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This ship made several journeys between England and Australia so the departure date from London is included in this project title.
The voyage commenced on 21 July 1886 with arrival in Adelaide (The Semaphore) on 2 September 1886) before proceeding to Melbourne and Sydney. The master was JHFG Nixon
Passengers included:
(disembarking in Adelaide)
Reverend Edgar Handel Jones (with his wife Louisa and the four children below)
Louisa Cowmeadow (Louisa Cowmeadow) (with her husband Edger and the four children below)
Mary Louisa Jones (with her parents and family)
Edgar Jones (with his parents and family)
Emily Mabel Jones (with her parents and family)
Edith Annie Jones (with her parents and family)
The Ship
The ship was an Iron Screw Steamer, built in Glasgow in 1871 by J.Elder & Co. Its history was:
1871 Pacific Steam Navigation Co., reg. Liverpool.
1877: Chartered to Orient Steam Navigation Co.Ltd., as Orient-Pacific Line.
1878: Orient Steam Navigation Co.Ltd.
1887 May: Final voyage to Australia.
1889: Cruise ship to the Norwegian Fjords.
1894: P.J.Pitcher, reg. Liverpool. Used for cruising by the Polytechnic Touring Association.
1895: Ocean Cruising & Yachting Co.
1897 Broken up at Preston