Townsville labour trade voyages: 1866–1903
Kennedy (2004) suggests that Robert Towns & Co. owned or charted Don Juan, Uncle Tom, Telegraph, Black Dog, Caroline, Woodlark and Melanie. It is not clear if records mix up Heather Bell and Blue Bell, the latter wrecked off Hope Island in 1866. Uncle Tom was used in 1868 to transfer timber and...
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| Language: | English |
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2020
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| Online Access: | https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:0b8d103/MooreTownsvilleRecShipsStats20200723.pdf https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:0b8d103 |
| Summary: | Kennedy (2004) suggests that Robert Towns & Co. owned or charted Don Juan, Uncle Tom, Telegraph, Black Dog, Caroline, Woodlark and Melanie. It is not clear if records mix up Heather Bell and Blue Bell, the latter wrecked off Hope Island in 1866. Uncle Tom was used in 1868 to transfer timber and 10 Tanna men from Townsvale (Caboolture) to Townsville, not from the islands. The list below needs to be read in conjunction with Kennedy (2004). Kett Kennedy, Historical Report to Townsville City Council: Robert Towns’ Townsville and the “Blackbirding: Controversy, August 2004. |
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