Ship Summary
Vessel
Journey
Origin
Depart Date
Wednesday, July 2, 1884
Destination
Ports of Call
Journey Notes
Ship's newspaper "Australasian News" 16/7/22, copy also in State Library, Vic;
Ship was chartered as a troopship early 1885 to convey Australia's first organised overseas military expedition. Troops embarked at Sydney on 3/3/1885 in Liners Australasian and Iberia, qv, for the Egyptian campaign
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