30-03-2022, 08:43 AM
Here is the SS Austral. I suspect the fact that she sank in 1885 was kept from the passengers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austral_(1881)
The journey is reputed to have taken 2 months...
photo credit: State Library of South Australia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austral_(1881)
The journey is reputed to have taken 2 months...
photo credit: State Library of South Australia