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and went chief officer of the S.S. Investigator and
sailed in her between Port Adelaide and Pt Pirie
for twelve months then the Captain of the Investigator took
charge of a steamer called the Emu, a steamer that the company
bought from the Euro Steamship Company. So I went chief officer
of her along with the same captain and ran her to al the south
east ports and terminated at Melbourne then used to come back
by Warrnambool and Portland and all South East ports towards
Port Adelaide. I ran in that trade for two years when our capt-
ain left us in Melbourne to take charge of a steamer called the
Victorian. She was a steamer that traded between Port Adelaide
and Melbourne. So I applied for a berth along with my old capt-
ain. But she was full handed. So I was not successful then
there was an older hand than me came and took charge
of the Emu. And I only ran in her along with this new captain
for about twelve months . I found he was a foreigner and
simply unbearable so he discharged me in Port Adelaide
and that was the last steamer in the Adelaide Steamship
Company that I was in. I then wet round to Melbourne
and stayed for a bit, and tried to get a berth but unfort-
unately I did not succeed. So I had to come back home to Port
Adelaide belonging to the Adelaide steam ship Co and left
in her for Port Pirie as she was stationed up there for towing
purposes. I ran in her for a few months when I got char-
ge of a tug called the Nelcebee. I ran in her for some time
at Port Pirie and Port Augusta then I was sent on to
Port Adelaide with her as her time was up for overhaul.
I put her on the slip and cleaned her bottom and painted
her, then ran her of the slip to the wharf and got her engines
and boiler overhauled then left port Adelaide for Port Pirie.
and when I arrived in Port Pirie the Adelaide Tug had
to come down to port Adelaide for overhaul and the captain
of the Adelaide being laid up at Pt Pirie hospital. I shifted
form the Nelcebee to the Adelaide and sailed for Port Adela-
ide then arrived at Pt Adelaide and put her on the slip