Marie

A lugger in Ariel's fleet. 'rebuilt 1907 – timbered and decked' (1916)

Source: Munro's MS bill of sale for Ariel's fleet to James Clark 1916; family records

Marie | 1892 | 14 tons

MARIE, POLYPE and SEA FOAM (bought from Burns Philp & Co
The earliest of these seems to be MARIE, which Munro bought from BP&Co. in 1894

Luggers nq; Mori Flapan

Brisbane Courier 9 Feb 1894

SAFETY OF THE SECOND BOAT.
EIGHT MEN RESCUED.
NAMES OF SURVIVORS.
PARTICULARS OF THE WRECK.
THE DONKEYMAN'S STORY.
[Bv ELECTRIC Telegraph.]
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
THURSDAY ISLAND, February
The lugger Marie, in charge of W Dammkohler, returned this morning from the Batavia River, after a most perilous trip. During most of tho time she was working under a jib only Fierce north west squalls were raging all night They bring the eight survivors of the ill fated Kanahooka from the Batavia Mission Station
etc

West Australian 10 Feb 1894

THE WRECK OF THE "KANAHOOKA."
RESCUE OF THE SURVIVORS.
TERRIBLE SUFFERINGS IN AN OPEN BOAT.
[BY TELEGRAPH.]
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
THURSDAY ISLAND, February 8.
The lugger Marie has returned after a perilous trip from Batavia River, bringing eight survivors of the schooner Kanahooka. The men state that they underwent terrible sufferings, being two nights and days in an open boat, with only two oars. They struck the coast between Duggle Point and Pera Head. The boat capsized a mile from shore. All got ashore and tried to walk through the shrub to Batavia River, but being blocked, returned to the boat, when they found the natives had stolen the oars and rowlocks. They remained there for eight days, when friendly natives appeared and restored the oars and assisted the party, who started to pull along the coast. The secondengineer and second mate pushed on ahead, and at last reached the mission station at Batavia River, where they were well treated.

Brisbane Courier 16 Feb 1894

THE WRECK OF THE KANAHOOKA.
When on the 8th instant the Hon. John Douglas wired to the Colonial Secretary in- timating that the lugger Marie had returned to Thursday Island with eight of the crew of the wrecked steamer Kanahooka, he drew attention to the fact that tho volunteer crew under Mr. Dammkohler were deserving of the highest praise for their splendid seamanship. He chartered the lugger, a fifteen-tonner, on the Saturday, and there was no difficulty in obtaining volunteers to man her, as she left on the search the following day, the weather being stormy and the sea very rough. What was accomplished by the crew, Mr. Douglas stated, was unparalleled in his experience as Government Resident at Thursday Island. The Chief Secretary has asked Mr. Douglas to thank Mr. Dammkohler and the other members of the Marie's crew in the name of the Government for their valuable services.

Brisbane Courier 6 March 1894

THURSDAY ISLAND, March 5.
The Hon John Douglas, who went for a cruise among the islands in the lugger Marie, returned this afternoon. He states that the reports as to starvation at Mobing and Donon have been somewhat exaggerated, although there is no doubt that some deaths have occurred owing to want of food and bad weather Everything, however, is now progressing satisfactorily at all tho places visited. Hie Rev J Chalmers is at Donon.