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“Up at 8 this morning & Prepared our luggage for landing. Mr Tate & the Guv’nor arrived at 10.30 & soon we had all our cabin stock on board a small sailing yacht & landed at Sandridge Pier at 12 where we were soon spotted by a buggyman, who seemed very sharp fellows & anxious […]
“All excitement today Looking out for the first land we shall sight since we saw the Isle of Wight. Fine morning with the exception of a shower of rain for a short time. At 12 we had 50 miles to go to get to Cape Otway. The first mate & captain were on the lookout […]
“We have today The longest day same as you have the shortest one. Some of the largest waves we have had during the whole voyage have been on deck this morning while at tea with the door open, a tremendous wave came over & washed into our parlour upsetting our select circle. Tea cups & […]
“This is now our 11th Sunday on board & no doubt you are expecting to hear from us soon or at least through the paper of our safe arrival. We are now near the Crozet Isles Where the Strathmore Wrecked where the Strathmore was wrecked in 1876. In marking off the chart last night the […]
“Just one month till Xmas day arrives. I wonder whether we shall be at our destination by then. Mr Wilson says that while in bed last night he felt us strike on something But we think it must have been a straynge moonbeam. Had a fair wind all day & have done at times 13 […]
“A grand sea on today; one moment we are in a valley & the next on a mountain. It is also considerably colder now. Our friend was quite near us this morning & we found by looking through the glass that she had got a lot of horses on board. Yesterday afternoon Ada had a […]
“Fishing all the morning for Joey. Salt junk for dinner; the cook says eating this is very much like kissing one’s sister, very tame work & not much flavour. Today they had the donkey-engine alight to make some fresh water, as that which was remaining was very rusty. One poor fellow last voyage came out […]
“Up at 8 after a good night & the sea is now fine & quiet but at 1pm more wind and rain came on. As it is likely to prove a soaker for the rest of the day I will endeavour to give you a few particulars concerning the ship… The Hesperides Sailing Ship – […]
“Up at 8 after 13 hours sleep & feel all the worse for it. Had salt junk for breakfast & fancy it will be a job to keep it down all day. Arthur bought some tobacco today (blk jack 3/- lb Virginia 3/6 lb) & amused himself puffing it up whilst I was at my […]
I came across this antique journal which had been hand written by a Mr A.S.A. Whelen about 140 years ago. A.Whelan was a second-class passenger aboard the iron clipper Hesperides that departed London on the 27th September 1878 sailing for Australia to arrive in Melbourne 93 days later on 28th December 1878. The account of the voyage […]
