The Walsh Island Dockyard and Engineering Works was a dockyard and engineering workshop established by the

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in 1913, at

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, Australia. The foundation stone was laid on 15 June 1913 by Arthur Griffith, the Minister for Works. The dockyard was constructed as a replacement for

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Cockatoo Island Dockyard The Cockatoo Island Dockyard was a major dockyard in Sydney, Australia, based on Cockatoo Island. The dockyard was established in 1857 to maintain Royal Navy warships. It later built and repaired military and battle ships, and played a key role ...

, that was taken over by the

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in 1913. Forty-seven vessels were constructed at the dockyard, including a 15,000-ton floating dock. The engineering works fabricated bolts, castings and steel fabrication work. It assembled electric carriages for the

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as well as

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. The dockyard was eventually abandoned in 1933 after the great depression and was dismantled and relocated to the new

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at Dyke End, Carrington.

Ships built at Walsh Island Dockyard

*SS ''Mildred'' (1914) *SS ''Delungra'' (1919) *SS ''Enoggera'' (1920) *SS ''Eurelia'' (1920) *SS ''Eromanga'' (1921) * SS ''Kooroongaba'' (1921) *' SS ''Kuttabul'' (1922) * SS ''Koompartoo'' (1922) * ''Sir Arthur Dorman'' (1925) * SS ''Dorlonco'' (1925) *SS ''Birubi'' (1927) *hopper dredge ''Hermes'' (1930) *15,000 ton floating dockWalsh Island Dock Launching Ceremony
''Sydney Morning Herald'' 21 December 1929

Products of engineering works

*NSW Department of Railways Rail Standard Type Rail Cars C3171-C3220 (1926-1927) *NSW Department of Railways Rail Standard Type Rail Trailers T4301-T4548 (1926-1929) *NSW Department of Railways Rail Standard Type Rail Cars C3251-C3300 (1928) *NSW Department of Railways Rail Parcel Vans C3901-C3903 (1928) *

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References

{{Authority control Engineering companies of Australia History of Newcastle, New South Wales Defunct government entities of New South Wales Defunct rolling stock manufacturers of Australia Shipbuilding companies of Australia 1913 establishments in Australia 1933 disestablishments in Australia Economy of Newcastle, New South Wales Shipyards of New South Wales