Visiting Lions – Moreton Bay and More

Mr Trollope Visits the Colonies.

On this day – August 11. Two distinguished gentlemen were due in Brisbane on August 11, 1871. One was the sole named passenger (with suite, mind) on the HMSS Clio, which bore 18 guns. This gentleman was George Augustus Constantine Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby GCB GCMG PC, Viscount Normanby and Earl of Mulgrave. HisContinue reading “Mr Trollope Visits the Colonies.”