The Sydney Empire from June 21st, 1864, contained a detailed account of the fate of the All Serene, as told by the survivors: “She appears to have proceeded on her way without anything occurring worthy of notice until the 20th of February, when she experienced equally weather, accompanied by thunder, lightning, and rain. Although the most unmistakable indications of a storm were evident as early as three o’clock in the morning, yet very little preparation for it appears to have been made by Captain Meyers until noon, when he gave an order to have the royal and top-gallant yards and mast taken down.”

Ship Name: All Serene 

Tonnage: 1,000 tons 

Nationality: Australian

Ship Type: Wooden Sailing Vessel 

Year Wrecked: 1864

Reason for Wreck: Capsized in Storm

Location Wrecked: Fifty Miles from Tonga  

Lives Lost: 21

Sources: 

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/150463471?searchTerm=All%20Serene

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/60555517?searchTerm=shipwreck

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/39118694

https://files02.sl.nsw.gov.au/fotoweb/pdf/1381/138199810.pdf