17[Dickson, Rod (transcribed & compiled), 1996, Ships Registered in Western Australia From 1856 to 1969, published by Maritime Heritage Association (Western Australia), http://www.maritimeheritage.org.au/documents/Shipping%20Register.pdf]

[Abraham de Vahl Davis appear to have had stakes in at least five vessels in the period 1904-1912.]

No.37, 1902, BLANCHE, O/No.114496, 12.5 tons.

2 Masted Schooner.

Dimensions, 36.66 x 11.75 x 2.75 feet.

Built at Fremantle by William Murray during 1902.

Owners:- Frank Biddles, of Broome, Pearler.

John Crawford Simpson, of Broome, Pearler.

Other owners, Joseph Pearl, of Broome, Pearler.

Mark Rubin, of Broome, Pearler.

John Madden Archer, of Broome, Pearler.

Gladys P M Blackman, of Broome, Married Woman

Edmund Harold Hunter, of Broome, Pearler.

Abraham Davis, of Broome, Pearler.

Otto Walter Blackman, of Broome, Pearler.

Ida Lloyd, of Broome, Married Woman

Harry M McNee, of Broome, Pearler.

Registry cancelled on the 19/8/1986 as no trace of the vessel or owner can be found,

No.88, 1903, MOA, O/No.118987, 13.72 tons.

2 Masted Schooner.

Dimensions, 39 x 12.25 x 5.3 feet.

Built at Fremantle by Charles Walker during 1903.

Owner:- Herbert W Wigmore, of Broome, Pearler.

Other owners, Mark Rubin, of Broome, Pearler.

Abraham Davis, of Broome, Pearler.

Maurice Lewis Aarons, of Broome, Pearler.

Herbert Stephan Cross, of Broome, Pearler.

The Benedictine Community, of New Norcia.

Registry cancelled due to the vessel being wrecked about the middle of March 1947 in the Estuary of

the King Edward River.

No.47, 1904, EXPERIENCE, O/No.119024, 12.1 tons.

2 Masted Schooner.

Dimensions, 36.5 x 13 x 4.75 feet.

Built at Fremantle by A E Brown during 1904.

Owner:- Joseph John Eacott, of Broome, Pearler.

Other owners, Robinson & Norman Ltd, of Broome, Merchants.

Abraham Davies, of Broome, Pearler.

Mark Rubin, of Broome, Pearler.

Richard Richards, of Broome, Pearler.

Mary Jane Tripp, of Ora Banda, Married Woman

William James Squire, of Broome, Pearler.

Walter Clarke-Hall, of Broome, Solicitor.

Alice Mary Edgar, of Broome, Married Woman

Una May Clarke-Hall, of Broome, Widow.

Isobel Margaret Kennedy, of Broome, Married Woman

Herbert Kennedy, of Broome, Pearler.

Registration cancelled on the 28/4/1941 due to material alterations. Reregistered in 1941 as No.1 of

1941 when the vessel was fitted with a Heinke diesel engine of 14 H.P.

The vessel was then acquired by the Royal Australian Navy during February 1942 but was totally

wrecked off Scarborough Beach on the 30/6/1942 during a storm.

No.8, 1911; PRINCESS MARY, O/No.125038, 12.9 tons.

2 masted schooner.

Dimensions, 38 x 12.2 x 4.5 feet.

Built at Fremantle by A E Brown during 1911.

Owners :- Absolom Davies, of Broome, Pearler.

Maurice Lewis Aarons, of Broome, Pearler.

Other owners, Mark Rubin, of Broome, Pearler.

Herbert Stephan Cross, of Broome, Pearler.

Registry cancelled on the 1/6/1928 on charter of vessel to Dutch Nationals.

No.11, 1911; MOZEL, O/No.125022, 14.3 tons.

2 masted schooner.

Dimensions, 40.75 x 11.95 x 5.2 feet.

Built at Fremantle by A E Brown during 1910.

Owner :- Abraham Davis, of Broome, Pearler.

Other owners, Mark Rubin, of Broome, Pearler.

Rose Gonzales, of Broome, Married Woman.

Streeter & Male Ltd, of Broome, Merchants.

James Joseph Gonzales, of Broome, Pearler.

Ernest Charles Rogers, of Darwin, Clerk.

Registry cancelled on the 19/8/1986 as no trace of the vessel or the owner can be found.