Transcribed and submitted to TheShipsList by Robert Janmaat, Adelaide, from a variety of sources, cited below.
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ship City of Benares, 1,187 tons, Captain James McDonald, from London 25th September 1874, arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia 20th December 1874

The South Australian Register, Monday 21 December 1874 p. 4

Shipping Intelligence.

ARRIVED. Sunday, December 20.—
CITY Of BENARES, ship, 1,187 tons, Jas. McDonald, master, from London September 25. J. Stilling and Co., agents.
Passengers— Mr. and Mrs. Raymont. Mr. and Mrs. Fulton, Messrs. W. Clare, H. E. Pousford, H. Nixon, H. W. Guest, and T. Russell, in the cabin;
John Burke, S. G. Bates, F., E., A., and E. Bushel, James and Thomas Bailey, Hugh Bell, A., M., M., W., and J. Casson and infant, John and Ellen Chrisfield, Geo., Ellen, Mary, and Georgiana Glazier, W. H. Green, Chs. Hodge, Adolf Schubert, H. Margrave, Jas. McNaught, T., M., T., W., and G. Mills, W., E., and F. Roberts, Tom and Cath. Sanford, J., S., A., A., and A. Smith, in the steerage.

. . . . — 14th ship from England to S.A. with government passengers for 1874 ; —1— birth and —-0— deaths on the passage ; Dr. Park, surgeon-superintendent.

The Passenger List indicates the class of Emigrants, so in the list below, I have combined those lists, but have made notations alongside the family name, thus, CPCH = Colonial Passage Certificate Holders ; CFPCH = Colonial Full Paid Passage Holders ; UKA = United Kingdom Assisted Passage regulation ; UKFPPR = United Kingdom Full Paid Passage regulation ; FP = Free Passage. — Robert

IMPORTS

Per City of Benares, from London. For Donaldson, Andrews, and Sharland— 421packages. For J. Morgan, 104, Rundle-street— 28 trunks Bostock's boots and shoes. For G. Phillips and Co.— 72 cases American chairs, 3 racks churns, 7 cases galvanized iron, 10 kegs screws, 2 casks do., 2 bales marline and gasket, 19 bdls. tubing, 5 cases books and stationery. For D. and W. Murray—115 pkgs. For G. and R. Wills and Co.—204 cases, 36 bake, 9 casks. For J. G. Ramsay and Co.— 16 cases Melland's treadle chaffcutters, and 1 do. Chaffcutter knives. For Good, Toms, and Co.— 31 pkgs, drapery, and 1 parcel samples. For Robin and Birks— 22 cases and bales. For John Hodgkiss and Co.— 79 cases and bales.

MISCELLANEOUS SHIPPING.

The City of Benares belongs to the celebrated City line which has so frequently of late sent here fine ships to carry our produce. The present vessel is a handsome ship of immense length, and evident power. She has immense spread of sail, and after being sighted on Sunday morning made short work of reaching the roads. She is in charge of Captain McDonald, who was here in the City of Vienna when that ship loaded wheat for England. Gravesend was left on September 25, and after continued moderate winds the craft crossed the line on October 28. The south-east trades were brisk, but failed in 20° south latitude, and until the passing of the meridian of Greenwich on November 21 in 41° 30' S. baffling winds were felt. Crossing the Southern Ocean was smart work unto coming in with, the land, when the wind headed the ship off to a bowline for a long period. She will be towed into harbour about Wednesday. The ship has brought about 50 passengers under the Superintendence of Dr. Park. They consist for the most part of artisans and families, but very few single people being on board, and their general conduct is extremely well spoken of by the master. Immediately on the vessel anchoring Dr. Duncan mustered the passengers, who were then free to leave. The state of health during the passage was very satisfactory, not a serious case of sickness having occurred. The only domestic event was an addition to the population, which was named Fanny Benares Casson. The people look like hard workers, and no doubt employment will be readily obtained,

GRG 35/48/2 Crown lands and Immigrant ships papers Surgeon Superintendent report. " Deaths on the voyage"
Name	Age	Date of Death	Cause of Death	Where buried
		No records found

Surgeon Superintendent Report "Births on Board"
Name of Mother		Date of Birth	Sex of Infant
		No records found

note: where maiden name of wife is indicated, it has been included in the given name column within ( ) ; the passenger list comprises three sections arranged alphabetically, i families, ii single men, iii single women & children ; transcriber notes

Sources: State Library South Australia, official passenger lists, mainly of immigrants arriving in South Australia under United Kingdom assisted passage schemes, 1847-1886 GRG 35/48a (formerly ACC 313); Sydney Shipping Gazette; South Australian Register; The South Australian Government Gazette; GRG 35/48/2 Crown lands and Immigrant ships papers; Biographical index SA 1836-1885 (the B-index column indicates individuals who may be found in that index, with corresponding reference ; FreeBMD ; UK census'

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