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Ship Summary

Vessel

JULIA

Masters

Britton, G.W.

Journey

Origin

London

Depart Date

Saturday, August 6, 1853

Destination

Port Adelaide

Arrive Date

Sunday, November 13, 1853

Journey Notes

Capt.Britton, of the Julia, reports that about a week back the mate of the schooner Elizabeth, from Leith and Belfast, which called at the Cape, came on board and got a cask of water and a few other provisions. The schooner had been seven months out, and 65 days from the Cape, with 14 passengers from that place bound to Melbourne. The Captain was under arrest, ironed - the passengers and crew considering their lives not in safety, owing to his continual habits of intemperance; and the captain's wife, said to be addicted to the same practice, had smashed chronometers, glassware, etc., throwing them at the nearest party. (Register 8/8/1853).

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My great grandfather, William

Beryl Young (not verified) on Tue, 2021-10-05 12:25

My great grandfather, William Anderson was crew as a 'Sailor Cadet' on the 'Julia' which arrived in Port Phillip on 15 October 1853. Born in Sweden in 1836, he had run away and crossed into Norway and from there away to sea when he was 15. After arriving in Melbourne he along with a number of others, jumped ship and he was apprehended; on 27 October 1853 he was sentenced to 4 weeks in prison with Hard Labour for ‘refusing duty’ (deserting ship), which he served on the prison hulk ‘Deborah’ moored in Hobson’s Bay. The Hard Labour was digging drains, metalling roads, and breaking stones in Williamstown. Following his release, he made his way to Ballarat where he was later part of the Eureka Stockade, fighting as a miner.

07/08/1853 - 14/11/1853