"Franklin” Sold
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THE steam yacht “Franklin,” which has been idle in Rabaul for twelve months, has been purchased from the Commonwealth Government for £826.
Only one tender was received —that of W. L. Buckland Pty., Ltd.
The new owners intend to make a voyage from Rabaul to Java and other parts of the East and continue on to England and return to Australia.
The “Franklin” is 30 years old. She was built for an Adelaide resident who named her “Adele.” In 1914 the Com monwealth Government acquired her for a naval tender at the Jervis Bay Naval College. She was taken over by the Administrator of the Territory in 1924 and, even while laid up in Rabaul, was costing about £ 800 a year to maintain.