Golden Era, Immigrant Voyage to New South Wales 1855

The immigrant ship Golden Era, a clipper, sailed to New South Wales in 1855 under master H A Brown and surgeon superintendent A C Kemball with 455 of which 436 were government Immigrants.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
ARRIVALS...
15 - Golden Era, ship 1556 tons, Capt. Brown, from Liverpool, 21st March Passengers - Mr Kemball, sur-geon-superintendent, Mrs. Kemball, Mr. and Mrs. Robinson and 2 children. Rev. Mr. Ashmin, Mrs. Ash-min and 4 children, and 436 Government immigrants.

...The Golden Era is a fine clipper ship, and has made a splendid run of 85 days from Liverpool. She brings out 13 cabin passengers, and 436 Government emigrants all at present enjoying good health. During the passage, however a few cases of scarlet fever occurred with which five infants died. There were, two births on the voyage - June 16. The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser of June 20 1855

PASSENGER and CREW LISTS

• NRS5316/4_4792/Golden Era_16 Jun 1855/ from the Assisted Immigrants (digital) Shipping Lists on the New South Wales State Archives and Records website at: http://indexes.records.nsw.gov.au/ebook/list.aspx?series=NRS5316&item=4_4792&ship=Golden%20Era
• GOLDEN ERA from the Mariners and ships in Australian Waters website at: http://marinersandships.com.au/1855/06/045gol.htm
• Advertising from the Empire (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1875) of Tuesday 19 June 1855 Page 7, at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/60178204? (incomplete)

FURTHER READING

• SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. from the Empire (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1875) of Saturday 16 June 1855, Page 4. at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/60178862?
• Advertising from The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) of Tuesday 19 June 1855, page 8. at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12970642?
• SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. from The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 - 1893) of Wednesday 20 June 1855, Page 2. at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/702499