First_Hand_Accounts

First Hand Accounts From Those Who Were There.

Click on the below links for individual reports and letters.

Captain's Owen's Account

Surgeon Webster's Letter

Surgeon Webster's Report

Hope Martin's Letter

George Massingham's Letter

Edwin Bellgrove's Letter

George Evans Letter to Papers

Anon member of Parry party

Lighthouse Keepers Account

Police Officer John Sadleir

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First Hand Accounts

-- Captain Owen Owen's Account

-- Marshall H. Webster, Surgeons Letter

-- Marshall H. Webster, Surgeons Report

-- Hope Martin, Schoolmaster's Letter

-- George Massingham's letter

-- Edwin Bellgrove's letter

-- George J A Evans, letter to the papers

-- Anon member of the Parry party

-- The Lighthouse Keeper, Hickmott's Account

-- Police officer John Sadleir's recollections

Crew Manifest

-- Crew history: John Parry

-- Crew history: George Peters

-- Crew history: Dr Marshall Hall Webster

Passenger list & name corrections

- Resource: Netherby Passenger Manifest

- Resource: Alternative Passenger List

- Resource: City of Melbourne list - Melb depart

- Resource: City of Melbourne list - Bris arrivals

- Resource: List in The Queenslander News

- Resource: Passenger petition to Capt Owens

- Passengers letters to newspapers

Passengers Historys

-- Passenger history: Adams (Eliza & John)

-- Passenger history: Aplin family

-- Passenger history: Thomas Arkle

-- Passenger history: William Attwood

-- Passenger history: Austin family

-- Passenger history: Barnett Family

-- Passenger history: Ernest Barry

-- Passenger history: Bartling family

-- Passenger history: Edwin Bellgrove

-- Passenger history: Berry brothers

-- Passenger history: Henry Bluett

-- Passenger history: George & Annie Bulpit

-- Passenger history: Cubbin family

-- Passenger history: Alfred W Darlington

-- Passenger history: Denning Family

-- Passenger history: Thomas Duppuy

-- Passenger history: George & Emmeline Evans

-- Passenger history: Reginald Evans

-- Passenger history: Exton Family

-- Passenger history: Edwin & Selina Gill

-- Passenger history: John Goldsworthy

-- Passenger history: Grimes family

-- Passenger history: Benjamin & Lucy Groom

-- Passenger history: George Hackney

-- Passenger history: Alfred William Lee

-- Passenger history: Lingard family

-- Passenger history: George Massingham

-- Passenger history: Morris Family

-- Passenger history: Robert & Mary Nally

-- Passenger history: Newbrook family

-- Passenger history: Parsons family

-- Passenger history: Pinnuck brothers

-- Passenger history: Rerden Family

-- Passenger history: Henry Robinson

-- Passenger history: Thomas Sanger

-- Passenger History: Schrader Family

-- Passenger history: Alfred & Elizabeth Seymour

-- Passenger history: Skerman Family

-- Passenger history: Gordon Springett

-- Passenger history: Eliza Stutchbury

-- Passenger history: Martin Thomas

-- Passenger history: James B Thompson

-- Passenger history: Townsend & Thomas

-- Passenger history: Watkins family

-- Passenger history: Alexander Brand Webster

-- Passenger history: Wigley Family

-- Passenger history: Yorston family

Rescued - Taken to Melbourne - Charity Provided

-- Rescued arrive in Melbourne

-- The Netherby Relief Fund: Charity & Aid

-- Relief Fund Committee - who were they?

-- Immigration Agents letters to newspapers

-- Onward to Brisbane, or stayed in Melbourne

Newspaper Reports Index

-- Melbourne Argus 23 July 1866

-- The Age 23 July 1866

-- The Age 26 July 1866

-- The Age 27 July 1866

-- The Age 28 July 1866

-- The Queenslander 28 July 1866

-- Cornwall Chronicle 4 August 1866

-- The Queenslander 4 August 1866

-- The Queenslander 11 August 1866

-- Evening Post 13 August 1866

-- The Colonist 14 August 1866

-- Illustrated Sydney News 16 August 1866

-- Brisbane Courier News 18 August 1866

-- The Queenslander 25 August 1866

-- Articles about John Parry's heroic feat

-- The Australasian 1 Dec 1928

-- The Telegraph 13 March 1937

-- The Weekly Times 6 February 1974

Other References (Books etc)

Netherby Nomenclature: Fact or Fiction