Voyages to Western Australia were long and hazardous and for a long time there was no safe anchorage on the coast.
The table below gives details of the ships that arrived in waters off Fremantle from 1829 - 1889.
Note: Challenger and Parmelia actually arrived within sight of the coast earlier than the dates stated but the dates
given are their time of arrival in the waters of Cockburn Sound.
SHIP ARRIVALS IN W.A. 1829 - 1889.
SHIP
|
DATE
|
CHALLENGER |
27 04 1829 |
PARMELIA |
01 06 1829 |
SULPHUR |
08 06 1829 |
CALISTA |
05 08 1829 |
SAINT LEONARD |
06 08 1829 |
MARQUIS OF ANGLESEA |
23 08 1829 |
THOMPSON |
19 09 1829 |
LOTUS |
06 10 1829 |
EPHEMINA |
09 10 1829 |
ORELIA |
12 10 1829 |
CUMBERLAND |
12 10 1829 |
CAROLINE |
12 10 1829 |
GOVERNOR PHILLIP |
17 10 1829 |
ATWICK |
19 10 1829 |
GILMORE |
15 12 1829 |
NORFOLK |
09 01 1830 |
NANCY |
09 01 1830 |
LEADER |
15 01 1830 |
SKERNE |
17 01 1830 |
MINSTRELL |
20 01 1830 |
EAGLE |
25 01 1830 |
LADY OF THE LAKE |
28 01 1830 |
WANSTEAD |
30 01 1830 |
TRANBY |
03 02 1830 |
HOOGHLY |
12 02 1830 |
EGYPTIAN |
13 02 1830 |
PROTECTOR |
26 02 1830 |
WARRIOR |
12 03 1830 |
EMILY TAYLOR |
15 03 1830 |
PRINCE REGENT |
15 03 1830 |
EMELIA & ELLEN |
18 03 1830 |
BUSSORAH MERCHANT |
31 03 1830 |
JAMES PATTISON |
30 04 1830 |
BRITANNIA |
06 05 1830 |
BOMBAY |
08 05 1830 |
ELIZA |
08 05 1830 |
JAMES |
08 05 1830 |
ROCKINGHAM |
14 05 1830 |
ORELIA |
19 05 1830 |
MEDINA |
06 07 1830 |
EDWARD LOMBE |
24 08 1830 |
CLEOPATRA |
29 10 1830 |
DRUMMORE |
01 02 1831 |
ELIZA |
05 03 1831 |
ATWICK |
25 04 1831 |
STERLING |
04 06 1831 |
EGYPTIAN |
28 12 1831 |
MEROPE |
07 04 1832 |
CYGNET |
27 01 1833 |
JANE |
09 09 1833 |
QUEBEC TRADER |
19 04 1834 |
JAMES PATTISON |
19 08 1834 |
JESS |
23 02 1835 |
CAROLINE |
25 02 1835 |
SIR JOHN RAE REID |
09 07 1835 |
HERO |
11 11 1835 |
GIRAFFE |
30 12 1835 |
ADDINGHAM |
26 06 1836 |
SHEPHERD |
02 03 1837 |
STRATHISLA |
03 04 1837 |
HERO |
22 08 1837 |
ELEANOR |
23 12 1837 |
GAILLARDON |
04 02 1838 |
SHEPHERD |
04 08 1838 |
CLARINDA |
18 09 1838 |
BRITOMART |
05 12 1838 |
BROTHERS |
01 01 1839 |
HINDOO |
20 04 1839 |
MONTREAL |
02 05 1839 |
FOX |
15 09 1839 |
WESTMORELAND |
02 01 1840 |
PRIMA DONNA |
05 06 1840 |
CHIEFTAIN |
06 07 1840 |
SHEPHERD |
19 11 1840 |
ISLAND QUEEN |
16 12 1840 |
ELEANOR |
16 12 1840 |
NAPOLEON |
10 01 1841 |
STERLING |
14 03 1841 |
PARKFIELD |
18 03 1841 |
HENRY |
20 04 1841 |
TRUSTY |
01 06 1841 |
GANGES |
15 10 1841 |
DIADEM |
10 04 1842 |
SHEPHERD |
24 04 1842 |
SKERNE |
?? 07 1842 |
SIMON TAYLOR |
20 08 1842 |
TRUSTY |
06 12 1842 |
LADY GREY |
01 01 1843 |
SUCCESS |
22 03 1843 |
JANET |
30 04 1843 |
SHEPHERD |
26 10 1843 |
GANGES |
18 01 1844 |
TRUSTY |
30 05 1844 |
UNICORN |
03 08 1844 |
HALIFAX PACKET |
11 12 1844 |
PRIMA DONNA |
14 05 1845 |
ELIZABETH |
07 01 1846 |
CUMBERLAND |
26 01 1846 |
JOHN BAGSHAW |
08 06 1846 |
HAWK |
09 09 1847 |
CHAMPION |
27 10 1847 |
ORIENT |
20 03 1848 |
ARPENTEUR |
19 04 1848 |
CHAMPION |
22 05 1848 |
TRUSTY |
10 08 1848 |
RANEE |
13 12 1848 |
AMEER |
11 02 1849 |
MEROPE |
28 04 1849 |
MARY |
24 10 1849 |
LA FERROLANA |
29 12 1849 |
SCINDIAN |
01 06 1850 |
SOPHIA |
27 07 1850 |
HASHEMY |
25 10 1850 |
MARY ANN |
06 03 1851 |
MERMAID |
13 05 1851 |
PYRENEES |
28 06 1851 |
MINDEN |
14 10 1851 |
MORNING STAR |
19 10 1851 |
ANNA ROBERTSON |
18 12 1851 |
MARION |
30 01 1852 |
WILL WATCH |
24 02 1852 |
MARY |
26 03 1852 |
RALEIGH |
31 05 1852 |
WILLIAM JARDINE |
01 08 1852 |
EGLINTON |
04 09 1852 |
ANNE MACLEAN |
06 11 1852 |
DIDO |
14 12 1852 |
TRAVANCORE |
13 01 1853 |
DUDBROOK |
07 02 1853 |
PALESTINE |
28 04 1853 |
PYRENEES |
30 04 1853 |
SABRINA |
13 06 1853 |
LARKINS |
11 07 1853 |
JOHN PANTER |
15 08 1853 |
ROBERT SMALL |
19 08 1853 |
PHOEBE DUNBAR |
30 08 1853 |
CLARA |
03 09 1853 |
ISABELLA BLYTHE |
28 01 1854 |
VICTORY |
24 03 1854 |
GENERAL GODWIN |
28 03 1854 |
SEA PARK |
05 04 1854 |
RAMILLIES |
07 08 1854 |
ESMERALDA |
14 10 1854 |
GUIDE |
09 01 1855 |
BERKSHIRE |
13 03 1855 |
STAG |
23 05 1855 |
LADY AMHERST |
24 05 1855 |
ADELAIDE |
18 07 1855 |
SIR WILLIAM FFOLKES |
13 12 1855 |
WINDSOR |
07 02 1856 |
WILLIAM HAMMOND |
29 03 1856 |
RUNNYMEDE |
07 09 1856 |
SHANGHAI |
07 11 1856 |
LADY AMHERST |
19 02 1857 |
TRAVANCORE |
29 04 1857 |
CLARA |
03 07 1857 |
CITY OF PALACES |
08 08 1857 |
CITY OF BRISTOL |
08 08 1857 |
NILE |
01 01 1858 |
CADUCEUS |
05 02 1858 |
LOCHNAGAR |
11 02 1858 |
EMMA EUGENIA |
25 05 1858 |
LORD RAGLAN |
01 06 1858 |
ALBUERA |
28 10 1858 |
EDWIN FOX |
20 11 1858 |
DOLPHIN |
21 11 1858 |
HAMILLA MITCHELL |
06 04 1859 |
SULTANA |
19 08 1859 |
WEST AUSTRALIAN |
20 10 1859 |
FRANCES |
19 11 1859 |
GLOUCESTER |
18 04 1860 |
RUBENS |
30 06 1860 |
LORD RAGLAN |
09 11 1860 |
ESCORT |
20 12 1860 |
HASTINGS |
29 01 1861 |
PALMERSTON |
11 02 1861 |
DOLPHIN |
23 03 1861 |
LINCELLES |
28 01 1862 |
ROBERT MORRISON |
01 02 1862 |
STRATHALLEN |
27 02 1862 |
NORWOOD |
09 06 1862 |
MARY HARRISON |
24 06 1862 |
THE BRIDE |
18 07 1862 |
TARTAR |
26 10 1862 |
YORK |
31 12 1862 |
PALESTINE |
12 01 1863 |
MERCHANTMAN |
16 02 1863 |
BURLINGTON |
08 04 1863 |
CLYDE |
29 05 1863 |
EENA |
17 07 1863 |
HASTINGS |
26 07 1863 |
TARTAR |
12 12 1863 |
LORD DALHOUSIE |
28 12 1863 |
CLARA |
13 04 1864 |
STRATHMORE |
12 06 1864 |
MERCHANTMAN |
12 09 1864 |
HASTINGS |
17 12 1864 |
FITZROY |
23 03 1865 |
PALESTINE |
18 07 1865 |
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RACEHORSE |
10 08 1865 |
VIMEIRA |
22 12 1865 |
ROBERT MORRISON |
07 03 1866 |
BELGRAVIA |
04 07 1866 |
PALESTINE |
20 08 1866 |
CORONA |
22 12 1866 |
THE BRIDE |
?? 01 1867 |
NORWOOD |
13 07 1867 |
PALESTINE |
11 08 1867 |
HOUGOUMONT |
09 01 1868 |
TARTAR |
14 01 1868 |
PALESTINE |
05 08 1868 |
STRATHMORE |
05 01 1869 |
ROBERT MORRISON |
21 05 1869 |
HASTINGS |
26 07 1869 |
FITZROY |
05 10 1869 |
ZEPHYR |
15 10 1870 |
STRATHMORE |
29 01 1871 |
ROBERT MORRISON |
16 08 1872 |
NAVAL BRIGADE |
19 02 1874 |
LADY ELIZABETH |
27 05 1875 |
CHALGROVE |
30 06 1875 |
DAYLIGHT |
28 08 1875 |
CHARLOTTE PADBURY |
29 09 1875 |
LADY LOUISA |
12 12 1875 |
ROBERT MORRISON |
15 02 1876 |
DAYLIGHT |
16 08 1876 |
FITZROY |
06 12 1876 |
LADY LOUISA |
30 04 1877 |
HASTINGS |
26 05 1877 |
DAYLIGHT |
10 08 1877 |
HELENA MENA |
13 09 1877 |
ROBERT MORRISON |
20 12 1877 |
LADY ELIZABETH |
12 03 1878 |
DAYLIGHT |
14 01 1880 |
LADY DOUGLAS |
12 04 1880 |
ROBERT MORRISON |
06 07 1880 |
CHARLOTTE PADBURY |
30 09 1880 |
HELENA MENA |
30 09 1880 |
FITZROY |
11 01 1881 |
ROBERT MORRISON |
04 07 1881 |
CHARLOTTE PADBURY |
16 09 1881 |
HELENA MENA |
01 10 1881 |
CUBANA |
08 06 1882 |
FITZROY |
30 06 1882 |
CHARLOTTE PADBURY |
22 09 1882 |
CHALGROVE |
26 09 1882 |
HELENA MENA |
01 10 1882 |
WEST AUSTRALIAN |
04 02 1883 |
ARAFURA |
07 02 1883 |
MIKADO |
28 02 1883 |
LADY LOUISA |
21 04 1883 |
LADY DOUGLAS |
24 05 1883 |
HASTINGS |
02 06 1883 |
FITZROY |
03 07 1883 |
SUNBEAM |
10 07 1883 |
MINERO |
04 08 1883 |
CHARLOTTE PADBURY |
30 09 1883 |
HELENA MENA |
04 10 1883 |
KINGDOM OF SAXONY |
03 02 1884 |
KENNET |
09 02 1884 |
NATAL |
11 03 1884 |
WEST AUSTRALIAN |
02 04 1884 |
ABINGTON |
13 04 1884 |
BONNINGTON |
18 06 1884 |
MINERO |
02 07 1884 |
LADY DOUGLAS |
09 07 1884 |
HELENA MENA |
06 10 1884 |
GLENGOIL |
11 10 1884 |
MIRZAPORE |
05 11 1884 |
VALE OF DOON |
23 03 1885 |
YEOMAN |
20 04 1885 |
GLEN AVON |
21 05 1885 |
LADY DOUGLAS |
31 07 1885 |
ANNIE McDONALD |
26 08 1885 |
CHARLOTTE PADBURY |
14 09 1885 |
GLEN MORVEN |
12 09 1885 |
HELENA MENA |
08 10 1885 |
AIKSHAW |
14 11 1885 |
ELDERSLIE |
12 12 1885 |
MENNOCK |
01 01 1886 |
RIVER CLYDE |
05 02 1886 |
CATALINA |
01 03 1886 |
JOHN C. MUNRO |
28 03 1886 |
YEOMAN |
12 04 1886 |
OTAGO |
04 06 1886 |
ELDERSLIE |
29 06 1886 |
ORIANA |
16 07 1886 |
CHARLOTTE PADBURY |
20 09 1886 |
CARTHAGE |
20 09 1886 |
HELENA MENA |
24 09 1886 |
GULF OF ST VINCENT |
08 10 1886 |
CLYDE |
14 12 1886 |
MIAKO |
26 12 1886 |
ELDERSLIE |
29 12 1886 |
BENGAL |
10 01 1887 |
HAMPSHIRE |
21 01 1887 |
CHOLLERTON |
24 03 1887 |
YEOMAN |
21 06 1887 |
CARTHAGE |
27 06 1887 |
MINERO |
03 07 1887 |
LUSITANIA |
10 09 1887 |
HELENA MENA |
16 09 1887 |
ANGERTON |
22 09 1887 |
ORMUZ 14 11 |
?? ?? 1887 |
ELDERSLIE 20 12 |
?? ?? 1887 |
PORT DARWIN |
03 04 1888 |
MINERO |
24 07 1888 |
ELDERSLIE |
07 01 1889 |
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