ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP GREAT BRITAIN.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1307, 7 October 1872, Page 2

ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP GREAT BRITAIN.

This well-known steamship, with something exceeding her usual punctuality, which has long since paused into a proverb, has again arrived, in port after a highly successful passage— the most^ brilliant which she has ever yet accomplished in the Australian trade. For well nigh 20 years the good ship has steadily maintained her "pride of place" in steam voyaging between the old country and this Colony ; and notwithstanding the improvements, great and many, which have been effected in iron shipbuilding and in the construction of marine engines during that period, the Britain, just as she is, continues' to hold her own witbal On the departure of the Great Britain from this port in March last, it was hinted that she would undergo considerable alterations and improvements in hall and machinery, and that perhaps a new commander might paco the bridge which Captain Gray had trod so worthily and successfully for years, but yesterday found the ship with rot the slightest perceptible change in her appearance, and her able and gallant commander ready as ever with his goodhumored stnilo of welco.no. Not only has the Great Britain on her present voyage been fortunate in point of time, and the later dates of English papers she has brought fully attest this, bat she has also brought out a very large number of passengers in her 1 saloon and 'tween decks, all highly pleased with the good ship and her commander, and their prosperous voyage. There has been no alteration among her officers since the previous voyage, and even her parser, Mr Uns* worth, who was credited with having made his " very last" trip in her in March last, has once more shown up, and was as prompt as ever yesterday in furnishing the usual documents concerning the voyage. On her arrival at Liverpool, the Great Britain was made the subject of a special survey, and the result was highly gratifying to her owners, as well as assaruig to the public, for after a new mainmast had been pat into her, the surveyors gave it as their opinion that the ship was sound and staunch in all respect's, ana equal to years of work yet— Argus, .September 23. ■