The Cairns Maritime Museum….. [email protected]

Crew sought for September
Orientation week 2-4 Sept
Voyage planning and provisioning
North or South weather Patterns
Sail training celestial to GPS
Apply: [email protected]
Phone: 0412712042

The collection requires an audit
Tuesday 27th June the journey into the past and provenence of the collection begins.
Call 0412712042 if you would like to help
Unpack , assess and repack the arefacts
Create artefact storage location register
Plan Fundraising Events and define Membership benefits
Seek corporate support
Build capacity

The 80 year old Flagship of the Cairns Maritime Museum represents 20 years of restoration and reconstruction by the active members of the Cairns Maritime Museum Community Organisation in FNQ. The vessel may just be a good idea to promote the water craft of our Far Northern Cultural heritage and remain in the hands of members into the future. To support this vision we have sought ongoing BSE maintenance sponsorship hence the request for another tidal cycle in the drydock.

Attending the TSRIC 25 year MABO day celebrations on 31/ 5 / 2017 was a great opportunity for the Cairns Maritime Museum to meet the TSRI Councillors and approach the subject of Identity Island Luggers. Recycling these Island Luggers is a positive move and fundraising is within reach of local authorities.
Mutually beneficial to all island sea country interests is a simple obligation to recycle and restore the weathering identity Island Luggers which will sustain abililies and rediscover the recently forgotten skillsets to maintain these remarkable sailing technologies.
Relevant technology today is defined by its scale, affordability, simplicity and non violent nature.
Effort and resources could quicken the result in recovering the few Luggers left, lean logic returns many happy returns.
Luggers are small scale. destruction is forever while even weathered identity Island Luggers are story-tellers.
Ideally a seaworthy story telling island identity vessel can be identified and maintained presently they are all too easily at risk of being lost. Unless all put all back together again for many happy returns this Twenty fifth Mabo day.

Inactive Honorary Memberships cost nothing and help to identify our Association friends..
In order that the Association can fulfil its obligations as a charitable gift recipient organisation your subscription membership can be deposited into the COMbank Cairns Maritime Museum society account in Lake Street Cairns.This can be done in person at any COMbank Branch or by sending your subscription to PO Box 5458 Cairns 4870 Queensland or on line if you have a COMbank Account of your own.
The membership is $50.00 and simply supports the adminisration from year to year and allows members to engage in our activities and actions.
Join the journey learn from the past.
Voyage into the field as active members.
Subscriptions for 2017-18 are now due.
BSB 064 804 918 982 Commonwealth Society Account.



In mid April a workshop was held in Brisbane to share ideas and stories about Queensland shipwrecks .The locations of only about 25% of the almost 1000 lost Ships are known but the tragic loss of life and property remain as untold stories too.
The Workshop presented a vision of how in the context of a travelling exhibition some of these stories could be told.
WATCH THIS SPACE

On March 23 2017 at the HQ of Ports North a meeting between the principals of CMM and WBAC met to review the conditions of our joint occupancy at the Floria compound 68 Tingira Street.
The Shipwreck Museum remains an appropriate brand identity and a stage of significance to research and reconcile the heroic past masters of the Great Barrier Reef wilderness.
Those who survived and those who did not.
A keeping place and learning centre remains the vision for the principle Groups involved.
Quarterly discussions between the groups are proposed to encourage mutual and clear initiatives to proceed synergistically.
We all look forward to a mild winter of contentment, down at the yard.

Now is the winter of our future sailing calendar. Register your interest in becoming crew and reaching your potential.Crew application at CONTACT US [email protected]

Adelaide Steamship lost with all passengers and crew SS Yongala

First class saloon for Townsville.

1. Mr Matthew Rooney
2. Mrs Katherine Rooney
3. Miss Lizzie Rooney
4. Miss Ethel Amy Uhr, Matron, Townsville hospital
5. Miss Jean Buxton, Nurse, Townsville hospital
6. Mr John James Elsdale
7. Mrs Annie Eileen Elsdale
8. Mr Rudolph August Stach
9. Mr Francis Fothergill Viney
10. Miss Mary Josephine Carroll
11. Miss Mona Kathleen Shannon
12. Mr Willie Lin
13. Ms Emily Ada Davis
14. Mr John Campbell
15. Mr Ernest Greenfield
16. Mr Clifford James Hardin O’Brien

For Cairns

17. Mrs Charlotte Louisa Davids
18. Mrs Alice Minna Murray
19. Master Ian Sheppard Murray
20. Miss Alister Sheppard Murray
21. Miss Jean Alexander Murray
22. Miss Ailsa Mary Murray (Infant)
23. Mrs Mary Ann Linedale (Maid)
24. Mr Stephen Symons Reath
25. Mrs Margaret Frances Reath
26. Mr William James Fulton
27. Mr Albert Sutherland Dette
28. Mr T Parton
29. Mr S Manwaring
30. Miss Mary Annie Woodward
31. Mrs Hanora Gertrude Magee

Second class for Townsville

32. Mr O F Thompson
33. Mr Charles Manbey
34. Mrs Mary Ann Manbey
35. Mr W Barklay
36. Mr Octagavina Carrasco
37. Mr Jose Sareras
38. Mr Walter Francis Breckenridge
39. Mr Ernst Schneider
40. Mr Richard Thomas Coade
41. Mr Walter George Coade
42. Mr James John Sutherland
43. Mr Fraser Sutherland
44. Mr William Smith

For Cairns

45. Mr James Dempsey Jolly
46. Mr David Davies
47. Mr Pianta, Antonia
48. Mr W H Griffiths
49. Mr E E Parkhurst

CREW

50. Mr William Knight
51. Mr Richard Williams
52. Mr Harry Harden
53. Mr D Cameron
54. Mr George H Jarvis
55. Mr A F Hamilton
56. Mr John Donaldson
57. Mr Claude Miller
58. Mr A Lawrance
59. Mr E Mawby
60. Mr G A Harris
61. Mr W D Millar
62. Mr E McKenzie
63. Mr J Roberts
64. Mr S W H Emerson
65. Ms A S English
66. Ms M Lambrick
67. Ms S Andrew
68. Ms A Rentoul
69. Mr J H Shipton
70. Mr G H Reid
71. Mr J Elliott
72. Mr V Cross
73. Mr D Morrison
74. Mr J W Sullivan
75. Mr J Ward
76. Mr J Craig
77. Mr J Finlay
78. Mr A O Armstrong
79. Mr J E Costello
80. Mr F J Wingrove
81. Mr R W Cooks
82. Mr A P W Gordon
83. Mr G H Fox
84. Mr J West
85. Mr R Robertson
86. Mr W H McPherson
87. Mr J Gemmell
88. Mr P McAdle
89. Mr P Rankin
90. Mr T Howard
91. Mr W Houston
92. Mr W D Murray
93. Mr F E Voight
94. Mr A Uggddahl
95. Mr H Todd
96. Mr F Medcalf
97. Mr J Diamond
98. Mr J Grumbledon
99. Mr J Narrie
100. Mr C A Davison
101. Mr A Lillico
102. Mr J F Gallagher
103. Mr E A Rickson
104. Mr J A Reich
105. Mr G Goldsmith
106. Mr J Calvin
107. Mr O V Nelson
108. Mr J McGinnis
109. Mr E O Jones
110. Mr W Boylan
111. Mr R Woods
112. Mr H C Gale
113. Mr E H Freeston
114. Mr P Walsh
115. Mr J Johnston
116. Mr J MacDonald
117. Mr V R McDougall
118. Mr W Paton
119. Mr J L McNamara
120. Mr C S Doyle
121 Mr H Lewis
122 Mr S Donachie