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Shipping News for Port Chalmers & Dunedin
weekly during 1886
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During 1886 the Otago Witness,
a weekly newspaper, was published on Saturday's until April 24 when
the publishing day became Friday. Index
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Arrivals November 10 - Mararoa, s.s., 1258 tons, Eadie, from Sydney, via Auckland and East Coast. J. Mills, agent. Passengers:
From Sydney Blockhouse Messrs and party Low? Mr Kn?N Mr Morrison Misses (2) Morrison Mr From the Coast Anderson Captain Asquith Mr Banderson Mr and Mrs Barnett Miss Butterworth Mr Campbell Miss Cannon Mr Cook Mr and Mrs Dornwell Mr and Mrs and boy Hallenstein Mr Henderson Miss Jansen Mr Langlands Mr McNadam Mr Mitchell Miss Mitchell Mr Monkman Mr Murphy Mr Robertson Mr Topy Mr Walker Miss
November 11 - Beautiful Star s.s., 146 tons. White from Oamaru. Passengers: 7 saloon, 7 steerage - Grafton, s.s., 297 tons, Nordstrom, from the North. Passengers:
Baume Miss Cross Mr Cuthbertson Mrs Hatch Mr Jones Mr and two steerage
Koranui s.s., 301 tons, Oliver, from Greymouth via way ports. Passengers:
Brodie Mr Crossley Mr Drury Mr McAvery Mr McLean Mr Miller Mr Sutherland Mr and 13 steerage
November 11 - Penguin s.s., 442 tons, Allman from the North. Passengers:
Dickson Mr Frostnick Mr Harris Mr North Miss Simon Mr Werner Miss
November 13 - Beautiful Star, Grant, from Oamaru. Passengers: Four saloon, two steerage November 15 - Invercargill, s.s., 136 tons, Sundstrom, from Invercargill. K. Ramsay, agent. November 16 - Kakanui, s.s., 59 tons, Best, from Owake river. - Sir John Franklyn, barquentine, 245 tons, Brown, from Newcastle, via Clarence river. Dunedin Iron and Woodware Company, agents. Wairarapa, s.s., 1023 tons, Chatfield, from Melbourne, via Hobart and Bluff. Passengers: Saloon -
Arden Miss Atiken Mr and Mrs Bell Mr Duncan Mrs and child Grey Captain Mitchell Mr Mountain Rev. and Mrs Oliver Hon. Mr R. and Mrs Outhwaite Mr Phillips Mr Ridd Miss Riddle Miss Smith Mr Stephenson Mr and Mrs and daughter Waterton Mr Wheeler Captain
Catlin, ketch, 46 tons, Norman, from Catlins river. Dunedin Iron Woodware Company, agents. Lily, schooner, 84 tons, Connor, from Havelock, Master, agent. Departures
November - 10 Kakanui, for Fortrose Rotomahana, s.s., 865 tons, Carey, for Sydney, via the East Coast. Passengers: For Lyttelton
Linley Miss Nott Miss Nott Mr For Wellington Barron Master Willis Mrs For Napier - Walker Miss For Auckland - Von der Heyde Miss Speight Mr and Mrs J For Russell - Willis Misses(2) Willis Mrs 4 steerage
November 11 - Invercargill for Invercargill and the Bluff Dunedin, schooner, 66 tons, Hansen, for Timaru, master, agent Ohau, s.s., 411 tons, Bernech, for Auckland, via the East Coast Tekapo, s.s., 1501 tons, Anderson, for Sydney via Cook Strait. Passengers for Sydney:
Melvin Mr White Captain
Mararoa, s.s., 1258 tons, Ed_e, for Melbourne, via the Bluff. Passengers
For the Bluff - Riddle Miss For Melbourne - Arundel Mr Cain Mr Gunn Mr and Mrs Hall Mr Mair Mr Rochester Mr Rowan Captain Sargood Colonel Todd Mr Woodhouse Mrs and eight steerage
Grafton, s.s., 297 tons, Nordstrom, for Westport, via Timaru
Beautiful Star, for Oamaru
November 12 - Koranui, s.s., 301 tons, Oliver, for Greymouth, via Oamaru
November 14 - Circe, brigantine, 149 tons, Davies, for Auckland
November 15 - Gleaner, brigantine, 115 tons, Urquhart, for Aucklandvia Oamaru
- Enterprise, brigantine, 85 tons, Bell, for Napier
November 16 - Marlborough, ship, 1124 tons, Hird, f0r Oamaru. N.M. and A. Co., agents
- Koputai, steamtug, Sinclair, for Oamaru
- Penguin, s.s., 442 tons, Allman, for the Manukau via intermediate ports.
Passengers:
For Lyttelton - Brettargh Mr Goldstone Mr Pickles Mr Puckel Mr S?eddon Mr For Wellington Grey Captain For the Manukau Millar Mr and Mrs and 3 steerage
Beautiful Star, s.s., 146 tons, Grant, for Oamaru.
Otago Witness Shipping News 19 November 1886 page 17
Beautiful Star, iron screw steamship, 146 / 177 tons, official number #43602, built by J. Wigham Richardson, Low and Walker, in Northumberland, England in 1865. Lbd 119.2 x 17.2 x 10.6 ft. Registered at Dunedin in 1867. She was a coaster in local trade between Port Chalmers - Timaru - Oamaru - Dunedin. Part of the nucleus of the USSCo fleet in 1875 to 1899. In 1875 she was taken over with the Harbour Steam Co. In 1899 sold to T. Nichols, Hobart. Reg. Hobart 1/1900. She was laid up at the Domain Slip, Tasmania, alongside the hulk of the former whaling barque Derwent Hunter, when a fire was discovered on board, Christmas Day 1907. Both vessel destroyed. The hulk was later towed to New Town Bay, beached and abandoned. Her remains were visible for many years until being covered by road works in the 1960s. On 4 December 1902, under master-owner Thomas Nichols, collided with the steamer Huon between Snug Point and Oyster Cove, Tasmania. Both masters were severely reprimanded.