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May 20, 2026 16 min

The Greycliffe is Split in Two (1927)

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Captain William Barnes of the Greycliffe made his official statement regarding the collision between his ferry and the Tahiti: “I called at Garden Island and picked up as usual and was proceeding to Neilsen Park. I was hardly half way between Garden Island and Neilsen Park, and was heading slightly north of Shark Island light, when I heard two blasts from a vessel: I looked on starboard side, but saw nothing; I stepped across to the port side side of the wheel house, and on looking astern I saw Tahiti within a few feet of my port quarter aft. I had not seen or heard of the Tahiti previously.” Ship Name: Greycliffe Tonnage: 90 Ship Type: Steam Ferry Nationality: Australia Year Built: 1911 Year Wrecked: 1927 Location Wrecked: Sydney Harbour Reason for Wreck: Collision with the Tahiti Lives Lost: 40 Sources: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Lloyd_s_Register_of_Shipping_1919_Sailin/9yZjEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=union+line+tahiti+lloyd&pg=PA170&printsec=frontcover https://www.google.com/books/edition/Statistical_Register/64oV9yh8xC0C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=greycliffe+ferry&pg=PA454&printsec=frontcover https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_State_Reports_New_South_Wales/fQQ0AAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=greycliffe+ferry&pg=PA309&printsec=frontcover https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Australasian_Insurance_Banking_Recor/i81sMhJoXCEC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=greycliffe+ferry&pg=PA1098&printsec=frontcover https://australianpolice.com.au/nsw-police-history-index/water-police/the-1927-tahiti-greycliffe-disaster/ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/16825471?searchTerm=tahiti%20greycliffe%20court%20of%20appeals https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/16439234 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/179377288?searchTerm=william%20shakespeare%20greycliffe https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/179373007?searchTerm=william%20shakespeare%20greycliffe https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/192773504?searchTerm=greycliff https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/283758741?searchTerm=greycliff https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/93997197/8938032 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/32083970?searchTerm=greycliff https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/94355261?searchTerm=greycliff https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/259922093?searchTerm=greycliff https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/196285345?searchTerm=greycliff https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/214525282?searchTerm=greycliff https://collection.motat.nz/objects/37380/steam-engine-triple-expansion https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3889383/458889 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/1298215

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