05/06/1862 - 05/10/1862

first immigrant ship direct to Maryborough, Qld; "Tall Ships on the River: Ariadne 1862: A Turning Point in the history of Maryborough, by K.F. Gassan & J.A. Grimes (Qld 1992); details of voyage, and Health Officer's Report, and Newspaper accounts, list of immigrants and crew published in the booklet "They Came direct - Ariadne 1862" by E.B. Johnson (Maryboro 1994;