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Napier 04/08/1879 278 adults Cockermouth 06/08/1879 46 passengers Penguin 18.08.1879 1 passenger Helen Denny 21/08/1879 25 passengers Blair Drummond 25/08/1879 47 passengers Nelson 28/08/1879 348 adults off site Antares 04/09/1879 26 passengers Mataura 22/09/1879 26 passengers Invercargill 27/09/1879 478 passengers Rotomohana 01/10/1879 44 passengers Forfarshire 02/10/1879 306 passengers Calypso 15/10/1879 74 passengers |
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OTAGO WITNESS SATURDAY 2ND AUGUST 1879
July 29th 1879
Arrived: ss Rotorua
Sailed: ss Hero
July 25th 1879
Arrived: Claud Hamilton ss
July 29th 1879
Sailed: ss Ringarooma
July 26th 1879
Arrived: Waitaki ss 228 tons, Edie, from Oamaru. Passengers - Mrs
Miller and child, Misses Cook, Fritz, Messrs Larken, Scanlan, Haig, Lawton,
Burn, Axtou, Stewart, Marchall
Arrived: Wakatipu, ss 1158 tons, Wheeler, from Sydney, via the
coast. Passengers - Mr & Mrs Horsburgh, Mrs Chapman, Miss Edwards, Messrs Banks,
Fergusson, Lusk, Craig, Ingram, Lees, Bennis, Butterworth, and 15 steerage.
Arrived: Ladybird, ss 278 tons, Malcolm from Northern ports. Passengers - Mr
?ran, H.M.S Pinafore English Opera Company, viz. Mesdames Leaf, Hunter, Heath,
Sandford, Dukes (?), Lincoln, Phillips, Messrs Riccardi, Crain, Harding, Hodson,
Johnson, Ryley, Bell, Klingerfeidt, Scott, Mack, Alexander.
July 28th 1879
Arrived: St Kilda, ss 179 tons, Flowerday, from Wanganui.
Passengers - Mr Bell and 2 steerage
July 30th 1879
Arrived: Waitaki, ss 288 tons, Edie, from Oamaru. Passengers - Mr
& Mrs Gibbon and child, Misses Cooke, Saunders, McLaughlin (2), Messrs Cagney,
Lappin, Pryor, Butcher, Dunn, Wallis, Tracy, Saunders, Smith, Ryan, Miller
Arrived: Ablion, ss 591 tons, Garrard, from Melbourne, via Hobart
Town and the Bluff. Passengers from Melbourne - Messrs J R Mitchell, A Norton.
From Hobart Town - Miss Lillie Scott, 14 steerage.
Arrived: Arawata, ss 623 tons, Sinclair, from Nelson, via the
Coast. Passengers - Mesdames O'Grady, Menzies, Misses Teague, Finnimore, Dr
Menzies, Mr G McLean, M.H.R., Messrs Stodart, Waddell, Weir, Davis (?), Oxley,
Tonet and 6 steerage; 20 passengers for forward ports.
July 25th 1879
Departure: Hawea, ss 462 tons, Kennedy, for Northern ports. Passengers
for Lyttelton - Messrs Shirley, Dunning. For Wellington - Messrs Ah Wih, Craig,
Pobin Hatikea, Michael Jakato, Cahill. For Nelson - Mr Pettit. For Taranaki - Mr
Eastwood. For Napier - Miss Marsh. For Tauranga - Mr J A Wilson. For Auckland -
Dr McCaw, Mr Drose.
Departure: Tararua, ss 568 tons, Muir, for Melbourne, via Bluff
and Hobart Town. Passengers for the Bluff - Messrs Morrison, Good?ir. For Hobart
Town - Messrs Bretherton, Howard, T Harper. For Melbourne - Miss Spedding, Mrs
Wilson, Messrs Gale, McIntyre.
July 30th 1879
Departure: Albion, of 591 tons, Garrard, for Lyttelton and
Wellington. Passengers for Lyttelton - Miss Ivens. For Wellington - Messrs J
Kean, Marlow, Sutherland, and 1 steerage.
Departure: Arawata, ss 688 tons, Sinclair for Melbourne, via the
Bluff. Passengers for Melbourne - Mrs Hall, Miss Mitchell, Master Caster,
Captain Baldwin, Messrs T Lahire, Belcher, Farra, A Felicim, Alexander, Wilson,
and 5 steerage.
Auckland July 29th
Arrived: Mail steamer Zealandia at 11.40am. She passed the City of
Sydney on July 26th and signalled the Australia with the Homeward mails. She
brings 517 bags of barley and a general cargo, 11,137 packages in transit for
Sydney. She has 8 saloon and 7 steerage passengers for Auckland, and 66 saloon
and 58 steerage for Sydney. Amongst the passengers are Lord A Loftus and two
sons, Sir Arch. Michie, and Martin Simonsen.
TRANSCRIBED FROM THE OTAGO WITNESS SATURDAY 9TH AUGUST 1879
Per Hereford from Sydney arrived Melbourne July 30th
Per Canterbury, from Lyttelton arrived Melbourne July 30th
Per Western Monarch, from Port Chalmers arrived Melbourne July 30th
Per Beautiful Star from Timaru on July 31st
Passenger - Walker Mr William and Jane.
Per Western Monarch from Port Chalmers arrived London July 31st
Per Alice Pratt, from Port Piria (South Australia) arrived Sydney August
1st
Per Loch Urr, from Port Muilacowie (South Australia) arrived Sydney
August 1st
Per Oamaru, from Port Chalmers arrived Sydney August 1st
Per Tararua arrived Melbourne on August 1st
Per Arawata arrived Melbourne on August 1st
Per Waitaki from Oamaru on August 2nd
Passengers - Mardy Mesdames Le Lievre Mesdames Lyle Mr McGeary Mr Graham Mr
Per Hinemoa from the North on August 2nd
Passengers - 26 armed constabulary and 46 Maori prisoners
Per Wanaka from Northern Ports on August 3rd
Passengers - Brown Mrs Robay Miss Bonnington Miss Morris Miss Banie Mr Munday Mr Kemp Mr Wilson Mr Mundler Mr Black Mr Boyar Mr Levishon Mr Miller Mr Cole Mr Sommers Mr Jacobs Mr Richards Mr
Per Menmuir arrived Sydney on August 3rd from China, with a cargo of
tea for Sydney and NZ
Per Rotorua sailed from Sydney to Auckland August 3rd
Per Napier ship from Glasgow on August 4th.,
Captain Moffatt
consigned to Cargills, Gibbs and Co., May 6th
(also see OW 26 July, 1879 pg13)
Passengers: Saloon Barclay Mr Thomas R Blackland Mr (John Blackwood) (Clement Mr) (not listed as having arrived) Frew Mr William McFarlane Mr Jas Murray Mr John Snodgrass Miss Constance Waddell Mr John 270 statute adults, included 38½ steerage passengers
Per The Zealandia from Auckland arrived Sydney on August 4th
Per ss Ringarooma from Melbourne, via Hobart Town and the Bluff on August 5th
Passengers from Melbourne Bennett Mrs and family (3) Donoghue Mrs Donaghue Master Hollow Mrs Miller Mr Sutherland Mrs Tyerman Mr Passengers from Hobart Town Devine Mr Hinsby Mr Passengers from the Bluff Taylor Mr 9 steerage from all ports
Per ss Star of the South from the Bluff on August 5th
Passengers Boiman Mr Hayes Mr
Per ss Albion from Wellington and Lyttelton on August 6th
Passengers Aitken Mr Buchanan Mr Hoskins Mr Houghton Mr Lawson Mr Liddle Mr Oliver Mrs Scoglund Mr 2 steerage, 20 passengers for forward ports
Per Cockermouth ship from London on August 6th
Passengers Saloon: Mander Mr and Mrs and 2 children Second Class and steerage: Christie Mr Coughlan Mr (2) Dawn Mr and Mrs Dask Mr and Mrs and family (8) Doughty Mr and Mrs Duckworth Mr and Mrs Henderson Mr Joyce Mr and Mrs Kelly Mr (2) Meek Mr McCarthy Mr Mitchieson Mr Moritzon Mr Patterson Mr and Mrs Powell Mr Radcliffe Mr Skinner Mr (2) Smider Mr (2) Stevens Mr and Mrs Stock Mr Temple Mr and Mrs Wills Mr
Per ss Ladybird to Auckland via the East Coast
Passengers for Wellington Barr Mr Passengers for Napier Johnson Mr R Passengers for Gisborne Morris Mr Passengers for Auckland McMeckan Mr Morrow Mr C Passengers for Sydney Walker Mr Denniston Mr
Per ss Wakatipu for Sydney via intermediate ports on August 3rd
Passengers for Lyttelton Silton Mr Passengers for Wellington Rafforty Mr and Mrs Lightband Mrs Passengers for Wanganui Peterson Mr Passengers for Auckland Courtney Miss Masterton Mr Passengers for Sydney Hoyt(?) Miss Cargill Miss Gibson Miss Hoyte Mr and Mrs Ciatson Mrs Kilgour Mrs Dymock Mr and Mrs and family Levy Mr S M Doublet Mr McDowell Mr Hood Mr P McKenzie Mr Brockhus Mr Harris Mr A J Richardson Mr Meyer Mr 2 Chinese
Per ss Ringarooma for the North on August 5th
Passengers for Lyttelton Irvine Mrs McLaren Mrs and family (8) Passengers for Wellington Hare Mr C H Passengers for Nelson Gaul Mr and Mrs Schand Miss Passengers for Poverty Bay Holmden Mrs, nurse and 6 children Rundle Mr Passengers for Auckland Attred Mr
Per North German Lloyd Steamship from New York to Southampton, England on June 11th
Passengers from New Zealand Brown Colonel W Boyes Mr F O Spies Mrs Amelia, 3 children and 2 servants Hess Mrs Hannah Hess Mr Charles A
Per Nelson (Captain Fullarton) from Glasgow on June 4th for
Otago New Zealand
[see arrival 29th August]
Saloon: Dawson Mr John Hutchison Mr R R McNeill Mrs L Randkin Mr R Symington Mr John about 400 steerage passengersPer Antares (Captain Lewis) from London May 31st
[See arrival - Sept. 4th]Second Cabin Davies Walter [Davidson] McGuines John [McGunnies] Milnes J W Mr Smith S E Smith John Smith Elizabeth Smith Alexander Smith John Steerage: Corkill James [Corkell] Corkill John Cowley John Douglas Francis Mr Ford Davidson Graham John Greenfield Charles Hannay George T Jones John Mackenzie Catherine Miss Muncaster William [Morcaster] Osborne James Osborne Mrs E Osborne Clara Osborne Celia Rodger Miss J Turner William Turner Mrs
August 10th
Bank of New Zealand 2576oz 19 dwt Union Bank 1230oz 5 dwt Chinese 70oz
Passengers: Hayan Mr McLachlan Mr (2) Martin Mr Moss Mr
Passengers: Kennedy Miss (2) Herman Miss Herman Mrs Grady Mrs Kirk Mrs Herman Mr Harper Mr Vosper Mr McGlashan Mr Grady Mr Wardlaw Mr Atkinson Mr Kein Mr Mackie Mr Welch Mr Cameron Mr and 8 steerage
Passengers: Russell Mr Millar Mr
Passengers: Lyons Mrs Currie Mrs and 2 children Reisby Miss Garton Mr Beaver Mr Ellith Mr and 11 steerage
Passengers: Brown Mr and Mrs Crothers Mr Oliver Mr and Mrs and 2 servants Pyke Mr Schafer Miss 4 steerage 12 passengers for forward ports
Passengers for Lyttelton Grant Mr & Mrs Passengers for Wellington Ah Yun Mr Blood Mr Dick Mr Kelly Mr Petticoves Miss Russell Dr Smith Miss Passengers for Napier Allen Mr & Mrs Blair Mr & Mrs Passengers for Tauranga Drury Miss (2) Passengers for Auckland Skinner Miss Abrams Mr Passengers for Wanganui Gillies Mr (2) and 10 steerage for all ports
Passengers for Hobart Town O'Meagher Mr B Rinkel Mr Passengers for Melbourne Clark Mr Darcey Mr Dod Mr Harrison Mr Holmes Mr Jardon Mr McLean Mr McIntosh Mr McIntyre Mr Peppiolt Mr Wright Mr
Passengers for Lyttelton: Robins Mrs and child Passengers for Wellington Grant Mr & Mrs Redmond Mr Ah Lun Mr Passengers for Napier Ackroyd Mr Passengers for Poverty Bay Campbell Mr Passengers for Auckland Marks Mr Anderson Mr and 5 steerage for all ports
Passengers for the Bluff Ballin Mr Morrison Miss Steward Mr and 4 in the steerage
Passengers for Dunedin Biesly Miss S Curry Mrs and 2 children Ellith Mr Garton Mr Gibson Mrs Lyons Mrs H Weaver Mr 6 in steerage Passengers for Lyttelton Bartlett Mr Fox Miss E Holmes Mr McLean Mr & Mrs McLean Master C Matthews Master C Perman Master Parlate Master Totham Miss Tulloch Miss 6 in steerage
Passengers for Wellington Delago Mrs McLean Miss & Master Moore Mr Passengers for Auckland Barron Mr & Mrs Butchart Miss
Lyttelton August 13th
Otago Witness July 1879 pg 13
Melbourne
August 20th
Ringarooma sailed.
Sydney
August 14th
The Ocean has arrived at Cooktown
City of New York sailed for Auckland
August 15th
Wakatipu sailed for Wellington
August 16th
Hero arrived from Auckland
Wakatipu sailed for Wellington
Melbourne
August 14th
Albion arrived from NZ
Assam arrived from King George's Sound
Rotomahana has left London for NZ
August 15th
The departures from London for NZ from June 21st to July have been -
Crusader and Waitangi, for Canterbury; Mataura,
for Otago; Ione, for Wellington; Jessie Readman
and Lebu, for Auckland.
Arawata sailed for the Bluff
Melbourne
August 14th
Under date London 12th, the following arrivals: Harbinger from
Adelaide, via Cape Town; Windsor Castle, from Port Pirie;
Maraval and Piako from Lyttelton.
August 16th
Under date London 15th - arrived Firth of Tay, from Sydney.
August 15th
The ss City of Sydney, with the London mails of the 17th July,
left San Francisco on 4th August, the contract date.
The ss Australia, with the Colonial mails, arrived at San
Francisco on 13th August, a day in advance of her due date.
ARRIVALS
August 14th
Star of the South ss (Fraser) from Southern Ports
August 15th
Star of the South ss (Fraser) from Bluff
Passengers: Donelly Mrs Godso Mr
August 16th
Maori ss from Oamaru
Passengers: Black Mr Henderson Mr Martin Mr Moor Mr Poulson Mr White Mrs 6 steerage
Palace, barque (Horne) from Kaipara
August 17th
Moa (McDearmid) from Kaipara
Beautiful Starr (Jones) from Timaru
Rotorua ss (Tozer) from Sydney, via the East Coast
Passengers: Ansley Mr Beamish Miss Cunningham Miss McGall Mr Wilkinson Miss Wheeler Mr Wilson Mr 4 steerage
August 18th
Penguin ss (Braddock) from Glasgow via the Cape of Good Hope and Hobart TownPassenger from Cape Town: Linquist Mr
August 19th
Ladybird ss (Malcolm) from Northern Ports.
Passengers: Maitland Mr Rattray Mr Spencer Mr Stewart Mr 6 steerage
August 20th
Maori ss (Bernech) from Timaru
Passengers: Lippert Mrs 8 steerage
Arawata ss (Sinclair) from Melbourne, via the Bluff.
Passengers: Baldwin Mrs Baldwin Captain Cuthbert Mrs Cuthbert Miss Drake Master Drake Mrs Hastie Mr & Mrs Johnson Mr Lyons Mr Mason Mr Middleton Mr (2) Smith Mr Snider Mr & Mrs Thomas Mrs Thomas Miss (3) Watson Mr & Mrs 40 steerage; 61 passengers for Northern Ports Wanganui ss (Bayldon) from the North Sonntag, barque (Mayo) from New York DEPARTURES August 14th Ringarooma ss (Chatfield) for Melbourne, via the Bluff
Passengers: Daniels Mr & Mrs and family (3) Flanagan Miss McMaster Mr A Russell Mr & Mrs and child Ryan Mr & Mrs 8 steerage Waitaki ss (Edie) for Oamaru Maori ss (Bernech) for Timaru August 15th Angerona, ship (Harwood) for Newcastle Hawea ss (Kennedy) for Northern Ports. Passengers for Wellington: Bryant Mr Mantell Mr Stables Mr Woodford Mrs and child Passengers for Nelson: Armstrong Mr Gregg Mr
Passengers for Sydney: Summers Mr C C 5 steerage for all ports
Beautiful Star ss (Jones) for Timaru
August 16th
Star of the South ss (Fraser) for Bluff
Victoria, barque (Briscoe) for San Francisco
August 17th
Maori ss (Bernech) for Oamaru
August 18th
Hally Bayley, schooner (Crone) for Hobart Town
Waitaki ss (Edie) for the North
Passengers for Lyttelton: Johnstone Mrs Passengers for Picton: Esther Mr
Beautiful Star ss (Jones) for Oamaru and Timaru
August 20th
Arawata ss (Sinclair) for the North
Passengers for Lyttelton: Lundquist Mr Tavolski Mr Passengers for Wellington: Carle Miss Holdsworth Mr Passengers for Auckland: Levisohn Mr 11 steerage for all ports Rotorua ss (Tozer) for Melbourne, via the Bluff and Hobart Town
Passengers: Burrows Mr Burke Mr Gatrien Mr Gore Miss Graham Mrs Malcolm Mr Stables Mr 8 steerage
TELEGRAPHIC
Lyttelton August 15th
Cleared: Rialto, barque, for London
Lyttelton August 16th
Rialto, barque sailed for London
Passengers: Lister Mr Wood Mr
Auckland August 16th
Messrs Shaw, Savill, and Co.'s barque Ironsides, 105 days from
London, has arrived with 32 passengers. During passage William Wallis A. B.
was struck by the main upper-topsail yard, knocked overboard and drowned. A
boat was lowered, but without avail.
Bluff August 19th
The ss Arawata, Captain Sinclair, sailed from Hobson's Bay at
10.30am on the 15th instant, with the Suez mail, 40 saloon and 90 steerage
passengers, 350 tons of cargo, and 4 boxes containing £20,000. She arrived
at the Bluff at 2pm, after a fast run of 3 days 23½
hours. She cleared Port Phillip Heads at 1pm and experienced moderate
northerly winds during the run across. She passed the Solanders at 9am on
the 19th, and sailed for Dunedin at 5pm.
Passengers for the Bluff: Booth Miss Cameron Mrs Cameron Miss Deering Mr Pierson Mr Wilson Mr 10 steerage
Passengers for Dunedin: Baldwin Captain Baldwin Mrs Cuthbert Mrs Cuthbert Miss Drake Mrs Drake Master Hastie Mr & Mrs Johnson Mr Lyons Mr Mason Mr Middleton Mr Middleton Mr Smith Mr Snider Mr Snider Mrs Thomas Mrs and family (3) Watson Mr & Mrs 20 steerage Passengers for Lyttelton: Cole Mr Ingram Mr Percival Mrs Ricketts Mrs and children (2) Western Mr & Mrs 10 steerage Passengers for Wellington: Bennett Mr & Mrs Cameron Mrs and family (3) Heatherby Miss Hunt Mr Wood Miss 10 steerage
Passengers for Nelson Bird Master
ENGLISH SHIPPING
Per Nelson (Captain Fullarton) from Glasgow June 6thPassengers for Port Chalmers: Hutchinson Mr R R John Mr Dawson Mr Rankin Mr R S Symington Mr John McNeill Mrs L 400 steerage passengers: Per Forfarshire (Captain Brown) from London June 18th, and Falmouth 25th Saloon:
Otago Witness 30 August 1879
London August 18th
Arrivals: Devon, Damascus, and Jude from
Australia; Wellington, from Port Chalmers, sailed May 19th;
Northampton, from Lyttelton, sailed May 19th; Northampton,
from Lyttelton, sailed May 14th; Chariwood, from Timaru, sailed April
28th. The ship Enterpe has been reported sailed for Lyttelton.
August 22nd
A fire broke out today, fore and aft, on board the ship Amazone,
at Sandridge, lately arrived from Liverpool. The ship was scuttled. Great
damage was done to ship and cargo.
August 23rd
A collision occurred in the bay between the Claud Hamilton and
the barque Eden. Both were damaged.
August 26th
Sailed: ss Ringarooma
Adelaide August 21st
Arrived: City of London ss
On July 21st the Nova-Scotian ship St Bernard was wrecked off
the Banks of Newfoundland; on her voyage from New York to Antwerp. Some of
her crew were drowned; the remainder were rescued and landed in Europe.
The British barque Beecherdass Abedass, from Shanghai to
Victoria, British Columbia, became a total wreck on a reef at the entrance
of San Juan Delfugo, 5 miles south of Cape Del lighthouse. The crew were
saved.
Five ladies were drowned through the mismanagement of a steam launch on the
St Lawrence River. The party consisted of 201 persons from New York.
The French barque Delephere Mellene sailed on July 31st for
Melbourne.
The ship Templar arrived in San Francisco on July 31st, having
lost 13 lives from yellow fever during the voyage of 320 day from New York.
The Mexican war vessel Liberator was carried off by mutineers
from Vera Cruz. When at sea another mutiny occurred, and the ship returned
to port. The crew submitted to the authorities. Several were lost.
The English screw-steamer Burgos was lost in St Mary's Bay
during a dense fog, on her voyage from Montreal to Liverpool. Portions of
her cargo were saved.
On 19th July the steamer Sate Of Virginia struck on a reef off
Glendon Island and became a total wreck. 4 women and 5 children were drowned
in the surf. A Government steamer from Halifax rescued 79 survivors. The
vessel sailed from New York for Liverpool on the 10th.
Bennett's exploring ship Jeannette sailed for the North Pole from San
Francisco on June 10th.
ARRIVALS
August 22nd
Nonpareil (Finlayson) from Newcastle
Wanganui schooner (Blaney) from Greymouth
Helen Denny, barque (Ruth) from London
(also see OW 26 July, 1879 pg13)
Passengers Second Cabin: Krause Mr (Alex Henry Krance) Pyke Mr (Hugh Pike) McDougall Mr Alex Sherwin Mr MarkPassengers from Steerage:Ardenor Mr (William Aidener) Collinson Mr (Samuel Commison) Duncan Mr (not listed as arrived) Fisher Mr John Grey Mr (And Gray) Keys Mr William J Kirkly Mr (Thomas Kirkby) Hardisty Mr (Joseph Hardsty) Rigg Mr Robert Ross Mr Jos Scott Mr Maxwell Slater Mr Robert & Mrs and child Voster Mr (John Veitch) Washer Mr Edward & Mrs Emma (Ellis Mr H.D.)
August 23rd
Star of the South ss (Fraser) from the Bluff
Passengers - 2 steerage
Beautiful Star ss (Jones) from Timaru
Taiaroa ss (Pietersen) from Nelson via the Coast
Passengers: Kennedy Mrs Parkinson Mrs Mantell Mr Preson Mr
August 24th
Beautiful Star ss (Jones) from Oamaru
Palmerston, ketch (Brebner) from Half-moon Bay, Stewart Island
Wanaka ss (McGillivray) from Auckland, via the East Coast.
Passengers: Black Mrs Black Mr Crowley Mr McGregor Mr Masterton Mr Maxwell Mr Mellors Mr Mellors Mrs Monteith Mr Oars Mr Roberts Miss Tudhope Mrs
St Kilda ss (Flowerday) from Wanganui
Ellbank Castle, schooner (Graham) from Hokitika
Wakatipu ss (Wheeler) from Sydney via Wellington and Lyttelton
Passengers: Armstrong Mr Blackie Mr Gaurd Mr Kirke Mr & Mrs Macandrew Hon J Macandrew Mr Ro?s Mr Shipton Mr Smith H Selwyn Thompson Mr 23 in steerage
Campsie, barque (T Smith) from Calcutta
August 25th
Blair Drummond, ship (Guthrie) from
London.
(also see OW 26 July, 1879 pg13)
Passengers saloon: Aldom Mr Bowler Mr & Mrs and child (infant) Cutten Masters (2) (Frank and Ernest Cutten) Fowler Mr (Benjamin) Hardy Mr C H Hay Messrs (2) George & William Henton Mrs and child (James) Palethorpe Mr Howard and William Rigall Mr Frederick W Turner Mr Earnest (Tunmer) (Fowler Mr Benjamin) Second cabin and steerage: Brothers Mr William Brownlie Mr (James Brownlee) Campbell Mr Daniel & Mrs and family (6) Eliza, Maggie, Mary, Jessie, Jane, Daniel, James Campbell Clark Mr Thomas Chipp Mr George C Crocker Mr Samuel H English Mr Thomas & Mrs Mary and family (3) Martin, John, Bridget English) George Mr John G.E. Greenwood Mr Edward & Mrs Harris Mr Herbert Hill Mr Thomas (Homax Mr John) Hylin Mr Hjelmar Levi Mr George Long Mr Martin McGregor Mrs (Huey and Arthur Macgregor) Schwels Mr Otto Watson Mr Christopher & Mrs (Miss Mary Watson) Watson Mr Isaac Winslee Mr (John Winsloe) Worrall Mr H.H.(listed in the Otago Witness 26 July 1879 - but did not listed on arrival) (Armroyd J) (Ashley Henry) {Alles H) (Christian H.C.) (Clark Andrew) (Craine George) (George G. Goodfellow) (Hall Robert) (Hanly John) (Hopkinson James) (McGrath James) (Neill Patrick) (Norman George) (Rowland Mr Hill)
Crest of the Wave, schooner (McLean) from Pelorus Sound
Good Templar, ketch (Bradshaw) from Kakanui
August 26th
Grace, ketch (Brady) from Waikouaiti
August 27th
Arawata ss (Sinclair) from Nelson, via intermediate ports.
Passengers: Davie Mr Rose Mr Russell Dr Sutherland Mr 6 steerage and 30 passengers for forward ports
Albion ss (Garrard) from Melbourne, via Hobart Town and the Bluff [see another listing]
Passengers from Melbourne: Bell Miss Brady Mr Cahill Mr Chesney Mr Craig Mr Eagerty Mr Hayes Mr Huxtable Mr Hetherington Mr Hillier Miss Holland Mr Innes Mr Lawrence Mr Leopald Mr H Leopold Mr G Leopold Miss Lingard Mr & Mrs W H Melrose Miss Owen Mr Owen Mrs Owen Miss (2) Trestrail Mr Van Ghele Mr Warner Mr Woolridge Miss Passengers from Hobart Town: Cook Mr Kilkenny Mr Passengers from the Bluff Bennett Mr & Mrs Hay Mr 12 steerage for all ports, 33 passengers for forward ports
DEPARTURES
August 22nd
Catlin ketch (Matheson) from Catlin's River
City of Cashmere, ship (Grieve) for Portland, Oregon
Maori ss (Bernech) for Oamaru
William & Jane, schooner (Wares) for Stewart Island
August 23rd
Penguin ss (Malcolm) for Auckland, via the East Coast
Passengers for Lyttelton: Beaver Mr Buchanan Mrs Chong Mr Passengers for Akaroa: Nugent Mrs Jones Mr Proctor Mr Walsh Mr Passengers for Wellington: Moffatt Mr Passengers for Napier: Hercus Mr Passengers for Auckland: Brodrick Mr Hogg Mrs and 2 children Hogg Miss (2) Hogg Mr Wa?her Mr & Mrs 15 steerage for all ports
Wanganui ss (Bayldon) for the West Coast, Oamaru
Valparaiso, barque (Mills) for Newcastle
August 25th
Thomas Stephens, ship (Richards) for Guam
Beautiful Star ss (Jones) for Oamaru and Timaru
Thurso, barque (Raddon) for Newcastle
August 26th
Star of the South ss (Fraser) for the Bluff
St Kilda ss (Flowerday) for Wanganui, via intermediate ports
August 27th
Albion ss (Garrard) for the North.
Passengers for Lyttelton: Jackson Mr & Mrs Passengers for Wellington: Trihey Mr Passengers for Taranaki: Muller Mr
Arawata ss (Sinclair) for Melbourne, via the Bluff
Passengers:
Bellamy Mr Cuthbertson Mr Currie Mr Findlay Mr Hamilton Mrs Hammyn Mr McMahon Mr Paul Mr Skea Mr Spavin Mr Sydney Mr Tin Kin Mr Ah Kan Mr Ah Chow Mr Ah Kin Mr Know Constable and prisoner
Auckland August 26th
Arrived: City of Sydney, with 7 saloon passengers for
Auckland, and 11 steerage. She brings 50 saloon passengers and 39 in
steerage for Sydney and 1200 tons of cargo for all ports. Archbishop S?ei?s
has not arrived. Sir Arthur Gordon landed at Samoa, and was received by
H M S Cormorant. Dr Cox, American Commissioner for the Sydney
Exhibition, is a passenger.
Bluff August 26th
Albion arrived 3pm. She left Melbourne at
1.20pm on 20th, and arrived at Hobart Town at 9am on 22nd; left at 3.30pm.
She experienced light northerly winds and fine weather during the passage.
She brings 40 saloon and 38 steerage passengers for all ports. She sails at
9pm for Dunedin.
Passengers for Dunedin, saloon:
Bandy Mr Bayes Mr Bell Miss Cahill Mr Chisney Mr Craig Mr Cook Mr Eagerty Mr Hellier Miss Hetherington Mr Holland Mr Huxtable Mr Innes Mr Kilkenny Mr Lawrance Mr Leopold Miss Leopold Mr (2) Lingard Mr & Mrs Melrose Mrs Owen Mr Owen Miss (2) Tres?all Mr Van Ghele Mr Warner Mr Woolridge Miss 22 in steerage Passengers for Lyttelton: Breen Miss Anderson Mr Stubbs Mr Inwood Mr 4 in steerage Passengers for Wellington: Fawkner Mr Jackson Mr Kellick Mrs and M? Moulding Mrs and child Passengers for Nelson: Stroud Mrs Passengers for Wanganui: Admodt Miss Passengers for Auckland: Dickson Mr 17 in steerage
Publications from Otago Witness dated 6th
September 1879
2nd September
Arrived: Arawata ss: sailed, Rotorua
August 28th
Arrivals:
Aconcagua from Melbourne
Haxelwood from Rockhampton
Lurline from Port Pirie
Margaret Galbraith from Timaru
Janan from Levuka
Charleston September 1st
A fatal accident occurred at 11.30 this morning while the schooner
Shepherdess, Captain Billey, from Lyttelton, was coming into
Constant Bay, towing a dingey, in which were Charles Craddock, mate and
Thomas Bailie. The dingey was swamped. Craddock was drowned, and Bailie was
rescued with great difficulty, much exhausted. The vessel was almost
wrecked, but got in by a fluke. Craddock leaves a wife and 3 children, who
are provided for. He was for years pilot at Constant Bay, and well known.
ARRIVALS
August 29th
per Mary Campbell, brigantine (Clark) from Melbourne
Cordelia, barque, (Baron) from Glasgow
Nelson, ship (Fullarton) from Glasgow
Passengers Saloon: McNeill Mrs Dawson Mr Hutchinson Mr Symington Mr Rankin Mr R S and 381 free and assisted immigrants
Star of the South, ss (Fraser) from the Bluff
Passengers: O'Brien Mrs and family O'Brady Miss
William Turner, barque (Vandervord) from Newcastle
August 31st
Hawea ss (Kennedy) from the North
Passengers: Banks Captain Cook Mr Dallas Miss Dallas Mrs Datson Mr (2) Jackson Mr Jones Mrs Johnson Miss Keddell Mrs and family (8) and servant Langdon Mr (2) Long Mr Roberts Mr Shaw Mr Thomson Mr Watson Mr and 11 steerage
Arrogante, French barque (Arnaud) from Newcastle
September 1st
Clyde, barque (Romney) from Newcastle
September 2nd
Ringarooma, ss (Chatfield) from Melbourne via intermediate
ports
Passengers: Alexander Mr Collins Mr Johnston Dr Kelsey Mr Mathews Miss Pearce Mrs Thompson Mr J Wallenburg Dr 25 steerage
Bobycity, barque (Hodge) from Newcastle
August 27th
Albion, ss (Garrard) from Wellington and Lyttelton
Passengers: Bull Mr Henry Mr Lidy Mr McKay Mr Phillips Miss Simon Mr & Mrs and child Wheeler Mr Willcocks Mr and 5 steerage
Ada C Owen, brigantine, (Armstrong) from the Thames
DEPARTURES
August 28th
Cape Clear, barque (Tupman) for Newcastle in ballast.
Wakatipu, ss (Wheeler) for Sydney, via intermediate ports.
Passengers for Lyttelton: McLean Mr G
Passengers for Wellington: Edwards Miss Scott Mrs Seymour Mr
Passengers for Sydney: Anderson Captain Brown Mr Hood Mr Leary Mr & Mrs Lowry Captain Savany Captain Scott Mrs Seymour Mr Sutherland Miss Orr Mr W Reuben Mrs and 2 children Ross Mr & Mrs Tucker Mr & Mrs and 2 children Watson Mrs Watson Mr Young Mr 16 steerage and 8 Chinese
Beautiful Star, ss (Jones) for Oamaru and Timaru
Good Templar, ketch, (Bradshaw) for Invercargill
Thomas and Henry, brig, (Marks) for Kaipara
August 29th
Ladybird ss (McGee) for Northern Ports
Passengers for Lyttelton: Howorth Mr W Passengers for Wellington: Bayliss Mr C Passengers for Napier: Hall Mr Hay Mr J Hopkinson Mr Norman Mr Passengers for Gisborne: Cooper Masters (2) Passengers for Auckland: Cameron Mr J C 6 steerage for all ports
August 30th
Isabella, ketch (Brown) for Catlins River
August 31st
Star of the South ss (Fraser) for Bluff
Owake, schooner (Laing) for Greymouth via Timaru
September 2nd
Jane Hannah, schooner (Currie) for Catlins River
Moa, (McDearmid) for Kaipara
Nonpareil, barque (Finlayson) for Newcastle
Hawea ss (Kennedy) for the North
Passengers for Wellington: Campbell Mr Kelly Mr Leach Mr Mackay Mr Tucker Mr Williams Mr Passengers for Picton Ward Mr (2)
Beautiful Star ss (Jones) for Oamaru and Timaru
Singapore September 1st
The schooner Subaham, from her to Fremantle, was wrecked off
Anjer Point on August 31st
Sydney, September 3rd
Arrived: Benledi, steamer, from Hong Kong
Sailed: Hero ss for Auckland
From OTAGO WITNESS dated
SEPTEMBER 13TH 1879
London, September 2nd
Arrived: Boyne
The Swedish Exploring Expedition discovered a north-east passage in the Polar
Sea.
Albany, September 5th
The P & O steamer Tanjore has arrived with the Suez mail. She
brings Cape news to August 18th
Melbourne, September 4th
The result of the official inquiry as to the cause of the collision between the
steamer Claud Hamilton and the barque Ben, in
Hobson's Bay, is that the certificate of the captain of the Claud Hamilton
has been suspended for 2 months.
Sydney, September 4th
Arrived: Wakatipu, from Wellington
Sydney, September 9th
The ss Wakatipu will sail for New Zealand tomorrow
Napier, September 8th
The schooner Kate McGregor, from Mercury Bay, timber laden, went
ashore on Saturday night about 100 feet out of the side of the eastern
breastwork. The captain being new to the port, mistook the light and thought he
was right until he found himself on the beach. She is expected to get off
without much injury.
Tasmania
The wreck of the ship Ivanhoe is entirely attributable to Captain
Cowley's negligence. His certificate is therefore cancelled.
ARRIVALS
September 4th
Antares, barque (Lewis) from London
[see August 9th - English Shiping]
Passengers: Corkell Mr (2) Cowley Mr Douglas Mr Davidson Mr Graham Mr Greenfield Mr Hannay Mr Jones Mr McGuinness Mr McKenzie Miss Milnes Mr Morcaster Mr Osborne Mr & Mrs and 2 children Rogers Miss Smith Mr & Mrs and 2 children Turner Mr & Mrs Walter Mr
Beautiful Star ss (Jones) from Timaru
Wave, brig, (Chisholm) from Wangaroa
September 5th
Stella, CGS, (McKersie) from Wellington via the coast
Owake Belle, ketch (Phillips) from Stewart Island
Eliza Mary, (Arndt) from Manukau
September 6th
Star of the South ss (Fraser) from the Bluff
Oreti ss (McArthur) from the north
Aratapu (Smith) from Kaipara
September 7th
Beautiful Star ss (Jones) from Timaru
Hawea ss (Kennedy) from Wellington via Lyttelton and Akaroa
Passengers: Cavill Mr Esther Mr Gregg Mr Haworth Mr Heathcote Mr Lean Mr Mill Mrs Mill Mr Moore Mr Na?der Master Patterson Mr Perry Mr Reid Mr Robinson Mrs Savers Mrs Smith Mr Telfer Mrs White Mrs 21 steerage
Huia ss (Wills) from Lyttelton, via Akaroa
September 8th
Maori ss (Berneck) from the West Coast via the Bluff
Passengers: Brooks Mr Cohen Mr Collyer Mr Cranston Mr Docherty Mr Galloway Mr Goodban Mr Phillips Mr & Mrs and family (4) Weir Mr & Mrs
Stella CGS (McKersie) from Cape Saunders
September 10th
Rotorua ss (Tozer) from Melbourne via Hobart Town and the Bluff
Passengers from Melbourne: Armitage Mr Bailey Mr Cargill Mr Grander Mr McWilliams Mr Mai?ters Mr Newport Rev W J Quinn Mr & Mrs Ware Mr Watson Mr & Mrs and family (3) Wilding Mr & Mrs 18 steerage
Passengers from Hobart Town: Gould Mrs and servant Huxtable Mrs Rentel Mr Wooller Mr Passengers from the Bluff 2 steerage Wanganui ss (Bayldon) from Northern Ports
Passengers: Grange Mr R Mathews Mrs Weir Mrs and family 3 steerage
Penguin ss (Malcolm) for Auckland via intermediate ports
Passengers: Coombes Mr Green Mr Hewitt Miss Hill Mr Jones Mr Kingston Mr Marks Mr Stewart Mrs and nurse and 2 children Watson Mr 7 steerage
DEPARTURES
September 4th
Ringarooma ss (Chatfield) for Sydney
Passengers for Wellington: Beach Mr Corlias Mr Crawford Mr Ross Mr J Rigg Mr Passengers for Auckland: Britten Mr & Mrs McDonough Mrs and 4 children Walker Mr Passengers for Sydney: Gray Mr Hyland Mr Squire Mr
Albion ss (Garrard) for Melbourne
Passengers for the Bluff: King Mr Passengers for Hobart Town: Johnston Mr Passengers for Melbourne: Angus Mr Hemlings Mr Joy Miss Logie Mrs Manning Miss Rose Mr & Mrs Saunders Mr & Mrs and 2 children Scott Mr Thomas Miss Williams Mr
September 5th
Wanaka ss (McGillivray) for Auckland
Passengers for Lyttelton: Nicholis Mr Wilson Mr Passengers for Wellington: Brown Mr (2) Campbell Mr McHattie Mr Passengers for Wanganui: Graham Miss Passengers for Auckland: Armstrong Captain Langmuir Mr 5 steerage
September 10th
Rotorua ss (Tozer) for Sydney
Passengers for Lyttelton: Findlay Mr Passengers for Wellington: McLauchlan Mr Macandrew Hon J Benin Mr Robertson Mr Passengers for Greymouth Duff Miss Wetherspoon Miss Passengers for Auckland: Grant Miss Jenkins Mr Sing Mr A H Passengers for Sydney: 9 Chinese
Auckland, September 9th
Arrived: Framenorth, from London, which port she left on 22nd May.
She brings 200 immigrants. There was 1 birth and no deaths. All are in good
health. She spoke the Sarah Price, from Melbourne to London, and
the Kapunda, from London to Adelaide; also ship Arga,
104 days from London, with a large number of passengers.
Wellington, September 9th
Arrived: Rakaia, 100 days from London, with 290 Government
immigrants; all well. 2 births occurred during passage; also 2 deaths and 2
cases being those of infants. The voyage was uneventful and light winds were
experienced throughout. She brings a large general cargo.
From THE OTAGO WITNESS dated SATURDAY 2OTH SEPTEMBER
1879
ARRIVALS
September 13th
Tararua ss (Tozer) from Sydney
Passengers: Bridger Mr Founes Mr & Mrs and family Hall Mr Hay Mr & Mrs and family Hercus Mr Pickett Mr Thomson Mr 13 steerage
September 16th
Ladybird ss (McGee) from Auckland
Passengers: Connelly Mr & Mrs Connelly Master Cotterill Miss Dick Mr Edwards Mr Fisher Mr Garmour Mrs Killock Mrs Perry Mr 5 steerage
September 17th
Arawata ss (Sinclair) from Melbourne
Passengers from Melbourne: Brown Mrs Brown Mr & Mrs Crawshaw Mrs A Emmett Mr Hickling Mr Irwin Miss Jonas Professor Keith Mr Martin Mr W M Masters Mr McGill Mr & Mrs McLaren Miss Miller Mr Rowe Mr Sandman Mr & Mrs and family (3) Tomkins Mr Williamson Miss Young Mr Chapman Mr 17 steerage Passengers from the Bluff: Orr Mrs
DEPARTURES
September 12th
Penguin ss (Malcolm) for the North
Passengers for Lyttelton: Hunt Mrs Meyer Mr Maitland Mr Rattray Mr Passengers for Wellington: Campbell Miss Campbell Mr Fox Mr Hutchison Mr McMenamin Miss McWilliams Mr Passengers for Taranaki: Brasch Mr & Mrs and 3 children Passengers for Auckland Dixon Mr Gooseman Mrs Hayman Mr Rothschild Mr Smith Mr 12 steerage
September 17th
Arawata ss (Sinclair) for the North
Passengers: Downey Mr E Thomson Miss Watkins Mr
Tararua ss (Muir) for Melbourne
Passengers Benjamin Mrs L Beven Mr Crawford Mr Francis Mr Howie Mr & Mrs Reeves Mr Shaw Mr W Solomon Mr L Tate Mr & Mrs E H Thompson Mr J Woolley Mr Wong Chock Mr Wong Long Mr Wong Lee Mr 27 steerage
From THE OTAGO WITNESS dated 27th
SEPTEMBER 1879
ARRIVALS
September 19th
Wakatipu ss (Wheeler) from Sydney
Passengers: Johnson Mrs Harker Mr De Little Mr Philson Mr Solomon Mr 11 steerage
September 22nd
Arawata ss (Sinclair) from Wellington
Passengers: Boyd Mrs Fitzsimmons Mr Simmons Mr Mataura (Brown) from London (26th June)
Passengers Second Class: Tsechner Mr Humphries Mr Steerage: Barry Mr & Mrs Black Mr Davidson Mr Ditchfield Mr Etherington Mr & Mrs and 2 children Flaherty Mr (2) Foxcraft Mr Gray Mr Harper Miss Harper Mr Howard Mr Lesby Mr Massie Mr J Mater Mr Meredith Mr O'Callaghan Mr Soulsby Mr Watson Mr (2)
September 23rd
Wanaka ss (McGillivray) from Auckland
Passengers: Ashby Mr Baxter Mr Davis Mr Foster Mr Halder Mr Hill Mr Jazger Mr Johnson Mrs Langmuir Mr Nugent Mrs Robson Mr
DEPARTURES
September 19th
Hawea ss (Kennedy) for the North
Passengers for Akaroa: Wright Master Passengers for Lyttelton: Adcock Mr Britton Mr J McDoull Mr Passengers for Wellington: Fergusson Mrs Mackay Miss Passengers for Napier: Bridger Mr Faulkner Mr Strachan Mr D Passengers for Auckland: ?enton and family Mrs Hardwick Mrs and infant Flannigan Mr Murray Miss E 11 steerage
September 22nd
Wakatipu ss (Wheeler) for Sydney
Passengers for Sydney: Blaxell Captain Bryant Miss Davis Mr Dempsey Mr Dick Mr Fleming Mr Grant Mr and Mrs George Gray Mr Johnson Mr Le Plastrier Mr M Longey Mr Pickett Miss Sheedy Mr Wheeler Mr White Mr Woolfe Mr Woolfe Mr 23 Chinese
Auckland, September 23rd
Arrived: ss Australia. she left San Francisco on Sept 11th with
the Colonial mails and a heavy cargo. Madame Camilla Norso, the famous
violinist, and company are passengers en route for Sydney.
Passengers for NZ: Burke Mr Cozen Mr H Hyams Mr McLeod Mr Peach Mr Smith Mrs Sunderland Mr Walton Mr Wilson Mr, wife and child 20 steerage
Wellington, September 24th
Arrived: Ringarooma from Sydney at 7pm. She left Sydney at 4pm on
18th, had bad weather and variable winds across.
Passengers for Dunedin: Dean Mr Donald Mr Maitland Mr Taylor Mrs
Bluff, September 24th
Albion left Melbourne on 16th.
Saloon passengers for Dunedin: Dear Miss Jeffreys Mrs Keep Mr Phillips Miss Webster Miss 27 steerage
Passengers for Lyttelton: Brennan Mr Good Mr Good Mr Gordon Mr Lovett Mr 4 steerage
Passengers for Wellington: Harold Master LeCren Master Earnest 5 steerage Passengers for Nelson: Bulmer Mr Clapham Mr Cameron Miss and steerage
ENGLISH SHIPPING
Per Calypeo (Captain Leslie) from London July 22nd
Per Lizzie Bell from London July 10th
Per Waipa, from London
PUBLICATION FROM THE OTAGO WITNESS dated 4th OCTOBER
1879
Provincial and General
Round the World in a Boat
Particulars are to hand of the departure for Boston (Mass.) of the Golden Gate,
a boat of only 11 tons burthen, and said to be the smallest that has ever yet
attempted to cross the ocean. The crew consists of 2 men - Herbert F Burrill,
aged 35 (who projected the venture) and Andrew B Coon, aged 28, a sailor of
great experience. The design of the voyagers is to sail to Melbourne in time to
be present at the Great International Exhibition in 1880. The vessel left Boston
on July 9th. The course is from Massachusetts Bay across to the Cape de Verde,
thence to the Cape of Good Hope, and across the Indian Ocean to Australia.
Odds and Ends
Captain Warner has devised a little apparatus which may be carried in the crown
of a hat, sufficient for keeping afloat an adult in case of shipwreck. Is is
only an ounce of weight, and may be packed in a space not bigger than an
ordinary nutshell. With one of Captain Warner's life buoys a soldier may cross a
stream with a rifle in his hand. The valve is opened by the teeth and it closes
spontaneously when the inflation is complete. No screw or other fastening is
required. It may be fitted as the lining of a hat or helmet, and is available in
a moment.
ARRIVALS
September 25th
Per Albion ss (Garrard) from Melbourne via Hobart Town and the
Bluff.
Passengers from Melbourne: Keep Mr J H Jeffreys Mrs Phillips Miss Webster Miss Passengers from Hobart Town: Dean Miss Passengers from the Bluff: Woolfe Mr 27 steerage for all ports
Per Ringarooma ss (Chatfield) from Sydney
Passengers: Dymock Mr Dowall Mr Maitland Mr Taylor Miss
From the Coast: Armstrong Mr Bridger Mr Eyre Mr Kelly Mr Stephenson Mr and 5 steerage
September 27th
Per Invercargill ship (Muir) from
Glasgow (July 4th)
Passengers: Muir Mrs McCarter Mrs and 2 children and servant Campbell Mrs Laidlaw Miss McGowan Miss (3) Ferguson Mr Rev Archibald Mr Potts Dr Lawrence, in charge of 418 immigrants, equal to 361 statute adults
September 29th
Per Penguin ss (Malcolm) from Auckland
Passengers: Heason Miss Kincaid Mrs and Mrs O'Malley Miss Smith Mrs 5 steerage
September 30th
Per Rotomohana ss (Underwood) from London
via St Vincent, the Cape and Melbourne
Passengers from London:
Archer Miss Bishop Right Rev (from Dunedin Edgecombe Mr Edgecombe Master (2) Harris Rev W C Harris Mrs Harris Miss Harris Masters (3) Holmes Mr & Mrs S, 2 children and servant Mereweather Mr Morice Mr G Nevill Mrs Ruxton Miss Warren Miss Passengers from Melbourne: Harbison Mr Leary Mr Leary Mrs Leary Miss McKellar Mr & Mrs McKellar Miss (4) McKellar Master S Murdoch Mr Fraser J McEwen Mr Corder R Newberry Mr Wilson J Wilson Mrs G Wilson Master D 8 steerage Second Cabin from London: de Barry Mr R Drake Mr F Dunne Mr H Hamilton Mr H Harding Mr M Howell Mr J Johnson Master Johnson Mr & Mrs and 4 children Johnson Miss King Miss McEwan Mrs Massey Mr H A Robinson Mr R Robinson Mr W Ruxton Mr R Smith Mr A Wilson Mr H Wilson Miss
Per Albion ss (Garrard) from the North
Passengers: Gall Mr & Mrs Rail Mr Rutherford Mrs and family Sayer Miss Shand Miss Smith Mr
DEPARTURES
September 25th
Per Albion (Garrard) for the North
Passengers for Wellington: Downey Mrs Gallie Mr & Mrs Lowe Mr Murphy Mr & Mrs and child Seaton Mr Wylie Mr 10 steerage for all ports
September 25th
Per Wanaka ss (McGillivray) for Auckland via the East Coast
Passengers for Lyttelton: Belanse Mrs and child Lingard Mr & Mrs and company (12) Price Mr Riordan Mrs and 2 children Passengers for Napier Fidler Mrs Passengers for Auckland Logan Captain Quirk Mr J
Per Arawata ss (Sinclair) for Melbourne via the Bluff
Passengers: Brown Mr and infant Brown Miss Burnett Mrs and 2 children Francis Mrs and family Jones Mr Muir Mr A Murray Mr Murray Mrs and family Phillips Mrs Williams Mrs 8 steerage for Melbourne, 3 for Bluff
September 28th
Per Ringarooma ss (Chatfield) for Sydney
Passengers for Lyttelton: George Mr McGregor Mr Passengers for Wellington: Christie Miss (2) Clark Mr Martin Miss Pattison Miss Stables Mr Thomson Miss Passengers for Wanganui Campbell Mr Passengers for Taranaki Calcutt Mr (2) Passengers for Sydney Bevan Sergeant Major Jones Mr McLennen Mr Orkney Captain and Mrs 12 steerage
September
30th
Per Wellington ss (Anderson) for Northern ports
Passengers for Lyttelton: Bradley Mr C Dunstan Mr Spooner Mr Passengers for Wellington Hamilton Mr J Hilditch Mr Passengers for Westport Ah Kim Mr Passengers for Sydney Fischer Mr 6 steerage for all ports
PUBLICATION FROM THE OTAGO WITNESS dated 11th OCTOBER 1879
Arrivals
Forfarshire, ship, 1230 tons,
Brown, from London (June 17th). Passengers:
Oct. 8
Waitaki (Edie) from the North.
Passenger - Mr Dickson
Oct. 5
Hawea from Auckland -
Passengers: Adams Mrs and family Adams Mr Bertie Mrs and family Finley Miss Flint Mr Geddes Mrs Hogg 2 ladies and 2 children Lenton Mrs Matheson Mrs and child Price Mr Robson Mr Ruthe Captain Tait Mr Tesasdale Mr
Oct. 7
Nonparell, barque, 399 tons, Finlayson, from Newcastle Sept. 22nd.
Oct. 8
Tararua (Muir), from Melbourne.
Passengers from Melbourne: Easson Mr and Mrs and 5 children Freidman Miss Johnson Miss Johnson-Leeds Mr O.A. Mason Mr WH Robinson Mr T Southerm Mr Wilson Dr Young Miss G From Hobat Town Bethune Mr and Mrs Deeby Mr Rickards Mr. From the Bluff - Ingram Mr and 23 steerage for all ports.
Rotorua (Tozer) from Sydney via Auckland and the East Coast.
Passengers - Ferguson Mrs Helder Mrs Mackay Miss Rundle Mr Short Miss Short Miss A Tozer Mrs Williams Mr and Mrs Woodward Mr and Mrs and family and 18 steerage.
page 13
Shipping Telegrams
Lyttelton, Oct. 5
Sailed: NZS Company's ship Orari for London with 14 passengers and
a cargo of wool, tallow, wheat, valued at £49,000.
The Ship Forfarshire in Quarantine.
Passenger lists for the Timaru and
the Waipa
Departures
Oct. 2
Albion (Garrad) for Melbourne, via the Bluff and Hobart Town.
Passengers For Hobart Town - Hugan Mrs and 2 steerage. For Melbourne - Alcock Mr Eccles Mr Foxcroft Mr Henderson Mr Sale Mr and 8 steerage
Oct. 3
Penguin (Malcolm) for the North. Union Company agents. Passengers
For Lyttelton: Bullen Mr and Mrs and family (8) Gordon Constable Jack Misses (2) Wilson Mr For Napier: Hodgkinson Mr Hogarty Mr For Tauranga: Murray Mr For Auckland: Withers Mr and 31 steerage for all ports
Oct. 7
Rotomahana (Underwood) for Sydney via the East Coast.
Passengers: For Lyttelton: Binney Mr Fraser Mr For Wellington: Armstrong Mr Bridges Mr Hawkins Mr Hodgkins Mr Kelly Mr Pearson Mr Perkins Mr Smyth Mr Ward Mr For Napier: Benjamin Mr Fulton Mr and Mrs Oldman Mr Ruthe Mr Swanson Mr For Auckland Bowler Mr Weston Mr For Sydney Barker Mr and Mrs Cargill Mr and Mrs J Cargill Mr JC Cook Mr Cordiero Senor Doncaster Doctor Gillies Mr and Mrs Joel Mr M Joel Mr A Johnstone Mr Low Miss Macfarlane Mr J McNeill Joachim Mendershausen Mr Mills Mr J Plumber Mr L Scanlan Mr Spedding Mr and Mrs 7 steerage for the coast and 10 steerage for Sydney.
Oct. 8
Tararua (Muir) for the North
Passengers for Lyttelton: Jones Mr Wilkins Mr and Mrs Williams Mr For Wellington: Grey Mr James Mr Thomson Mr
Otago Witness Saturday 18th October 1879 page 14
Arrivals
Taiaroa (Pietersen) from Northern ports.
Passengers: Bolton Mr Goodison Mrs Hember Mrs Lowe Mr Mckenzie Mr and Master Meenan Mrs Victoria Mr Victoria Loftus Trooupe (19) and 10 steerage
Maori (Bernech) from the West Coast.
Passengers Day Mrs and infant. Griffiths Mrs and 4 children
Oct. 12
Wakatipu (Wheeler) from Sydney
Passengers: Atkinson Mr Collins Mrs Dixon Mr Gunne Mr Lindsay Mr Maitland Misses (2) Mayo Mr Mookman Mr O'Donehue Miss Reid Mr Robinson Mr Thorner Mr Scott Mr and Mrs Scott Mrs E and 23 steerage
Oct. 14th
Arawata (Sinclair) from Melbourne via the Bluff
Passengers from Melbourne Cadien Messrs (2) Davis Miss Hallenstein Master Higginson Mr Hussey Mr B Oliver Miss Regan Mrs and 2 children Rhodes Mr R.H. Scott Mr A Stewart Mr J.A. From the Bluff Least Mr AJ Whitson Mr and 19 steerage from Melbourne
Wanaka (McGillivary) from Northern ports. Mr H.H. Hayr
(the purser)
Passengers: Mr Kock and 5 steerage.
Oct. 15
Beautiful Star (Jones) from Oamaru.
Passengers: Mr and Mrs Johnson, Mrs Lawrence and 2 children and 1 steerage.
Arrival October 15th Calypso, ship,
1013 tons, Hird, from London (July 22nd), Dalgety and Co. agents.
Passengers listed. Voyage account.
Arrival October 15th Lizzie Bell, barque,
1036 tons, Molgnard, from London (July 10th). Dalgety and Co., agents.
Passengers listed. Voyage account.
Taraura, s.s., 563 tons, Muir, from the North. Mr Dougherty
(the purser).
Passengers - Mr Hogg and 24 steerage for Melbourne.
Departures:
Oct. 12th
Taiarora, s.s., 278 tons, Pieterson, for Northern Ports.
Passengers:
For Lyttelton:
Baker Miss Dick Mr, M.H.R. Spence Mr For Wellington: Dick Mrs Mayers Mr Silva Mr Manuel For Manukau Atess Mrs James and 8 steerage
Shipping Telegrams
Auckland, Oct. 14th
Sailed: City of San Francisco, s.s. with 27 saloon and 30 steerage
passengers. Amongst the passengers were the Hon. Mr M'Ilwraith, premier of
Queensland, and Professor Baldwin and wife.
Passengers for Otago
Per New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Loch Fleet (Captain Robertson),
from London August 25th.
Steerage Bolt Mr Thomas Clifford Mr and Mrs Ashley and child England Mr and Mrs Farren Mr William Gamble Mr Joseph Jones Mr and Mrs and child Leddington Mr James Rutherford Mr James D. Shepherd Mr Forbes Stimpson Mr Laban Walmsley Mr and Mrs Woodward Mr and Mrs
PUBLICATION OF THE OTAGO WITNESS DATED 25TH OCTOBER
1879
A cablegram has been received announcing the death of Captain Carey, on board
the Rotomahana, of heart-disease, on the passage from Auckland to
Sydney. He was well known as the captain of the Star of the South,
Ethel, and Glencoe.
ARRIVALS
October 16th
Per Star of the South, (Fraser) from the Bluff
Passengers: McDonald Mrs October 18th Per Wellngton (Anderson) from Nelson. Passengers: Alexander Mr Burnside Mr Burnside Miss Clark Mrs Clark Miss Clark Master Mahoney Miss Murphy Mr & Mrs & Miss Rothschild Mr Vernes Miss Kate Watkins Mr October 19th Per Penguin (Malcolm) from Northern Ports. Passengers: Anderson Mr Blanchard Mr Ellison Mr & Mrs Flint Mr Hayman Mr Walker Mr C 3 steerage
October 21st
Beautiful Star (Jones) from Oamaru.
Passengers: Black Mr & Mrs Eggan Mr Foster Mr Irvine Mrs & family (6) 4 steerage
Per Albion (Garrard) from Melbourne via Hobart Town and the
Bluff
Passengers:
Brown Mr R Coates Mr Hogan Miss Logie Mrs Mercer Mr Selby Mr W R 14 steerage
DEPARTURES
October 16th
Per Wakatipu (Wheeler) for Sydney via intermediate ports.
Passengers for Lyttelton: Barton Mr Shrewsbury Mr Passengers for Wellington: Chaplin Miss Heath Mr Downing Mr Pollard Mr & Mrs and 3 children Passengers for Nelson: Katterns Mr & Mrs and child 31 steerage for the coast Passengers for Sydney: Andrews Mr Bardsley Mr (2) Blackaddre Mr Goodwin Mr McAllister Mr Nichol Mr & Mrs Thompson Mr Williams Mrs Watson Mr & Mrs 12 Chinese Per Tararua (Muir) for Melbourne, via the Bluff and Hobart Town Passengers for Hobart Town: Davis Mr Douglas Mr & Mrs Dumphy Mrs Hunter Miss Passengers for Melbourne: Brasch Mr & Mrs and family Cameron Mrs Paine Mrs Phillips Mrs Reid Mr Singleton Mr Westlake Miss Ah Nien Mr Kam Wy Mr 16 steerage
Per Napier (Moffatt) for Oregon.
Passenger: McFarlane Mr
October 17th
Per Wanaka (McGillivray) for the North.
Passengers for Lyttelton: Steward Mr J Teesdale Mr
Passengers for Wellington: Allen Mr Jeffrey Mr McKay Mr J Muirhead Mr J Warren Miss
Passengers for Nelson: Beaver Mr Bacon Mr H Muirhead Mr
Passengers for Napier: Bovsen Mr & Mrs and 2 children
Passengers for Auckland: Bassett Mr & Mrs and 2 children Hardwick Mr Stephenson Mr 10 steerage for all ports October 20th Per Wellington (Anderson) for the North.
Passengers for Akaroa: McKenzie Mrs Powell Miss Passengers for Lyttelton: McLaren Mr Webb Mr C J Passengers for Wellington: Ahlfield Mr Davis Mr Holt Mr Quick Mr Thorpe Miss Welsh Mr Passengers for Taranaki: Downes Mr T H Passengers for Manukau: Stephenson Mr 6 steerage for all ports
ARRIVAL OF THE TIMARU
Auckland, October 21st
Arrived: The City of New York, from San Francisco.
Passengers for New Zealand, cabin:
Agnati Mr & Mrs Barlow Mr & Mrs Crawley Mrs and son Chlarini Mr & Mrs Gordon Mr & Mrs M Green Richard Harlow Miss (3) Holloway Mr & Mrs Honeywill Mr Lee Mr & Mrs Lee Miss Rose May S McKenzie Mr J B Olive Miss Lottie Pollock Mr Pollock Miss Ratson Miss Jenny Reed Miss Nellie Reid Mr & Mrs Robert, 2 children and 1 servant Stodart Mr Wallaroth Mr Watson Mr & Mrs Wright H Chiarini Circus Company
Otago Witness Saturday 11 October 1879
The following is a list of the passengers on board the ship
Timaru, 1306 tons (Messrs Cargills, Gibbs,
and Co., agents), Captain J.H. Taylor, which cleared from Glasgow on the 30th
July last for this port with 374 statute adults, besides a general cargo: Saloon.......
OTAGO WITNESS dated 1st November 1879
London, October 23rd
An accident occurred to the steamer Australia off Ushant on
Friday. The Trentham Hall, while passing, succeeded in towing her, but after
breaking several hawsers, the high seas finally forced her to desist after 2
days. She is proceeding to Plymouth for assistance. Afterwards the Australia
drifted into a dangerous position near Guernsey, whither the Valorous,
a war vessel, followed her, intending to tow her, but failed, when with
difficulty she removed her passengers and conveyed them to Plymouth, where they
will await the departure of the Pekin. Powerful tugs brought the
Australia to Plymouth today. The departure of the Brindisi mail
will, through this accident, be deferred for a week, but the Company expect to
deliver the mail within the contract time.
Sydney, October 22nd
The Rotomahana made an excursion trip outside Sydney Heads to day
with fully 800 people on board. The weather was fine, capital arrangements were
made, and the enjoyment was general during the trip. The Rotomahana
ran the measured mile by way of test, and did the distance in 4 minutes without
extra effort. She was afterwards put to another trial against the steamer
Fairlight, the fastest in the harbour, and the result was that the
Fairlight was easily outpaced. The visitors were treated in the most cordial
and hospitable manner. In an eloquent speech the Hon Mr Samuel, the postmaster
general, wishes success to the Union Company, and a prosperous career to Captain
Underwood and the Rotomahana. Mr Mills, the manager, in
responding, gave an outline of progress of the Company. He said the Sydney trade
was increasing rapidly.
Wellington, October 24th
A fatal accident occurred in the harbour this afternoon. The steamer
Stormbird left for Foxton at 3pm, and when halfway down the harbour,
while the chief officer and a seaman named Patrick Long were fishing the anchor,
a portion of it gave way, and they were precipitated into the water. A boat was
lowered immediately, and the mate was rescued, but Long was drowned. The poor
fellow, when last seen, was being held up by the mate. The body has not yet been
recovered.
ARRIVALS
October 23rd
Per Arawata (Sinclair) from Nelson
Passengers:
Allen Mrs Barraud Miss Collie Mr DeLias Mr Hodgkinson Mr Kilgour Mr Leslie Mr A Peters Mr Robertson Mr Short Miss Short Mr & Mrs and family Smith Mrs Yaldwin Master 2 steerage
October 24th
Per Waitaki (Edie) from the North
Passengers: Cleland Mr Jenkins Mr Pelrson Mr Sheat Mr 2 steerage Per Star of the South (Fraser) from the Bluff Passengers: Armstrong Mr
October 26th
Per Hawea (Kennedy) from Auckland
Passengers: Ainsley Mrs and child Andrews Captain Clinton Mrs Hay Mr A R Hornby Mr Jeff Mr Knowsley Mr Kohn Mr Lashford Mr McLelland Mr & Mrs Mack Mr (2) Mutch Master Mutch Mr Nichols Mr Withers Mr October 29th Per Ringarooma (Chatfield) from Melbourne Passengers:
Caffin Master A Harris Mrs Jones Mr & Mrs J Mackay Mr J Marshall Mr R Nicholls Mr W Nicholson Mr & Mrs and infant Phillips Mrs Ravenhill Mr & Mrs and servant So?y Miss Williamson Miss 36 steerage
Per Albion (Garrard) from Wellington and Lyttelton
Passengers:
Hitchnough Mr Stewart Mr 13 for forward ports
Per Claud Hamilton (C Calder) from Melbourne
Passenger:
Wilson Mr
DEPARTURES
October 24th
Per Penguin (Malcolm) for the North.
Passengers for Lyttelton: Carrighan Miss Passengers for Wellington: Vau?e Mr J P Mason Mr Passengers for Auckland: Peirson Mr & Mrs Carroll Mr
Per Arawata (Sinclair) for
Melbourne:
Passengers:
Bell Mrs and 2 children Carroll Mr Clark Miss Hay Miss Lees Miss McLellan Mr & Mrs Rich Mr Wainson Miss Wilson Mr 10 steerage
October 26th
Per Rotorua (Tozer) for Sydney
Passengers for Lyttelton: Solomon Miss Passengers for Wellington: Brooks Miss Campbell Mrs Golder Mr Miller Miss Passengers for Sydney: Watson Mr W
October 29th
Per Waitaki (Edie) for Northern Ports.
Passengers for Lyttelton: Atkinson Mr & Mrs Camelford Mrs and child Johnson Mr Wilberforce Mr Passengers for Wellington: Petty Mr & Mrs Nation Mrs and 2 children Green Mr J E Passengers for Picton: Bayley Mr & Mrs and children (8) Passengers for Manukau: Stannard Mr 18 steerage for all ports
OTAGO WITNESS dated November 8th 1879
ARRIVALS
October 31st
Per Waipa (Gorn) from London (July 30)
Passengers saloon:
Per Wellington (Anderson) from the North
Passenger: Eva Miss
November 2nd
Per Rotomahana (Underwood) from Sydney
Passengers from Sydney: Bevin Sergeant-major Grant Mr A O'Bonney Mr 7 steerage Passengers from the Coast: Alexander Mr & Mrs Augustin Mr Burt Miss Every Mr Gray Mrs Hamilton Mr Hickling Mr Holt Mr Inder Mr Jeffreys Miss Leary Mr & Mrs McAdam Mr McGlashan Mr Mackenzie Miss Mowbray Mr Mowbray Miss Pascoe Mr Seaton Mr Shackleton Mr Solomon Mr Tanner Miss Veal Mrs and family Vigors Mr Yaldwin Mrs
November 3rd
Per Maori (Bernech) from the West Coast via the Bluff
Passengers: Ah Kim Mr Dick Mr Laurenson Mr McKinnon MrMcLeod Mr Morris Mrs
Per Wanaka (McGillivray) from the North
Passengers:
McFadyen Mr Reid Mr Riddle Mr Warren Mr Kennedy Mr Wilson Mr
November 5th
Per Tararua (Muir) from Melbourne, via Hobart Town and the Bluff
Passengers: Armit Captain Dalton Mr Denniston Mr Eichbaum ColonelGray Mr McIntyre Mr & Mrs Pollock Mr Stevenson Miss Walker Mr Waymouth Mr 20 steerage
DEPARTURES
October 30th
Per Ringarooma (Sinclair) for Melbourne via intermediate ports
Passengers: Anderson Mr Cantwell Miss Daniel Mr C Farron Mr B Hollinger Mr & Mrs Lane Mr T McTurk Mr O Neill Mrs, 2 children and servant Small Mr Smith Mr & Mrs and 2 children Wren Mr 10 steerage
October 31st
Per Hawea (Kennedy) for the North
Passengers for Lyttelton: Rothschild Mr Passengers for Wellington: Browne Mrs G Scobie Miss Scobie Mr Shield Mr Passengers for Auckland: Carr Mr Hickey Mr Nixon Mr 10 steerage for all ports
November 3rd
Per Wellington (Anderson) for the North
Passengers for Lyttelton: Benson Mr Brownridge Mr Burr Mr & Mrs Hancock Mr Park Mr Shenaway Mr Watkins Mr Passengers for Wellington: Gibb Mr Sellars Mr Ventors Mr Passengers for Wanganui: Campbell Miss
Passengers for Auckland Pryde Mr P G
The following are the names of the passengers on board the ship Loch Fleet (the New Zealand Shipping Company, agents) which cleared from London for this port on the 25th August:
Baker William Bott Thomas Clifford Ashley Clifford Sarah Clifford Maude Clifford Florence Clifford Fanny England John England Annie Farren William Gamble Joseph Garatang Thomas Jones James Jones Harriet Jones Ronald Lenard William Liddington James Rutherford James D Shepherd Forbes Walmsley George Watson George Watson Sarah and child Woodward John B Woodward Helen B
ARRIVAL OF THE WAIPA
Bluff November 4th
The Tararua, Captain Muir, left Melbourne at 1.30pm on the 29th;
arrived at Hobart Town at 9.30am on the 31st; sailed at 2.30pm same day, and
arrived at the Bluff at 11.50am today. Experienced light winds and fine weather
throughout the passage.
Passengers for Dunedin - saloon: Armidt Captain Denniston Mr Dutton Mr Eichbaum Colonel Gray Mr McIntyre Mr & Mrs Pollock Mr Stevenson Mr Walker Mr Waymouth Mr 20 in steerage Passengers for Lyttelton: Braig Mr Holland Mr McGachan Mr Morton Mr Norwood Mr Pitt Mr & Mrs Redmayne Mr Sayers Mr & Mrs Trape Mr Valentyne Mr & Mrs 11 in steerage
Passengers for Wellington: Begin Mr & Mrs Lees Mr & Mrs Lee Mr (3) Newmarch Mr 8 steerage Passengers for Nelson: Fergie Mr Rowe Mr Studds Mr Passengers for Gisborne: Williams Mr Passengers for Auckland: Carlisle Mr Passengers for Hokitika: Anderson Mr Keller Mr
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NOVEMBER 1879
ARRIVALS
November 6th
Per Wakatipu (Wheeler) from Sydney via Wellington and Lyttelton
Passengers: Beaver Mr Benson Mr Blackadder M Brock Mr Coates Mr Felton Mrs Fulton Miss Fulton Mrs Gibson Mr Golder Mr McKenzie Mrs McIntyre Miss McKerrow Miss Matheson Mr Mendershausen Mr Mills Mrs Milson Mr Moyse Mr & Mrs Orkney Captain and Mrs Palmer Miss Sankey Mr Thomson Mr Thomson Mr Townsend Mr
November 7th
Per Taiaroa (Pietersen) from the North
Passengers: Alves Mr Griffin Mr Ronaldson Miss Schmidt Mrs Scott Mr November 9th Per Penguin (Malcolm) from the North Passengers: Campbell Miss Brown Miss Bruce Miss Gray Mr J Johnson Mr Pritchard Mr Renshaw Mr Rogers Mrs Watkins Mr Wilson Mr
November 11th
Per Arawata (Sinclair) from Melbourne, via the Bluff
Passengers from Melbourne: Blumberg Mr de Beer Mrs Hart Miss (2) Hart Mr H J Handyside Mr Marks Mr McNeill Mr McAlister Mr Sellars Mr 120 steerage
Passengers from the Bluff Gibson Captain Jones Mr & Mrs McIntosh Mr November 12th Per Tararua (Muir) from Lyttelton and Wellington
Passengers: Lewis Mrs Murdoch Mr Sharp Mr DEPARTURES November 6th Per Rotomahana (Underwood) for Sydney via the East Coast
Passengers for Lyttelton: Dow Mr Renshaw Mr Passengers for Wellington: Begg Mr Bell Mr Blair Mr W N Clive Mr Gillon Miss Graham Mr C J McKellar Mr D Merfin Mr Simpson Mr Passengers for Gisborne: Cooper Mrs & Miss Passengers for Auckland: Hayman Mr Russell Mr Titchener Mrs Passengers for Sydney: Davidson Mr Grant Mr A Levi Mr Miller Mr J Peacock Mr Smith Mrs E Smith Miss 7 steerage
November 10th
Per Taiaroa (Pietersen) for Northern Ports
Passengers for Lyttelton: McLean Mr Passengers for Nelson: Bayley Mrs 12 steerage for all ports
November 12th
Per Wakatipu (Wheeler) for Sydney via Lyttelton and Wellington
Passengers for Lyttelton: Kirkcaldy Mrs Passengers for Wellington: Dowd Miss Holmes Mrs Kincaid Miss Passengers for Wanganui: Lewis Mr Passengers for Sydney: Gardner Mr Greenfield Mr McIndoe Mr Neill Dr Otto Mr Rock Mr & Mrs Scott Mr Zink Mr 18 Chinese 23 steerage for all ports
Bluff November 10th
The Arawata left Melbourne at 5pm on 5th, passed the Solanders on
the 9th at 5pm and arrived at the Bluff at 5am today. Experienced NE winds
during the passage. She sails at 5pm for Dunedin.
Passengers for the Bluff: Spence Mr (2) Harbison Mr Walsh Miss Ross Mrs Lucy Gilmour Mr Gilmour Mrs Gilmour Miss Gilmour Master 7 in steerage
Passengers for Dunedin: Blumbery Mr De Beer Mrs Handyside Mr Hart Mr & Mrs Hart Miss Marks Mr McNeil Mr McAlister Mr Tate Mr & Mrs Sellars Mr T 100 in steerage
Passengers for Lyttelton Austin Mr Bolton Miss Donovan Mr Minifle Miss Walsh Mr 7 in steerage
Passengers for Wellington Darbyshire Mr Fryer Mrs Fuller Mr Fuller Mrs Fuller Master Hyland Mr Jones Mrs Murphy Mrs Sibbin Mr 17 steerage
Passengers for Nelson Price Mr Street Miss
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November 1879
ARRIVALS
November 13th
Per Waitaki (Edie) from the North
Passengers: Armstrong Mr Benjamin Mr Clive Mr Johnston Mrs, 3 children and servant Johnston Mr Kohn Mr Scotland Mr Scotland Miss Southern Mr Smith Mr 4 steerage
November 18th
Per Ringarooma (Chatfield) from Melbourne, via Hobart Town and the
Bluff
Passengers: Balcome Mrs Beale Mr Belough Miss Benjamin Mr Benjamin Mrs Booth Mr (2) Booth Mrs A Booth Mrs W E Cameron Mrs Conway Mr (2) Falconer Mr Falconer Mrs Forrest Mr Fraser Mr Goodwin Mr Gordon Mr Hopkins Mr Hull Mr Joachim Mr Joel Mr A Joel Mr M Johnson Mr Jonison Mr Kennedy Miss McDonald Mr Macfarlane Mr Mills Mr J Mitchell Mr Moore Mr Rutherford Mr Rutherford Miss Spedding Mr Spedding Mrs Spedding Miss Tonks Mr Thompson Mr Vickery Mr Villiers Mr Watt Mr Watts Mr Williams Mr 104 steerage
Per Hawea (Kennedy) from Auckland via the East Coast
Passengers: Asherden Mr G H Brown Captain Davidson Mr Finlay Mrs and family (3) Gow Mrs Hobson Mr & Mrs Irwin Mr Mason Mr O?? Mr & Mrs Irvine Mr Sonus Mr Stobo Mr 10 steerage
November 19th
Per Rotorua (Tozer) from Sydney, via Auckland and intermediate
ports.
Passengers: Bardsley Mr (2) Donaghy Mr Grant Mrs Levy Mrs Marks Mrs Sheppard Mr 23 steerage
DEPARTURES
November 14th
Per Penguin (Malcolm) for the North
Passengers for Lyttelton: Carter Mr Passengers for Wellington: Donaghy Mr Harland Mr Mulrooney Mr & Mrs and child Passengers for Picton: McCallum Mr Passengers for Auckland: Aldred Mr 18 steerage for all ports
Per Tararua (Muir) for Melbourne via the Bluff and Hobart Town
Passengers for the Bluff: Bateman Mr & Mrs Bateman Miss Howe Mr Short Mr Passengers for Melbourne: Coatley Mr Field Mr Huntley Mr & Mrs Hoggett Mr & Mrs Holt Mr Irvine Mrs Jamieson Miss Martin Mr Mercer Mrs C and child Morris Mr Nathan Mr and family Perry Mr Pierson Mr (2) Tyerman Mr Loftus Troupe (14) 20 steerage Passengers for Adelaide: Schonberg Mr & Mrs and family Per Otago (Peebles) for London
Passengers - cabin: Gray Mr J Steerage: Albedylill Mr & Mrs and child Davenport Mr Harley Mr Jones Mr & Mrs Simpson Mr
November 17th
Per Waitaki (Edie) for Northern Ports
Passengers for Lyttelton: Sinoff Mrs Passengers for Wellington: Richards Miss Passengers for Manukau: Wells Mr
Per Ringarooma (Chatfield) for Lyttelton and Wellington
Passengers for Lyttelton: Clark Miss Passengers for Wellington: James Miss C Perston Mr Thomson Mr Williams Mrs Wilson Mr Passengers for Auckland: Moir Miss
Auckland, November 18th
The Zealandia arrived at 8 this morning. Her NZ cargo consists of
3250 sacks of bone meal, 1576 sacks of barley, 1715 sacks of maize, 790 boxes of
fruit, 320 boxes of salmon, 200 packages of miscellaneous.
Passengers for NZ:
Aveler Mr Boistow Mr Bullen Mr Duncan Miss Ellithorpe Mr Leaving Mr McLean Mr Meynell Mr Elyers Mr Johns Mr Naschal Mrs Owen Mr Padbury Mr & Mrs Russell Mr Russell Mr H Salisbury Mr Sharp Mr & Mrs Short Mr Steele Mr
PUBLICATION FROM THE OTAGO WITNESS Dated 29the
November 1879
Auckland, November 24th
The Rotomahana, with 60 saloon, 80 steerage passengers, and 225
tons of cargo for all ports, arrived at Russell at 1pm today after a disastrous
passage. She left Sydney at 8.15am on November 20th, starting with a southwest
wind, which increased to a hard gale towards noon, with a high sea. After that
it increased to hurricane force, with a tremendous sea. At 5.20pm a heavy sea
was shipped, smashing a boat, skylight, &c., and washing a sailor named Alick
McLellan overboard. The unfortunate man joined the ship on the 6th of the month
at Port Chalmers. The chief officer, Mr Parsons, had a narrow escape from the
same sea. Again at 11.30pm another heavy sea was shipped, smashing in the after
skylight and washing a quantity of fruit overboard. The vessel behaved admirably
throughout. The weather continued with unabated force until the morning of
November 22nd, when it moderated to a southwest gale, which lasted 24 hours.
Since then light south winds and fine weather have been experienced until
arrival. During the heaviest of the storm the ship was kept before the wind and
sea, and ran 125 miles out of her course. At 11.20pm on November 20th she passed
a ship supposed to be showing signals of distress. Owing to the severe weather,
she could not render any assistance.
ARRIVALS
November 20th
Per Arawata (Sinclair) from the North
Passengers: Dick Mr Fleming Mrs Grimes Rev Mr Teschemaker Mr
November 23rd
Per Wanaka (McGillivray) from Auckland via the East Coast
Passengers:
Agnew Mr Calcutt Mrs and child Cameron Mr Chauvin Mr Duncan Miss Fox Mr Johnson Mr McAlpin Mrs Ogier Mr Shackleton Mr Wavis Mrs
November 26th
Per Ringarooma (Chatfield) from Wellington and Lyttelton
Passengers: Anson Mr Gardner Mr Haintry Mr Pryde Mr Vaughan Mr 10 steerage
DEPARTURES
November 21st
Per Hawea (Kennedy) for the North
Passengers for Wellington: Barton Mr E Passengers for Auckland: Capolean Mr & Mrs Passengers for Westport Watson Mr
Per Arawata (Sinclair) for Melbourne via the Bluff
Passengers for Melbourne: Brown Mr Collins Mr & Mrs Dunn Mr Leech Mr & Mrs and 3 children McHay Mr McVean Mr Rolland Mr & Mrs and 2 children and servant Tompkins Mr Watkins Mr Passengers for the Bluff: Campbell Mr 12 steerage for Melbourne
Per Maori (Bernech) for the West Coast, via the Bluff
Passengers for Greymouth: Anderson Mrs Passengers for Hokitika: Hawkins Master Passengers for Westport: Monkman M J Williams Miss
November 22nd
Per Rotorua (Tozer) for Auckland, via the East Coast
Passengers for Wellington: Campbell Mr Hewitt Mr & Mrs Hislop Mr Juvenile Troubadour Troupe (5) Passengers for Auckland: Coates Mr C McDermid Mr J Passengers for Sydney: Marshall Mr R Leong Cheong Mr Sum Lung Mr 2 steerage
Bluff, November 26th
The Claud Hamilton, Captain Calder, has arrived with 2 racehorses,
Le Loup and Trump Card, for Lyttelton, also 9 head of prize cattle for Dunedin,
and 1 valuable bull for Bluff. She left Melbourne on 18th November, at 4pm, and
arrived at Hobart Town on 22nd, at 9pm. She experienced strong easterly winds to
Hobart Town, and ? to the Bluff for the first 2 days moderate easterly winds,
followed by a heavy southerly gale for the following 3 days.
Passengers for Bluff - saloon: Howell Mr Rutherford Mr & family (9) and servant Sharp Mr 11 in steerage Passengers for Port Chalmers: Barker Mr Chapman Miss Douglas Mr Merritt Mr Nairn Miss Rhodes Miss Tubb Mr Turnbull Miss (2) Turnbull Master T?e Miss Walker Mr & Mrs 20 in steerage Passengers for Lyttelton: Boe Mrs Charter Miss Hall Miss Kelly Mrs 10 in steerage Passengers for Wellington: Fryger Miss Miller P H Hingley Sandy Miss Syer Mr & Mrs 6 in steerage Passengers for West Coast: Bincham Miss Just Miss Glenn Miss Quinn Miss
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1879
ARRIVAL
November 27th
Per Beautiful Star (Jones) from Timaru
Passenger: Buchanan Miss
November 28th
Per Claud Hamilton (C Calder) from Melbourne, via Hobart Town and the
Bluff
Passengers: Barker Mr Chapman Miss Douglas Mr Fiyzer Mr Merritt Mr Nairn Miss Rhodes Miss Todd Mr Turnbull Misses (2) Turnbull Master Tye Miss Walker Mr & Mrs 15 in steerage
November 29th
Per Taiaroa (Pietersen) from the North
Passengers: Anderson Mr Barrett Mr Buckley Mr Campbell Mr Fidler Mrs Fidler Miss Foederiers Mrs Foederiers Mr Jenkins Mr Olson Mr Roberts Mr Thompson Mr 10 steerage
Per Rotomohana (Underwood) from Sydney, via the East Coast
Passengers from Sydney: Bell Mr Brenton Mr Dymock Mrs and family (5) Hazal Miss Solomon Mr S 5 steerage
Passengers from the Coast: Anderson Mr Cargill Mr Coster Mr Cowper Mr Cracroft Wilson Mr A Dalgliesh Mr Gillies Judge Gillies Mr J L Gray Mr Irvine Mrs McLean Mr G A Mills Mr W Moore Mr Russell Mr C L Russell Miss Shaw Mrs Taylor Mr Wardrop Mrs 20 steerage
December 1st
Per Penguin (Malcolm) from Auckland via the East Coast
Passengers: Fergusson Mr Garrard Captain Stephenson Mrs Wragge Mr 2 steerage
December 2nd
Per Tararua (Muir) from Melbourne via Hobart Town and the Bluff
Passengers:
Lyster's Opera Troupe (63) Daldy Mr W C Gilmour Mr Hicking Mr A Howie Mr & Mrs Mathieson Mr Maitland Mr McGuire Mr Oliver Messrs (2) Robertson Mr W R Salamond Mr Sansom Miss Shaw Mr H Smith Mrs Smith Messrs (2) 42 steerage
Per Hermione, 1120 tons, (Roberts) from London, August 14th
Passengers - saloon: Beales Mr Campbell Mr Cornock Mr Cox Mr Makison Mrs & 2 children Merritt Mrs E Preston Mr Reid Mr Savage Mr Start Miss Sturrock Mr Thomson Mr Wilkie MrSecond Cabin: Blundell Mr & Mrs Blundell Master (2) Brazier Miss Burkett Mr & Mrs Burkett Masters (4) Chein Mr Christie Mr & Mrs Christie Misses(4) Christie Master (3) Cousins Mr Ellis Mr Graves Rev Mr Graham Dr & Mrs Graham Miss (4) Graham Master (2) Heeson Mr & Mrs Hodge Mrs Landells Mr & Mrs Landells Misses (2) McHaffie Mr Mouatt Mr Oakden Messrs (2) Paterson Messrs (2) Robson Miss Robertson Mr 146 in steerage
The first Home ship to make the Heads was Messrs Shaw-Savill's ship, Hermione. The tug Koputai took her in tow. She was towed up to the anchorage off the Railway Pier. The Hermione is not a stranger to this port, her last visit being some two years since, when we gave a full description of this fine vessel. She is still under the command of Captain Roberts, who brings with him his old chief officer, Mr Salmon. She brings in addition to a large cargo, 17 saloon, 48 second cabin, and 146 steerage passengers, under charge of Dr Makinson. The number al told, 234 souls - equal to 199 statute adults, including 5 1/2 nominated immigrants short-shipped by the Timaru, There being no deaths or births. The only casualty being on December 3rd, when a child named James Dickson fell on the deck in an epileptic fit and fractured his leg. To quote one of the passengers, everything has gone as pleasant as a marriage-bell. The ship comes in splendid order, each of the compartments being remarkably clean. Her passage has been a lengthy one, having occupied 111 days from port to port and 94 days from land to land, which is easily accounted for by meeting adverse winds.
DEPARTURES
November 27th
Per Ringarooma (Chatfield) for Melbourne, via the Bluff and Hobart
Town
Passengers for the Bluff: Melbourne Mr Perry Mr Towie Mr H Passengers for Hobart Town: Bould Mr Scott Miss Passengers for Melbourne: Bould Mr Charwin Mr Campbell Mr D Leask Mr Phrydell Mr Stewart Mr Strachan Miss 10 in steerage
November 28th
Per Wanaka (McGillivray) for the North
Passengers for Lyttelton: Lewis Mr & Mrs Passengers for Wellington: Anderson Mr E R Cargill Mr J Passengers for Napier: Alexander Mr J Orlich Mr Peppercourt Mr Passengers for Gisborne: Beale Mr Fraser Mr 6 steerage
December 1st
Per Tararua (Muir) for Sydney via Auckland and intermediate ports
Passengers for Lyttelton: Banks Mr J Henderson Mr & Mrs Prankard Mr Passengers for Wellington: Dickson Mr Grant Dr & Mrs Reid Mr Yates Mr Passengers for Napier: Blair Dr Sinclair Mrs Passengers for Auckland: McGregor Mr Mowatt Mr Passengers for Sydney: Anderson Mrs & family (3) Carroll Mr Fleming Miss Graham Mr Leves Mr
Shipping Telegrams
Lyttelton, Dec. 2nd
Cleared: Waitangi, for London, with a cargo of wool and tallow
valued at £101,884. passengers -
Aylmer Mr Baker Mr Carter Mr Clayton Mr, Miss, and Master Ellen Mrs Fisher Mr Keith Mr Lees Mr and Mrs
PUBLICATION of the OTAGO WITNESS Dated 13th
December 1879
A THRILLING STORY OF THE SEA
Captain Henry Banks, of the steamer Neera, who has just arrived in
Glasgow by the overland route after leaving Mauritius, has favoured one of the
local papers with the following strange narrative: -"On Saturday, the 18th May,
Captain Banks' steamer left Tamatave, having in tow a large dismasted vessel
called the Sophia Joachim, laden with wheat, and bound from
Adelaide to Liverpool. When within 50 miles of Mauritius a storm compelled the
captain to cast loose the Sophia - the Neera, however, remaining
close at hand. Till about daybreak of the 29th the 2 vessels were thus situated
when a large steamer was descried in the offing, standing in for Reunion. On
approaching this vessel, signal guns were heard, and flags of distress soon
displayed, and it was otherwise evident that the ship was in a sinking
condition. When hailed, the steamer proved to be the Samonood,
belonging to the Khedive of Egypt, and bound for Mauritius with machinery. Being
already in charge of the Sophia Joachim, also disabled, the Neera could
not take the Samanood in tow, and her captain then lowered his boat and
came on board the Neera. Then ensued such a scene as baffles description.
The crew of the sinking vessel, 104 in number, became perfectly panic-stricken,
and hurried to lower the boats, which they filled with trunks, clothing, &c,
almost to the water's edge. Then they scrambled in - a quite demoralised mob -
and made for the Neera, whose deck soon became a wild scene of excitement
and confusion, as she was carrying passengers from Tamatave. One boat with 24
seamen sank from overloading, and of that number of struggling, drowning men,
only one could be saved. The chief engineer of the Neera boarded the
wreck and saved some valuable portable effects. And now came a strange incident
of the terrible drama. A Mr McIntyre, who was in charge of the machinery, had
his wife and 3 children on board, and it seems that they, an old Arab doctor,
and a sick woman had been unaware that the crew had left the sinking ship. It
was only when the lady was seen to come on deck of the Samonood that the
passengers and crew of the Neera became aware that there were still lives
to be rescued from the doomed vessel. The Neera's lifeboat was quickly launched,
and the seven persons were soon safe on board the steamer. All the time of this
exciting tragedy taking place, the sea was very rough, and a high wind blowing.
Captain Loseo and the saved from the Samonood were landed at St Dennis,
there to await the decision of the Ottoman Consul-General at Port Louis as to
their destination. Daily Review, 15th September, 1879.
ARRIVALS
December 4th
Per Wakatipu (Wheeler) from Sydney, via Wellington and Lyttelton
Passengers: Carrick Mr Ewart Mr Grant Mr Grant Miss Holmes Miss Holmes Mrs James Mr Johnson Mr Johnson Miss Linbury Mrs Mills Captain & Mrs and child Peterson Captain Pittman Mr Preston Mr Proctor Mr Warren Miss Wilson Mr 22 in steerage
December 6th
Per Waitaki (Edie) from the North
Passengers: Knowlsley Mr McDonald Miss Morgan Mrs and family (3)
Per Dunedin (Whitson) from Glasgow (August 29)
Passengers - saloon: Anderson Mr Green Miss Nisbett Mr & Mrs Paul Mr & Mrs and family (3) Shaw Mr Young Mr 428 steerage passengers
Per Hawea (Kennedy) from the North
Passengers: Baker Mr Beaver Mr Bell Mr Bissell Mr Boe Mr Bolton Miss Brown Miss E Carmichael Mr Clark Mr Clarey Mr Corkill Mr Daniels Mrs Dean Mr & Mrs Gillies Mr & Mrs Gillies Master Gunn Miss Hanley Mr & Mrs Hargraves Mr Jack Miss Jonn Mr Jones Mr Kelly Mr Kelly Mr Laurie Mrs Lawrence Mr McDermid Miss McFarlane Mr McGlashan Miss Martin Mr Milland Mr Newall Mr Orr Mrs Patterson Mr Plaisted Mr Ramsay Mr Rosie Mr Sangster Mr Sharp Mr Sinfield Mr and family Smith Mr and family Stevenson Mrs Swan Mr & Mrs Underwood Mr White Miss Williams Mr
Per Arawata (Sinclair) from Melbourne, via Hobart Town and the Bluff
Passengers from Melbourne: Burnett Mrs and 2 children Clapperton Mr & Mrs Clapperton Miss Conway Mrs and family Eagerty Mrs and family Foy Mr Hughes Miss Monk Mr Morris Mr Morris Mrs and family Olive Miss Smith Miss Solomon Miss Tomkins Mr Passengers from Hobart Town Davidson Mrs Lyttelton Hon S G Moss Mr 30 steerage from all ports
DEPARTURES
December 5th
Per Penguin (Malcolm) for the North
Passengers for Lyttelton: Marshall Mr Percival Mr Tweedale Mr Passengers for Wellington: Beale Mr Connor Mr Fox Mr Wheeler Mrs Wilkie Mr Passengers for Napier: Graham Dr & Mrs Graham Miss (4) Graham Master (2) Passengers for Nelson: Bryant Mrs and child Passengers for Auckland: Hart Miss McDearmid Captain Sheppard Mr Young Mr Passengers for Sydney: Gilmour Mr
Per Rotomahana (Underwood) for Melbourne, via the Bluff and
Hobart Town
Passengers for Hobart Town:
Dunn Mrs & Miss Graham Mr & Mrs & Miss, 4 children and servant Hall Mr W S
Passengers for Melbourne: Bayley Mr Beadie Mr Campbell Miss Chilton Mr & Mrs Gillies Dr & Mrs Howard Mr Jones Mr Meaken Mr Miller Mr Orr Mr Padbury Mr & Mrs Ramsay Mr & Mrs Simpson Mr Skidmore Mr
December 10th
Per Arawata (Sinclair) for Northern Ports.
Passengers for Lyttelton: Dougall Mr Fletcher Mr Hackett Mr R Hooper Mr W Laing Mr & Mrs
Passengers for Wellington: Barr Mr G M Coliman Mr Fox Mr Stephenson Mrs
Passengers for Napier: Edwards Mr Goose Mr Mersson Mr Wreaks Mr Passengers for Auckland: Bell Mr
Timaru Herald Monday 8th 1879 pg2
Port Chalmers
Arrived
Dec. 6 - Shag, s.s., from Shag Point
Dec. 6 - Beautiful Star, s.s., from Oamaru
Dec. 6 - Waitaki, s.s., from the North
Dec. 6 - Wanganui, ship, from London
Dec. 6 - Dunedin, ship, from Glasgow
Dec. 6 - Owake, schooner, from Timaru
Dec. 6 - Cora, schooner, from the Coast
Dec. 6 - Bobycito, barque, from Newcastle
Dec. 7 - Zior, schooner, from Lyttelton
Dec. 7 - Isabella Anderson, schooner, from Lyttelton
Dec. 7 - Stella, s.s., from the South
Dec. 7 - Examiner, barque, from Greymouth
Dec. 7 - Prairie, brig, from Hobart Town.
Sailed - Nil.
Wellington, Dec. 6
Arrived - Opawa, ship, from London, via Nelson.
Dec. 7 - The Arethusa, ship, from London, with immigrants, 96 days
out, arrived off the Heads this morning.
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DECEMBER 1879
ARRIVALS
December 12th
Per Klimeny (Morgan) from Calcutta
Passengers: Bird Mr (2) Galway Mr
Per Wellington (Anderson) from the North
Passengers: Baxter Mr Collins Mr & Mrs Cottrell Miss Henry Mr Parkinson Mr Rees Mr Spence Mr Toms Mrs and child Thompson Mr 9 steerage Per Maori (Bernech) from Timaru Passenger: Blackwood Mr December 14th Per Maori (Bernech) from Oamaru Passengers: Goodall Miss Martin Mr Per Beautiful Star (Jones) from Timaru Passenger: Maclean Mr H
Per Wanaka (McGillivray) from the North
Passengers: Adams Mr Allen Mr Badley Mr Chantrey Mr Coleman Mr Coria Mr Greig Mr Harris Mr Holmes Mr Holmes Mrs Hughes Mr Jago Mr Jago Mrs James Mr Kerr Mr Kohn Mr Isitt Mr Isitt Mrs Lothian Mr Menelaus Mr Mitchell Mrs Odell Mr Rowe Mr Shannon Mr Stoddart Mr White Mr Williams Mr Wilson Mr
December 17th
Per Beautiful Star (Jones) from Oamaru
Passengers: Carr Mr Flood Mr Lindsay Mr 4 steerage
Per Ringarooma (Chatfield) from Melbourne via the Bluff
Passengers: Allen Mr & Mrs Armitage Mr Bell Mr Bowring Miss Adelaide Callan Mr Fawns Mr (2) Jackson Mr & Mrs Jamieson Mrs Knowles Mr Little Mr McIntyre Mr Meek Mr & Mrs Menzies Mrs Menzies Miss (2) Miller Mr Murray Mr Neill Mr T Neill Dr Rosewarence Mr Tewsley Mr Jun; Tewsley Mr & Mrs Thomson Mr Ware Mr & Mrs White Mr & Mrs Young Mr 19 steerage
Per Rotorua (Tozer) from Sydney via the coast
Passengers:
Cameron Mr Campbell Dr Christopher Miss Colstream Mr Dey Mr Fergusson Mr Gibson Dr Graham Miss Harper Mr & Mrs Hogg Mrs Kincald Miss McLean Mrs, child and 2 servants Thomason Miss Ondville Mr Paterson Mr & Mrs & Miss Scott Mr Wilson Mr Wiseman Mrs Wiseman Miss 15 steerage
DEPARTURES
December 11th
Per Albion (Garrard) for Melbourne, via the Bluff and Hobart Town
Passengers for Hobart Town: Mayne Miss Passengers for Melbourne: Arnold Mr W H Baker Mr Kneen Mr & Mrs Knetzman Mr & Mrs Knetzman Miss McLean Mr A Moore Mr Pizey Mr Rae Miss Tompkins Miss 4 steerage
Per Wakatipu (Wheeler) for Sydney
Passengers for Lyttelton: Boyle Mr J Brellan Mr T Fenton Mr Passengers for Wellington: Flannigan Miss Higgison Mr Vincent Mr A J Passengers for Sydney: Childre Mr Chaffe Mr Emanuel Miss Hanaby Mrs Hutton Mr & Mrs Isaacs Mr Kocks Miss Llewellyn Mrs Litherland Mr Stevenson Miss 20 Chinese 28 steerage
December 12th
Per Hawea (Kennedy) for the North
Passengers for Lyttelton: Browne Miss K B Passengers for Wellington: Garner Mr C Roper Mr R F Passengers for Napier: Kettle Mr Passengers for Auckland: Beal Mrs Jennings Mr Wilson Miss Passengers for Sydney: McLaughlan Mr
December 15th
Per Wellington (Anderson) for Northern Ports.
Passengers for Wellington: Baxter Mrs & family (3) Stuart Miss (2) Munday Mr Passengers for Westport: Ripley Miss Passengers for Taranaki: Clark Mr Passengers for Auckland: Edgar Mr Griffin Rev Mr
Per Invercargill (Muir) for London
Passengers: Bulkely Mr & Mrs and 6 children Nimmo Mr & Mrs and 4 children Hill Mr & Mrs and 4 children
December 17th
Per Ringarooma (Chatfield) for Sydney, via the coast.
Passengers for Lyttelton: Isaac Master Prout Mr Ramsden Mr Stuart Mr
Passengers for Wellington: Blackley Mr Purdie Mrs Sedge Mr Somers Mr Ward Mrs and child Weston Mrs Passengers for Auckland: Bremner Mrs Bremner Miss (2) Brett Mrs and 2 infants Hunter Mr R Purdie Mr D R Smith Mr James Passengers for Sydney: Fergusson Mr J L Jones Mr
PUBLICATION of the OTAGO WITNESS Dated 27th DECEMBER
1879
Arrival of the Loch Fleet
The ship Loch Fleet, from London, under charter to NZ Shipping Co,
arrived off Otago Heads 7am on 22nd December. She brings 24 steerage passengers,
1100 tons of general cargo, together with 10 tons of gunpowder, which is stowed
in a properly constructed magazine. The passage out has occupied 116 days from
port to port, and 108 days from land to land - rather a long one for so smart
looking ship, but easily accounted for by the fact of her meeting very poor
trades, and hardly any passage winds. She rounded on 1st November, on which day
Mr William Leonard, a steerage passenger, aged 49 years, died from chest
complaint. Thence she had a few days westerly winds, and on November 15th, in
latitude 46 S, longitude 65 E, when running before a heavy gale of wind, she
shipped a tremendous sea over the stern, which washed away the wheel, binnacle,
and both compasses, the ship rounding to and sustaining a great deal of other
damage; while William Hall, one of the apprentices, was washed up against the
rail
and had his leg broken.
Passengers - steerage: Baker Mr Bott Mr Clifford Mr & Mrs and 2 children England Mr & Mrs Farren Mr Gamble Mr Gautarg Mr Jones Mr & Mrs and child Rutherford Mr Shepherd Mr Stimpson Mr Walmsley Mr Watson Mr & Mrs and child Woodward Mr & Mrs
Arrival of the Taranaki
Voyage account and passengers listed.
Arrival of the Auckland
The Albion Company's ship Auckland, Captain McDougall, with 13
saloon passengers and 45 free and assisted immigrants, was signalled from the
Pilot Station on the morning of December 23rd. While coming up the cross
channel, the Customs launch, having on board Captain Thomson, health officer; Dr
Drysdale, medical member of the Board of Health; Mr Colin Allan, immigration
officer; Mr J R Monson, Customs Department; and Captain Logan, marine
superintendent to the Albion Company, met her, and in reply to the usual
questions they were informed by Dr Norman that during the passage there had been
40 cases of measles, the first case being on October 10th, and the last
convalescent yesterday. Part of the clothing had been destroyed, and the rest
washed in disinfectants, and as far as possible the patients had been isolated
in the hospitals. There had been seven deaths, six being of infants, from
various causes, and one adult, a female, aged 63,
from diarrhoea and dysentery; also during the passage there have been five births.
Upon hearing this sad state of affairs, the authorities at once ordered the
yellow flag to be run up at the main, and the vessel was placed in quarantine.
It is decided that the whole of the immigrants be conveyed to the Islands today,
while the saloon passengers will remain on board, and after the ship has been
thoroughly cleaned and fumigated, she will be admitted pratique. Is is now some
time since a ship made her appearance at this port with a foul bill of health,
and it is much to be regretted that after a passage of 88 days the immigrants
should be compelled to spend their Christmas on the Quarantine Islands.
The following are the vital statistics furnished up by Dr Norman, the surgeon-superintendent, whose 1st visit to NZ it is:
Births: October 10th, Mrs Lawson Gillies, of a daughter October 17th, Mr McKenzie, of a daughter November 5th, Mrs Noble, of a son November 13th, Mrs Baird, of a son December 12th, Mrs Gibbs, of a son Deaths: October 21st, Robert Wilson aged 10 months of diarrhoea October 26th, William Moore aged 4 months, of measles, diarrhoea, and convulsions October 31st, Robert Robertson aged 12 months, of general wasting November 5th, Jane Ross aged 6 months, of bronchitis, and convulsions November 25th, Osborne Mitchell aged 2 years, of diarrhoea and rickets December 7th, Chrisa Mason, aged 9 months, of measles and diarrhoea December 7th, Ellen Chambers aged 63, of diarrhoea and dysentery.
At present there are 2 convalescent cases on board, one of measles and the other of diarrhoea. Both patients are progressing favourably, and are isolated from the rest of the passengers in the hospital. Both Captain McDougall and Dr Norman speak in the most favourable terms of the conduct of the passengers throughout the voyage. Boat and fire drill has been kept up, divine service regularly performed by the Rev Mr McIntosh, and as much amusement as possible afforded to the people. The ship Otaki was spoken off the Cape de Verde group, all well. Captain Devitt wished to be reported.
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Additional news by the San Francisco mail
The ship Templar, which recently arrived at San Francisco
from New York and Rio, with yellow fever on board, carried a heroine in
the person of Miss Armstrong, the captain's daughter. It is represented
that after Capt. Armstrong was struck down with yellow fever, Miss
Armstrong, assisted by the second mate, navigated the ship, the young
lady frequently taking her trick at the wheel.
The Harbour Board's steamer Iron Age is at present getting in a
new boiler and engines at the Rattray street Wharf.
The Elizabeth Graham brings two very handsome Clydesdale mares,
and two of the celebrated Mount St. Bernard dogs. The dogs are splendid
specimens of their breed. The mares are the property of Mr Duncan McCallum, of
Riverton, who accompanied them, are both noted prizetakers at Home. One of them,
Damsel, is a light bay, foaled 23rd April, 1875, sire Crown Prince (207), dam,
Darling, by Tintock, granddam by Dainty Davie (211). On 15 occasions on which
Damsel has been exhibited she has won first prizes, and at Glasgow as a yearling
she was placed second. Mr McCallum purchased her for 500 guineas. H has not
imported them for sale.
Mr J. Forsyth, the shipping butcher at Port Chalmers, is in possession of a
lusus naturece, in the shape of a ewe lamb with five legs. The fifth leg is
jointed at the knew of the left fore leg, and is perfectly formed., although, it
of course, it is useless to the little animal. The lamb will be kept as a pet
and is perfectly healthy and lively. It was bred by Mr J. Shand of the Taieri.
The Southland Times Nov. 11 1879
Bluff Harbour - Arrived
Nov. 10 - Arawata, s.s., 623 tons, Sinclair from Melbourne.
Passengers - For Bluff: Gilmour Mr, Mrs, Miss and Master Habison Mr Lucy Mr Ross Mr Spence Mr (2) Walsh Miss 7 in steerage For Dunedin: Blaumberg Mr Handyside Mr Hart Mr and Miss Hart Miss Marks Mr McAllister Mr McNeill Mr Sellars Mr Tate Mr and Mrs 100 in steerage For Lyttelton: Austin Mr Botton Miss Donoran Mr Minifie Miss Walsh Mr and 7 in steerage For Wellington: Darbyshire Mr Fryer Mrs Fuller Mr and Mrs Fuller Mrs and Master Gibson Mr Hyland Mr Jonas Mr Murphy Mr and Mrs and 17 in steerage For Nelson: Price Mr Street Miss
Southland Times Monday 17 Nov. 1879
Bluff Harbor - Arrived
Nov. 15 - Tararua, s.s., 563 tons, Muir, from Dunedin. Passengers
- Mrs Finn, child and nurse, Mr Cox (2), 2 steerage.
Southland Times Tuesday 18 Nov. 1879
Bluff Harbor - Arrived
Nov. 17 - Ringarooma, 623 tons, Chatfield from Melbourne, via
Hobart Town.
Passengers - For Bluff Amery Mr Bell Mr and Mrs G.M. and servant Bell Miss Bell Master (2) Bent Mr Bleazard Miss Bleazard Miss E Brown Mrs Campbell Mr Clark Mr and Mrs Farell Mr Fredericks Mr Gabolincy Mrs and infant Hayman Mr and Mrs Kennedy Mr McFarlane Mr Newlands Mr Reed Mr Richardson Mr Rinicinnon Mr Stonebam Messrs (2) Thompson Mr seven in steerage For Dunedin: Balcoine Mrs Belough Miss Benjamin Mr and Mrs Booth Mr and Mrs Booth Mr and Mrs W.E. Cameron Mrs Connay Mr Forrest Mr Fraser Mr Goodwin Mr Gordon Mr Hopkins Mr Hull Mr Joachinn Mr Joel Mr (2) Johnston Mr Jorrison Mr Kennedy Miss McDonald Mr McFarlane Mr Mills Mr James Mitchell Mr Moore Mr Rutherford Miss Rutherford Mr Spedding Miss Thompson Mr Tonks Mr Vickery Mr Villiers Mr Watt Mr Williams Mr 104 in steerage For Lyttelton: Bain Miss Gibson Mr Maitchelson Mr and Mrs Porter Mrs Ramsden Mr and Mrs and family Rattray Mr and Mrs For Wellington: Begg Mr Bowler Mrs Brett Mr and Mrs Finnimore Mr Hart Mr and Mrs McLachlan Miss Marshall Mr Marshall Mr J 18 in steerage
The Southland Times Monday 24 Nov. 1879
Bluff Harbor
Arrived. Nov. 22.- Arawata, s.s. from Dunedin
- Maori, s.s. from Dunedin
Sailed
Nov. 22 -Arawata, s.s., 632 tons, Sinclair, for Melbourne.
Passengers - Miss McGrath, 2 steerage
Maori, s.s., 118 tons, Bernoch, for West Coast ports. Passengers -
Mr Spence, 2 steerage.
Ulva, cutter, Dawson, for Stewart Island.
The Southland Times Tuesday 25th Nov. 1879
Wellington, Nov. 24
Sailed - s.s. Ringrooma, for Melbourne via the south.
Passengers: Adams Mr Barton Mr Briggs Mr Darcliffe Mrs Foster Mr Fraser Mr Hankinson Mr Kirk Mr Marshall Mr Mills Mr Norcliffe Mr Preston Mr Pryde Mr Sherlock Mr Thomson Mr Vauxhall Mr Waddel Mr Wilson Mr
The Southland Times Saturday Nov. 29
Sailed Nov. 28 - from Bluff. Ringarooma for Melbourne via Hobart
Town. Passengers - Mr Tewslwy, 3 steerage.
Southland Times, Tuesday 30th December 1879 pg2
Bluff Harbor - Arrived
Dec. 29 - Albion, s.s., 591 tons, Garrard, from Melbourne (22nd
inst., passed Swan Island on the 23rd and arrived at Hobart Town on the 24th),
via Hobart Town, Cargills, Gibbs, & Co., agents. Passengers -
For Bluff: 6 in steerage
For Dunedin: Messrs Schoen and Wright; 14 in steerage
For Lyttelton: Misses Caldwell and Brooks, Mr Chichester; 6 steerage.
For Wellington: Mr and Mrs Luff and family (4), Misses Brown and Cameron; Messrs
Nancarrow, Cameron and Elphinstone; 1 steerage.
For Nelson: Miss Alice Browning
For Gisborne: Mr Charles Seymour.
For Auckland: Messrs Bourdell and Julius Herz; 4 steerage.
For Sydney: Messrs Morton and Clark.
Sailed
Dec. 29 - Albion, s.s., 591 tons, Garrard, for Dunedin. Passengers
- Mrs Lacey, Mrs Smith and child, and Mr Campbell.
Southland Times 31 Dec. 1879 pg2
Auckland, Tuesday
The Hero arrived at one a.m. from Sydney. A deputation of citizens
and representatives of the Orange Lodges boarded the vessel and welcomed Pastor
Chiniquy.
Wellington, Tuesday
A detachment of 50 of the Armed Constabulary left for Timaru, via Lyttelton,
this morning in the s.s. Wakatipu. Their services will be called
into requisition in case of any further disturbance at Timaru or Christchurch.
Owing to the illness of Mrs Wheeler at Nelson, Captain Wheeler, of the
Wakatipu, goes there by steamer to-night. Captain Cameron, ship's
husband of the Union Company, takes the Wakatipu South.
Southland Times January 1st 1880
The s.s Rotomahana Christmas trip from Wellington to Nelson was the most
wonderful feat of steaming ever yet accomplished in Australasian waters. She
cast off from Wellington wharf at 10.20 a.m., Went through French Pass at 3.15
p.m and arrived at Nelson at 4.57p.m. doing a distance of 105 miles in six hours
and 29 minutes. Sometimes reaching 17 knots. Captain Underwood handled the ship
splendidly, especially in the French Pass, the Rotomahana being
the longest vessel ever taken though it.
From Mt Cargill’s 676m elevation, it is theoretically possible to see almost 100km out to sea. From sea level, one can see about 5km.