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