SYDNEY TO CAIRNS.

The Brisbane Courier, Tuesday 21 May, 1907.

The Steamer Yongala. ,

The arrival of the Adelaide Steamship

Company's steamer Yongala from Sydney

yesterday is of interest inasmuch as this

will be the first voyage made by this fine

vessel to Cairns, via ports. The Yongala

should prove a valuable acquisition to

the company's fleet already operating 

between Melbourne, Sydney, and Queensland 

ports. The vessel was built to

Lloyds 100 A1 requirements and has a.

length of 365 feet with a breadth of

45 feet and a depth of 30 feet and was

designed from special plans arranged in

Australia to fulfil passenger and cargo

requirements. The vessel has accommodation

for 110 first class and 130 second

class passengers and is splendidly fitted

up. 

...and the ventilation throughout  the ship

has been fully attended to by electrically-driven 

fans are fitted in suitable positions so that the

air can be constantly and rapidly changed.

The Yongala has the electric light and

all the most modern fittings which are

to be found on the best passenger steamers, 

the saloon being a large and handsomely 

furnished apartment. The Yongala has made 

many fast voyages while engaged on the 

Western Australian trade and she is claimed 

to be one of the fastest ocean greyhounds 

trading on tlie Australian coast. She will leave 

Brisbane for Cairns via ports at 2 pm today.

A change of deployment and a reputation for speed.