How long did it take to sail from England to Australia in 1851?
In the late 1840s and 1850s, lodging houses were often inhospitable, dirty and overcrowded. Until the early 1860s most emigrants left Liverpool on a sailing ship, and the voyage to Australia would take about 3-4 months.
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