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Parramatta (1866)
''Parramatta'' was a sailing ship launched at Sunderland in 1866 that operated between Great Britain and Australia and America from 1866 to 1898. She was the second fastest Blackwall frigate. She originally carried wool from Australia to the United Kingdom. She foundered in 1898. History ''Parramatta'' was launched in May 1866 for Devitt and Moore, in the United Kingdom. The ship was named after the Parramatta River near Sydney in Australia. The style of ship was known as a Blackwall frigate. These three-masted ships had been designed to supersede the British East Indiaman that carried goods from India to the United Kingdom. The clipper ships were actually used for carrying wool from Australia to the United Kingdom and passengers in both directions. ''Parramatta'' was the second fastest of this type after ''Tweed''. Apart from a brief spell in 1873–4, ''Parramatta'' was under the command of Captain John Williams until she was sold to Norwegian owners. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parramatta (built In 1866)
Parramatta (; xdk, Burramatta) is a major suburb and commercial district in Greater Western Sydney, located approximately west of the Sydney central business district, Sydney CBD, on the banks of the Parramatta River. It is often regarded as the secondary central business district in metropolitan Greater Sydney, Sydney. Parramatta is the administrative seat of the Local government areas of New South Wales, local government area of the City of Parramatta and is often regarded as one of the primary centres of the Greater Sydney metropolitan area, along with Sydney central business district, the city centre, Penrith, New South Wales, Penrith, and Liverpool, New South Wales, Liverpool. Parramatta also has a long history as a second administrative centre in the Sydney metropolitan region, playing host to a number of state government departments as well as state and federal courts. It is often colloquially referred to as "Parra". Parramatta, founded as a British settlement in 1788, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
