SS Oakland was a small general cargo/passenger ship commissioned in 1890, Dumbarton, Scotland, for New South Wales, Australia, timber merchant William T Yeager.

To the order of William Yeager, the small coaster Oakland was built by Murray Bros. of Dumbarton, near Glasgow, Scotland, and completed in February 1890.

[5] The vessel faced significant challenges on this service, not least being entrance to Ballina, its northern destination, only being possible across the bar at high tide.

[6] In the early hours of 24 June 1893, in clear weather, the Oakland collided with the Sydney off Bird Island, near Budgewoi, New South Wales, sailing on to Newcastle with her port bow bulged in.

[7] A Marine Board inquiry resulted in Alley being reprimanded for lax discipline and breach of steering and sailing rules.

A Marine Court held an inquiry into the incident, concluding that master William Slater was free from blame for either mishap, the first being due to an uncharted rock and the second wrong official information about the depth of water over the bar.

[19] On 26 August 1901, just three days after the court's hearing on the Hixson collision, the Oakland ran aground on the north side of the southern breakwater at the mouth of the Richmond River, causing extensive damage and was considered a total wreck.

[21] Although attempting entry some minutes after the flood tide signal had been lowered, the master was found blameless for running aground in insufficient draft by a Marine Court of Inquiry.

[25] On 27 May 1903, the Oakland met her end when she foundered in seas described as "terrific", "wild" and "mountainous", near Cabbage Tree Island.