Ships from Scotland
"Kate" "Oswestry Grange" "Victory"
Andrew Fenwick and family arrived in Sydney on board the sailing ship "Kate" on 24 September 1849.
Andrew Fenwick died aboard the "Victory" returning from a visit to Scotland.
John McKenzie and family arrived in Moreton Bay on board the steam ship "Oswestry Grange" on 25 March 1909.
The OSWESTRY GRANGE was built in 1902 by Workman, Clark at
Belfast for Houlder Brothers Ltd. She was a 6592 gross ton,
twin screw, steel, one funnelled, four masted steamer with
dimensions of 450.5 x 55.2 x 30.6ft.and a speed of 13
knots. Accommodation for 24-1st and 15-2nd class
passengers. In 1906 she joined the joint
Federal-Houlder-Shire Line service which served Australian
ports, terminating at Port Chalmers, NZ. In 1912 Houlder
Bros. disposed of most of their interests in the Australian
trade and the OSWESTRY GRANGE was sold to the Union
Steamship Co of New Zealand and renamed ROSCOMMON and was
torpedoed and sunk by the U-53 on 21.8.1917 off Tory
Island, Northern Ireland