Captain Ilbery with Captain R.Bidwell homeward bound on the Geelong to London in 1907, it was on this voyage that the Geelong rammed and sank a Norwegian cargo ship the Frogner in dense fog in the English Channel. The crew of the Geelong rescued all seventeen crewmen from the Frogner just before she sank. Badly damaged the Geelong limped back to London saved by her collision bulkhead in the bow. The Mayoress of Geelong Mrs Bostock was on board with her dear friend Mrs Govett of St Albans near Melbourne. In 1909 Mrs Bostock saw her friend off from Melbourne aboard the Waratah bound for England, sadly Mrs Govett perished with the Waratah. Please note this photograph is copy write and may not be used with out  express permission from me.