CREW OF THE VESSEL.

Chronicle, 13 April, 1912.

THE CREW OF THE VESSEL.

The officers and crew of the Koombana

(says the 'West Australian') include many

persons in the employ of the Adelaide

Steamship Company for many years. The

master, Captain T. Allen, is a bachelor,

and a native of South Australia, where his

widowed mother resides. His father was

for many years one of the leading pilots,

of that State. For about 25 years Captain

Allen has been in the employ of the

Adelaide Company, and in 1894 he left to

join the Port Adelaide pilot service. About

six years later he rejoined the company,

and on two occasions proceeded home to

bring out vessels to Australia for his

owners, one of these being the cargo 

steamer Echunga. He has skippered several

of the company's coastal boats, and last

year was appointed to his present command.

Mr. Jamieson, the chief officer, is a well-known 

identity, having been with the company for a 

very considerable period.

The second officer, Mr. W. R. A. Kinley,

is a young Port Adelaide man, who has

proved his worth as a seaman. In the 

engineering department the chief engineer,

Mr. W. B. Innes, is an old servant of the

company, while the purser, Mr. F. H.

Harris, and the chief steward, Mr. F.W.

Johnson, have served in their respective

capacities in several of the ships in the

Australian fleet. Of the firemen. M. Barrett, 

whose name has been included among

those on board the vessel, did not proceed

from Fremantle with her, and is now at

the port. 

The following is the complete crew which 

left with the vessel, according to the records 

in the Adelaide Company's office:— 

Messrs. Thomas M. Allen, master;

N. C. Jamieson, chief officer; W. R. A.

Kinley, second officer; F. G. Peacock, third

officer; P. H. Harris, purser: J. Levins,

boatswain; T. M. Grant (Lyon), wireless 

operator; P. C. Clinton, F. Wilson, H. B. 

Kae, O. Stanley, T. McDonnell, William A. 

Farrell, W. Carton, M. Ryan, M. Dwyer, P.

Jenkins, J. McGuckin, and F. Gunning, A.B's;

8. Stuart and F. Herbert, ordinary seamen;

W. B. Innes, chief engineer; A. Wassell,

second engineer J W. Kelly third engineer

A.G. Christie, fourth engineer; J.G. Arrow

fifth engineer; J. Kearns, donkeyman; W.

Clarke; J. Smith; J. Brown; O. Norton; O

Anderson; J. Furlong; H. Offord; O. Olsen;

A.C. De Montfort; T. O'Loghlin; T. McDermott, 

Thos. Taylor;  A. Bryant, J. Downie, and C. 

Peters; firemen; F. W. Johnson, chief steward; 

J. J. Mangan, second steward; A. Freer; 

stewardess; J. McDermott, assistant

stewardess: J. .Coughlan, fore cabin steward: 

H. Stanley, bar and storekeeper G. A. Gee, 

saloon waiter; W. P. Black, pantryman; H. Bow, 

night watchman Walter Tutt, chief cook; H. 

Stanberg, second cook; G. Jones, third cook: 

J. Jackson, kitchenman; A. G. Deller, baker; O.

Walker, butcher; B. Davies, scullion;  P.

Farrance, A. Deerham, C. H. Benedict,

E. Wardlaw, J. Hughes, J. Blades, A. 

Salkild, S. W. Reynolds, F. J. Winpenny,

Wm. Dick, James Crosbie. Wm. Cant;

R. Davis, W. Burkin, H. Smith, and P. Finnerty, stewards.



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