On Board with the Bishop

An account of Charles Perry's voyage to Port Phillip on 'The Stag'. Charles Perry, first bishop of Melbourne, arrived in Melbourne in 1847, with his wife, Frances, and 80 other passengers including a number of clergymen hand-picked to assist him in his ministry. Author Tim Gatehouse has followed the story of journey out and the lives of some of the passengers on the ship. Some of the names relevant to East Melbourne are Rev Hussey Burgh Macartney, first dean of St Paul's; Henry Handfield, vicar at St Peter's and Samuel Blomefield, curate at St Peter's.