King Island Claims the Netherby (1866)

The Netherby left England for Queensland full of immigrants hopeful for their future in Australia. Their passage to Australia would be a stormy start however, and their prospects would be even worse when the ship wrecked on King Island. Over 400 people were now forced to make the best of being stranded with little food and no shelter. Ship Name: Netherby Nationality: England Built: 1858 Tonnage: 994 Ship Type: Passenger Full-Rigged Sailing Ship Wrecked: 1866 Location Wrecked: King Island, Australia Lives Lost: One during the voyage, none in the wreck Sources: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/87962423 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/160214718/18279843 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/77132420/7599582 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/72362551 http://netherby.homestead.com/CaptainsAccount.html https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-15/king-island-shipwreck-descendants-mark-150-years-since-rescue/7631338 https://transportationhistory.org/2017/07/14/today-in-transportation-history-1866-the-wreck-of-the-netherby/ https://www.themercury.com.au/lifestyle/king-islands-netherby-shipwreck-rescue-lives-on/news-story/e7ff6cfe4ce21eef0edc40751b32546a https://www.kingisland.org.au/wp-content/uploads/netherby.pdf