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| Sub-Collectors of
Customs and Harbor
Masters - BEACHPORT (to 1932) |
| The two
positions named above
were not the
only ones that
a Harbor Master
was required to
hold. |
| At various
periods he could
also be required
to carry out
the duties of
quite a range
other positions, |
| Some of
which were: Boarding Officer,
Inspector of Shipping,
Lifeboat Coxswain, Pilot,
Health Officer, |
| Jetty Lighthouse
Keeper, Inspector of
Public Houses. |
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| Main Sources:—
Government Gazette’s; Blue
Book section of
S. A. Parliamentary Papers;
local newspapers. |
| John
Nicholson |
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| Surname |
Given Names |
Title |
Date |
Appointment |
| JONES |
Austin E. |
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1 Sep 1878 |
Appointed
Sub-Collector of Customs
(SCC). |
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1 Feb 1879 |
Transferred to Port
Adelaide to the position
of Boarding Officer. |
| CRONK |
John |
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1 Feb 1879 |
SCC, also
appointed acting Harbor Master |
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1 Mar 1879 |
Transferred to Port
Adelaide to the position
of Boarding Officer. |
| CLARKE |
Frank |
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1 Mar 1879 |
SCC, and acting
Harbor Master. |
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1 Apr 1879 |
Appointed Harbor Master
(HM) |
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30 Jun 1881 |
Transferred to Port
Augusta |
| BRIMAGE |
Thomas |
Capt. |
1 Jul 1881 |
SCC, and HM. |
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Jan 1890 |
Transferred to Port
Pirie to the
position of assistant
Harbor Master. |
| PEARCE |
Henry Charles |
Capt. |
Jan 1890 |
SCC, and HM |
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13 Oct 1899 |
Died. Had been in
ill-health for some time. |
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Capt. Patrick Weir,
the coxswain for
the life boat,
City of Adelaide, |
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had filled in
as acting Harbor
Master for the
previous 2 weeks
approx. |
| WEIR |
Patrick |
Capt. |
1 Nov 1899 |
SCC, and HM |
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30-Jun-00 |
Promoted to Naval
Department |
| WOTTON |
John Coughram |
Capt. |
1-Jul-00 |
SCC, and HM |
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30-Jun-08 |
Transferred to Wallaroo
to be Customs Officer |
| COLLARD |
Frederick Graham |
Capt. |
1-Jul-08 |
SCC, and HM |
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Feb-10 |
Transferred to Port
Adelaide to the
position of assistant
Harbor Master |
| SOLLY |
Richard Hancorn |
Capt. |
Feb-10 |
SCC, and HM |
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end of 1930 |
Retired when the
S. A. Harbours Board
made the decision
to remove |
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all lifeboats and
rocket stations in
S. A., and dismiss
all harbor masters. |
| JUSTICE |
Sydney Roy |
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Former City of
Adelaide engineer, appointed
HM, possibly in
an acting or
caretaker role |
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18/03/1932 |
Drowned at an
unknown location in
Rivoli Bay |
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