Ian Gordon of Perth, Western Australia, has compiled a document concerning extracts from the newspapers of the day in connection to the passage of the fever ship Alardus. The voyage is known to have been one of the longest of any ship sailing from Germany to Queensland, she departed from Hamburg in Germany on November 11th, and arrived in Melbourne on April 26th, after 6 months at sea.
Alardus - German fever ship from Hamburg to Queensland
Chronological History
| Year |
Event |
| 1873 |
Hamburg Nov. 11 → Melbourne Apr. 26. The ship had to go to quarantine in Melbourne due to diseases and several deaths onboard.. |
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