Last Ship Built in Kincumber

Peter Jessop was so excited about the book that details the shipbuilding in the local Kincumber community. So he asked our resident shipwright, Les Verity to construct a model of the last ship built in the local yards.

There is an extant photo of the ship from which the model was constructed. To find out more, find borrow or steal a copy of the Shipbuilders of Brisbane Waters NSW.

The author, Gwen Dundon, spent 11 years researching collating and writing the book that captures this construction of the "last ship built in Kincumber".

Rock Lily c.1906

Kincumber Men's Shed will make a presentation of Les Verity's model of the last ship as a promotion of the book, a poignant reminder of local history and an example of the varied skills of the Kincumber Men's Shed.
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The Shipbuilders of Brisbane Waters NSW [ISBN 064628082] Gwen Dundon, published by the author 1997. A comprehensive study, based on years of research, of ships and their builders at Brisbane Water from 1829 to 1953. Details of 500 vessels, 56 shipbuilders, and hundreds of owners. Profusely illustrated. 6000 entries in three indexes. Will be a standard work of reference for many years. Hard cover, B5, 336 pages, 218 illustrations, indexes.

For more information or to order, email Gwen Dundon.

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The last vessel built at Kincumber Creek by George Frost was the Rock Lily launched in April, 1906. There is a photo of the Rock Lily being built here. The pages of the Kincumber Neighbour hood Centre has some more history of the local area.
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Les Verity was also careful to point out that model should be photographed similar to the photo of the the ship, that is from the "superior side". This is a common convention in representing ships in either drawings or photographs. The "superior side" being the side facing as if the ship were travelling across the field of view (or page) page from left to right. The captains cabin is generally located on the "superior side" of the vessel.