The third of Currie's steamers was built by Palmers & Co., in 1889.
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01.01.1890 - Cleared the Suez Canal. |
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15.01.1890 - Arrived London From Adelaide, J Curry Master. |
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?? - Sailed London via Flushing with a full general cargo. |
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07.02.1890 - Sailed Flushing. After taking on passengers and mail. |
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?? - Arrived Las Palmas |
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05.03.1890 - Arrived Cape Town. After unloading her mail, cargo and passengers at Capetown the steamer made for Algoa Bay, East London and Natal. |
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25.03.1890 - Sailed Natal for Calcutta via Mauritius and Point de Galle. |
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19.04.1890 - Arrived Calcutta |
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01.05.1890 - Sailed Calcutta, J Curry Master. |
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12.05.1890 - Sailed Singapore for Cheribon via Samarang. |
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19.05.1890 - Sailed Cheribon. |
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03.06.1890 - Arrived Adelaide. Unloaded:
500 tons of cargo. |
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04.05.1890 - Sailed Adelaide for Melbourne. |
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06.05.1890 - Arrived Melbourne. Loaded:
Horses for India. |
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15.05.1890 - Sailed Melbourne. |
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18.06.1890 - Arrived Sydney. |
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21.06.1890 - Arrived Newcastle, J Curry Master.
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate, Monday 23 June 1890, page 4
The steamer Argus, which recently returned to the colonies from a trip to London, arrived in the harbour on Saturday from Calcutta via ports, this time under the command of Captain Currie. The Argus has on board part of original cargo from Calcutta, which she is discharging into lighers at the dyke. She is also taking in cargo of coal for
Calcutta. There are 165 horses of a mixed class on board for the Calcutta market, besides the two racehorses Bravo and Wild Oat for the racing season at Calcutta. Bravo goes on from there to England.
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25.12.1890 - Sailed Newcastle. Loaded:
For Mauritius: 2300 tons coal. |
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31.12.1890 - Sailed Melbourne for Mauritius, J Curry Master. Loaded:
8 qr-cks wine, 437 bags bran, 150 horses, 1 cow, 460 hf-bags flour, 1,000 hf-bars soap, 920 bags chaff, 2 pkgs merchandise. |
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