THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH APRIL, 1878.
Government of South Australia.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
Marine Board Offices, Port Adelaide, 20th February, 1878.
The following particulars, furnished by Staff-Commander Howard, R.N., are published for general information.
By direction,
THOS. N. STEPHENS, Secretary.
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SOUTH AUSTRALIA.-STREAKY BAY.
A dangerous rock, which I have named Dashwood Rock, lies outside the entrance to Dashwood Channel, with the following bearings:-
Extreme of Cape Bauer, S. 4 E. 6. 1 miles.
Centre of Olive Island, S. W. by S. 7. 6 miles.
Hill on Eba Island, E. by S. 1 S. 10. 9 miles.
The Dashwood Rock breaks only with a heavy swell; is of small extent-about 50 feet across-and has but 9 feet of water over it at low water.
There are 6 to 7 fathoms water all round it at mile distance.
Another dangerous patch, on which we have not got less than 5 fathoms, lies with extreme of Pt. Brown, N.W. W. 4 miles, and Hill ou de Mole Pt., N.N.E. E. 6 miles. This patch, about one cable in diameter, breaks but seldom, and then very heavily, and has from 14 to 18 fathoms all round at a distance of mile.
The variation is 4° east.
FREDERICK HOWARD, Staff-Commander, R.N.
H.M.S. Beatrice, Streaky Bay, 11th Feb., 1878.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
Marine Board Offices, Port Adelaide, 20th February, 1878.
The following Sailing Directions are published for general information.
By direction,
THOMAS N. STEPHENS, Secretary.
Sailing Directions for Ports Victoria, Rickaby, Minlaconie, and Turton, by Navigating-Lieutenant W. N. Goalen, R.N. from Admiralty Surveys in November and December, 1877.
[In the following all bearings and courses are magnetic; variation 4° 10′ easterly in 1877; miles are nautical miles; a cable is one-tenth of a mile, or
101.2 fathoms; depths are expressed at low water of summer springs.]
General Remarks.-These ports are all in Hardwicke Bay, on the east side of Spencer Gulf. The bottom is rocky at all of them; with a good scope of chain a vessel will, however, ride safely. In approaching any of these ports at night a vessel should anchor immediately on shoaling her water to less than five fathoms, unless it is light enough to clearly identify her position when the most convenient berth may be sought. Five fathoms will, as a general rule, place a vessel within one mile of the shore, but in some parts of Port Victoria and Point Turton much nearer, and it will clear all dangers.
It is high water, full and change, at 2 hours 30 minutes all over Hardwicke Bay, the spring range being six feet. The tidal streams follow the direction of the coast, the flood running to the northward and ebb to the southward. For information regarding winds and tides in Spencer Gulf the mariner is referred to the Australian Directory, vol. I, published by the Admiralty
in 1876.
name.
Port Victoria. The anchorage between Wardang Island and the Peninsula to the N.E. of it was formerly known by this
The bay to the N.W. of Point Gawler is now called Port Victoria, and is the place described here-
The jetty is three-quarters of a mile north of Point Gawler, and runs N.W. by W. W. 950 feet from high water mark. It is 13 feet 6 inches above low water, or 10 feet 6 inches above the mean level of the sea. There are 9 to 9 feet water on both sides for 150 feet from the outer end, or as far as the steps; depths from 8 to 6 feet on both sides for 300 feet farther in; and from thence the depth gradually decreases to low water mark, which is 700 feet from the outer end of the jetty. This jetty is not available for a vessel drawing more than nine feet. With a fresh S.W. wind (the prevailing sea breeze), the sea comes in from that quarter, and a vessel could not lie on the south side at all.
Eclipse Rock lies W. by S. S., 24 cables from the outer end of the jetty, and N. W. 7 cables from the north part of Gawler Point. Its extent, with six feet water, is 70 yards east and west, and 100 yards north and south, and double those distances with less than 12 feet, there being 14 to 15 feet water to the eastward, and 18 to 20 feet close to the westward of the latter area.
A red buoy with staff and ball lies at the south end of the shallow part.
Midway between the Eclipse Rock and the jetty end there are only 8 feet water, and but 6 feet S. by W. W. one cable from the outer end of the jetty. Due north of the jetty there is as much water as there is alongside it. Rocks which cover and uncover stretch from Point Gawler 3 cables towards the Eclipse Rock with 16 to 20 feet water between. The main street of the township of Wauraltee is in line with the jetty; the houses at present are not northward of Point Gawler.
visible until to the
Directions for Port Victoria. From the northward: From one mile south of Wardang Island ste N.E. by E. 7 miles to Port Victoria jetty, taking care not to bring the extreme of the rocks off the south point of Wardang sland to bear to the southward of S.W. by W. to avoid the shoals between the island and Port Victoria. From the southiwa d: From one mile N.W. of Corny Point to Port Victoria jetty the course is N.E. N. 334 miles. Point Gawler is steep-to, there being 3 fa- thoms less than one cable off. The buoy on the Eclipse Rock should not be approached nearer than one cable. To clear that rock and the rocks north of Point Gawler, the extreme of the point should not be brought to bear southward of S. by E. until the outer end of the jetty bears south of east when the jetty may be steered for.
Anchorage.-Vessels of 18 feet draught may anchor in 21 to 23 feet, with the jetty end bearing S.E. E. half a mile distant. If of more draught with the same place east, three quarters of a mile, in 20 to 27 feet. Small vessels unable to go alongside the jetty should anchor in 10 to 12 feet with the jetty end S.S.E. 1 cables distant. The light at the inn above the jerty is not to be depended on at night.
Note. There is a channel between Wardang and Rocky Island with 9 feet least water at present. Its position and depel az altered so considerably since 1867 that its use cannot be recommended, neither would it be worth while to beacon it.]