Sydney, Wednesday June 15th, 1898.[1] I posted my journal at Brisbane on Saturday afternoon. The mail was due to close at 6:20 on Monday morning for England, & the train I came on here with carried the bags. On Saturday afternoon I went to Mr. Ferguson‘s by appointment & spent a very cheery time till […]
Brisbane, Saturday afternoon, June 11th, 2:20 o’clock. Mr. Ferguson came at 3 yesterday afternoon to the hotel in his buggy, & has a fine pony. We drove about the city & suburbs till 5:30. After dinner, I went to spend awhile with them by appointment & left at 10:30. He there arranged to come for me […]
Brisbane, Queensland, Friday June 10th, 1898. Last night I went to bed after finishing the above & slept soundly till 2:30. I awoke with the noise of the wrenches going, got up & found they were discharging into the lighter & would be ready to weigh anchor at 4, so I dressed & got all […]
Thursday, June 9th, 1898, SS Chingtu, Pacific Ocean On board the SS Chingtu, So. Pacific Ocean, Queensland coast, Thursday afternoon, June 9th, 1898, 4:15 o’clock. We ran into a wavy sea last night & continued so till after 1 o’clock today. The sea is much smoother but a long swell of waves. Very lovely overhead, […]
Wednesday June 8th, 5 p.m. Nothing much to say. Moderately fine weather, atmosphere sweet & bracing, but getting very cool at sea now, a great change from 14 days ago. Our position at noon today was Lat. S. 21.48 – Long. E. 150.37, run 269. The distance from Townsville to Brisbane is 680 miles. There’s an exciting […]
Tuesday, noon, June 7th ‘98, steaming out of Townsville harbour, where we arrived this morning at 6:30. We got away from Cookstown on yesterday, Monday, morning at 8:30. Very little cargo to tranship, & a bag of letters. A lugger was moved alongside us to take the cargo & the customs launch took the letters. Doctor came […]
Monday morning, June 6th, SS Chingtu, at anchor off Cookstown, Queensland, 7 o’clock. We have just arrived here. We weighed anchor on Sunday morning at 5:45 & steamed till last night (Sunday) 6:30 & got away again shortly after 12 this morning. We had it very cold, cloudy, & breezy all yesterday, getting a little […]
Saturday night, June 4/98, 8:45 p.m., at anchor between the coast of Queensland & the Great Barrier Reef on board SS “Chingtu”, Captain Innes. We weighed anchor this morning at 4 o’clock, having had a quiet night’s sleep. Nothing interesting has occurred today. It’s been very windy, otherwise agreeable. The night is very beautiful, full clear […]
Thursday Island, Queensland, Friday noon, June 3/98, on board the SS Chingtu, laying along side the hulk[1] “William Fairbairn” of Brisbane, discharging what cargo we have for this place. After leaving Port Darwin on Tuesday morning, 6:30, we got into open sea, which is called the “Arafura Sea”, & encountered a very strong head wind, & somewhat angry […]
Tuesday morning, 31st May 1898, on board SS “Chingtu” 7:15 a.m. Yesterday we arrived at Port Darwin at 1 o’clock. The day was very bright, fine, & very hot. We anchored at the Quarantine (provoking reminiscences) anchorage & whistled for the doctor. The inhabitants were celebrating the Queen’s birthday[1] & evidently the Dr. had not […]