Historical information
This timetable was found by Dave Maxwell behind an old photograph. David's family came to Warrnambool in 1838.
Significance
The timetable is an example of travel in the late 19th century. It shows the frequency of voyages between London and Adelaide and the time taken to make the journeys by steamship in 1895.
Physical description
Orient Steam Navigation Company's timetable for steamship voyages outward bound from London to Adelaide, and inward bound back to London, for 1895. The document has black print on cream-coloured paper and is mounted onto a card backing. The timetable lists voyage n from January 1885 to January 1886, with details of month, date and times. The itinerary begins from London to Naples, Port Said, Colombo, King George's Sound and finally to Adelaide (Semaphore), taking 35 days for the journey. The steamship then returns to London. The timetable was approved by Her Majesty's Postmaster-General on the 14th September 1894. There are indecipherable inscriptions below the timetable.
Inscriptions & markings
"ORIENT STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S LINE / FOR THE YEAR 1895 / APPROVED BY HER MAJESTY'S POSTMASTER-GENERAL ON THE 14TH OF SEPTEMBER 1894 " "OUTWARD ROUTE" "HOMEWARD ROUTE" "NAPLES TO ADELAIDE " ADELAIDE TO NAPLES"
Subjects
- flagstaff hill,
- flagstaff hill maritime museum and village,
- warrnambool,
- maritime museum,
- maritime village,
- great ocean road,
- shipwreck coast,
- orient steam navigation company limited,
- orient line,
- steamship line,
- 1895 travel,
- steamship,
- london,
- naples,
- port said,
- colombo,
- king george's sound,
- adelaide (semaphore),
- migration,
- early steamships,
- world travel,
- london to australia,
- london to adelaide,
- travel,
- late 19th century travel
