Historical information
The poster advertises the new ship "The Great Britain", built in 1852 and owned by the Eagle Line of steam packets, sailings between Australia and Liverpool, and other vessels owned by the company.
The Great Britain was an iron screw steamer, 3,500 tons, & 500 horse power, built for the Eagle Line in 1852 and its Commander was B.L. Matthews. Passengers had a choice of accommodation; the After-Saloon, Fore-Saloon and Second Cabin. A scale on the poster lists the provision of food for each day of the week, for Fore-Saloon and Second Cabin passengers. The lists of agents English and Australian offices.
Significance
The poster is significant for its connection to migration between England and Australia in the 1850's. The information includes the rationing of food on a daily basis to different classes of passengers, and the class distinctions made for accommodation, and provision made for children and servants. The poster also connects to the various ships of the Eagle Line and the captains of the ships.
Physical description
Double-sided printed pamphlet, behind glass on both sides, with a timber outer frame. The pamphlet is about the sailing of the new packet steamer "Great Britain". dispatched from Port Phillip (Melbourne, Victoria) to Liverpool (England) in 1852. Lind drawing of a sailing ship on water. Tables of Provisions for Fore Saloon Passengers, Second Cabin Passengers, Shipping Agents and ships in the Liverpool "Eagle Line" of Packets. A label added to the poster has details of the previous owner of the poster.
Inscriptions & markings
"EAGLE LINE" "THE GREAT BRITAIN" B.R. MATTHEWS" "FARES" SCALE OF PROVISIONS FOR FORE SALOON" "AGENTS IN ENGLAND" "AGENTS IN AUSTRALIA"" GIBBS, BRIGHT & CO." SAILING SHIPS"
Typed onto the label "Property of: / Shiplovers' Society of / Victoria. / See other side for scale / of provisions etc., / for passengers."
Subjects
- flagstaff hill,
- flagstaff hill maritime museum and village,
- warrnambool,
- maritime museum,
- maritime village,
- poster,
- the great britain,
- eagle line,
- steam packet,
- liverpool,
- port phillip,
- b.r. matthews,
- screw steamer,
- 1852,
- scale of provisions,
- fore-saloon,
- after-saloon,
- second class,
- gibbs bright & co.,
- g. seymour,
- samuel irvan & co,
- h.l. allen,
- george pim & co.,
- t.l. holder,
- j.c. matthews,
- yates &o corkling,
- r.w. winfield,
- davy & co,
- crawley & smith,
- octavius brown &o co.,
- w.m. younghusband &o co,
- albatross,
- osprey,
- condor,
- eagle,
- falcon,
- petrel,
- salacia,
- zealand,
- bloomer,
- capt. geves,
- capt. honeyman,
- capt. daly,
- capt. boyce,
- capt. taylor,
- capt. chapman,
- capt. brown,
- capt. simonds
