SYMONDS, Job Augustus
29 August 1868 – 15 September 1956
Origin London, England
First settled in Albany, WA
Original Occupation Barge Boy - Master Mariner
Occupation in Australia Lighthouse Keeper - Maritime Pilot - Diver
YEOMAN
Departure Port London, England
Arrival Year 1887
Albany
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Captain Job Augustus Symonds arrived in Albany 1887. He was Lighthouse Keeper at Breaksea Island from 1887-1894 & then a diver, laying the telecommunications cable from Albany to Breaksea. Job was the last pilot to serve on Rottnest Island from 1901-1903 after which he was Assistant Harbourmaster at Bunbury. Job went into the Navy during W.W.I after which time he settled around Bundaberg & Cairns, QLD. Job died aged 88 years in Cairns, QLD.
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Attached please find photos of Captain a Job Augustus SYMONDS.
Sat 15 Nov 2014
S.S. Yeoman image. Was later sold to the United States where it was renames the S.S. Burnside
Mon 9 Jul 2018
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