Lucinda (steamboat)

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The Lucinda was a Queensland Government owned, 301 ton paddle steamer which was built in Dumbarton, Scotland in 1884.[1]

She was used in various capacities during her years of service. Perhaps her most notable role was in 1891 when a small party including the then Queensland Premier Sir Samuel Griffith, South Australian Charles Kingston and Sir Edmund Barton was commissioned to draw up a draft constitution for the Commonwealth of Australia on a cruise up the Hawkesbury River which took place aboard the Lucinda.[2]

The Lucinda was used at one time as a mail vessel for delivering mail up and down the Queensland coast. At that time she was largely captained by Captain James South who notably used South Passage in Moreton Bay to cut hours off the mail route. This is how South Passage came to be named.[2]

The Lucinda became coal lighter for the Riverside Coal Transport Company in 1923 until it ended its service in May 1932. The vessel was then laid to rest on the SE side of Bishop Island at the mouth of the Brisbane River. Sadly, this area has since been covered over due to the expansion of the Port of Brisbane.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Environmental Protection Agency: Other Wrecked Ships. Retrieved on 2007-11-21.
  2. ^ a b Smith, Wayne. "Born to be mild", Birth of our nation, The Courier Mail, 2001. Retrieved on 2007-10-23.