Comboyne (1911)
The ''Comboyne'' was a wooden screw steamer built in 1911 at Tuncurry, that was wrecked when it struck an object whilst carrying timber to Wollongong and was lost at approximately off Bass Point, Shellharbour, New South Wales on 27 November 1920. Ship description and construction The ''Comboyne'' was started to be built by John Wright (Snr), the founder of the town of Tuncurry and the ship building industry it became known for. He died in 1910; his son Ernest continued the business and finished the construction of ''Comboyne'' for the Allen Taylor & Company. The screw steamer had a wooden single deck with two masts and an elliptical stern, with a length of ,Sydney Ship Register breadth of and depth of . Ship service history Launch and finishing The finished hull of the ''Comboyne'' was launched from the Messrs. Allen Taylor and Co shipbuilding yard Friday 16 June 1911, intended for the Camden Haven trade, and witnessed by a large gathering from all parts of the local dis ...
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Allen Taylor & Company
Allen Taylor & Company is a company in Australia, which is a subsidiary of Boral Timber. The company was founded by Allen Taylor, Allen Arthur Taylor in 1893, based at Rozelle, New South Wales, Rozelle. By the time Taylor was knighted in 1911, he was on the board of numerous companies. He was an Alderman and Mayor of the Annandale Borough, an Alderman and Lord Mayor of Sydney Municipal Council and a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, NSW Legislative Council. Three early Presscopy Letter books of Allen Taylor and Co are in the Noel Butlin Archives at the ANU . The company once owned a number of ships as part of its timber business. Former ships Notes

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