Clipper Ship 'City of Adelaide'

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THE CITY OF ADELAIDE

by Joe Earl

Forgotten on a slipway at Irvine near the Clyde,
Lays a legend of a sailing ship, her timbers grey and dried,
Older than the Cutty Sark she’ll soon be lost forever,
Unless there is the funding with pretty strong endeavour.

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TAR O’ER SEA

by Narelle Marie McDonald

Empty, he turned his back to sea and stormy weather;
Life's blood hollow in his chest.
Lost and angry words expired, silently he scowls
Muscles tense under darkened cloud
Yea, old salt, tis windy weather
Life torn and shattered in its wake.

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NEW! - We now have over 1,000 crew records on-line.

On 6th August 1864 the brand-new City of Adelaide left the Thames docklands of central London to sail for South Australia with her passengers, 100 tons of coal, 11,300 items of general cargo (bales, cases, casks, packages and bundles) - and a crew of 38 men ... Read more >>

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