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In my collection; 1843 #letter from #Australia to #Adare, #Ireland
"Dear Henry ... I sailed from Cork on the 11th of November 1839 and landed in Sidney 13th February 1840. We had a very pleasant voyage nothing particular occurred on the way but the death of 3 children."
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"Dear Henry ... I sailed from Cork on the 11th of November 1839 and landed in Sidney 13th February 1840. We had a very pleasant voyage nothing particular occurred on the way but the death of 3 children."
#history
The "pleasant voyage" was aboard the 567-ton 'Adam Lodge', built and launched in 1833. The author of the letter, writing 3 years after the event, makes two small errors in his recollection. The ship arrived 14 Feb (not 13th) with only 2 infant deaths on board (not 3).
A regular feature in the colonial Australian newspapers, was Shipping Intelligence, detailing the arrival and departure of ships; Australia's only link to the rest of the world. Here (17 Feb 1840) is reported the arrival of the Adam Lodge, with 272 government emigrants aboard.
