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Sailing Time to Australia
« on: Monday 01 September 14 15:56 BST (UK) »
The New Zealand S.S. Rotorua left London on 3 August 1911. Is one able to access documents which show when passengers landed in Hobart? Thanks for any help. Toby.

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Re: Sailing Time to Australia
« Reply #1 on: Friday 05 September 14 05:52 BST (UK) »
Hi Toby,

The RMS Rotorua arrived at Hobart on 12 September.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/10114131

Debra  :)

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Re: Sailing Time to Australia
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 04 October 14 11:30 BST (UK) »
Sorry Debra to take so long to reply. I was absolutely delighted with your reply for it gave me information I never dreamed of having. How difficult, in this modern world of fast travel, to appreciate what things were like. What did a young man with wife and 3 children do for their first night? What then? Takes some courage.
If this is your 100th birthday, congratulations. Do you get a telegram in Oz?
Best wishes, Toby.

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Re: Sailing Time to Australia
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 04 October 14 11:43 BST (UK) »
Journey time got faster over the years. For some of mine in the 1880s the trip took around three months. Conditions were pretty poor too as you can imagine, with many births and deaths on the way ....  :-\

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Re: Sailing Time to Australia
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 05 October 14 14:29 BST (UK) »
Quote from: toby webb on Saturday 04 October 14 11:30 BST (UK)
If this is your 100th birthday, congratulations. Do you get a telegram in Oz?
Best wishes, Toby.

We don't have telegrams any more, in Oz (as far as I know).
When my dad turned 100 in 1997, he got a little green card with a picture of wattle (Australian national flower) on it, not even from the Queen but from the Oz governor-general of the time who just signed his name but not his rank! Said 'Her Majesty has asked me congratulate you' or something like that.
 Dad was most unimpressed   :P  :P  :P

Much nicer letter from our Prime Minister.

And you only get them if the family contacts local politician and arranges it.

Dawn M
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Re: Sailing Time to Australia
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 05 October 14 14:57 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Billyblue on Sunday 05 October 14 14:29 BST (UK)

We don't have telegrams any more, in Oz (as far as I know).


Oh no!!!  :'( That's disappointing! Such a shame ....

If I got a letter from the PM (no matter which one) I think that's end up straight in the bin!  ;)

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Re: Sailing Time to Australia
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 05 October 14 15:34 BST (UK) »
The "Concorde" of travel to Australia in the early 1900's was ship from England, to New York. Train from New York to California and ship from California to Australlia. I have seen it recorded on manifests.
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