30/04/1909 - 07/06/1909

Via Gibraltar, Marseilles, Naples, Port Said, Suez, Colombo & Fremantle (3 June). Fine weather ruled throughout, except for a strong south-west monsoon, which set in on May 19, and continued for 42 hours. With the Archbishop of Melbourne & the Bishop of Ballarat. 31 other passengers from Fremantle for Adelaide & 600 en route.