On 16th August 1911, George, Sarah and their six children, Eileen, Gladys, Francis (“Frank”), Charles, Dorothy (“Nellie”) and Wilfred, set sail for Australia on board the S.S. Torilla. They travelled as nominated passengers. The voyage took 50 days, arriving in Brisbane on 10th October 1911. The vessel brought 1,589 passengers to Queensland, stopping to drop off passengers as they sailed down the East coast of Australia.