Name of Ship | "Yarra Yarra" |
Official No. | 76473 |
Port of Registry | Liverpool |
Port No. and Date of Register | 90 1877 |
Registered Tonnage | Gross 1289 Net 1241 |
Nominal Horse-power of Engines (if any) |
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The several persons whose names are hereto subscribed and whose descriptions are contained on the other side or sides, and of whom ten are engaged as Sailors, hereby agree to serve on board the said Ship, in the several capacities expressed against their respective Names, on a Voyage from Liverpool to Sydney N.S.W., and any ports and places in the Pacific, Indian & Atlantic oceans China & Eastern seas and Continent of Europe, calling for orders if required, and back to a final port of discharge in the United Kingdom, term not to exceed three years.
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Date of Commencement of Voyage | 29/10/78 |
Port at which Voyage commenced | Liverpool |
Date of Termination of Voyage | 14/2/80 |
Port at which Voyage terminated | 14/2/80 |
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Christian and Surnames of the Apprentices at full length | Charles Percy Bishop |
Age | 15 |
Registry of Indenture | 25/10/78 Liverpool |
Registry of Assignment | |
Date, Place, and Cause of leaving this Ship, or of Death | 31/3/79 Port Jackson deserted |
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I certify that the within named Chas.P. Bishop, Pat. tobin, Robt. Tildesby, F.H. Clark and McKay McKay, have been left behind at this port on the alleged ground of their having deserted, that I have inquired into the matter and find that the allegation is true and that a proper entry of such desertion in the official logbook has been produced to me
M E Shorter SM [Shipping Master]
[Stamped Shipping Master's Department, Sydney 1 APR - Port Jackson]
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Source: Liverpool Record Office; Crew lists. 387CRE/875
Source: Ancestry.com. Liverpool, England, Crew Lists 1861-1919