Mark the 175th Anniversary of the arrival of the “David Clark” in Melbourne, Victoria
On Sunday 2 November, 2014, an anniversary picnic will mark the 175th anniversary of the arrival of the ship “David Clark” bringing the first assisted immigrants to Melbourne, all of whom were Scots. To view the full index of passengers please click here (then search for the ship “David Clark”).
A brief look at the index reveals PETER MCFARLANE as one of the passengers who arrived on the “David Clark” in October, 1839. We would love to hear from anyone with further information on this person.
The anniversary picnic is to be held at the historic farm “Gulf Station” at Yarra Glen, which was established by William Bell, a “David Clark” passenger. In 1989 the farm hosted a day of celebration marking the 150th anniversary of the ship’s arrival.
For full details of the event please click here.
The organisers hope especially to reach descendants of “David Clark” immigrants but everyone is welcome.
If any bagpiper would like to play, please email the Gulf Station’s manager, Ken Dague (gulfstation@nattrust.com.au) for a place in the program.
Would anyone like to share with us their experience of the 175th Anniversary of the “David Clark” held on 2 November 2014? We recently had contact from a lady who attended the 150th celebration but sadly missed this one. She is a descendant of the McNabbs who arrived on this ship in 1839.