Netherby was a 944-
ton vessel of dimensions 176 ft × 33 ft × 22 ft, built in
Sunderland in 1858. The vessel was under charter to the
Queensland Government to carry emigrants from the United Kingdom to the then-British colony.
Queensland, recently separated from its parent colony
New South Wales, saw a need to quickly increase its population and so set in place a "land order" system of assisted emigration.
Netherby was the 77th vessel to sail under this system for the Queensland government. The remaining passengers, bound for Brisbane, continued their journey on board
City of Melbourne, arriving on 6 August 1866. ==References==