Off the coast of Australia
Title
Off the coast of Australia
Subject
Diary page 16
Description
[some of the Anglican ladies].
Monday. Early in the morning sight homeward bound Lusitania which came in late the previous evening and cast anchor at a little distance form Garonne - Chief Officer, 1st Engineer and Purser set out in small boat to visit Sister ship, breakfast there and bring back for Tiffin Chief Officer of Lusitania, beautiful bright day, sea like a polished mirror "not a breath the green wave to curl". Capt Wilson and family go ashore - great cheering and waving of kerchiefs, weigh anchor at 3.20 p.m. beautiful evening. Setting sun worth seeing - go on deck after dinner, ship still coasting Australia, so near that it is almost frightening - do not appear to be more than a 1/4 mile from the cliffs.
Tuesday 17th. Sea pretty rough; out of sight of land. Melbourne passengers quite busy packing up.
18th, cast anchor at Port Philip
Monday. Early in the morning sight homeward bound Lusitania which came in late the previous evening and cast anchor at a little distance form Garonne - Chief Officer, 1st Engineer and Purser set out in small boat to visit Sister ship, breakfast there and bring back for Tiffin Chief Officer of Lusitania, beautiful bright day, sea like a polished mirror "not a breath the green wave to curl". Capt Wilson and family go ashore - great cheering and waving of kerchiefs, weigh anchor at 3.20 p.m. beautiful evening. Setting sun worth seeing - go on deck after dinner, ship still coasting Australia, so near that it is almost frightening - do not appear to be more than a 1/4 mile from the cliffs.
Tuesday 17th. Sea pretty rough; out of sight of land. Melbourne passengers quite busy packing up.
18th, cast anchor at Port Philip
Creator
Sisters of Mercy
Source
Sisters of Mercy Archive, Ennis Collection
Publisher
Sisters of Mercy Archive
Date
1878
Contributor
Dunne, Joan
Rights
All rights reserved
Relation
Sisters of Mercy Ennis, Australia and New Zealand
Format
Manuscript
Language
eng
Type
image.jpg
Identifier
XE/358C16
Coverage
Australia
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