Voyage to London in 1877

Voyage to London in 1877
Under command of	Captain Edward Alston
Departure port	Port Augusta
Departure date	31st October 1876
Arrival port	London
Arrival date	9th February 1877
Voyage duration	101 days

After 12 days unloading in Company’s Basin, the City of Adelaide sailed from Port Adelaide on 2 September 1876, reaching Port Augusta via Point Lowly (near Whyalla) on 9th September. She discharged some cargo at the moorings, then steadily loaded the bulk of her shipment. She sailed from Port Augusta on 31st October 1876 and arrived in London on 9th February 1877, a duration of 101 days.

Passenger List

Sorry we do not have any passenger information for this voyage. If you have any information regarding this voyage, please contact us.

Crew List

This crew list is held by the Maritime History Archive, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada.

Frederick Higgs, one of the apprentices, deserted while the ship was in Port Adelaide. He pleaded guilty in the Adelaide Police Court on 4th September, and was ordered to be sent to the vessel at Port Augusta.

#	Name	Position	Wage	Last ship	Date joined	Place joined	Date Left	Place Left	Reason left	Age	Comment
1	Alston, Edward Daniel	Master		Gateside	22 May 1876	London	Remains			35
2	Sharpe, James P	1st Mate	8-0-0	Grasmere	22 May 1876	London	10 Feb 1877	London	discharged	24
3	Stockman, E J	2nd Mate	5-0-0	Glenelg	22 May 1876	London	10 Feb 1877	London	discharged	21
4	Smith, Walter W	3rd Mate	3-10-0	City of Adelaide	22 May 1876	London	10 Feb 1877	London	discharged	22
5	Murray, A	Carpenter	6-0-0	Anaze	22 May 1876	London	10 Feb 1877	London	discharged	39
6	Anthony, Jose	Boatswain	5-0-0	City of Adelaide	22 May 1876	London	10 Feb 1877	London	discharged	39
7	Brown, William	Sailmaker	4-0-0	City of Adelaide	22 May 1876	London	10 Feb 1877	London	discharged	61
8	Donaldson, J J	Midshipman	0-1-0	Aberyst	26 May 1876	Southend	10 Feb 1877	London	discharged	21
9	Young, E	Midshipman	0-1-0	La Hogue	26 May 1876	Southend	10 Feb 1877	London	discharged	17
10	Grylls, Glynn	Midshipman	0-1-0	Ella Beatrice	26 May 1876	Southend	10 Feb 1877	London	discharged	18
11	Nix, Robert E	Cook	5-0-0	La Hogue	22 May 1876	London	10 Feb 1877	London	discharged	36
12	Wright, John	Steward	5-0-0	River Cobden	22 May 1876	London	10 Feb 1877	London	discharged	30
13	Gainer, James	AB	3-5-0	Somersetshire	22 May 1876	London	10 Feb 1877	London	discharged	22
14	Jackson, George	AB	3-5-0	Cumberland	22 May 1876	London	10 Feb 1877	London	discharged	33
15	Williams, Charles	AB	3-5-0	Hawkesbury	22 May 1876	London	10 Feb 1877	London	discharged	20
16	Chidgey, Thomas	AB	3-5-0	Chile	22 May 1876	London	10 Feb 1877	London	discharged	38
17	Laverty, John	AB	3-5-0	Hesperus	22 May 1876	London	10 Feb 1877	London	discharged	49
18	Ryan, James	AB	3-5-0	Glencoe	22 May 1876	London	16 Feb 1877	London	discharged	41
19	Arci, Ettore	AB	3-5-0	Agnes Rose	22 May 1876	London	10 Feb 1877	London	discharged	39
20	Robinson, James	AB	8-0-0	Bengal	30 August 1876	Adelaide	10 Feb 1877	London	discharged	43
21	Williams, John	AB	8-0-0	Lightning	30 August 1876	Adelaide	30 Oct 1876	Pt Augusta	deserted	26
22	Nash, George	AB	8-0-0	Niagara	30 August 1876	Adelaide	10 Feb 1877	London	discharged	32
23	Jansen, Laren	AB	8-0-0	Golden Sea	1 September 1876	Adelaide	10 Feb 1877	London	discharged	30
24	Otman, John	AB	0-1-0	Outalpa	13 October 1876	Pt Augusta	10 Feb 1877	London	discharged	40
25	Vade, John	AB	7-0-0		26 October 1876	Pt Augusta	10 Feb 1877	London	discharged	19
26	Bennett, H R	AB	0-1-0	Eurydis	30 October 1876	Pt Augusta	10 Feb 1877	London	discharged	22
27	Bowden, James	AB	7-0-0		1 November 1876	Pt Augusta	10 Feb 1877	London	discharged	31
28	Osborne, Arth Geo E	Apprentice		Indentured	22 April 1876	London	Remains			16
29	Hilliard, Geo Fredk R	Apprentice		Indentured	14 April 1874	London	Remains			19
30	Cox, William John	Apprentice		Indentured	29 July 1873	London	Remains			21
31	Higgs, Fredk Thomas	Apprentice		Indentured	26 May 1875	London	Remains			17

Cargo List

The following cargo was loaded at Port Adelaide for London : 2,208 cakes of copper and 1,487 bags of copper ore fom the Wallaroo Smelting Works, and 17 tons of bark from G Young..

We have no record of the additional cargo that was loaded at Port Augusta.