SS Bingera (1905)

For other ships with the same name, see SS Bingera.

History
Name	Bingera
Owner	Australian United Steam Navigation Co
Builder	Workman, Clark and Company, Belfast
Launched	1905
Fate	Dismantled and hulked after 1926 Completely scrapped by 1961
General characteristics
Tonnage	2,092 GRT
Length	300 ft 3 in (91.52 m)
Beam	40 ft 8 in (12.40 m)
Depth	17 ft 9 in (5.41 m)
Propulsion	Twin screw; Triple expansion engine after 1914

SS Bingera was a steamship that provided the mail service between Brisbane, Gladstone and Townsville in Queensland, Australia.[1]

History

Workman, Clark and Company of Belfast, Ireland built her in 1905 in for the Australian United Steam Navigation Company. She was 2,092 GRT and 300 ft 3 in (91.52 m) long.[1]

The SS Bingera was the first turbine steamer to sail Australian waters.[2]

Once the railway to Townsville was built in 1926, the mail travelled by rail and the ship was no longer needed. On 28 November 1929 it was dumped on the beach of Bishop Island at the mouth of the Brisbane River, (now incorporated into the Port of Brisbane), after all sellable parts were removed.[1][3][4]

References

1. McLeod, Roderick (25 October 1973). "History along the waterways: the abandoned hulks of the Brisbane River and Moreton Bay" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland. 9 (5). Brisbane: Royal Historical Society of Queensland: 21–29. ISSN 0085-5804. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
2. Thomas, A. H. (24 March 1934). "DERELICTS!". The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947). p. 11. ISSN 2203-790X. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
3. "BISHOP ISLAND". The Queenslander. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 5 November 1931. p. 31. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
4. "The Bingera's Fate". The Cairns Post. Cairns: National Library of Australia. 29 November 1929. p. 4. Retrieved 28 September 2014.

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