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| Keywords: StateLibQld 1 129871 Moruya (ship).jpg 530 GRT cargo steamship Moruya moored in the Brisbane River where the Story Bridge is today <br>Caledonian Ship Building Engineering Co of Preston Lancashire built her in 1906 for the Illawarra South Coast Steam Navigation Co In 1912 the Australian Commonwealth Government bought her and renamed her Stuart In 1913 Howard Smith Ltd's Australian Steamships Pty bought her reverted her name to Moruya and registered her in Melbourne In 1938 Mollers Towages bought her renamed her Jessie Moller and registered her in Shanghai Japanese forces captured her in 1941 and she was restored to Mollers after Japan's unconditional surrender in 1945 She was damaged in 1949 and subsequently scrapped handle 10462/deriv/79757 Item is held by John Oxley Library State Library of Queensland PD-Australia StateLibQld-License Black and white photographs of Brisbane Black and white photographs of ships Brisbane River Cargo ships of Australia Howard Smith Ltd Ships in Brisbane Ships named after people Ships scrapped in 1949 Steamships of Australia Steamships of China Wharves and quays in Australia World War II ships of China World War II ships of Japan DEFAULTSORT Moruya 1906 | ||||
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