Ships In Townsville

The 3,435 GRT turret-deck cargo steamship Orange Branch at Townsville docks, Queensland. A cargo of frozen meat bound for South Africa is hoisted aboard from the goods wagons alongside.Wm Doxford & Sons of Sund More

Titus (ship) At the Breakwater Wharf. (Description supplied with photograph.). Public domain photograph of port, ship docks, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Flying boat, Challenger on her moorings in the Townsville Harbour, Queensland Imperial Airways Flying Boat in the outer harbour in Townsville. This service operated three times a week between London and Sydney. More

Loading ships at Townsville Harbour, Queensland, 1932 Townsville Harbour showing vessels loading sugar, meat, wool and silver lead.

Sydney (ship) H.M.A.S. Sydney, Townsville Harbour, October 1919. (Description supplied with photograph.).

Celtic (ship). Caption: The Harbour's usefulness. The 'Celtic' at the Eastern Breakwater.

3,520 GRT German cargo steamship Claudius at Jetty Wharf, Townsville in 1902

Breakwater and wharves at Townsville, 1924. The cargo ship to the left is anchored off the breakwater. Her funnel markings suggest she may belong to the Australasian United Steam Navigation Co.

Ross Creek, with Townsville and Castle Hill in the background, ca. 1890.

Townsville Wharves, ca. 1904. Several steamboats and steamships are moored at the Townsville Wharves. The photographer, V. J. Lalor spent a lifetime with the Townsville Harbour Board and was Secretary for many More

Steamship Canberra docked at Townsville wharves. Public domain photograph of ship dock, harbor, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Magneta (ship) 'Magneta' running from Townsville to Magnetic Island. (Description supplied with the photograph).

Houlder Brothers' refrigerated cargo ship Oswestry Grange loading frozen meat at Townsville, Queensland.

Henry Thomson Shipping's cargo ship Sithonia aground near Bowen, Queensland. On 6 March 1956 during cyclone Agnes she broke away from a bollard and was driven ashore. The cyclone caused much damage in Townsvill More

Fifeshire (Ship), ca. 1902.

Kuranda (ship) Public domain photograph of a steamship, ocean ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Vigilant (ship) Vigilant on slip, Townsville, 1940. Public domain photograph of ferry, steam boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Paluma (ship) Paluma fitting out, Townsville, 1942. (Description supplied with photograph).

Canberra (ship) T.S.S. 'Canberra' at Jetty Wharf, Townsville.

Shipping at the wharves, Townsville Part of George Cripps postcard series.

Coastal cargo ship Noongah On 25 August 1969, the Australian Coastal ship MV Noongah foundered off Smokey Cape, New South Wales with a cargo of steel bound for Townsville in Queensland. Of 26 members of the cre More

Oxley (ship) Submarines Oxley and Otway alongside the Jetty Wharf, Townsville, ca 1929. (Information supplied with photograph.).

Magneta (ship) Passenger launch/ferry - Townsville to Magnetic Island. 1922. (Description supplied with the photograph).

Levuka (ship).

Ships on Outer Harbour, Townsville, Queensland Viewed from the eastern breakwater. (Description supplied with photograph.).

Regal (ship) Fred Sell's Regal, Townsville. (Description supplied with photograph.). Public domain image of ferry ship, historical photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tourist (ship).

Loading ships at the Townsville Wharves, Queensland A concrete pier at the Townsville wharf with railway tracks to load S.S. 'Buteshire' [ship] on the left and S.S. 'Devon' [ship] on the right.

Alexandra (ship). The steamer Alexandra blown on to rocks at Townsville by cyclone Leonta, 9 March 1903.

Somerset (ship)

Ferries on Ross Creek, Townsville. View of Ross Creek at Townsville, with Castle Hill looming large in the background. A number of ferries are coming and going. Buildings line the bank, and houses can be seen a More

Otway (ship) Two Australian submarines in Townsville Harbour, 1932. (Description supplied with photograph.).

Red Rock (ship) Built 1894. 1719 tons. When travelling between Townsville and Noumea was given up for lost and posted missing at Lloyds, but turned up. (Description supplied with photograph.).

American transport vessel, Celtic moored at the Jetty Wharf in Townville. Celtic tonnage was 3738 tons. (Description supplied with photograph.).

Dredger, Octopus, working in Ross Creek, Townville, 1901.

Scene at Jetty Wharf, Townsville, Queensland, 1901 Ships in port from left to right: Perthshire, 5,530 tons; Maltese Cross, 2,000 tons; Barcoo, 1,605 tons; Innamincka, 2,501 tons; Tourist (barque) 774 tons; Bar More

Shipping at Jetty Wharf, Townsville, November 1902. Ships from left to right: S.S. South America, 4197 tons ; S.S. Claudius, 3520 tons; Celtic, 3738 tons. (Descriptions supplied with photograph.).

Wyreema docked at Townsville, 1923

Townsville wharf, ca. 1898. Public domain photograph of a ship, sailing ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Loading frozen meat at Townsville wharves, Queensland in 1904

Loading frozen meat onto the S.S. Fifeshire in Townsville, 1904 Public domain photograph of a ship harbor, sailing boats, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

20 ton steam crane lifting hopper of coal at a wharf in Townsville, Queensland, in 1929

3,520 GRT German cargo steamship Claudius at Jetty Wharf, Townsville in 1902

Wharves in Townsville, Queensland, circa 1925. The ships are unidentified but the funnel markings on the one on the right suggest she may belong to the Australasian United Steam Navigation Co.

Ship docked at Townsville wharves, ca. 1925.

Ship near Townsville wharves, ca. 1925.

Wharf workers loading a shipment of frozen meat, Townsville, 1929.

Shipment of sandalwood at a wharf in Townsville, 1929.

Ships at Townsville wharves, 1948. Townsville wharves as seen from the office of the Piermaster (Mr. Lambert). The two wharves jut out into a harbour protected by a large breakwater. (Description supplied with More

Steamship Canberra and two smaller ships docked at Townsville wharves. Public domain photograph of a steamship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Townsville (ship) The foreman of the works at the launching of the HMAS Townsville. 186 feet long. 650 tons. (Description supplied with the photograph.).

Kanimbla (ship). The Kanimbla became a troop ship and called often in Cairns for naval stores while taking troops to New Guinea. (Description supplied with photograph).

Townsville (ship) Canon Birch at the launch of the HMAS Townsville, 13 May 1941. (Description supplied with photograph.).

Townsville (ship) Launch of the HMAS Townsville on 13 May 1941. (Description supplied with photograph.).

Passenger steamship Mourilyan. Caption on photo: The new steamer Mourilyan. The fine twin-screw steamer built by the Howard Smith Company for the passenger trade between Townsville and Cairns.

First troops leaving Townsville, Queensland, bound for Thursday Island, 1914. First troops leaving Townsville per the troopship, Kanowna, under sealed orders. The group was part of the New Guinea Expeditionary More

Heath (ship) The photograph shows labour schooner 'Heath' tied up in Ross Creek, Townsville. The schooner was used in the transport of South Sea Islanders working in Australia as labourers. (Information taken f More

Seymour (ship) Loading bananas at Maria Creek, Townsville district 1909. (Description supplied with photograph.).

Kuranda (ship). Plied between Townsville and Cooktown calling at Palm Island, Lucinda, Mourilyan Harbour, Cairns, Port Douglas and finally Cooktown. After receiving passengers and mail the vessel left Townsvill More

Federal Steam Navigation Co's 5,474 GRT cargo ship Sussex berthed at Jetty Wharf, Townsville, Queensland in 1903 to load frozen meat. The ship's crew are near the anchor at her stern with an unidentified woman More