The Barque ‘Lady Kennaway’

The next time you feel a bit cramped in a seat think of these poor souls. The “Lady Kennaway” a barque measuring 38 metres long, 9 metres wide and 5 metres deep arrived at Port Phillip with the following on the 6th December 1848. People: 191...

The Wreck of the “Isabella”

On 18 June 1844 the “Isabella” left Melbourne headed for London, England and Leith, Scotland. She was a 422 ton barque under the command of Captain J. F. Hardie. Her journey had started in Sydney and since arriving at Melbourne on 6 April 1844...

The Long Farewell

Don Charlwood, author and historian, who passed away in 2012, was a member of the Port Phillip Pioneers Group. He gave a talk to the Group some years ago on his book “The Long Farewell.” This year his four children have become members of the Port Phillip...