Orient, Immigrant Voyage to South Australia 1879

The newly built Steamship Orient was the largest ship of this type ever built in Scotland at this time. The Orient left London on November 1 1879, then Gravesend on November 5 and finally Plymouth November 6, 1879. Under Captain Studdert she made the voyage to the South Australian colony in about 40 days, arriving on the 15th of December 1879.

• THE ORIENT COMPANY'S NEW STEAMSHIP ORIENT. from the South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) of Tuesday 5 August 1879, Page 6. first accessed online on the 29th of February, 2020 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/43095890?
• ARRIVAL OF THE S. S. ORIENT. from The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) of Tuesday 16 December 1879, Page 6. first accessed online on the 29th of February, 2020 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5967165
• ARRIVAL OF THE ORIENT. from the South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail (Adelaide, SA : 1868 - 1881) of Saturday 20 December 1879, Page 7. first accessed online on the 29th of February, 2020 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/94751019?