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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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Arrival Aug. 19 - Grafton, ss 297 tons, Nordshum from the West Coast. Passengers: Mr Jones; 3 steerage Aug. 20 - Wareatea, ss 288 tons, Ewan, from Westport. W. Hay Dickson, agent Penguin, ss 448 tons, Allman from the North. Passengers:
Crump Mr Downey Mr Fox Captain Hailenstein Mr Howarth Mrs Pope Miss Spragg Mr Spragg Mrs and child Williams Mr Wright Rev. Mr
Tekapo ss, 1501 tons, Anderson from Newcastle via Lyttelton Passengers: 1 steerage Aug. 23 - Hauroto ss 1276 tons, Kennedy from Sydney via Cook Strait. Passengers:
Lambert Dr Norris Master Robertson Dr Warnock Miss two natives
Aug. 23 - Otago, barque 353 tons, Snadden, from Mauritius (June 27) Neill and Co. (Limited), agents Aug. 24 - Mawhera ss 553 tons Hill from Greymouth. Passengers:
Brerton Mr Contrees Messrs (2) Fitchett Mr Gillies Mr Guthrie Mr Price Mr Somerset Mr Watson Mr Wright Mr and 3 steerage
Wairarapa ss 1023 tons Chatfield from Melbourne via Hobart and the Bluff. Passengers:
Asher Mr Bunby Mr Hall Miss Henderson Mrs and son Leveson Mr Lockie Mr Mawdsley Mr Mendershausen Mrs Sheet Mr Strong Mr and 21 steerage
Aug. 25 - Kakanui ss 59 tons Best from Timaru K Ramsay agent Manapouri ss 1020 tons Logan from Auckland via East coast ports Passengers:
Brien Mr Conway Miss Crow Mr Dalrymple Mr Dixon Mr Dymock Master Goring Mr Guardia Miss Hankinson Mr Harris Master Holmes Mrs and two servants Holmes Hon M Horsburgh Mrs Holmes Mr Macandrew Mr J. M.H.R. Martin Mr Molliosn Mrs Mollison Mr Neill Dr North Mr Pearson Mr Rose Mr Schilling Mr Schoen Mrs Smith Mr Southern Mr Warren Miss Wheeler Mr Willis Mr Wood Mrs Wright Master
Departures
Aug. 20- Go-ahead ss 132 tons Plumby for the North
Waihora ss 1269 tons Popham for Sydney via East Coast Passengers: Saloon- for Wellington -
Matheson Miss for Napier - Hewitt Mr Westall Mr for Auckland- Rothschild Mr for Sydney - Couper Mr and 9 steerage
Tarawera ss 1269 tons Sinclair for Melbourne via Bluff Passengers:
For the Bluff Cavell Mr Cowan Mr Cowan Miss Forsyth Mr Goller Mr Hebberson Mr Kilgour Mr McPherson Mr Morrison Mr for Melbourne - Dodds Miss Dodds Mr Morgan Mr Deans Mr and 8 steerage
Arawata ss 623 tons Cromarty for the Fijian Islands via Auckland Aug. 22 - Wareatea ss 288 tons Ewan for Westport Enterprise, brigantine 84 tons Bell for Napier. G. Blyth and Co., agents Catlin, ketch, 46 tons, Norman, for Hokitika. Dunedin Iron and Woodware Co., agents Aug. 23 - Grafton ss 297 tons Norburgh for West Coast via Timaru Omapere ss 352 tons Smith for Auckland via Oamaru and East Coast Elderalue ss 2760 tons Millar for London. Murray, Roberts and Co., agents Mero_e barque 2024 tons for Auckland Aug. 24 - Hauroto ss 1276 tons Kennedy for Sydney for Oamaru and Cook Strait Passengers:
For Oamaru - Kerkham Rev. Mr Kerkham Mrs For Wellington - Kennedy Mrs 20 steerage for all ports
Rotorua ss 576 tons Neville for the North. Passengers:
For Lyttelton - Harris Mr and Mrs Hewlings Miss Hewling Mr Fenston Mr Roughton Mr For Wellington - Doig Miss Fleming Mrs Johnson Rev. Mr Smaill Rev. Mr and 5 steerage
Otago Witness Shipping News 27 August 1886 page 19
