|
BERAR
|
902 Tons sailed from Plymouth
on June 22nd, and arrived at Port Adelaide on the 17th
day of September, having been 88 days at sea. The Berar was commanded by Mr
William Hall, and Charles H Graham M.D., was the Surgeon Superintendant. This is the
twelfth voyage in which Dr Graham has had the charge of Government Immigrants
and on this, as on every other occasion in which he has brought emigrants
from Great Britain
to this Colony, he has performed his responsible duties most efficiently. 349
souls were landed in this colony; of these 230 were from England, 23 from Ireland,
and 96 from Scotland.
The remittance emigrants were 134 and the general emigrants 215 in number. Of
the remittance emigrants 107 were from England,
20 from Ireland and 7 from
Scotland; of the general
emigrants 123 were from England,
3 from Ireland
and 89 from Scotland etc etc. The health of the people during the voyage was
excellent. Two births and two deaths occurred at sea; of the latter, one was
that of a prematurely born infant who survived only a few hours. The other
was that of a child two years old. The Berar
is admirably adapted for emigrants, being lofty, well lighted and ventilated.
A trellised barricade was constructed some distance from the front of the
poop, which effectually prevented any communication between the single women
and the crew or male passengers. This arrangement is highly commended by the
Surgeon Superintendant, who is of opinion that it ought to form part of the
arrangements on board every emigrant ship. The provisions, medical comforts,
water and medicines were good and abundant. The conduct of the master and
officers of the ship was in every respect praiseworthy-they were kind, civil
and obliging to the people. The Surgeon Superintendant reports that Mrs C Stapley, who had charge of the
single women on board, performed her duties in the most efficient manner. She
returned in this vessel from England,
to resume her duties as matron of the Servants Home. The behaviour of the
emigrants generally was excellent. The school was well attended and marked
progress was made in writing and arithmetic- the general attendance being
between thirty and forty daily. The distilling apparatus on board had a
cooking apparatus attached to it. The food was always well prepared and ready
at the fixed hours for distribution. The Surgeon Superintendant speaks highly
of the beneficial effects resulting from Dr Edmonds patent ventilating
apparatus, which is undoubtedly a very great improvement on all previous
systems of ventilation used in emigrant ships, producing a constant updraught
of the air in the “tween decks, going on, though imperceptibly, at all times
both night and day. This system has been explained in previous reports. At
the muster there was no complaint, but the great majority of the people
acknowledged with gratitude the kindness they had experienced during the
voyage. It gives me great pleasure to state that notwithstanding the late
position of the labor market, the people got employment without much
difficulty and continued to decrease in number steadily; on the expiration of
the lay days only seven married and eleven single men remained on board, but
of these the greater part were engaged but could not proceed to their
destination for a few days.
Nominal list of deaths on
board the emigrant ship Berar
Mary Thomas, age 2 years and
8 months, died 24/7/1867; cause of death infantile fever
Mrs Lewis Thomas’s infant, lived a
few hours, died 13/9/1867; cause of death general congestion Charles
H Graham M.D
|
17/10/1867
26/9/1867
|
|
Canterbury
|
1290 tons, sailed from Plymouth
on the 2nd day of October and arrived here on the last day of the
year, having made the voyage in ninety days. She was commanded by Mr George Fentie and Dr James Barry was Surgeon
Superintendant. 440 souls were landed in the Province. Six deaths all of
infants and four births occurred before final disembarkation. The ship was
admirably adapted for emigrants, being lofty, well lighted and ventilated.
The provisions were abundant and of good quality. The master and officers of
the ship had given every support to the Surgeon Superintendant. Dr Barry especially commends the
conduct of the matron, Mrs Bruister.
There were a certain number of very troublesome persons among the young
women, but the decision and at the same time the kindness of the matron,
maintained the most perfect discipline till the young women were landed and
sent to the Servants Home, where I am informed some of them have been very
troublesome. Mrs Bruister, has
been for some years matron of a lunatic asylum in England, where she was favourably
known to Dr Harrison. From the
statements of Dr Barry and from my own personal observation of the state of
the ship on its arrival, I am convinced that a more efficient matron never
came in any emigrant ship to South
Australia. A great many of the married and single
men by this ship were forwarded to Port MacDonnell, where I understand they
were immediately employed at good wages.
Nominal list of deaths on
board (note-these were the only 2 listed)
Hughes, infant, male
child, born on board, age 30 days, died 9/11/1866; cause of death Atrophise
Genant, Jane age 7
months, died 18/12/1866, cause of death Atrophise
|
21/2/1867
10/1/1867
|
|
peeress
|
777 tons, sailed from Plymouth
on the 9th of August and arrived on the 7th of
November, having made the voyage in ninety days. There were 312 souls
embarked and disembarked; no death or birth having happened during the
voyage. She was commanded by Mr John
Cosens Tilmouth, and Mr John
Carroll was Surgeon Superintendant. The ship on this voyage was well
ventilated and fairly adapted for the conveyance of emigrants. The health of
the people during the voyage was excellent, the behaviour of the emigrants
was exceedingly good. The schoolmaster and matron are reported by the Surgeon
Superintendant as having performed their duties effectively. The people
seemed to experience no difficulty in finding employment, as all the
passengers finally quitted the ship eight days after her arrival, and ten
days before her lay days had expired.
|
21/2/1867
|
|
PRINCE OF WALES
|
1254 tons, sailed from Plymouth
on the 21st July and arrived here on the 17th day of
October, having performed the voyage in 88 days. On her arrival she was under
the command of Mr James Peat, who
succeeded to the command on the death of Mr John Rippon, who died at sea on the 23rd of September,
in latitude 42º 59’ south and longitude 50º 05’ east. Mr Rippon was exceedingly respected by all the emigrants and all
the passenger decks especially the single women’s apartments, were covered with
votive tablets to his memory. On the day of his burial the whole of the
passengers and crew were mustered and paraded on deck in their best clothes.
The burial service of the Church of England was most solemnly performed and
the Dead march in Saul was played by a most excellent band which had been
organised from the commencement of the voyage by the Surgeon Superintendant
Mr J T S Tolly.
This is the seventeenth voyage in which Mr Tolly has taken charge of
Government emigrants. He is very musical in his tastes; he picked out from
amongst the emigrants all who had any knowledge of the subject, at his own
expense supplied them with musical instruments and in this way contrived to
make each day of the voyage pass in a most agreeable manner, and tending greatly
to refine the tastes of all on board. All the different meals and watches on
board were announced by the bugle or the fife and drum so that on the arrival
of the ship the order observed was more like that of a man of war than an
emigrant ship. The Prince of Wales
brought to the colony 384 souls. She is a very fine large vessel; lofty
between decks, but she drew so much water that she was detained in the Gulf
from the 17th of October, being the day of muster, till the 8th
of November. This detention outside invariably produces much discontent
amongst the people. I again strongly recommend that no emigrant ship should
be selected for this colony which draws more than seventeen feet on arrival.
The Surgeon Superintendant reported favourably of the behaviour of all on
board. The provisions were abundant and of good quality and the people
appeared physically well adapted for the colony. The matron, Miss Glanville, was most efficient.
|
21/2/1867
|