HMQS PALUMA, (gunboat), floated free from Brisbane Botanical Gardens after being stranded by record floods in the Brisbane River. ...
Australian Naval History on 19 February 1893
Australian Naval History on 6 February 1893
During a flood the gunboat HMQS PALUMA (CAPT G. Pirie, RN), the steamer ELIMANG, and the hulk MARY EVANS, were washed up high and dry in Brisbane’s Botanical Gardens. The ...
Australian Naval History on 31 December 1892
HMS WOLVERINE, training ship of the NSW Naval Brigade, was sold out of service. ...
Australian Naval History on 30 September 1892
The Queensland Navy vessel GAYUNDAH, (gunboat), was paid off and laid up in reserve at Brisbane. Her sister-ship PALUMA, joined her in 1895. ...
Australian Naval History on 12 September 1892
RADM Nathaniel Bowden-Smith was appointed Flag Officer Commanding Australia Station. His flagship was HMS ORLANDO. ...
Australian Naval History on 30 July 1891
HMS HIMALAYA, (troopship), arrived at Port Jackson with relief crews for ships on the Australia Station. HIMALAYA was a steamship built for the P&O Line in 1853. She was chartered ...
Australian Naval History on 1 April 1891
The Auxiliary Squadron, consisting of HM Ships WALLAROO, MILDURA, and RINGAROOMA, (cruisers), and KARRAKATTA, (torpedo gunboat), in commission, and with HM Ships KATOOMBA, and TAURANGA, (cruisers), and BOOMERANG, (torpedo gunboat), ...
Australian Naval History on 11 February 1891
The Clipper ship SOBRAON was purchased by the NSW Government as a replacement for the boys’ training ship VERNON. The vessel was commissioned into the RAN as HMAS TINGIRA in ...
Australian Naval History on 25 September 1890
Royal Naval House, Sydney, was officially opened by His Excellency, Lord Carrington, Governor of NSW. ...
Australian Naval History on 26 February 1890
HM Ships DART and PALUMA surveyed waters off Cape York, QLD. ...