- 10Sunday May, 1835
The First to enter Port Phillip’s Pioneer Shipping Trade
Though two settlements previously attempted on the southern shores of Victoria had failed - one at Sorrento and the other at Corinella, it was John Batman's voyage of exploration of Port Phillip in the May and June of 1835, that saw people flock to the new found land, incredibly hastily and totally unchecked. Not two months would pass before people and their belongings began flocking in...1835 - 01Friday January, 1836
PS ‘Clonmel’
The first voyage of the Clonmel from Sydney to Port Phillip being an event of much public importance, we, ..., the passengers ..., beg to tender to you our sincere congratulations on our safe arrival at the latter port...1836 - 15Wednesday June, 1887
SS ‘Coogee’
The SS 'Coogee' ploughed the waters of Bass Strait and Port Phillip Bay for almost forty years. Her career included many incidents and accidents - all of which she survived - to be sent to her watery grave just outside Port Phillip Heads in early 1928...1887
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