A hundred years ago | England-Australia sea route
An archival report from October 1926 outlines a business proposal submitted to the Australian government to establish a high-speed passenger and mail steamship service connecting Britain and Australia. The proposed fleet aimed to significantly reduce travel times to Australia and India.
Why it matters
It highlights the historical infrastructure and logistical efforts to connect the British Empire through rapid maritime transportation.
A hundred years ago | England-Australia sea route From the Archives, October 22, 1926 London, October 21: A group of business men, headed by Sir James Connolly, Sir John Biles, Mr. Eustace D’Eyncourt and Mr. Parles Parsons, have submitted to Australian Government a scheme to form a company, with a capital of eleven millions sterling to build in Britain, a fleet of 22 knot-liners to make a regular fortnightly service between Britain and…
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