The third of Currie's steamers was built by Palmers & Co., in 1889.
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01.01.1897 - Passed Cape Otway lighthouse at 17:15 sailing east. |
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02.01.1897 - Arrived Melbourne. The Argus berthed at No 12. shed south wharf. The officers with Captain George are as follows:- Chief, Mr Fritz: second Mr L Lloyd third, Mr Sinclair, chief engineer Mr Foster. |
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06.01.1897 - Sailed Melbourne |
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10.01.1897 - Arrived Sydney from Melbourne. |
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11.01.1897 - Sailed Sydney for Newcastle. |
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15.01.1897 - Sailed Newcastle for Melbourne. Loaded:
3600 tons coal for Singapore. |
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18.01.1897 - Arrived Melbourne, George Master.
Daily Commercial News and Shipping List, Thursday 21 January 1897, page 5
THE S.S. ARGUS.
Messrs. Archibald Currie and Co.'s steamer Argus en route to Calcutta from Newcastle, berthed at the town pier, Port Melbourne, on the 18th instant. The Argus called at Melbourne for a consignment of horses for conveyance to Calcutta, and will resume her voyage thence on receipt of the live freight onboard. Captain McDonald, who arrived at Melbourne in the company's steamer Clitus on the 12th instant, will assume command of the Argus prior to her departure, changing positions with Captain George, who has been in command of the Argus for some time past. |
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Express and Telegraph , Friday 22 January 1897, page 3
A strange adventure befel one of the Port Adelaide harbor pilots a few days ago in connection with the steamer Argus. When the vessel was swinging in the river with the aid of a staysail the pilot in charge gave orders for
the sail to be taken in. The mate, looking towards the man at the jib halyards, said "Let go!" and simultaneously the men at the halyards who, were addressed and the man at the anchor, who thought the message was for him, "let go," and both the anchor and the sail came down. Unfortunately immediately underneath the anchor was the harbor pilot's boat, and the heavy mass of metal fell into this with a crash, carrying both it and the men in it beneath the water. The mistake was at once rectified, and as the anchor was hauled up it brought the boat and the pilot with it. It was fortunate that the results were not fatal, but the pilot had an experience which gave him a shaking and which put him into the doctor's hands. |
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15.02.1897 - Arrived Singapore. |
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05.04.1897 - Sailed Calcutta, C McDonald Master. Loaded:
178 Camels |
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08.04.1897 - Passed Sandheads. |
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15.04.1897 - Arrived Singapore. |
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19.04.1897 - Sailed Singapore, C McDonald Master. |
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03.05.1897 - Passed Point Lowly lighthouse at 08:00, on arrival at the quarantine ground, Schnapper Reach, was met by the Health Officer (Dr Shuter), who boarded the vessel and kept her under easy steam until a thorough
examination had been made as to the health of passengers and crew, everything being satisfactory. Pratique was granted and the vessel proceeded up to port, Pilot Hughes being in charge. |
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03.05.1897 - Arrived Port Augusta, C McDonald Master. Unloaded:
176 Camels. To read about the landing of the Camels click "Here". |
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04.05.1897 - Sailed Port Augusta for Adelaide. |
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05.05.1897 - Arrived Adelaide. |
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08.05.1897 - Arrived Melbourne, C McDonald Master. |
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12.05.1897 - Sailed Melbourne for Sydney, C McDonald Master. |
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14.05.1897 - Arrived Sydney, C McDonald Master. Loaded:
3 horses, 52 cs wine. For transhipment - 3670 cakes copper. |
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17.05.1897 - Sailed Sydney, C McDonald Master. |
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18.05.1897 - Arrived Newcastle from Sydney, C McDonald Master. Loaded:
For Madras: 2000 tons coal. |
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21.05.1897 - Sailed Newcastle, C McDonald Master. |
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24.05.1897 - Arrived Melbourne from Newcastle, C McDonald Master. |
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26.05.1897 - Sailed Melbourne for Calcutta, Via Singapore, Colombo and Madras, C McDonald Master.
The Newmarket Handicap winner of 1897, Carlton, by Carlyon, is now the property of H. H. Sahib Patiala. He is on his way to Calcutta on the steamer Argus. |
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01.07.1897 - Arrived Madras. |
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02.08.1897 - Sailed Calcutta. |
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14.08.1897 - Arrived Singapore. |
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17.08.1897 - Sailed Singapore. |
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04.09.1897 - Arrived Adelaide. |
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04.09.1897 - Sailed Adelaide. |
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07.09.1897 - Arrived Melbourne from Calcutta via Adelaide. |
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10.09.1897 - Sailed Melbourne for Sydney, C McDonald Master. |
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13.09.1897 - Arrived Sydney, C McDonald Master. |
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15.09.1897 - Sailed Sydney for Newcastle, C McDonald Master. Passengers included Mrs McDonald, Miss McDonald and Master McDonald. |
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17.09.1897 - Sailed Newcastle, C McDonald Master. Loaded:
2000 tons coal for India. |
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21.09.1897 - Passed Thursday Island lighthouse sailing west. |
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02.10.1897 - Sailed Adelaide.
Argus, Tuesday 5 October 1897, page 5
By the steamer Argus which left Port Adelaide on Saturday for Calcutta, 120 prime service remounts were forwarded, also several racehorses including the racers Jubilee, Seabury and Rejected. |
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09.10.1897 - Sailed Melbourne, C McDonald Master. |
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09.11.1897 - Arrived Calcutta. |
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04.12.1897 - Sailed Calcutta, C McDonald Master. |
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21.12.1897 - Passed Cape Leeuwin lighthouse sailing east. |
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27.12.1897 - Arrived Adelaide |
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28.12.1897 - Sailed Adelaide for Melbourne. |
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30.12.1897 - Arrived Melbourne, C McDonald Master. |
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