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Everything Everywhere Daily

The SS Warrimoo

Everything Everywhere Daily

Gary Arndt | Glassbox Media

History, Education

4.81.8K Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2021

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

In the waning days of the 19th century, a passenger steamer crossing the Pacific Ocean en route from Australia to Canada did a particular thing, at a particular place, at a particular time. If it wasn’t for a last-second decision of the captain of the ship, we wouldn’t be talking about the ship today and it would have been forgotten in history. Learn more about the SS Warrimoo, and how it and its spontaneous captain made history on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In the

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19th century, a passenger steamer crossing the Pacific Ocean in route from Canada to Australia

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did a particular thing at a particular place at a particular time.

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If it wasn't for a last second decision of the

0:14.6

captain of the ship, we wouldn't be talking about the ship today and it would have

0:17.8

been forgotten to history. Learn more about the SS Waramu and how its

0:22.1

spontaneous captain made history on this

0:24.4

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Sometimes you just happen to be at the right place at the right time. That is exactly what happened with the SS Waramoo over 120 years ago.

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Launched in 1882 in England. Waramoo over 120 years ago.

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Launched in 1882 in England, it was a passenger steamer.

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After multiple changes in ownership,

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it eventually found its way into the hands of the New Zealand

1:31.2

and Australian Steam ship company, who used the ship on a regular

1:34.7

run to move passengers between Sydney, Australia and Vancouver, Canada.

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In 1889, the Captain of the Waramoo was Captain John Philip.

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