping the sea, and sank with pumps working almost up to the last. The night was clear when she went down, and her masts were showing when they landed.
After landing rain set in, and being a cold night they all suffered considerably in their six-mile tramp to the lighthouse. The captain expressed his gratitude to the lighthouse-keeper and staff, who gave all the assistance in their power to himself and the crew, and provided them with a few pairs of boots, together with caps and tobacco.
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Mon 20 Dec 1915
THE WANDRA FOR SALE
Mr F R Strange advised that he is selling by public auction to-day at 28 Market street, at 11.30 a.m., the wreck of the steamer Wandra as she now lies at The Drumsticks, near Jervis Bay Heads, including a cargo of hardwood, consisting of hardwood sleepers.
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Fri 14 Jan 1916
Further details on the wreck and information on Scuba Diving can be found at
www.michaelmcfadyenscuba.info/viewpage.php?page_id=118
Acknowledgements : The assistance of Mori Flapan (Mori Flapan boatregister ) by providing access to his extensive database is greatly appreciated.
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Image Enhancement - Philip Pope
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GREAT LAKES MANNING RIVER SHIPPING, NSW Alphabetical Boat Index Boat builders Index Tags List
T.S.S. 'WANDRA' (1907 - 1915) - wreck siteWandra was wrecked on the night of 15th December 1915 at a location known as the Drumsticks, or Drum and Drumsticks. The image, taken from Google Maps, shows the Beecroft Peninsula and Point Perpendicular. The Peninsula forms the Northern entrance to Jervis Bay, NSW. The precise location of the wreck is contained on this website: www.michaelmcfadyenscuba.info/viewpage.php?page_id=118
This report has been prepared by Chris Borough, Graham Nicholson and Philip Pope
DETAILS
Name: WANDRA (Originally Wandy)
Official Number: 121183
Type: Steamer – ketch rigged
Register: Sydney 31/1907 - 31st July 1907
Builder: Denis Sullivan, Coopernook
Materials: North Coast Hardwood - Blackbutt, Ironbark & Flooded Gum as well as Oregon (for the deck).
Launch: Coopernook, Saturday 1st June 1907
Length: 120.5 ft.
Breadth: 26.0 ft.
Depth in Hold: 5.8 ft.
Tonnage: (n.b. 1 shipping ton = 100 cubic ft. or 2.83 cubic metres)
Gross: 163.66 tons
Nett or Register: 71.07 tons (201.13 cu. m.)
Engines: Two-cylinder Compounding Surface Condensing – Campbell and Calderwood, Paisley, Scotland.
Propeller: two
OWNERS: Allen Taylor and Company Limited of Pyrmont, NSW
LAUNCH OF THE WANDY
Despite being launched as the Wandy she was registered as the Wandra
Launching at Coopernook.
THE S.S. WANDY .
The fourteenth boat built by Mr. D. Sullivan was successfully launched at his Coopernook yards on Saturday last [1st June 1907], in the presence of several hundred spectators— the christening ceremony being performed by Miss Vera Sullivan (a grand-niece of Mr. Sullivan), who gracefully named the steamer "Wandy " as she left the ways. As is usual with Mr. Sullivan's launchings, not the slightest hitch occurred. The name Wandy is derived from Wandyan, on the South Coast, where Messrs. Allen Taylor & Co. are opening up the timber trade at St. George's Basin, near Jervis Bay. The firm has a mill there, and is working what is practically a virgin forest.
The new boat, which is of ordinary build, with a round bilge, is owned by Messrs. Allen Taylor and Co., and is to be placed in the timber trade. She is 125 feet long overall, and 120 feet between perpendiculars, with a 26ft. beam, and has a capacity for 60,000 feet of timber — this being equivalent to 180 tons dead weight, or 1800 bags of maize. The timber will be carried in a large hatch amidships. With the exception of that in the deck, which is Oregon, all the timber used in the construction of the vessel was obtained locally. The keel and keelsons are ironbark, the planking blackbutt and flooded gum, and the frames hardwood. Two masts, each 65ft. in length, will be fitted. The vessel will be of the twin-screw type, and will be electrically-lighted throughout. Accommodation will be provided for a crew of 12—the captain's cabin being on the bridge, and the officers' quarters aft, whilst the sailors will be accommodated for'ard. The engines will be of the compound type, 10-in. and 20-in. stroke, and will be placed aft. They are to be fitted by Messrs. Begg and Grieg [Greig], of Sydney. This firm also fitted the engines in the Pyrmont. A speed of 9 knots will be attained.
Copper fastenings have been used to the water line and galvanised above it. The keel of the Wandy was laid in September of last year, and since then 25 men have been employed by Mr. Sullivan in the yard and bush. The vessel will probably be towed to Sydney on Saturday by one of Messrs. J. and A. Brown's tugs [Alice ].
The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales (Taree, NSW : 1898 - 1954) - Wed 5 Jun 1907
TOWED TO SYDNEY
The Wandy .— The hull of the steamer Wandy , , which was launched at Coopernook on the 1st inst.,arrived in Sydney on Wednesday night last in tow of Messrs. J. and A. Brown's tug Alice .
The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales (Taree, NSW : 1898 - 1954) Wed 19 Jun 1907
ENTERED INTO THE CAPE HAWKE TRADE
The Cape Hawke Trade.— The new steamer Wandra , recently launched at Coopernook by Mr. D. Sullivan, has taken up the Cape Hawke trade for Messrs. Allen Taylor & Co. while the bar and crossing remain in their present shallow condition, and the S.S. Tuncurry is putting in the time elsewhere. The Wandra , when launched, was christened " Wandy " by mistake, but the correct name was registered by the company. She has been nicely fitted, and carries a good cargo on a light draught. Her speed is about 8 knots.
The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales (Taree, NSW : 1898 - 1954) - Sat 31 Aug 1907
DAMAGE TO PROPELLER
Grounding and damage to propellers was a common problem for vessels trading along the NSW Coast.
ACCIDENT TO THE WANDRA .
The Navigation Department received a telegram to-day stating that while coming down the Manning River yesterday, the steamer Wandra , owned by Messrs, Allen Taylor and Co., lost two blades of her [starboard] propeller. Repairs will have to be effected at Sydney.
The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954) - Wed 5 Feb 1913
WANDRA 'S PROPELLER INJUREDWandra left there for Port Stephens and Newcastle with two blades of her propeller injured.
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) - Thu 26 Feb 1914
WANDRA ASSISTS IN RESCUE OF TRAMP Wandra , one of Messrs. Allen Taylor and Company's fleet to rescue the Tramp from her dangerous position off the coast.
When the report was received from Captain Thomson of the Wyandra, Captain Hacking, the Superintendent of the Department of Navigation, notified Captain Kerkin at the Manning River of the dismasted schooner's position, and he was instructed to take steps to have the derelict removed from the track of navigation. The steamer Wandra happened to be off the Manning River, and she was signalled to proceed to the wreck. A message had meanwhile been received giving the position of the Tramp as five miles to the southward of Crowdy Head. The Wandra came across the derelict shortly before noon on Monday, and Pilot Kerkin telegraphed to the Navigation Department during the afternoon: "Wandra proceeded as instructed, and secured the derelict. She is now steaming towards the bar, with the derelict in tow."
There was a heavy sea at the Manning River entrance when the Wandra and the derelict arrived off the bar, and the subsidised tug, John Gollan , put out and picked up the Tramp from the Wandra, and towed her inside, the tug and the dismasted vessel entering the river at 3.55 p.m.
The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales (Taree, NSW : 1898 - 1954) Sat 2 Aug 1913
WRECKED ON ROCKS NORTH OF JERVIS BAY – 15th December 1915
FOUNDERING OF THE STEAMER WANDRA .
Twelve members of the crew of the steamer Wandra , one of the small coasters belonging to Messrs. Allen Taylor and Co., reached Jervis Bay, on the South Coast, at 1.30 o'clock yesterday morning and reported the loss of the vessel. The Wandra foundered off the Drumsticks, about seven miles north of Point Perpendicular.
The Wandra was bound from Moruya to Sydney, timber-laden, in charge of Captain Rueben Lucey. North of Jervis Bay, the vessel became unmanageable, and subsequently foundered, the crew escaping in the boat with only what they stood in. Captain Lucey telephoned to Messrs. Allen Taylor and Co., yesterday morning news of the disaster, and the company is arranging for the crew to return overland via Nowra.
The Wandra was specially designed for the timber trade on the coast, and she had been running both north and south since she was built in 1907. She was a wooden vessel, of 164 tons gross and 71 tons net, with a length
of 120ft. 5in., beam of 26ft., and depth of 5ft. 8in. The vessel and cargo were covered in the United Insurance Co.
STATEMENT BY THE CAPTAIN.
Nowra, Thursday. — Captain Lucey, of the Wandra , states that the vessel left Moruya yesterday morning with cargo of 48,800 superficial feet of timber, mostly girders, and everything went well until she got five or six miles north of Jervis Bay Lighthouse. At about 10 o'clock at night, wind and sea being moderate, the Wandra suddenly filled up on the lee side, and did not recover. She went in towards Drumsticks at Currarong. The captain let go the anchor quickly, but she foundered almost immediately in from eight to ten fathoms of water. All hands were landed without any flurry or excitement, and proceeded to Jervis Bay lighthouse, where they received every attention. Captain Lucey says there is no chance of salving the Wandra .
The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930) Fri 17 Dec 1915
CREW'S EXPERIENCES AFTER SHIPWRECK .
NOWRA, Sunday 19th.
Captain Lucey, of the wrecked steamer Wandra , and all his crew, arrived at Nowra from Jervis Bay Lighthouse at 12.30 p.m. on Friday [17th]. They left the lighthouse at 6 o'clock in the morning, and a horse and cart having been provided by the lighthouse-keeper, they took it in turns to walk and ride towards Nowra. After covering some 12 miles in this manner they were met by vehicles sent out from Nowra, 16 miles away. From here they proceeded to Sydney.
The captain, who is suffering from a slight injury to one of his knees, sustained whilst landing at the Drumsticks, further states that immediately the sea was shipped and the steamer was in difficulties the ship's pumps were got to work, with the hope of pumping her out, but she never recovered the list received after shipping the sea, and sank with pumps working almost up to the last. The night was clear when she went down, and her masts were showing when they landed.
After landing rain set in, and being a cold night they all suffered considerably in their six-mile tramp to the lighthouse. The captain expressed his gratitude to the lighthouse-keeper and staff, who gave all the assistance in their power to himself and the crew, and provided them with a few pairs of boots, together with caps and tobacco.
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Mon 20 Dec 1915
THE WANDRA FOR SALE
Mr F R Strange advised that he is selling by public auction to-day at 28 Market street, at 11.30 a.m., the wreck of the steamer Wandra as she now lies at The Drumsticks, near Jervis Bay Heads, including a cargo of hardwood, consisting of hardwood sleepers.
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Fri 14 Jan 1916
Further details on the wreck and information on Scuba Diving can be found at
www.michaelmcfadyenscuba.info/viewpage.php?page_id=118
Acknowledgements : The assistance of Mori Flapan (Mori Flapan boatregister ) by providing access to his extensive database is greatly appreciated.
Image Source : Unknown
Image Enhancement - Philip Pope
All Images in this photostream are Copyright - Great Lakes Manning River Shipping and/or their individual owners as may be stated above and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or used in any way without prior written approval.
GREAT LAKES MANNING RIVER SHIPPING, NSW Alphabetical Boat Index Boat builders Index Tags List
T.S.S. WANDRA (1907 - 1915) Register Calculations - R.HaugWandra . The volume is first calculated from measurements of all spaces in the vessel (Gross) and then deducts those spaces not available for cargo to calculate the Net capacity. The major space in this case is the Cabin Aft (12.44 tons) followed by the Deck Cabin (8.69 tons).
The volume is expressed in shipping tons, 1 shipping ton being the equivalent of 100 cubic feet. The calculation, for the sake of the Registration Certificate, is also expressed in cubic metres using the factor of 1 shipping ton being equal to 2.83 cubic metres.
It is common for official wrecksites to use the Depth of Hold number as Draft; clearly this is totally incorrect as the tonnage referred uses shipping tons that are are volume measurements. In no way do these data reflect a vessels Draft which is a fuction of load. In extreme cases the shipping tonnage has been converted shipping tons into tonnes - further misrepresenting the real measure.
This report has been prepared by Chris Borough, Graham Nicholson and Philip Pope
DETAILS
Name: WANDRA (Originally Wandy)
Official Number: 121183
Type: Steamer – ketch rigged
Register: Sydney 31/1907 - 31st July 1907
Builder: Denis Sullivan, Coopernook
Materials: North Coast Hardwood - Blackbutt, Ironbark & Flooded Gum as well as Oregon (for the deck).
Launch: Coopernook, Saturday 1st June 1907
Length: 120.5 ft.
Breadth: 26.0 ft.
Depth in Hold: 5.8 ft.
Tonnage: (n.b. 1 shipping ton = 100 cubic ft. or 2.83 cubic metres)
Gross: 163.66 tons
Nett or Register: 71.07 tons (201.13 cu. m.)
Engines: Two-cylinder Compounding Surface Condensing – Campbell and Calderwood, Paisley, Scotland.
Propeller: two
OWNERS: Allen Taylor and Company Limited of Pyrmont, NSW
LAUNCH OF THE WANDY
Despite being launched as the Wandy she was registered as the Wandra
Launching at Coopernook.
THE S.S. WANDY .
The fourteenth boat built by Mr. D. Sullivan was successfully launched at his Coopernook yards on Saturday last [1st June 1907], in the presence of several hundred spectators— the christening ceremony being performed by Miss Vera Sullivan (a grand-niece of Mr. Sullivan), who gracefully named the steamer "Wandy " as she left the ways. As is usual with Mr. Sullivan's launchings, not the slightest hitch occurred. The name Wandy is derived from Wandyan, on the South Coast, where Messrs. Allen Taylor & Co. are opening up the timber trade at St. George's Basin, near Jervis Bay. The firm has a mill there, and is working what is practically a virgin forest.
The new boat, which is of ordinary build, with a round bilge, is owned by Messrs. Allen Taylor and Co., and is to be placed in the timber trade. She is 125 feet long overall, and 120 feet between perpendiculars, with a 26ft. beam, and has a capacity for 60,000 feet of timber — this being equivalent to 180 tons dead weight, or 1800 bags of maize. The timber will be carried in a large hatch amidships. With the exception of that in the deck, which is Oregon, all the timber used in the construction of the vessel was obtained locally. The keel and keelsons are ironbark, the planking blackbutt and flooded gum, and the frames hardwood. Two masts, each 65ft. in length, will be fitted. The vessel will be of the twin-screw type, and will be electrically-lighted throughout. Accommodation will be provided for a crew of 12—the captain's cabin being on the bridge, and the officers' quarters aft, whilst the sailors will be accommodated for'ard. The engines will be of the compound type, 10-in. and 20-in. stroke, and will be placed aft. They are to be fitted by Messrs. Begg and Grieg [Greig], of Sydney. This firm also fitted the engines in the Pyrmont. A speed of 9 knots will be attained.
Copper fastenings have been used to the water line and galvanised above it. The keel of the Wandy was laid in September of last year, and since then 25 men have been employed by Mr. Sullivan in the yard and bush. The vessel will probably be towed to Sydney on Saturday by one of Messrs. J. and A. Brown's tugs [Alice ].
The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales (Taree, NSW : 1898 - 1954) - Wed 5 Jun 1907
TOWED TO SYDNEY
The Wandy .— The hull of the steamer Wandy , , which was launched at Coopernook on the 1st inst.,arrived in Sydney on Wednesday night last in tow of Messrs. J. and A. Brown's tug Alice .
The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales (Taree, NSW : 1898 - 1954) Wed 19 Jun 1907
ENTERED INTO THE CAPE HAWKE TRADE
The Cape Hawke Trade.— The new steamer Wandra , recently launched at Coopernook by Mr. D. Sullivan, has taken up the Cape Hawke trade for Messrs. Allen Taylor & Co. while the bar and crossing remain in their present shallow condition, and the S.S. Tuncurry is putting in the time elsewhere. The Wandra , when launched, was christened " Wandy " by mistake, but the correct name was registered by the company. She has been nicely fitted, and carries a good cargo on a light draught. Her speed is about 8 knots.
The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales (Taree, NSW : 1898 - 1954) - Sat 31 Aug 1907
DAMAGE TO PROPELLER
Grounding and damage to propellers was a common problem for vessels trading along the NSW Coast.
ACCIDENT TO THE WANDRA .
The Navigation Department received a telegram to-day stating that while coming down the Manning River yesterday, the steamer Wandra , owned by Messrs, Allen Taylor and Co., lost two blades of her [starboard] propeller. Repairs will have to be effected at Sydney.
The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954) - Wed 5 Feb 1913
WANDRA 'S PROPELLER INJUREDWandra left there for Port Stephens and Newcastle with two blades of her propeller injured.
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) - Thu 26 Feb 1914
WANDRA ASSISTS IN RESCUE OF TRAMP Wandra , one of Messrs. Allen Taylor and Company's fleet to rescue the Tramp from her dangerous position off the coast.
When the report was received from Captain Thomson of the Wyandra, Captain Hacking, the Superintendent of the Department of Navigation, notified Captain Kerkin at the Manning River of the dismasted schooner's position, and he was instructed to take steps to have the derelict removed from the track of navigation. The steamer Wandra happened to be off the Manning River, and she was signalled to proceed to the wreck. A message had meanwhile been received giving the position of the Tramp as five miles to the southward of Crowdy Head. The Wandra came across the derelict shortly before noon on Monday, and Pilot Kerkin telegraphed to the Navigation Department during the afternoon: "Wandra proceeded as instructed, and secured the derelict. She is now steaming towards the bar, with the derelict in tow."
There was a heavy sea at the Manning River entrance when the Wandra and the derelict arrived off the bar, and the subsidised tug, John Gollan , put out and picked up the Tramp from the Wandra, and towed her inside, the tug and the dismasted vessel entering the river at 3.55 p.m.
The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales (Taree, NSW : 1898 - 1954) Sat 2 Aug 1913
WRECKED ON ROCKS NORTH OF JERVIS BAY – 15th December 1915
FOUNDERING OF THE STEAMER WANDRA .
Twelve members of the crew of the steamer Wandra , one of the small coasters belonging to Messrs. Allen Taylor and Co., reached Jervis Bay, on the South Coast, at 1.30 o'clock yesterday morning and reported the loss of the vessel. The Wandra foundered off the Drumsticks, about seven miles north of Point Perpendicular.
The Wandra was bound from Moruya to Sydney, timber-laden, in charge of Captain Rueben Lucey. North of Jervis Bay, the vessel became unmanageable, and subsequently foundered, the crew escaping in the boat with only what they stood in. Captain Lucey telephoned to Messrs. Allen Taylor and Co., yesterday morning news of the disaster, and the company is arranging for the crew to return overland via Nowra.
The Wandra was specially designed for the timber trade on the coast, and she had been running both north and south since she was built in 1907. She was a wooden vessel, of 164 tons gross and 71 tons net, with a length
of 120ft. 5in., beam of 26ft., and depth of 5ft. 8in. The vessel and cargo were covered in the United Insurance Co.
STATEMENT BY THE CAPTAIN.
Nowra, Thursday. — Captain Lucey, of the Wandra , states that the vessel left Moruya yesterday morning with cargo of 48,800 superficial feet of timber, mostly girders, and everything went well until she got five or six miles north of Jervis Bay Lighthouse. At about 10 o'clock at night, wind and sea being moderate, the Wandra suddenly filled up on the lee side, and did not recover. She went in towards Drumsticks at Currarong. The captain let go the anchor quickly, but she foundered almost immediately in from eight to ten fathoms of water. All hands were landed without any flurry or excitement, and proceeded to Jervis Bay lighthouse, where they received every attention. Captain Lucey says there is no chance of salving the Wandra .
The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930) Fri 17 Dec 1915
CREW'S EXPERIENCES AFTER SHIPWRECK .
NOWRA, Sunday 19th.
Captain Lucey, of the wrecked steamer Wandra , and all his crew, arrived at Nowra from Jervis Bay Lighthouse at 12.30 p.m. on Friday [17th]. They left the lighthouse at 6 o'clock in the morning, and a horse and cart having been provided by the lighthouse-keeper, they took it in turns to walk and ride towards Nowra. After covering some 12 miles in this manner they were met by vehicles sent out from Nowra, 16 miles away. From here they proceeded to Sydney.
The captain, who is suffering from a slight injury to one of his knees, sustained whilst landing at the Drumsticks, further states that immediately the sea was shipped and the steamer was in difficulties the ship's pumps were got to work, with the hope of pumping her out, but she never recovered the list received after shipping the sea, and sank with pumps working almost up to the last. The night was clear when she went down, and her masts were showing when they landed.
After landing rain set in, and being a cold night they all suffered considerably in their six-mile tramp to the lighthouse. The captain expressed his gratitude to the lighthouse-keeper and staff, who gave all the assistance in their power to himself and the crew, and provided them with a few pairs of boots, together with caps and tobacco.
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Mon 20 Dec 1915
THE WANDRA FOR SALE
Mr F R Strange advised that he is selling by public auction to-day at 28 Market street, at 11.30 a.m., the wreck of the steamer Wandra as she now lies at The Drumsticks, near Jervis Bay Heads, including a cargo of hardwood, consisting of hardwood sleepers.
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Fri 14 Jan 1916
Further details on the wreck and information on Scuba Diving can be found at
www.michaelmcfadyenscuba.info/viewpage.php?page_id=118
Acknowledgements : The assistance of Mori Flapan (Mori Flapan boatregister ) by providing access to his extensive database is greatly appreciated.
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GREAT LAKES MANNING RIVER SHIPPING, NSW Alphabetical Boat Index Boat builders Index Tags List
T.S.S. WANDRA (1907 - 1915) with Harrington breakwall in backgroundThis report has been prepared by Chris Borough, Graham Nicholson and Philip Pope
DETAILS
Name: WANDRA (Originally Wandy)
Official Number: 121183
Type: Steamer – ketch rigged
Register: Sydney 31/1907 - 31st July 1907
Builder: Denis Sullivan, Coopernook
Materials: North Coast Hardwood - Blackbutt, Ironbark & Flooded Gum as well as Oregon (for the deck).
Launch: Coopernook, Saturday 1st June 1907
Length: 120.5 ft.
Breadth: 26.0 ft.
Depth in Hold: 5.8 ft.
Tonnage: (n.b. 1 shipping ton = 100 cubic ft. or 2.83 cubic metres)
Gross: 163.66 tons
Nett or Register: 71.07 tons (201.13 cu. m.)
Engines: Two-cylinder Compounding Surface Condensing – Campbell and Calderwood, Paisley, Scotland.
Propeller: two
OWNERS: Allen Taylor and Company Limited of Pyrmont, NSW
LAUNCH OF THE WANDY
Despite being launched as the Wandy she was registered as the Wandra
Launching at Coopernook.
THE S.S. WANDY .
The fourteenth boat built by Mr. D. Sullivan was successfully launched at his Coopernook yards on Saturday last [1st June 1907], in the presence of several hundred spectators— the christening ceremony being performed by Miss Vera Sullivan (a grand-niece of Mr. Sullivan), who gracefully named the steamer "Wandy " as she left the ways. As is usual with Mr. Sullivan's launchings, not the slightest hitch occurred. The name Wandy is derived from Wandyan, on the South Coast, where Messrs. Allen Taylor & Co. are opening up the timber trade at St. George's Basin, near Jervis Bay. The firm has a mill there, and is working what is practically a virgin forest.
The new boat, which is of ordinary build, with a round bilge, is owned by Messrs. Allen Taylor and Co., and is to be placed in the timber trade. She is 125 feet long overall, and 120 feet between perpendiculars, with a 26ft. beam, and has a capacity for 60,000 feet of timber — this being equivalent to 180 tons dead weight, or 1800 bags of maize. The timber will be carried in a large hatch amidships. With the exception of that in the deck, which is Oregon, all the timber used in the construction of the vessel was obtained locally. The keel and keelsons are ironbark, the planking blackbutt and flooded gum, and the frames hardwood. Two masts, each 65ft. in length, will be fitted. The vessel will be of the twin-screw type, and will be electrically-lighted throughout. Accommodation will be provided for a crew of 12—the captain's cabin being on the bridge, and the officers' quarters aft, whilst the sailors will be accommodated for'ard. The engines will be of the compound type, 10-in. and 20-in. stroke, and will be placed aft. They are to be fitted by Messrs. Begg and Grieg [Greig], of Sydney. This firm also fitted the engines in the Pyrmont. A speed of 9 knots will be attained.
Copper fastenings have been used to the water line and galvanised above it. The keel of the Wandy was laid in September of last year, and since then 25 men have been employed by Mr. Sullivan in the yard and bush. The vessel will probably be towed to Sydney on Saturday by one of Messrs. J. and A. Brown's tugs [Alice ].
The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales (Taree, NSW : 1898 - 1954) - Wed 5 Jun 1907
TOWED TO SYDNEY
The Wandy .— The hull of the steamer Wandy , , which was launched at Coopernook on the 1st inst.,arrived in Sydney on Wednesday night last in tow of Messrs. J. and A. Brown's tug Alice .
The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales (Taree, NSW : 1898 - 1954) Wed 19 Jun 1907
ENTERED INTO THE CAPE HAWKE TRADE
The Cape Hawke Trade.— The new steamer Wandra , recently launched at Coopernook by Mr. D. Sullivan, has taken up the Cape Hawke trade for Messrs. Allen Taylor & Co. while the bar and crossing remain in their present shallow condition, and the S.S. Tuncurry is putting in the time elsewhere. The Wandra , when launched, was christened " Wandy " by mistake, but the correct name was registered by the company. She has been nicely fitted, and carries a good cargo on a light draught. Her speed is about 8 knots.
The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales (Taree, NSW : 1898 - 1954) - Sat 31 Aug 1907
DAMAGE TO PROPELLER
Grounding and damage to propellers was a common problem for vessels trading along the NSW Coast.
ACCIDENT TO THE WANDRA .
The Navigation Department received a telegram to-day stating that while coming down the Manning River yesterday, the steamer Wandra , owned by Messrs, Allen Taylor and Co., lost two blades of her [starboard] propeller. Repairs will have to be effected at Sydney.
The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954) - Wed 5 Feb 1913
WANDRA 'S PROPELLER INJUREDWandra left there for Port Stephens and Newcastle with two blades of her propeller injured.
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) - Thu 26 Feb 1914
WANDRA ASSISTS IN RESCUE OF TRAMP Wandra , one of Messrs. Allen Taylor and Company's fleet to rescue the Tramp from her dangerous position off the coast.
When the report was received from Captain Thomson of the Wyandra, Captain Hacking, the Superintendent of the Department of Navigation, notified Captain Kerkin at the Manning River of the dismasted schooner's position, and he was instructed to take steps to have the derelict removed from the track of navigation. The steamer Wandra happened to be off the Manning River, and she was signalled to proceed to the wreck. A message had meanwhile been received giving the position of the Tramp as five miles to the southward of Crowdy Head. The Wandra came across the derelict shortly before noon on Monday, and Pilot Kerkin telegraphed to the Navigation Department during the afternoon: "Wandra proceeded as instructed, and secured the derelict. She is now steaming towards the bar, with the derelict in tow."
There was a heavy sea at the Manning River entrance when the Wandra and the derelict arrived off the bar, and the subsidised tug, John Gollan , put out and picked up the Tramp from the Wandra, and towed her inside, the tug and the dismasted vessel entering the river at 3.55 p.m.
The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales (Taree, NSW : 1898 - 1954) Sat 2 Aug 1913
WRECKED ON ROCKS NORTH OF JERVIS BAY – 15th December 1915
FOUNDERING OF THE STEAMER WANDRA .
Twelve members of the crew of the steamer Wandra , one of the small coasters belonging to Messrs. Allen Taylor and Co., reached Jervis Bay, on the South Coast, at 1.30 o'clock yesterday morning and reported the loss of the vessel. The Wandra foundered off the Drumsticks, about seven miles north of Point Perpendicular.
The Wandra was bound from Moruya to Sydney, timber-laden, in charge of Captain Rueben Lucey. North of Jervis Bay, the vessel became unmanageable, and subsequently foundered, the crew escaping in the boat with only what they stood in. Captain Lucey telephoned to Messrs. Allen Taylor and Co., yesterday morning news of the disaster, and the company is arranging for the crew to return overland via Nowra.
The Wandra was specially designed for the timber trade on the coast, and she had been running both north and south since she was built in 1907. She was a wooden vessel, of 164 tons gross and 71 tons net, with a length
of 120ft. 5in., beam of 26ft., and depth of 5ft. 8in. The vessel and cargo were covered in the United Insurance Co.
STATEMENT BY THE CAPTAIN.
Nowra, Thursday. — Captain Lucey, of the Wandra , states that the vessel left Moruya yesterday morning with cargo of 48,800 superficial feet of timber, mostly girders, and everything went well until she got five or six miles north of Jervis Bay Lighthouse. At about 10 o'clock at night, wind and sea being moderate, the Wandra suddenly filled up on the lee side, and did not recover. She went in towards Drumsticks at Currarong. The captain let go the anchor quickly, but she foundered almost immediately in from eight to ten fathoms of water. All hands were landed without any flurry or excitement, and proceeded to Jervis Bay lighthouse, where they received every attention. Captain Lucey says there is no chance of salving the Wandra .
The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930) Fri 17 Dec 1915
CREW'S EXPERIENCES AFTER SHIPWRECK .
NOWRA, Sunday 19th.
Captain Lucey, of the wrecked steamer Wandra , and all his crew, arrived at Nowra from Jervis Bay Lighthouse at 12.30 p.m. on Friday [17th]. They left the lighthouse at 6 o'clock in the morning, and a horse and cart having been provided by the lighthouse-keeper, they took it in turns to walk and ride towards Nowra. After covering some 12 miles in this manner they were met by vehicles sent out from Nowra, 16 miles away. From here they proceeded to Sydney.
The captain, who is suffering from a slight injury to one of his knees, sustained whilst landing at the Drumsticks, further states that immediately the sea was shipped and the steamer was in difficulties the ship's pumps were got to work, with the hope of pumping her out, but she never recovered the list received after shipping the sea, and sank with pumps working almost up to the last. The night was clear when she went down, and her masts were showing when they landed.
After landing rain set in, and being a cold night they all suffered considerably in their six-mile tramp to the lighthouse. The captain expressed his gratitude to the lighthouse-keeper and staff, who gave all the assistance in their power to himself and the crew, and provided them with a few pairs of boots, together with caps and tobacco.
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Mon 20 Dec 1915
THE WANDRA FOR SALE
Mr F R Strange advised that he is selling by public auction to-day at 28 Market street, at 11.30 a.m., the wreck of the steamer Wandra as she now lies at The Drumsticks, near Jervis Bay Heads, including a cargo of hardwood, consisting of hardwood sleepers.
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Fri 14 Jan 1916
Further details on the wreck and information on Scuba Diving can be found at
www.michaelmcfadyenscuba.info/viewpage.php?page_id=118
Acknowledgements : The assistance of Mori Flapan (Mori Flapan boatregister ) by providing access to his extensive database is greatly appreciated.
Image Source : Unknown
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GREAT LAKES MANNING RIVER SHIPPING, NSW Alphabetical Boat Index Boat builders Index Tags List
T.S.S. 'WANDRA' (1907 - 1915)This report has been prepared by Chris Borough, Graham Nicholson and Philip Pope
DETAILS
Name: WANDRA (Originally Wandy)
Official Number: 121183
Type: Steamer – ketch rigged
Register: Sydney 31/1907 - 31st July 1907
Builder: Denis Sullivan, Coopernook
Materials: North Coast Hardwood - Blackbutt, Ironbark & Flooded Gum as well as Oregon (for the deck).
Launch: Coopernook, Saturday 1st June 1907
Length: 120.5 ft.
Breadth: 26.0 ft.
Depth in Hold: 5.8 ft.
Tonnage: (n.b. 1 shipping ton = 100 cubic ft. or 2.83 cubic metres)
Gross: 163.66 tons
Nett or Register: 71.07 tons (201.13 cu. m.)
Engines: Two-cylinder Compounding Surface Condensing – Campbell and Calderwood, Paisley, Scotland.
Propeller: two
OWNERS: Allen Taylor and Company Limited of Pyrmont, NSW
LAUNCH OF THE WANDY
Despite being launched as the Wandy she was registered as the Wandra
Launching at Coopernook.
THE S.S. WANDY .
The fourteenth boat built by Mr. D. Sullivan was successfully launched at his Coopernook yards on Saturday last [1st June 1907], in the presence of several hundred spectators— the christening ceremony being performed by Miss Vera Sullivan (a grand-niece of Mr. Sullivan), who gracefully named the steamer "Wandy " as she left the ways. As is usual with Mr. Sullivan's launchings, not the slightest hitch occurred. The name Wandy is derived from Wandyan, on the South Coast, where Messrs. Allen Taylor & Co. are opening up the timber trade at St. George's Basin, near Jervis Bay. The firm has a mill there, and is working what is practically a virgin forest.
The new boat, which is of ordinary build, with a round bilge, is owned by Messrs. Allen Taylor and Co., and is to be placed in the timber trade. She is 125 feet long overall, and 120 feet between perpendiculars, with a 26ft. beam, and has a capacity for 60,000 feet of timber — this being equivalent to 180 tons dead weight, or 1800 bags of maize. The timber will be carried in a large hatch amidships. With the exception of that in the deck, which is Oregon, all the timber used in the construction of the vessel was obtained locally. The keel and keelsons are ironbark, the planking blackbutt and flooded gum, and the frames hardwood. Two masts, each 65ft. in length, will be fitted. The vessel will be of the twin-screw type, and will be electrically-lighted throughout. Accommodation will be provided for a crew of 12—the captain's cabin being on the bridge, and the officers' quarters aft, whilst the sailors will be accommodated for'ard. The engines will be of the compound type, 10-in. and 20-in. stroke, and will be placed aft. They are to be fitted by Messrs. Begg and Grieg [Greig], of Sydney. This firm also fitted the engines in the Pyrmont. A speed of 9 knots will be attained.
Copper fastenings have been used to the water line and galvanised above it. The keel of the Wandy was laid in September of last year, and since then 25 men have been employed by Mr. Sullivan in the yard and bush. The vessel will probably be towed to Sydney on Saturday by one of Messrs. J. and A. Brown's tugs [Alice ].
The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales (Taree, NSW : 1898 - 1954) - Wed 5 Jun 1907
TOWED TO SYDNEY
The Wandy .— The hull of the steamer Wandy , , which was launched at Coopernook on the 1st inst.,arrived in Sydney on Wednesday night last in tow of Messrs. J. and A. Brown's tug Alice .
The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales (Taree, NSW : 1898 - 1954) Wed 19 Jun 1907
ENTERED INTO THE CAPE HAWKE TRADE
The Cape Hawke Trade.— The new steamer Wandra , recently launched at Coopernook by Mr. D. Sullivan, has taken up the Cape Hawke trade for Messrs. Allen Taylor & Co. while the bar and crossing remain in their present shallow condition, and the S.S. Tuncurry is putting in the time elsewhere. The Wandra , when launched, was christened " Wandy " by mistake, but the correct name was registered by the company. She has been nicely fitted, and carries a good cargo on a light draught. Her speed is about 8 knots.
The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales (Taree, NSW : 1898 - 1954) - Sat 31 Aug 1907
DAMAGE TO PROPELLER
Grounding and damage to propellers was a common problem for vessels trading along the NSW Coast.
ACCIDENT TO THE WANDRA .
The Navigation Department received a telegram to-day stating that while coming down the Manning River yesterday, the steamer Wandra , owned by Messrs, Allen Taylor and Co., lost two blades of her [starboard] propeller. Repairs will have to be effected at Sydney.
The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954) - Wed 5 Feb 1913
WANDRA 'S PROPELLER INJUREDWandra left there for Port Stephens and Newcastle with two blades of her propeller injured.
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) - Thu 26 Feb 1914
WANDRA ASSISTS IN RESCUE OF TRAMP Wandra , one of Messrs. Allen Taylor and Company's fleet to rescue the Tramp from her dangerous position off the coast.
When the report was received from Captain Thomson of the Wyandra, Captain Hacking, the Superintendent of the Department of Navigation, notified Captain Kerkin at the Manning River of the dismasted schooner's position, and he was instructed to take steps to have the derelict removed from the track of navigation. The steamer Wandra happened to be off the Manning River, and she was signalled to proceed to the wreck. A message had meanwhile been received giving the position of the Tramp as five miles to the southward of Crowdy Head. The Wandra came across the derelict shortly before noon on Monday, and Pilot Kerkin telegraphed to the Navigation Department during the afternoon: "Wandra proceeded as instructed, and secured the derelict. She is now steaming towards the bar, with the derelict in tow."
There was a heavy sea at the Manning River entrance when the Wandra and the derelict arrived off the bar, and the subsidised tug, John Gollan , put out and picked up the Tramp from the Wandra, and towed her inside, the tug and the dismasted vessel entering the river at 3.55 p.m.
The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales (Taree, NSW : 1898 - 1954) Sat 2 Aug 1913
WRECKED ON ROCKS NORTH OF JERVIS BAY – 15th December 1915
FOUNDERING OF THE STEAMER WANDRA .
Twelve members of the crew of the steamer Wandra , one of the small coasters belonging to Messrs. Allen Taylor and Co., reached Jervis Bay, on the South Coast, at 1.30 o'clock yesterday morning and reported the loss of the vessel. The Wandra foundered off the Drumsticks, about seven miles north of Point Perpendicular.
The Wandra was bound from Moruya to Sydney, timber-laden, in charge of Captain Rueben Lucey. North of Jervis Bay, the vessel became unmanageable, and subsequently foundered, the crew escaping in the boat with only what they stood in. Captain Lucey telephoned to Messrs. Allen Taylor and Co., yesterday morning news of the disaster, and the company is arranging for the crew to return overland via Nowra.
The Wandra was specially designed for the timber trade on the coast, and she had been running both north and south since she was built in 1907. She was a wooden vessel, of 164 tons gross and 71 tons net, with a length
of 120ft. 5in., beam of 26ft., and depth of 5ft. 8in. The vessel and cargo were covered in the United Insurance Co.
STATEMENT BY THE CAPTAIN.
Nowra, Thursday. — Captain Lucey, of the Wandra , states that the vessel left Moruya yesterday morning with cargo of 48,800 superficial feet of timber, mostly girders, and everything went well until she got five or six miles north of Jervis Bay Lighthouse. At about 10 o'clock at night, wind and sea being moderate, the Wandra suddenly filled up on the lee side, and did not recover. She went in towards Drumsticks at Currarong. The captain let go the anchor quickly, but she foundered almost immediately in from eight to ten fathoms of water. All hands were landed without any flurry or excitement, and proceeded to Jervis Bay lighthouse, where they received every attention. Captain Lucey says there is no chance of salving the Wandra .
The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930) Fri 17 Dec 1915
CREW'S EXPERIENCES AFTER SHIPWRECK .
NOWRA, Sunday 19th.
Captain Lucey, of the wrecked steamer Wandra , and all his crew, arrived at Nowra from Jervis Bay Lighthouse at 12.30 p.m. on Friday [17th]. They left the lighthouse at 6 o'clock in the morning, and a horse and cart having been provided by the lighthouse-keeper, they took it in turns to walk and ride towards Nowra. After covering some 12 miles in this manner they were met by vehicles sent out from Nowra, 16 miles away. From here they proceeded to Sydney.
The captain, who is suffering from a slight injury to one of his knees, sustained whilst landing at the Drumsticks, further states that immediately the sea was shipped and the steamer was in difficulties the ship's pumps were got to work, with the hope of pumping her out, but she never recovered the list received after shipping the sea, and sank with pumps working almost up to the last. The night was clear when she went down, and her masts were showing when they landed.
After landing rain set in, and being a cold night they all suffered considerably in their six-mile tramp to the lighthouse. The captain expressed his gratitude to the lighthouse-keeper and staff, who gave all the assistance in their power to himself and the crew, and provided them with a few pairs of boots, together with caps and tobacco.
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Mon 20 Dec 1915
THE WANDRA FOR SALE
Mr F R Strange advised that he is selling by public auction to-day at 28 Market street, at 11.30 a.m., the wreck of the steamer Wandra as she now lies at The Drumsticks, near Jervis Bay Heads, including a cargo of hardwood, consisting of hardwood sleepers.
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Fri 14 Jan 1916
Further details on the wreck and information on Scuba Diving can be found at
www.michaelmcfadyenscuba.info/viewpage.php?page_id=118
Acknowledgements : The assistance of Mori Flapan (Mori Flapan boatregister ) by providing access to his extensive database is greatly appreciated.
Image Source : Unknown
Image Enhancement - Philip Pope
All Images in this photostream are Copyright - Great Lakes Manning River Shipping and/or their individual owners as may be stated above and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or used in any way without prior written approval.
GREAT LAKES MANNING RIVER SHIPPING, NSW Alphabetical Boat Index Boat builders Index Tags List
T.S.S. WANDRA (Wandy) (1907 - 1915) at launchWandy at Coopernook on 1st June 1907. She retained this name until 31st July in 1907 when she was Registered under the name Wandra
This report has been prepared by Chris Borough, Graham Nicholson and Philip Pope
DETAILS
Name: WANDRA (Originally Wandy)
Official Number: 121183
Type: Steamer – ketch rigged
Register: Sydney 31/1907 - 31st July 1907
Builder: Denis Sullivan, Coopernook
Materials: North Coast Hardwood - Blackbutt, Ironbark & Flooded Gum as well as Oregon (for the deck).
Launch: Coopernook, Saturday 1st June 1907
Length: 120.5 ft.
Breadth: 26.0 ft.
Depth in Hold: 5.8 ft.
Tonnage: (n.b. 1 shipping ton = 100 cubic ft. or 2.83 cubic metres)
Gross: 163.66 tons
Nett or Register: 71.07 tons (201.13 cu. m.)
Engines: Two-cylinder Compounding Surface Condensing – Campbell and Calderwood, Paisley, Scotland.
Propeller: two
OWNERS: Allen Taylor and Company Limited of Pyrmont, NSW
LAUNCH OF THE WANDY
Despite being launched as the Wandy she was registered as the Wandra
Launching at Coopernook.
THE S.S. WANDY .
The fourteenth boat built by Mr. D. Sullivan was successfully launched at his Coopernook yards on Saturday last [1st June 1907], in the presence of several hundred spectators— the christening ceremony being performed by Miss Vera Sullivan (a grand-niece of Mr. Sullivan), who gracefully named the steamer "Wandy " as she left the ways. As is usual with Mr. Sullivan's launchings, not the slightest hitch occurred. The name Wandy is derived from Wandyan, on the South Coast, where Messrs. Allen Taylor & Co. are opening up the timber trade at St. George's Basin, near Jervis Bay. The firm has a mill there, and is working what is practically a virgin forest.
The new boat, which is of ordinary build, with a round bilge, is owned by Messrs. Allen Taylor and Co., and is to be placed in the timber trade. She is 125 feet long overall, and 120 feet between perpendiculars, with a 26ft. beam, and has a capacity for 60,000 feet of timber — this being equivalent to 180 tons dead weight, or 1800 bags of maize. The timber will be carried in a large hatch amidships. With the exception of that in the deck, which is Oregon, all the timber used in the construction of the vessel was obtained locally. The keel and keelsons are ironbark, the planking blackbutt and flooded gum, and the frames hardwood. Two masts, each 65ft. in length, will be fitted. The vessel will be of the twin-screw type, and will be electrically-lighted throughout. Accommodation will be provided for a crew of 12—the captain's cabin being on the bridge, and the officers' quarters aft, whilst the sailors will be accommodated for'ard. The engines will be of the compound type, 10-in. and 20-in. stroke, and will be placed aft. They are to be fitted by Messrs. Begg and Grieg [Greig], of Sydney. This firm also fitted the engines in the Pyrmont. A speed of 9 knots will be attained.
Copper fastenings have been used to the water line and galvanised above it. The keel of the Wandy was laid in September of last year, and since then 25 men have been employed by Mr. Sullivan in the yard and bush. The vessel will probably be towed to Sydney on Saturday by one of Messrs. J. and A. Brown's tugs [Alice ].
The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales (Taree, NSW : 1898 - 1954) - Wed 5 Jun 1907
TOWED TO SYDNEY
The Wandy .— The hull of the steamer Wandy , , which was launched at Coopernook on the 1st inst.,arrived in Sydney on Wednesday night last in tow of Messrs. J. and A. Brown's tug Alice .
The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales (Taree, NSW : 1898 - 1954) Wed 19 Jun 1907
ENTERED INTO THE CAPE HAWKE TRADE
The Cape Hawke Trade.— The new steamer Wandra , recently launched at Coopernook by Mr. D. Sullivan, has taken up the Cape Hawke trade for Messrs. Allen Taylor & Co. while the bar and crossing remain in their present shallow condition, and the S.S. Tuncurry is putting in the time elsewhere. The Wandra , when launched, was christened " Wandy " by mistake, but the correct name was registered by the company. She has been nicely fitted, and carries a good cargo on a light draught. Her speed is about 8 knots.
The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales (Taree, NSW : 1898 - 1954) - Sat 31 Aug 1907
DAMAGE TO PROPELLER
Grounding and damage to propellers was a common problem for vessels trading along the NSW Coast.
ACCIDENT TO THE WANDRA .
The Navigation Department received a telegram to-day stating that while coming down the Manning River yesterday, the steamer Wandra , owned by Messrs, Allen Taylor and Co., lost two blades of her [starboard] propeller. Repairs will have to be effected at Sydney.
The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954) - Wed 5 Feb 1913
WANDRA 'S PROPELLER INJUREDWandra left there for Port Stephens and Newcastle with two blades of her propeller injured.
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) - Thu 26 Feb 1914
WANDRA ASSISTS IN RESCUE OF TRAMP Wandra , one of Messrs. Allen Taylor and Company's fleet to rescue the Tramp from her dangerous position off the coast.
When the report was received from Captain Thomson of the Wyandra, Captain Hacking, the Superintendent of the Department of Navigation, notified Captain Kerkin at the Manning River of the dismasted schooner's position, and he was instructed to take steps to have the derelict removed from the track of navigation. The steamer Wandra happened to be off the Manning River, and she was signalled to proceed to the wreck. A message had meanwhile been received giving the position of the Tramp as five miles to the southward of Crowdy Head. The Wandra came across the derelict shortly before noon on Monday, and Pilot Kerkin telegraphed to the Navigation Department during the afternoon: "Wandra proceeded as instructed, and secured the derelict. She is now steaming towards the bar, with the derelict in tow."
There was a heavy sea at the Manning River entrance when the Wandra and the derelict arrived off the bar, and the subsidised tug, John Gollan , put out and picked up the Tramp from the Wandra, and towed her inside, the tug and the dismasted vessel entering the river at 3.55 p.m.
The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales (Taree, NSW : 1898 - 1954) Sat 2 Aug 1913
WRECKED ON ROCKS NORTH OF JERVIS BAY – 15th December 1915
FOUNDERING OF THE STEAMER WANDRA .
Twelve members of the crew of the steamer Wandra , one of the small coasters belonging to Messrs. Allen Taylor and Co., reached Jervis Bay, on the South Coast, at 1.30 o'clock yesterday morning and reported the loss of the vessel. The Wandra foundered off the Drumsticks, about seven miles north of Point Perpendicular.
The Wandra was bound from Moruya to Sydney, timber-laden, in charge of Captain Rueben Lucey. North of Jervis Bay, the vessel became unmanageable, and subsequently foundered, the crew escaping in the boat with only what they stood in. Captain Lucey telephoned to Messrs. Allen Taylor and Co., yesterday morning news of the disaster, and the company is arranging for the crew to return overland via Nowra.
The Wandra was specially designed for the timber trade on the coast, and she had been running both north and south since she was built in 1907. She was a wooden vessel, of 164 tons gross and 71 tons net, with a length
of 120ft. 5in., beam of 26ft., and depth of 5ft. 8in. The vessel and cargo were covered in the United Insurance Co.
STATEMENT BY THE CAPTAIN.
Nowra, Thursday. — Captain Lucey, of the Wandra , states that the vessel left Moruya yesterday morning with cargo of 48,800 superficial feet of timber, mostly girders, and everything went well until she got five or six miles north of Jervis Bay Lighthouse. At about 10 o'clock at night, wind and sea being moderate, the Wandra suddenly filled up on the lee side, and did not recover. She went in towards Drumsticks at Currarong. The captain let go the anchor quickly, but she foundered almost immediately in from eight to ten fathoms of water. All hands were landed without any flurry or excitement, and proceeded to Jervis Bay lighthouse, where they received every attention. Captain Lucey says there is no chance of salving the Wandra .
The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930) Fri 17 Dec 1915
CREW'S EXPERIENCES AFTER SHIPWRECK .
NOWRA, Sunday 19th.
Captain Lucey, of the wrecked steamer Wandra , and all his crew, arrived at Nowra from Jervis Bay Lighthouse at 12.30 p.m. on Friday [17th]. They left the lighthouse at 6 o'clock in the morning, and a horse and cart having been provided by the lighthouse-keeper, they took it in turns to walk and ride towards Nowra. After covering some 12 miles in this manner they were met by vehicles sent out from Nowra, 16 miles away. From here they proceeded to Sydney.
The captain, who is suffering from a slight injury to one of his knees, sustained whilst landing at the Drumsticks, further states that immediately the sea was shipped and the steamer was in difficulties the ship's pumps were got to work, with the hope of pumping her out, but she never recovered the list received after shipping the sea, and sank with pumps working almost up to the last. The night was clear when she went down, and her masts were showing when they landed.
After landing rain set in, and being a cold night they all suffered considerably in their six-mile tramp to the lighthouse. The captain expressed his gratitude to the lighthouse-keeper and staff, who gave all the assistance in their power to himself and the crew, and provided them with a few pairs of boots, together with caps and tobacco.
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Mon 20 Dec 1915
THE WANDRA FOR SALE
Mr F R Strange advised that he is selling by public auction to-day at 28 Market street, at 11.30 a.m., the wreck of the steamer Wandra as she now lies at The Drumsticks, near Jervis Bay Heads, including a cargo of hardwood, consisting of hardwood sleepers.
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Fri 14 Jan 1916
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T.S.S. 'WANDRA' - also Wandy (1907 - 1915) - Dufty Coll. 2004.This report has been prepared by Chris Borough, Graham Nicholson and Philip Pope
DETAILS
Name: WANDRA (Originally Wandy)
Official Number: 121183
Type: Steamer – ketch rigged
Register: Sydney 31/1907 - 31st July 1907
Builder: Denis Sullivan, Coopernook
Materials: North Coast Hardwood - Blackbutt, Ironbark & Flooded Gum as well as Oregon (for the deck).
Launch: Coopernook, Saturday 1st June 1907
Length: 120.5 ft.
Breadth: 26.0 ft.
Depth in Hold: 5.8 ft.
Tonnage: (n.b. 1 shipping ton = 100 cubic ft. or 2.83 cubic metres)
Gross: 163.66 tons
Nett or Register: 71.07 tons (201.13 cu. m.)
Engines: Two-cylinder Compounding Surface Condensing – Campbell and Calderwood, Paisley, Scotland.
Propeller: two
OWNERS: Allen Taylor and Company Limited of Pyrmont, NSW
LAUNCH OF THE WANDY
Despite being launched as the Wandy she was registered as the Wandra
Launching at Coopernook.
THE S.S. WANDY .
The fourteenth boat built by Mr. D. Sullivan was successfully launched at his Coopernook yards on Saturday last [1st June 1907], in the presence of several hundred spectators— the christening ceremony being performed by Miss Vera Sullivan (a grand-niece of Mr. Sullivan), who gracefully named the steamer "Wandy " as she left the ways. As is usual with Mr. Sullivan's launchings, not the slightest hitch occurred. The name Wandy is derived from Wandyan, on the South Coast, where Messrs. Allen Taylor & Co. are opening up the timber trade at St. George's Basin, near Jervis Bay. The firm has a mill there, and is working what is practically a virgin forest.
The new boat, which is of ordinary build, with a round bilge, is owned by Messrs. Allen Taylor and Co., and is to be placed in the timber trade. She is 125 feet long overall, and 120 feet between perpendiculars, with a 26ft. beam, and has a capacity for 60,000 feet of timber — this being equivalent to 180 tons dead weight, or 1800 bags of maize. The timber will be carried in a large hatch amidships. With the exception of that in the deck, which is Oregon, all the timber used in the construction of the vessel was obtained locally. The keel and keelsons are ironbark, the planking blackbutt and flooded gum, and the frames hardwood. Two masts, each 65ft. in length, will be fitted. The vessel will be of the twin-screw type, and will be electrically-lighted throughout. Accommodation will be provided for a crew of 12—the captain's cabin being on the bridge, and the officers' quarters aft, whilst the sailors will be accommodated for'ard. The engines will be of the compound type, 10-in. and 20-in. stroke, and will be placed aft. They are to be fitted by Messrs. Begg and Grieg [Greig], of Sydney. This firm also fitted the engines in the Pyrmont. A speed of 9 knots will be attained.
Copper fastenings have been used to the water line and galvanised above it. The keel of the Wandy was laid in September of last year, and since then 25 men have been employed by Mr. Sullivan in the yard and bush. The vessel will probably be towed to Sydney on Saturday by one of Messrs. J. and A. Brown's tugs [Alice ].
The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales (Taree, NSW : 1898 - 1954) - Wed 5 Jun 1907
TOWED TO SYDNEY
The Wandy .— The hull of the steamer Wandy , , which was launched at Coopernook on the 1st inst.,arrived in Sydney on Wednesday night last in tow of Messrs. J. and A. Brown's tug Alice .
The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales (Taree, NSW : 1898 - 1954) Wed 19 Jun 1907
ENTERED INTO THE CAPE HAWKE TRADE
The Cape Hawke Trade.— The new steamer Wandra , recently launched at Coopernook by Mr. D. Sullivan, has taken up the Cape Hawke trade for Messrs. Allen Taylor & Co. while the bar and crossing remain in their present shallow condition, and the S.S. Tuncurry is putting in the time elsewhere. The Wandra , when launched, was christened " Wandy " by mistake, but the correct name was registered by the company. She has been nicely fitted, and carries a good cargo on a light draught. Her speed is about 8 knots.
The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales (Taree, NSW : 1898 - 1954) - Sat 31 Aug 1907
DAMAGE TO PROPELLER
Grounding and damage to propellers was a common problem for vessels trading along the NSW Coast.
ACCIDENT TO THE WANDRA .
The Navigation Department received a telegram to-day stating that while coming down the Manning River yesterday, the steamer Wandra , owned by Messrs, Allen Taylor and Co., lost two blades of her [starboard] propeller. Repairs will have to be effected at Sydney.
The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954) - Wed 5 Feb 1913
WANDRA 'S PROPELLER INJUREDWandra left there for Port Stephens and Newcastle with two blades of her propeller injured.
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) - Thu 26 Feb 1914
WANDRA ASSISTS IN RESCUE OF TRAMP Wandra , one of Messrs. Allen Taylor and Company's fleet to rescue the Tramp from her dangerous position off the coast.
When the report was received from Captain Thomson of the Wyandra, Captain Hacking, the Superintendent of the Department of Navigation, notified Captain Kerkin at the Manning River of the dismasted schooner's position, and he was instructed to take steps to have the derelict removed from the track of navigation. The steamer Wandra happened to be off the Manning River, and she was signalled to proceed to the wreck. A message had meanwhile been received giving the position of the Tramp as five miles to the southward of Crowdy Head. The Wandra came across the derelict shortly before noon on Monday, and Pilot Kerkin telegraphed to the Navigation Department during the afternoon: "Wandra proceeded as instructed, and secured the derelict. She is now steaming towards the bar, with the derelict in tow."
There was a heavy sea at the Manning River entrance when the Wandra and the derelict arrived off the bar, and the subsidised tug, John Gollan , put out and picked up the Tramp from the Wandra, and towed her inside, the tug and the dismasted vessel entering the river at 3.55 p.m.
The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales (Taree, NSW : 1898 - 1954) Sat 2 Aug 1913
WRECKED ON ROCKS NORTH OF JERVIS BAY – 15th December 1915
FOUNDERING OF THE STEAMER WANDRA .
Twelve members of the crew of the steamer Wandra , one of the small coasters belonging to Messrs. Allen Taylor and Co., reached Jervis Bay, on the South Coast, at 1.30 o'clock yesterday morning and reported the loss of the vessel. The Wandra foundered off the Drumsticks, about seven miles north of Point Perpendicular.
The Wandra was bound from Moruya to Sydney, timber-laden, in charge of Captain Rueben Lucey. North of Jervis Bay, the vessel became unmanageable, and subsequently foundered, the crew escaping in the boat with only what they stood in. Captain Lucey telephoned to Messrs. Allen Taylor and Co., yesterday morning news of the disaster, and the company is arranging for the crew to return overland via Nowra.
The Wandra was specially designed for the timber trade on the coast, and she had been running both north and south since she was built in 1907. She was a wooden vessel, of 164 tons gross and 71 tons net, with a length
of 120ft. 5in., beam of 26ft., and depth of 5ft. 8in. The vessel and cargo were covered in the United Insurance Co.
STATEMENT BY THE CAPTAIN.
Nowra, Thursday. — Captain Lucey, of the Wandra , states that the vessel left Moruya yesterday morning with cargo of 48,800 superficial feet of timber, mostly girders, and everything went well until she got five or six miles north of Jervis Bay Lighthouse. At about 10 o'clock at night, wind and sea being moderate, the Wandra suddenly filled up on the lee side, and did not recover. She went in towards Drumsticks at Currarong. The captain let go the anchor quickly, but she foundered almost immediately in from eight to ten fathoms of water. All hands were landed without any flurry or excitement, and proceeded to Jervis Bay lighthouse, where they received every attention. Captain Lucey says there is no chance of salving the Wandra .
The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930) Fri 17 Dec 1915
CREW'S EXPERIENCES AFTER SHIPWRECK .
NOWRA, Sunday 19th.
Captain Lucey, of the wrecked steamer Wandra , and all his crew, arrived at Nowra from Jervis Bay Lighthouse at 12.30 p.m. on Friday [17th]. They left the lighthouse at 6 o'clock in the morning, and a horse and cart having been provided by the lighthouse-keeper, they took it in turns to walk and ride towards Nowra. After covering some 12 miles in this manner they were met by vehicles sent out from Nowra, 16 miles away. From here they proceeded to Sydney.
The captain, who is suffering from a slight injury to one of his knees, sustained whilst landing at the Drumsticks, further states that immediately the sea was shipped and the steamer was in difficulties the ship's pumps were got to work, with the hope of pumping her out, but she never recovered the list received after shipping the sea, and sank with pumps working almost up to the last. The night was clear when she went down, and her masts were showing when they landed.
After landing rain set in, and being a cold night they all suffered considerably in their six-mile tramp to the lighthouse. The captain expressed his gratitude to the lighthouse-keeper and staff, who gave all the assistance in their power to himself and the crew, and provided them with a few pairs of boots, together with caps and tobacco.
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Mon 20 Dec 1915
THE WANDRA FOR SALE
Mr F R Strange advised that he is selling by public auction to-day at 28 Market street, at 11.30 a.m., the wreck of the steamer Wandra as she now lies at The Drumsticks, near Jervis Bay Heads, including a cargo of hardwood, consisting of hardwood sleepers.
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Fri 14 Jan 1916
Further details on the wreck and information on Scuba Diving can be found at
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Acknowledgements : The assistance of Mori Flapan (Mori Flapan boatregister ) by providing access to his extensive database is greatly appreciated.
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"MYALL" (1898 - 1936)Myall from the State Library of South Australia shows her at an unknown location.
Name: Myall (after conversion to a Lighter she had four names 672 L672, 568A, 632A)
Type: Three masted barquentine schooner (scow)
Conversion: After Register was closed in 1917 she was converted into a lighter on Sydney Harbour.
Official Number: ON 106167
Location Built: On Myall River, Bullahdellah 1898 (n.b. current name of location is Bulahdelah)
Launched: 1st February 1898
Registered Sydney 11/1898 (March 1st)
Builders. William Piper and Justin McSweeney (n.b. William Piper is not recorded in the Register)
Owner: Justin McSweeney
Number of masts: Three
Number of centreboards: Two
Length: 110.1 feet
Breadth: 26.8 feet
Depth in hold 5.5 feet
Tonnage: (n.b. 1 shipping ton = 100 cubic feet)
-Gross: 112.01 tons
-Deductions (Crew Space): 12.71 tons
-Net: 99.3 tons (281.0 cubic metres)
OWNERS:
Initial: March 1898 – Justin McSweeney
June 1915 – 1936 Allen Taylor and Company Limited, Pyrmont NSW
LAUNCH AT BULLAHDELAH (NOW BULAHDELAH)
Mr R. A. Price, the member for Gloucester, left Sydney on Monday night to visit his electorate, and proceeded thence via Raymond Terrace to Bullahdelah [Bullahdellah]. On Tuesday [1st February] he visited different parts of that district, and also attended the ceremony of the launching of the ship Myall, which is the third ship of the same class built at Bullahdelah. These ships were built by Mr McSweeney specially for the timber trade on the northern rivers, the design being a New Zealand one. By an ingenious contrivance a series of false keels, made of hardwood and heavily weighted with copper have been constructed. These can be raised or lowered as desired. By this means these vessels can run over a bar with 8ft. 6in. of draught, or during heavy weather can secure a draught of 14ft.
Although the ships are of a costly character to construct, it is contended the increased facilities for trading in all weathers and over all bars, will compensate for the outlay.
Mr Price complimented the builders and designers for the admirable work turned out, and expressed the pleasure he felt at seeing an industry of that character being inaugurated on the Myall. The speaker met with a flattering reception. Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser (NSW : 1894 - 1954) Fri 4 Feb 1898
WILLIAM BRISBANE PIPER DIES OF TYPHOID
After completion of the Myall ship-builder William Piper [William Brisbane Piper] became ill. He had unfortunately contracted typhoid while working on the Myall River and died in Bulahdelah on 26th March 1898. midcoaststories.com/2021/06/pipers-bay-forster/ his headstone is in the Forster Cemetery.
MYALL RIVER.
Typhoid Fever.
I regret to have to record the death of residents of this locality (at Mr. McSweeney's mill), near Bullahdelah. The cause of this fatal typhoid here is not known. Five of the men who were working at the mill, or about there, when sickening from the fever, went away to the hospital. Four out of the five have since died. Six more have also succumbed to the fever, at the mills and around Bullahdelah. The fever is still raging here. There is now a quarantine officer and two trained nurses, sent by the Board of Health, stationed at the mills, near Bullahdelah. They have obtained a building for the purpose of a hospital. The number of patients at present is fifteen. It is sincerely hoped that the fever will soon be stamped out. The outbreak has put quite a damp upon the community. The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer (NSW : 1898 - 1954) Sat 26 Mar 1898
OPERATION ALONG NSW NORTH COAST
A new three-masted fore-and-aft schooner, recently launched at Myall (Port Stephens), and intended for the coastal trade, arrived at Sydney on Monday, with a cargo of hardwood, and went alongside the Union Box Company's works and Blackwattle Bay. She is built on the scow principle, with almost a flat bottom, and will carry most of her cargo on deck. Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954) Wed 23 Feb 1898
The Timber Industry. The Coopernook saw mill is in full swing again and is turning out some good work. The new three-masted schooner Myall is now loading timber therefrom. The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer (NSW : 1898 - 1954) Wed 18 May 1898
Rain squalls, wind squalls, and, generally speaking, Dandenong weather prevailed this morning. At South Head there is a heavy sea running, and up until noon there had been no departures from Sydney.
At the Tweed, the Augusta is at anchor, in the Nambucca are the schooners Myall, Violet, Doepel, Australia. Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931) Fri 8 Jun 1900
COASTER MYALL IN TROUBLE
A telegram was received from Bellinger Heads yesterday to the effect that the schooner Myall went ashore on the south beach on Monday, whilst endeavouring to sail in over the bar. Anchors were laid down, and the vessel floated off with the evening tide, apparently uninjured. The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1923) Wed 21 Mar 1900
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) - Wed 18 Dec 1912 Page 16
MYALL MEETS ROUGH WEATHER IN BYRON BAYMYALL PURCHASED BY ALLEN TAYLOR & CO. LTD. AND CONVERTED TO A LIGHTER IN SYDNEY HARBOURMyall to be registered out of commission in Sydney Harbour
Image Source
State Library of South Australia
collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/PRG+1373/31/87
From the volume titled 'Australian Owned Sailing Vessels'.
This image is from the A.D. Edwardes Collection of about 8,000 photographs, mostly of sailing ships from around the world, taken between about 1865 and 1920.
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‘MYALL’ (1898 – 1936)Myall in Sydney was taken by Samuel J Hood and made available through the Australian National Maritime Museum.
Name: Myall (after conversion to a Lighter she had four names 672 L672, 568A, 632A)
Type: Three masted barquentine schooner (scow)
Conversion: After Register was closed in 1917 she was converted into a lighter on Sydney Harbour.
Official Number: ON 106167
Location Built: On Myall River, Bullahdellah 1898 (n.b. current name of location is Bulahdelah)
Launched: 1st February 1898
Registered Sydney 11/1898 (March 1st)
Builders. William Piper and Justin McSweeney (n.b. William Piper is not recorded in the Register)
Owner: Justin McSweeney
Number of masts: Three
Number of centreboards: Two
Length: 110.1 feet
Breadth: 26.8 feet
Depth in hold 5.5 feet
Tonnage: (n.b. 1 shipping ton = 100 cubic feet)
-Gross: 112.01 tons
-Deductions (Crew Space): 12.71 tons
-Net: 99.3 tons (281.0 cubic metres)
OWNERS:
Initial: March 1898 – Justin McSweeney
June 1915 – 1936 Allen Taylor and Company Limited, Pyrmont NSW
LAUNCH AT BULLAHDELAH (NOW BULAHDELAH)
Mr R. A. Price, the member for Gloucester, left Sydney on Monday night to visit his electorate, and proceeded thence via Raymond Terrace to Bullahdelah [Bullahdellah]. On Tuesday [1st February] he visited different parts of that district, and also attended the ceremony of the launching of the ship Myall, which is the third ship of the same class built at Bullahdelah. These ships were built by Mr McSweeney specially for the timber trade on the northern rivers, the design being a New Zealand one. By an ingenious contrivance a series of false keels, made of hardwood and heavily weighted with copper have been constructed. These can be raised or lowered as desired. By this means these vessels can run over a bar with 8ft. 6in. of draught, or during heavy weather can secure a draught of 14ft.
Although the ships are of a costly character to construct, it is contended the increased facilities for trading in all weathers and over all bars, will compensate for the outlay.
Mr Price complimented the builders and designers for the admirable work turned out, and expressed the pleasure he felt at seeing an industry of that character being inaugurated on the Myall. The speaker met with a flattering reception. Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser (NSW : 1894 - 1954) Fri 4 Feb 1898
WILLIAM BRISBANE PIPER DIES OF TYPHOID
After completion of the Myall ship-builder William Piper [William Brisbane Piper] became ill. He had unfortunately contracted typhoid while working on the Myall River and died in Bulahdelah on 26th March 1898. midcoaststories.com/2021/06/pipers-bay-forster/ his headstone is in the Forster Cemetery.
MYALL RIVER.
Typhoid Fever.
I regret to have to record the death of residents of this locality (at Mr. McSweeney's mill), near Bullahdelah. The cause of this fatal typhoid here is not known. Five of the men who were working at the mill, or about there, when sickening from the fever, went away to the hospital. Four out of the five have since died. Six more have also succumbed to the fever, at the mills and around Bullahdelah. The fever is still raging here. There is now a quarantine officer and two trained nurses, sent by the Board of Health, stationed at the mills, near Bullahdelah. They have obtained a building for the purpose of a hospital. The number of patients at present is fifteen. It is sincerely hoped that the fever will soon be stamped out. The outbreak has put quite a damp upon the community. The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer (NSW : 1898 - 1954) Sat 26 Mar 1898
OPERATION ALONG NSW NORTH COAST
A new three-masted fore-and-aft schooner, recently launched at Myall (Port Stephens), and intended for the coastal trade, arrived at Sydney on Monday, with a cargo of hardwood, and went alongside the Union Box Company's works and Blackwattle Bay. She is built on the scow principle, with almost a flat bottom, and will carry most of her cargo on deck. Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954) Wed 23 Feb 1898
The Timber Industry. The Coopernook saw mill is in full swing again and is turning out some good work. The new three-masted schooner Myall is now loading timber therefrom. The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer (NSW : 1898 - 1954) Wed 18 May 1898
Rain squalls, wind squalls, and, generally speaking, Dandenong weather prevailed this morning. At South Head there is a heavy sea running, and up until noon there had been no departures from Sydney.
At the Tweed, the Augusta is at anchor, in the Nambucca are the schooners Myall, Violet, Doepel, Australia. Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931) Fri 8 Jun 1900
COASTER MYALL IN TROUBLE
A telegram was received from Bellinger Heads yesterday to the effect that the schooner Myall went ashore on the south beach on Monday, whilst endeavouring to sail in over the bar. Anchors were laid down, and the vessel floated off with the evening tide, apparently uninjured. The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1923) Wed 21 Mar 1900
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) - Wed 18 Dec 1912 Page 16
MYALL MEETS ROUGH WEATHER IN BYRON BAYMYALL PURCHASED BY ALLEN TAYLOR & CO. LTD. AND CONVERTED TO A LIGHTER IN SYDNEY HARBOURMyall to be registered out of commission in Sydney Harbour
Image Source Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons
Photographer: Samuel J. Hood Studio Collection
Object no. 00021520
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Oriana, Pyrmont, Sydney, NSW.
View of Darling Harbour from the Pyrmont Bridge
View from Pyrmont Bridge
View from Pyrmont Bridge
Pyrmont Point Hotel, Pyrmont,, Sydney, NSW.
Quarrymans Hotel, Pyrmont, Sydney, NSW.
The Terminus Hotel, Pyrmont, Sydney, NSW.
Pub Art, Quarrymans Hotel, Pyrmont, Sydney, NSW.
Pub Art, Quarrymans Hotel, Pyrmont, Sydney, NSW.
Pyrmont Bridge Hotel, Pyrmont, Sydney, NSW.
Pyrmont Bridge Hotel, Pyrmont, Sydney, NSW.
Former Bank, Pyrmont, Sydney, NSW.
