Arose at 6 but had had no sleep owing to the sea being so terribly rough and causing the ship to heave and toss. It rolled me about like a stone in a can bumping my head on both sides whenever I had lost myself in a short nap – […]
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AB Steele’s Shipboard Journal – 27 April 1886
Arose at 6.30 to find we were arriving at Giego Garga, between Aden & Adelaide. On arriving we unshipped a few boxes, and proceeded on our journey. Adelaide is the next Port. Distance 297 miles.
AB Steele’s Shipboard Journal – 26 April 1886
Arose at 6 being Easter Monday we had some jolly good sport called BMSS “Orient” sports, comprising:- 1st – Three legged race for men over 20 2nd – Sack race for boys under 14 3rd – Tug-O’-war 6 a side, Married V Single 4th – Water carrying race. I.E. To […]
AB Steele’s Shipboard Journal – 25 April 1886
Easter Sunday. Arose at 6 am. No eggs and bacon for breakfast. Irish stew instead! The coolest day since we left Port Said, we had a few sharp showers. Distance 307 miles.
AB Steele’s Shipboard Journal – 24 April 1886
Arose at 6 am to turn washerwoman by washing my own shirt own towel, which I did in order to kill time, which drags heavily, I am tired of sitting and looking about the deck, and with nothing to see, but water, water, water. Distance 308 miles.
Friends of Dandenong Cemeteries
There’s a new group in town – or at least on Friday there might be. They’re the Friends of Dandenong Cemeteries and they’re holding their first meeting at the Springvale Botanical Cemetery on Friday 27th April. Now we know that Dandenong isn’t within Casey Cardinia but there are a lot […]
AB Steele’s Shipboard Journal – 23 April 1886
This is Good Friday and we had a little treat each receiving a hot cross bun. Things are as dull as yesterday, not even sighting a ship. The Irish Jubilee Singers gave a concert in the 1st saloon. They had given concerts in all the large Towns in England and […]
AB Steele’s Shipboard Journal – 22 April 1886
Arose at 3 am. Had a good bath on deck. I never enjoyed better health than at the moment. The Sea is beautifully smooth there being no undercurrent at all. Nothing of interest took place to-day. Distance 291 miles.
AB Steele’s Shipboard Journal – 21 April 1886
Arose at 6 am. The Sea is still very rough owing to the swell of the under-current. We spied a lot of flying fish to-day – almost like a group of sparrows. The heat is not so intense, there being a good breeze. Distance 286 miles.