Walsh Island Dockyard and Engineering Works
| Industry | Ship building |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1913 |
| Founder | Government of New South Wales |
| Defunct | 1933 |
| Fate | Closed |
| Headquarters | , Australia |
| Owner | Government of New South Wales |
TheWalsh Island Dockyard and Engineering Workswas a dockyard and engineering workshop established by theGovernment of New South Walesin 1913, atWalsh Island,Newcastle,Australia.[1]The foundation stone was laid on 15 June 1913 by Arthur Griffith, the Minister for Works.[1]The dockyard was constructed as a replacement forSydney'sCockatoo Island Dockyard,that was taken over by theFederal Governmentin 1913.
Forty-seven vessels were constructed at the dockyard, including a 15,000-ton floating dock.[2]The engineering works fabricated bolts, castings and steel fabrication work. It assembled electric carriages for theNew South Wales Government Railwaysas well astrams.The dockyard was eventually abandoned in 1933 after the great depression and was dismantled and relocated to the newState Dockyardat Dyke End,Carrington.[3]
Ships built at Walsh Island Dockyard[edit]
- SSMildred(1914)
- SSDelungra(1919)[4]
- SSEnoggera(1920)
- SSEurelia(1920)
- SSEromanga(1921)
- SSKooroongaba(1921)[5]
- 'SSKuttabul(1922)[6]
- SSKoompartoo(1922)[7]
- Sir Arthur Dorman(1925)
- SSDorlonco(1925)
- SSBirubi(1927)
- hopper dredgeHermes(1930)
- 15,000 ton floating dock[8]
Products of engineering works[edit]
- NSW Department of RailwaysRail Standard Type Rail CarsC3171-C3220 (1926-1927)
- NSW Department of RailwaysRail Standard Type Rail TrailersT4301-T4548 (1926-1929)
- NSW Department of Railways Rail Standard Type Rail Cars C3251-C3300 (1928)
- NSW Department of RailwaysRail Parcel VansC3901-C3903 (1928)
- Sydney P-Class Tram
References[edit]
- ^ab"New State Works. Bright Outlook for the Future".Sydney Morning Herald.16 June 1913. p. 10.Retrieved19 April2012.
- ^Wash Island Fleet ListNewcastle Industrial Heritage Association
- ^History: The old Red Rattlers live onNewcastle Herald12 September 2014
- ^"LAUNCH OF THE FIRST STEEL CARGO SHIP BUILT IN AUSTRALIA".Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW: 1870 - 1919).2 April 1919. p. 21.Retrieved23 July2021.
- ^SS KooroongabbaFerries of Sydney
- ^SS KuttabulFerries of Sydney
- ^SS KoompartooFerries of Sydney
- ^Walsh Island Dock Launching CeremonySydney Morning Herald21 December 1929
- Engineering companies of Australia
- History of Newcastle, New South Wales
- Defunct government entities of New South Wales
- Defunct rolling stock manufacturers of Australia
- Shipbuilding companies of Australia
- 1913 establishments in Australia
- 1933 disestablishments in Australia
- Economy of Newcastle, New South Wales
- Shipyards of New South Wales