FLOTILLA
AUSTRALIA
2010
THE SITE
of
AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING LINES
POSTCARDS PRINTS PHOTOGRAPHS EPHEMERA ESSENTIAL DATA
OF
AUSTRALIAN SHIPS BIG and SMALL
PAST and PRESENT.
From Adelaide Steamship to Yorke's Penninsular Steam Navigation Co.
From Admella to Zincmaster.
From 1852 up to the modern day.
Adding constantly
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NEW BOOK
28 MEN
Published 2010
Author Wayne Ward
A good factional read encompassing Australian Shipping, Unions, the Australian Prime Minister Billy Hughes vs British Government and British Shipping Cartels, Life, Love and Endurance all through the eyes of an Australian Seaman
Flotilla-Australia has 10 'signed' copies available at $AU20.00 as a website donation plus $AU9.95 postage anywhere in Australia
28 MEN
available in the
USA and Canada through Barnes & Noble www.barnesandnoble.com US$27.99 plus postage. Amazon [www.amazon.com] US$27.99 plus postage. Borders [www.borders.com] US$31.11
Until the book is available at various bookstores in the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie area and via Angus & Robertson online, the book can be purchased directly from:-
Wayne Ward
12 Eucalypt Close
Wangi Wangi NSW 2267. $30.00 plus $9.00 postage
Flotilla Australia congratulates Wayne Ward on such a fine publication and gives an expressed "Thank You' for the donated copies in helping to keep this Australian Shipping Website afloat!
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SITE SPONSOR
GOULD GENEALOGY & HISTORY
A well established Australian business as Genealogists and Booksellers providing an unmatched range of genealogy products of local and global interest.
Trace your Family Tree, curious about Immigrants, Ships and ships' crew history and much much more......just click on
GOULD GENEALOGY & HISTORY
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and enjoy the journey!
Flotilla-Australia is proud this Specialist Geneology & History Website accepted our exclusive sponsorship invitation
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SITE SPONSOR
GREAT SOUTHERN CARD PUBLISHERS, AUSTRALIA
Site Sponsor
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General Announcement
CITY OF ADELAIDE
Preservation Society
Do YOU want this this Historical Clipper back home (Australia) whilst the Scottish Authorities, Scotland (where she now lies) want it demolished. What do you want?
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Web host's recording of the number of unique page hits to this site.
October 2008 - 54106 November 2008 - 55336 December 2008 - 56965 January 2009 - 74750
February 2009 - 88054 March 2009 - 118,016 April 2009 - 121,228 May 2009 - 134,859
June 2009 - 164,902 July 2009 - 165,484 August 2009 - 165,000
September 2009 - 164,531 October 2009 - 153,703 November 2009 - 208,612
December 2009 - 201,996
In 12 months this site has had 1,761,135 unique page hits, making this site quite probably the most visited shipping website globally in 2009
To all visitors
'I thank you'
for looking and I hope you found what you were looking for. From the 'Freefind Searchbox' I can access the most frequent searches of enquiry and am personally amazed at the intensity of certain 'searches' but no personal enquiry where information wasn't available onsite. I have my contact details stated on homepage and answer every enquiry to best of my knowledge. In that area grateful enquirees have gotten information about a certain vessel before I had listed such in its respective fleet online. One of the few reasons I haven't all fleets Australian online is the ongoing research in compiling and completing such information. Know that I have probably 90 plus % information on the remaining fleets unlisted and can help wherever I can. Don't be shy in asking
With regard to those seeking Passenger Lists of Migrants etc - Click on Gould Genealogy - this site's sponsor for that very specific reason
Enquirees of Foreign vessels (ie: not Australian owned or operated) see 'Links' Page for a more direct approach globally
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Flotilla-Australia website recognises vessels 'with' engine propulsion, whether or not they also had sails.
It took a ship to discover AUSTRALIA , and since, many great vessels fully Australian built and owned have been plying our coastal ports and international waters. Those aboard, as crew, officers and passengers have their own memories and, where a picture is worth a thousand words, so then each image shown on this site have a story. This site itself is incomplete, as information is scarce, but with viewers' contributions, this site can evolve into a brilliant online historical record, in picture and word, of Australia's shipping history. Note here that passenger and merchant vessels, from Steam power onwards, are the mainstay of this site, as pure naval vessels are very well covered by dedicated naval historians in other sites. See
LINKS. Further, images of the ships viewed here, where known, are mostly recognised and accredited to their source. Where readers make a contribution, full acknowledgement will be given with thanks! Links to relevant websites will also be given full consideration.
ENJOY !
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Added updated regularly (almost) more owner and vessel additions, information and images
many thanks to those who have emailed their support & appreciation of this 'free' website.
We are heading towards 2 million visitors per annum based on a daily average hit rate of 6,500 plus
Help keep this 'LIVING' website online,and support any way you can
If you appreciate this website and would like to keep it Online, then consider making a financial donation via Paypal click on button below, or contact jhoskin888@gmail.com
Donations go toward the costs of research materials, website hosting and Domain name Fees
To Be Listed
The various Bay Steamers of Victoria
BHP Shipping
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Australian Govt's Coastal Lighthouse Service
Australian State Governments - State by State
Newcastle Steamship Co
Gippsland S N Co
John Brown & Co
W R Carpenter
J Patrick & Co Ltd
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