Corporate Body
Hunter River Steam Navigation Company (1839 - 1851)
- From
- 1 August 1839
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - To
- July 1851
- Functions
- Maritime Industry and Transport
- Location
- Sydney, New South Wales
Summary
On 1 August 1839, a public meeting was held in Sydney's Royal Hotel for the purpose of forming a steam ship company. Subsequently, in July 1840, the Hunter River Steam Navigation Company was formed. The Company operated steamships between Sydney and the Hunter River. In 1850 it was felt that the Company's title and Deed of Settlement limited its scope. A reorganisation took place and the Company changed its name, becoming the Australasian Steam Navigation Company in July 1851.
Related entries
Timeline
1839 - 1851 Hunter River Steam Navigation Company
1851 - 1887 Australasian Steam Navigation Company
1887 - 1960s Australasian United Steam Navigation Company Ltd
Published resources
Books
- Parsons, Ronald, A pioneer Australian steamship company: a history of the Hunter's River S.N.Co. and the Australasian Steam Navigation Company (Lobethal, South Australia: Ronald Parsons, 1990), 74 pp. Details
Resources
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476984. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 1 May 2002, Last modified: 11 July 2024