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“Seven weeks on board today & not there yet. It seems as if we had only been out 2 / 3. Time flies here & the days are like so many hours. If we continue this pace we shall be in Melbourne by Xmas so they say, making up for lost time. Sighted the ‘Chasca’ […]
“Up at 7. Fair wind all day which has taken us out of sight of all vessels. Nothing of note today.” Extract from A.Whelen’s travel ournal aboard the Hesperides sailing from England to Australia in 1878
“Not much sleep for the wicked. Joey woke me up at 4. The 3rd mate having just been in & planted a campstool on his chest. This he at first laid at my door but the mate was in again soon & Joey was at last obliged to resort to some boots to protect himself. […]
“Up at 7. Not much wind today. Today Arthur & I have been helping the men paint the windlass. Passed 3 homebound ships but could not signal them. Some songs in the evening & to bed at 11.30” Extract from A.Whelen’s travel journal aboard the Hesperides sailing from England to Australia in 1878
“Up at 7 for a bath. Another calm today for a change. Joey has been doing some washing this morning again. Little Dux is laid up with the yellow jaundice which is anything but nice. She has to lay in bed a good bit & as it is rather sultry in as well as outside […]
“Up at 7.30 & find the weather still very fine but the wind has dropped very considerably. Our companion is still with us as she has been for the last 7 days & it is a pity we do not know her name. She has been gaining on us all day being lighter but if […]
“Up at 7.30. Another fine day with good breeze. Did from 8 to 10 knots all day. Had another bed making day which must last for some time now as it is too hot a job to be done often. I find that last voyage when they had coolies on board, that our house was […]
“Up at 7 & did nothing but read & play cards all day. An average of 8 knots all day today. Had some songs in the evening & to bed at 11. This afternoon we were less than 300 miles off the Brazilian coast & saw a few land birds which are sometimes seen at […]
“Out at 7.30 & had a bath. Doing about 7 knots all day. The heat is now so intense that it is impossible to do anything so that the news are therefore very scanty. In the evening had some gymnastics & to bed early.” Extract from A.Whelen’s journal aboard the Hesperides sailing from England to […]
“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 […]
