Party: History Department J.C.U. Mercer-Smith, Sydney, 1857-1933
Summary
Mercer-Smith, also referred to as S.M. Smith, was a naval pilot holding certificates for operating from the major Queensland ports. These records relate to his service as government agent on board Pacific Island labour vessels.
Diaries, 1893-1900, 12 vols.
Details: Name of vessel, departure and arrival dates and ports.
1. The Helena, Maryborough, 28 January 1893 - Bundaberg, 14 July 1893.
2. The Helena, Bundaberg, 22 August 1893 - Bundaberg, 3 January 1894.
3. The Ariel, then the Thistle, Bundaberg, 8 January 1894 - Bundaberg, 16 June 1894.
4. The Fearless, Cairns, 20 July 1894 - Maryborough, 19 August 1894.
5. The Roderick Dhu, Maryborough, 29 December 1894 - Maryborough, 15 May 1895.
6. The Rio Loge, Bundaberg, 1 April 1896 - Bundaberg, 7 August 1896.
7. The Sybil, Maryborough, 2 November 1896 - Townsville, 29 January 1897.
8. The Lochiel, Bundaberg, 22 March 1897 - Mackay, 29 August 1897.
9. The Fearless, Cairns, 17 December 1897 - Mackay, 13 May 1898.
10. The Sybil, Maryborough, 4 November 1898 - Maryborough, 26 January 1899.
11. The Roderick Dhu, Maryborough, 10 July 1899 - Cairns, 3 November 1899.
12. The Sydney Belle, Bundaberg, 9 February 1900 - Bundaberg, 9 July 1900.
Photocopies of originals held in Oxley Library, OM76-4.