| Name: | STAR OF AUSTRALIA |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Keel: | 02/02/1862 |
| Launched: | 31/05/1862 |
| Completed: | 10/07/1862 |
| Builder: | J Wigham Richardson & Co |
| Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 11 |
| Dimensions: | 231grt, 186nrt, 316dwt, 134.2 x 21.3 x 11.0ft |
| Engines: | 2cyl (27 & 27 x 18ins), 40nhp |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 9.0knots |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 46421 |
| History: | |
| 11/02/1863 | Broomfield & Whitaker, Sydney, NSW |
| 1865 | Australasian Steam Navigation Co, Sydney |
| 09/01/1865 | Missing |
| Comments: | Raised quarter deck type with engines aft |
| Rigged as a three masted schooner for passage to Australia | |
| Contract price £4950. Profit £806-1s-10d | |
| 09/01/1865: Departed Sydney for Rockhampton towing two Government punts | |
| Subsequently reported missing. 20 people died |
Shipping & Mercantile Gazette, Thursday, 13/04/1865