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The following is the complete transcript from the "Southern Cross" newspaper for 14th September 1863. Most of the passengers on this trip were recruits for the Militia that had signed on in Melbourne for service in the Maori Wars. Further details of their service and subsequent grants of land in New Zealand are available elsewhere. The "Star of India" left Melbourne on 31st August 1863 under the command of Master P. Duncan bound for Callao via Auckland. The enlistments into the Militia can be viewed at Auckland War Memorial Museum Library on film reel number 99. The LDS library film number 284494 lists men outward bound from Victoria. Another source is "Australians in the Waikato War" by Barton. Another passenger listing. Another 'Star of India' My county 417 plus five in the saloon equals 422 volunteers.
Taranaki Herald, 3 October 1863, Page 3
The first detatchment of volunteer military settlers from Victoria, consisting
of four officers and 403 men, under the command of Captain Goldsmith, arrived by
the Star of India, on Saturday night, after a passage of twelve days. They are a
fine lot of men, of all trades and callings : and we need hardly say that they
will be a valuable acquisition to our volunteer force here. Our readers will be
glad to learn that the recruiting movement in Melbourne, and on the gold-fields
of Victoria has been a complete success. The total number enrolled up to
Saturday, the 29th one weeks work only was 620.
Daily Southern Cross, 14 September 1863, Page 2
PORT OF AUCKLAND ARRIVALS. Star of India, from Melbourne. SALOON.
Captain C. Smith, Lieutenants Lomax, Norrington, W. Smith, Percival. Full
passenger list follows:
DEPARTURES. Sept. 18th Star of India, ship, for Callao.
ADAMS, Samuel HICKEY, J JEFFS, Henry
ALLEN, Frederick HILL, R KING, G
ALLEN, W.E. HOBBS, J LEAHER, J
APPLETON, John HODGSON, J. E.
ASHEAD, G.A. HODGSON, William THOMPSON, J
AVENT, J HOLLYMAN, C THORN, W.A.
HOLMAN A TOPHAM, James
HOULCHON, John TREWEN, J
HOWARD, Edward TUCKER, George
HUDD, James TURNER, William
HUGHES, J TULLEY, James
HUNTER, B VAIL, R.K. (Richard Knight)
BAILEY, W.H. IBBOTSON, William VINCKLER, K
BAILLIE, Daniel JANE, J.H. VIRLIN, John
BAINES, J JONES, C WALL, W.H.
BAKER, S JONES, F. WALLACE, James
BALSON, J JONES, Frank
BARRAS, W.H. JONES, J.W.
BATES, C KEALEY, Daniel WALMSBY, W
BAMMIDGE, J KEELAN, Thomas WALSH, J.P.
BATTYE, Robert KEER, W.J WARD, D.A.
BAXENDALE, T KELLEY, William WADSWORTH, J
BELL, George KELLY, CHARLES WATSON, Joseph
BENSON, P KELLY, Henry WATSON, W
BENTLY, John KELLY, P.F. WAY, J
Kelly, J
BICKER, H KELLY, William
KENNEDY, D
BLACKMORE, John KENNEDY, D
KENNEDY, J.H.
BOOTH, James KENNEY, W
KENNY, John WELLINGTON, S
BOWDELL, James KERVAN, W WHITE, D
BRADLEY, M KILL, Thomas WHITE, J
BRADY, J KING, Richard WILDS, James
BRENNAN, Thomas KINIBA, John WIGNEY, Frederick
KINSELLA, G WILKINSON, W
BRICKHOLT, Earnest LACEY, E
BROADBENT, H LAKE, F
BROOK, Robert LAMB, Frederick
BROUGHTON, R LARVIN, M
BROUND, W LATTIN, George
BROWN, L. LEA, E
BROWN, William LEARY, B WILLIAMS, J
BUHEKIN, William LEE, F WILLISON, G
BULEVEN, J. LEES, J.R. WILSON, James
BUTLER, J LEVY, B WISBADEN, W
BYRNE, H LITTLEWOOD, Thomas WOOD, E
CAHILL, Phil. LLEWELLYN, G.M. WOOD, J
CALLAGHER, F LLOYD, Isaac WOODCOCK, J.T.
CALLAGHAN, D LOVE, H.V. WORTHINGTON, H.C.
CAMBIE, D.S. LOW, W.G. YARDLE, R
CAMERON, W LUTRELL, Robert YOUNG, George
CAMPBELL, James LYNCH, E
CAMPBELL, W MADDEN, J
CANNON, William MADDEN, M
CARMEN, Fred. MAIN, A
CARROLL, Pat. MALONE, Thomas
CARSTAIRS, David MANN, G
CASTLE, H MANN, J.S.
CHAMPNESS, F MARKHAM, J
CHAMPNEY, F MARONEY, James
CHAPLAIN, Samuel MARTIN, T
CHISTALE, William MATHEW, H
CLARK, Robert MAYNARD, H
CLEARY, J MAYNARD, G.C.
CLENNAN, Michael McCALL, T
CLIBOURN, J.B. McCREA, Alexander
CLINTON, Patrick McCUSKEN, P
CLOUGH, William McDonald, D
COCHRANE, J McDOUGALL, A
COLBERT, E.J. McDUFF, John
CONRAY, Michael McEWEN, John
COOK, George McGURT, J
COOK, J McGrath, J
COOK, J.G. McHale, Edward
COOPER, G McINTYRE, D
COOTES, William McKEE, F
CORBETT, M McKENNA, R
CORIE, A MacKENNA J
COUCHER, F.H. McKENZIE, A
COURT F McKINLEY, George
COURT, W McLEAN, D
McLEAN, James
COURTNEY, J McMAHON, T
COWAN, Anthony McMULLAN, Charles
CRABBLE, George McMURRAY, J
CRESSWELL, D McMURRAY, John
CRUIKSHANK McNAMERA Richard
CUMMING, Samuel MacNAMARA, Michael
DALE, C McPherson, Colin
DALE, William McSHAFFY, John
DALH, Charles [DALLI] MEREON, J.C.
D_llachy?, J MILL, H.C.
DAMAT, Charles MILLER, H
DANA, F. MILLER, J.L.
MILLER, P
DANICH, F MILLS, W
DARRAN, J MILTON, J.S.
DARRET, J MITCHELL, Edgar
DAVIS, F. MOEN, J
DAWSON, James MONAGHAN, P
DEAL, T.P.F MONTAGUE, John
DENKIN, James MOOR, J
DICKSON, John MORLE, P
DIETTRICH, George MORRISON, James
DENNING J MULMAN, Robert
DICKSON, John MURPHY, Patrick
DIGGS, S MURREN, L
DLECKIE, T MYERS, Philip
DOLAN, Patrick
DONALLY, Edward
DOODY, James
DRYANT, J
DREED, W
DUNN, J NAGLE, William
DUNN, T NAPIER, Robert
DWYER, G.S. NEILL, I
DWINFORD, G
EARLE, Stephen
EASTWOOD, Charles
EDEN, George
EDMONDS, T NELSON, P
ELLWOOD, F NEYMORE, L
EMBERNE, W NICHOL, W
FARRELL, James NICHOLS, Richard
FERNAby, John NICOLL, James
FERGUSON, P.G. O'CONNELL, G
FERRIS, Isaac O'Connor
FIFE, J O'KEEFE, M
FISHER, C OLDFIELD, A
FITZGERALD, J OLIVE, James
FLANAGAN, C. PATERSON, E
FLYNNE, William PAYNTER, Thomas
FOLKARD, T.M. PAYTON, Samuel
FORBES, Robert PEARMAN, George
FORD, A.S. PENNELL, Philip
FOSTER, James PEERS, Robert
FOSTER, William PEET, George
PHILIPS, G.O.
POUTON, Robert
FOX, Godfrey PRIOR, J.H.
FRANSHAM, T PROSSER, Henry
FRAZER, T PROVO, Bartlett
PURRELL, P
QUINLAN, James
RAMSAY, R
RAMSEY, Robert
Ran, William
GAFNEY, J REDE, Wiliam
GALLON, T
GARNER, W REDMOND, John James
GERMAIN, E REID, A
GIBBONS, J REID, H
GILLETT, F RICHARDS, William
GLOVER, E RICHARDSON, W.F.
GLOVER, Jabez RICKETTS, Albert
GOLDIE, Edward RIDGE, C.M.E.
GOLDING, John ROBERTS, W.J.
GOLDING, John ROBERTSON, Joseph
GOODWIN, John ROBINSON, W.J.
GOODWIN, Richard ROLLINGS, T.W.S.
GOSLING, Robert ROONEY, A
GOUDIE, John ROSE, E
GRANT, Henry ROSE, W
GRANT, Peter ROSS, Edward
GRATTAN, T.A. ROY, Charles
GREKLER, Jacob RYAN, James
GREY, J
GRIFFITHS, C.E. SADLER, H.W.
GUARD, John SCALES, John
GUTCH, John SCHUKENUER, R
SCOTT, G.C.
SCOTT, S.L.
SHANNANY, P
HAGARTY, J SELL, F
HALL, W SELLERS, Robert
HANLAN, James SIMON, John
HARDY, T SIMPSON, E
HARPER, R SINCLAIR, J
HARRINGTON, D SKENE, George
HARRIS, D SMALL, J.S
HARRIS, George D SMALL, J.W.
HARRIS, H SMALLWOOD, J.C.
HARRISON, G SMITH, Angus
HARVEY,C SMITH, James
HAWORTH, George SMITH, L
HAWTHORNE, Thomas SNOWDEN, T
Hay, James SPILLARD, J
HAYCROFT, G.H. SPURLING, J
HAYES, R STACK, John
HAYES, T STARTUP, Charles
HEARD, Edward STEADMAN, Robert
HEARD, W STEEL, Alexander
HES_EY, E STEELE, A
HEMRIGHT, Timothy STENHORNE, J
HEMSLEY, William SULLIVAN, J
HERBERT, P SULLIVAN, F
SULLIVAN, M
SULLIVAN, P
Daily Southern Cross, 14 September 1863, Page 2
PORT OF AUCKLAND. September ARRIVALS. Star of India, from Melbourne.
DEPARTURES. Star of India, ship, for Callao.
FROM MELBOURNE, WITH VOLUNTEERS The ship signalled on Saturday afternoon got up
to an anchor in the harbour about eight o'clock in the evening, and proved to be
the Star of India, Captain Peter Buchan, from Melbourne having on board
the first detachment of volunteers from Victoria, numbering officers and 403
rank and file, under the command of Captain Goldsmith She left Melbourne on the
1st instant and made the North Cape on Friday last, having had strong weather
from the SW and N W the whole way. The names of the officers and men, with other
particulars, will be found elsewhere. The Star of India sails under the
White Star flag, and is a fine vessel of 1,697 tons.
The Ensign of the Star of India being hoisted half-mast high yesterday
morning, it was supposed by many that there was a death on board, which was not
the case, the captain had ordered it to be done, having heard that tho funeral
of Captain Swift was to take place in the afternoon.
Daily Southern Cross, 24 May 1862, Page 3 Vessels spoken with.
Saldanha, London to Queensland, Nov 15 Star of India, Liverpool to
Melbourne, Jan, 23, lat. 43 45 S. long, 31 6 W.
Tuapeka Times, 3 January 1874, Page 3 Lyttelton
The Star 31 December 1873
The ship Star of India, 1045 tons, Holloway, arrived 31st December 1873,
from London, with 10 saloon passengers and 317 immigrants. Eight deaths of
infants occurred on board, and four births. She sailed for Lyttelton on 26th
September. 45 families, 47 dingle men, 85 single women. The nationalities of
this ship are -
English 165
Scotch 14
irish 68
Welsh 9
Channel Islands 10
Austrians 5
Germans 24
Danes 18
Norwegians 4.
Evening Post, 16 March 1874, Page 2
LYTTELTON 14th March. Sailed
Otago, for Adelaide, with grain.
Soukar, for London with passengers, seven adults and nine children ; cargo,
4190 bales wool, 6520 sacks wheat, 75 sacks flour, 64 casks tallow.
Star of India, the New Zealand Shipping Company's first ship, with 3206
bales wool, 3620 sacks wheat, 84 bags bones, 472 sacks flour, 222 casks tallow.
Flirt, for Auckland 5000 bushels of wheat, 3000 bags of bran, and 25 kegs
butter.
Otago Witness, 29 August 1874, Page 11
From Canterbury, at Gravesend Star of India, 25th June.
Evening Post, 10 November 1874, Page 2 Port of Wellington
Nov 10 Star of India, ship, 1004 tons, Holloway, from London. this
afternoon. The ship Star of India, 1004 tons, Capt. Holloway, was worked
into harbor this morning very skillfully by Pilot Holmes and anchored a short
distance from the wharf. She has made the passage out in. 104 days mid
experienced fine weather throughout.
Waikato Times, 19 June 1875, Page 2 BIRTH.
On January 11, at Sydney, New South Wales, the wife of Charles Holloway,
Commander of the ship Star of India.
Evening Post, 15 January 1875, Page 2
SYDNEY. Arrived From Wellington, Strathnaver, on the 7th ; Star of
India on the 8th.
West Coast Times, 15 October 1879, Page 2 Lyttelton Oct. 14
Sailed Bulwark, for San Francisco; Star of India and Island
City, for Newcastle;
North Otago Times, 28 November 1879, Page 2
Port Chalmers, Nov. 27
Arrived Star of India and Sunbeam, and Emily, from
Newcastle
West Coast Times, 8 March 1880, Page 2
Lyttelton, March 5. Arrived Star of India, from Newcastle;
West Coast Times, 7 August 1880, Page 2 Port Chalmers
August 5 Arrived Nebo, from Lyttelton, April 30; Star of India,
from Lyttelton.
Evening Post, 24 September 1910, Page 5
LONDON, 23rd September. At the yards of Messrs. Workman, Clark, and Co., Ltd.,
Belfast, a new steamer, the Star of India, intended for the Australian and New
Zealand frozen meat trade, was launched. The Star of India the latest addition
to the fine fleet of Messrs. o. P. Corry and Co.'s "Star" Line, of Liverpool
is a twin-screw cargo carrier similar in general design to the Star of Canada,
which made her maiden appearance in. these waters in January last. The new
steamer is the tenth vessel built by Messrs. Workman, Clark, and Co. for the
Star Line fleet, and represents the high-water mark in construction of the
modern cargo carrier, with accommodation for a limited number of saloon
passengers. It is significant of the expanding sea-borne commerce of Australia
and New Zealand that such extensive additions have been made in recent years to
the mercantile fleets trading to Australasia the Tyser line the flag of which
the Star of India will fly. There are two steel decks, with shelter deck, and
the vessel is expected to leave London on her maiden voyage about the end of the
year. Her length is about 47lft, beam 58ft, and depth 32ft; tonnage about 7500
gross. A steel deckhouse amidships will contain several staterooms, and a
commodious dining saloon, while superior quarters are provided for the officers,
it is expected that the Star of India will develop a sea-going speed, on a fully
loaded draught, of about 13.5 knots an hour.
Barton, L Australians in the Waikato war, 1863-1864 Sydney, Library of Australian History, 1979. 119pp. Australians in Maori land wars.
Another 'Star of India', official No. 43,925, tonnage 1064, a 3-masted, square-rigged ship, built at Dundee by Alexander Stephen & Sons for the London ship owners Somes Brothers, and launched in July 1861 was in New Zealand waters 1873-74. It was common in those days to have two or three vessels sailing the oceans with the same name. White Wings Vol. 1 has an article and photo of this vessel at Port Chambers and a list of its voyages. There was also another vessel named "Euterpe" that was renamed the "Star of India" in 1906 and she is the vessel at the San Diego Maritime Museum.
Passengers on the ship 'Star of India' from MLB to NZ 1863, most of whom were recruits from Melbourne for service in the Maori Wars. Compiled in 1989 by the NZGS Computer Group. From the AGWeb site.
