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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. I was unable to find the Shipping News
in January, through to April 17.
VESSEL Arrival Pt. Chalmers Capt. No. pass. Kaikoura 02/01/1886 Crutchley Turakina 04/01/1886 Power Marg't Galbraith 20/1/1886 Carden Arawa 13/02/1886 John Stuart 117 passengers Aorangi 25/02/1886 Loch Fleet 28/02/1886 Jones via Hamburg Dunedin 01/03/1886 Whitson Coptic RMS 16/04/1886 Kidley 83 passengers Dunedin 18/04/1886 can't find her, was in pt Ruapehu RMS 24/04/1886 Greenstreet 121 passengers Lyttelton 02/05/1886 Boardman 02 passengers Herefordshire* 13/05/1886 Le Couteur 21 passengers Taiuni* RMS 20/05/1886 Barlow 24 passengers Kaikoura RMS 21/05/1886 Crutchley 178 passengers Doric* RMS 03/06/1886 Jennings 274 passengers Ravenswood* 03/07/1886 McGhie No passengers Alastor 18/06/1886 T Glazebrook No passengers Tongariro RMS 22/6/1886 Bone 212 passengers + only Otago passengers listed |
VESSEL Arrival Pt. Chalmers Capt. No. pass. Famenoth 02/07/1886 Morgan wife & child Arawa RMS 04/07/1886 John Stuart 140 passengers Aorangi RMS 05/07/1886 Turpin 166 +families Merope 31/07/1886 Thomas 24 passengers Ionic RMS 03/08/1886 J G Cameron 143 passengers Rimutaka*RMS 12/08/1886 E.O.Hallett 290 passengers Westland 11/09/1886 McWilliams 6 passengers Ruapehu RMS 11/09/1886 Greenstreet 46+ passengers Tainui 25/09/1886 B J Barlow 58+ passengers Wairoa 29/09/1886 Holbeche 4 passengers Himalaya 01/10/1886 Paterson 38 passengers Kaikoura RMS 07/10/1886 Crutchley 50+ passengers Marlborough 22/10/1886 Herd 11 passengers Arawa 21/11/1886 John Stuart 53+ passengers Tongariro RMS 01/11/1886 Bone 46+ passengers Marg't Galbraith 2/12/1886 Carden 19 passengers Aorangi 02/12/1886 W A Turpin 305 passengers Nelson 30/12/1886 Bannantyne 24 passengers |
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. |
| 02 Sat. Unable to find S news |
06 | 06 | 03 | 07 Lyttelton Coptic Steve |
04 Tainui Ruapehu Steve |
02 Arawa June |
06 Ionic Merope Tongariro |
03 Aorangi Mararoa |
01 Tainui Wairoa |
05
Braden Doric Tongariro Aorangi |
03 Waikato Arawa |
| 09 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 14 Mararoa Steve |
11 Doric Ruapehu June |
09 Arawa Famenoth |
13 Sophie Barry |
10 |
08 Himalaya
|
12
Arawa Nelson ss Rome Tongariro Lauren |
10 Margaret Galbraith Aorangi Cormorant |
| 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 Unable to find S news |
21 Hertfordshire Steve |
18 |
16 Barbara |
20 Rimutaka Barbara |
17 Coptic Ruapehu Westland Ganymede |
15 Kaikoura Marmion |
19 |
17 Arawa |
| 23 | 27 | 27 | 24 Coptic |
28 Mararoa Steve |
25 Alastor Kaikoura Tongariro |
23 Aorangi June |
27 |
24
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22
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26 Arawa Braden |
24 Unable to find S news |
| 30 |
30 Fri. Ruapehu Lauren |
30 Barry |
29
Doric Marlborough Ruapehu |
31 Unable to find S news |
| Arrival
information - vessel from San Francisco arrival in NZ RMS from Plymouth or London Glasgow Hamburg London or Liverpool |
Vessel to San Francisco departure from NZ R.M.S. Direct Service to London - Leaving NZ |
Evening Post, 30 December 1886, Page 2
Arrival of the Rimutaka at Port Chalmers.
Port Chalmers, This Day. The R.M.S. Rimutaka, under command of Captain
Sutcliffe, her late chief officer, arrived off Taiaroa Heads at 4.12 a.m.
today, her steaming time being 38 days 13 hours 51 minutes. The Otago
portion of her mail and passengers were transhipped to the tug Plucky, and
the steamer left again for Lyttelton at 7.30 a.m. She brings a full cargo,
61 saloon, 96 second and 142 steerage passengers for New Zealand ports,
together with 309 bags mails from Plymouth and two bags and four packet from
Capetown. Her passage has been a fine weather one, she having only
experienced strong N.E. gales from the 27th to the 29th inst., attended by a
heavy sea. Her best run was 348 miles. The passengers have enjoyed excellent
health. There were no deaths, and but one birth, Mrs. Stevens, a third-class
passenger, giving birth to a daughter. The Rimutaka left Plymouth at 1.20
p.m. on the 20th. November, reached Madeira 6.45 a.m. 24th, left again 1.30
p.m. same day ; had light easterly wind with smooth sea. Arrived Capetown at
1.57 p.m. 9th instant, left again 9.30 a.m. 10th. Had strong S.W. winds
until 12th, thence fine weather until 27th, when she encountered a strong
N.W. gale and high sea until the 29th. Her passengers for Wellington are �
Saloon � Mesdames J. Bunn and Sutherland, Lady Kathleen Bush, Misses Ure, M.
Talbot, E. Hoggard, C. D. W. Sutherland, G. Sutherland, M. Morgan, M. E.
Morris, Lady Campbell Orde, Sir J. Campbell Orde, Messrs. M. Anderson, J.
Burne, S. C. H. Bush, F. E. Cave, A. Heather, T. W. H. Rose, G. Talbot.
Second cabin� Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Gane, Mr. and Mrs. F. Gibbons, Dr. and Mrs.
McIver, nurse, and family (6), Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Springthorpe and child,
Misses F. Cunningham, H. Gane, L. Gane, Gibbons, H. Magneath, A. Storey, R.
Storey, A. Storey, E. A. Luffnell, Master F. Gane, Rev. J. Dickson, Messrs,
W. Magill, J. L. Smith, R. G. Storey, G. Storey, A. T. Wigg, J. W. Matson,
and 142 steerage for all ports.
1886 Schedule
