Surprise (paddle steamer)
- Surprise (paddle steamer)
The "Surprise" was the first paddle steamer, and the first steam powered vessel, built and run in Australia. It was built possibly on the Parramatta River, by shipbuilder Henry Gilbert,[cite web | last = Stone | first = Peter | year = 2002 | url = http://oceans1.customer.netspace.net.au/nsw-wrecks.html | title = New South Wales Shipwrecks | work = Encyclopaedia of Australian Shipwrecks | publisher = Oceans Enterprises | accessdate = 2006-08-17] and launched in Sydney on 1831-03-14. Its first voyage was on 1 June on the Parramatta River.][cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = 2005 | url = http://www.jenwilletts.com/Steamships.htm | title = Hunter Valley Steamships | work = Free Settler or Felon? | publisher = www.jenwilletts.com | accessdate = 2006-08-17] It was 58 feet long. [cite book | last = Richards | first = Mike | year = 1997 | title = Pig and whistle run : men and ships of the N.S.W. South Coast | publisher = Mike Richards | location = Lawrence, NSW, Australia | id = ISBN 0-646-31138-7] ]The first steamer to operate in Australian waters was the "Sophia Jane", built in England which arrived in 1831. It was having its paddles fitted when the "Surprise" made its first voyage.
On 30 May, the "Surprize" (sic) advertised a service to Parramatta. At that time there were no advertisements for ferry services advertised in Sydney. The "Sophia Jane" advertised the first cruise on 13 June. From 8 August, the "Surprise" published a timetable in the "Sydney Herald".[cite web | last = MacAuslan | first = Duncan | year = 2001 | url = http://www.aattc.org.au/Times%20July%202001W.pdf#search=%22surprise%201831%20parramatta%20timetable%22]
title = Sources of Timetables for Sydney Ferries | format = pdf | work = The Times:Journal of the Australian Association of Time Table Collectors; July 2001 (no. 208) | publisher = Australian Association of Time Table Collectors | accessdate = 2006-08-17] The "Surprise" was built to operate on the Parramatta River and later operated in Tasmanian waters. Its fate is not known.
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