Black ball line of australian packets

The clipper ship james baines one of the black ball line of. It was an early 1800s company operating a transatlantic fleet employed to carry mail, government dispatches, passengers, and freight between liverpool england and new york usa, instead of. Its founders were james baines, a liverpool shipowner, and thomas miller mackay, a shipwright. Hollett fairplay london wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. Still, as a regular line to australia, the famous black ball line stood preeminent in. Thomas mackay and james baines of liverpool had a fraternal arrangement and were the main partners, along with others, who operated as the famous black ball line of australian packets that carried hundreds of.

The clipper ship eraindex wikisource, the free online. Liverpool blackball line of australian packets sunken. This line is very closely associated with the development of. Passenger contract ticket for elizabeth pratt aged 44 and her son edward aged 15 for steerage passage from london to melbourne on the black ball line clipper ship netherby, departing 25 april 1862. By cf february 12, 2016 all lines, liverpool blackball line of australian packets. Loughran 1979 appears to have got misled and shows this flag, though with a black a. Australian packets, fairplay publications limited, london 1986, michael k. Pilkington and wilson were joint sponsors, who soon established their own white star line of ships.

The history of the black ball line of australian packets 1852 1871 united kingdom 1978 reference extract of diary by william greenhalgh published in dog watch, no. Great britain shipping services black ball line to 1871 the passage makers. Available in the national library of australia collection. The passage makers the history of the black ball line of australian packets. It is not to be confused with an earlier line of the same name formed in new york in. There were also two junior partners, joseph greaves and john taylor. The black ball line was a passenger line founded by a group of new york quaker merchants. In the marco polo, he saw the potential for her to become not only the queen of his fleet but the queen of the seas, leading his company down the road to a tremendous fortune. The white star line set up in 1868 as the ocean steam navigation co. The utopia is one of the black ball line of packets, and though not the beau ideal of a clipper, it would be difficult to select a vessel much better adapted for she has been so frequently engaged, that she has the reputation of being a most comfortable ship.

The line initially consisted of four packet ships, the amity, courier, pacific and the james monroe. The marco polo was the most celebrated ship of the famous black ball line of australian packets and it was she who made the lines reputation with the travelling public. In a century of our sea story, london, john murray, albemarle street, 1900, p. North sydney heritage centre, stanton library 5 mangawhai museum 1 royal historical society of victoria rhsv 1.

Black ball line of australian packets, shipowners this page summarises records created by this business the summary includes a brief description of the collections usually including the covering dates of the collection, the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection. She sailed for the black ball line of australian sailing packets from february 1858 to february 1865, running from liverpool to melbourne or adelaide, except for the voyage of 1862 from plymouth to rockhampton michael k. The famous new yorkliverpool packets came out in 1816. Black ball line of british and australian royal mail. Cover may not represent actual copy or condition available. The light of the age is archaeologically significant as the wreck of an international immigrant ship with an inward bound cargo.

Even as the black ball line was the first and most famous american packet ship line to carry passengers and cargo from new york to liverpool and back, the. Stammers the passage makers the history of the black ball line of australian pacets18521871 toredo books ltd. Passage makers uk 1978 history of this line of australian packets, 185271. The passage makers the history of the black ball line of australian packets author name. All of these were running between liverpool, england. Black ball line transatlantic packet, a fleet of packet ships running between liverpool and new york, the first scheduled transatlantic service, founded in 1817. Liverpool black ball australian packets view relics. This series contains correspondence relating to british settlement in north america and australasia, and to indian indentured labour in the west indies. The black ball line operated one of the first sail steam powered packet. The liverpool black ball line of australian packets. Advertisement for black ball line shipping and the sailing of the clipper ship oliver lang.

The original black ball line was also known as old line. The black ball line the company of master mariners of australia. The passage makers by stammers, michael book condition. For additional information, including possible surviving pictorial representations, see the following two works on the black ball line of australian packets. The complete traveller antiquarian bookstore grew out of the complete traveller bookstore, the first travel bookstore in the united states. The grandson of the original black ball line founder bought this company in 1927 and modified the black ball line flag to a black disc on a red flag. Archive sheet 12 emigration to australia, new zealand and south. One such owner was james baines, of the black ball line of australian packets. Black ball line liverpool, a fleet of packet ships running between liverpool and australia owned by. Colonists would form a line stretching across the settled districts and move south, pushing the local tasmanian aborigines onto the tasman peninsula where they could be rounded up. Frederick william wallaces records of canadian shipping 17861920. The voyage was the first of a new liverpool line of australian packets mail boats and may be considered the first ship and voyage of the black ball line. Thomas mackay and james baines of liverpool had a fraternal arrangement and were the main partners, along with others, who operated as the famous black ball line of australian packets that carried hundreds of thousands of immigrants to australia between 1852 and 1866. The clipper ship james baines one of the black ball.

On deck the space is ample for every requirement, while a full poop obviates the. History of the black ball, eagle, and white star lines of australian packets. The clipper ship james baines one of the black ball line of australian packets belonging to messrs james baines and co, liverpool rmg py8547. It is historically significant for its association with both the black ball and white star lines which carried thousands of immigrants to australia. The liverpool black ball line of australian packets electronic resource. In the black ball line i served by time, oh rise and shine in the black ball line. Passage makers uk 1978 history of this line of australian packets, 185271 circular saw line. In its day the black ball line of liverpool england was a household name. Forbes, she was one of the most celebrated vessels of the period and was the subject of paintings both by samuel walters. Black ball line of australian packets 1 shipping industry 1 ships 1 account name. Black ball line of australian packets, shipowners the. A contract ticket in this form must be given to every passenger engaging a passage from the united kingdom to any place outside of europe and not being within the mediterranean sea. The passage makers the history of the black ball line of. Diary of william c greenhalgh published in michael k stammers the passage makers.