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Arrival of the QUEEN OF NATIONS
from THE DAILY SOUTHERN CROSS, July 6 & 7, 1874. �
Port of Auckland
Arrival July 5
Queen of Nations, ship, 846 tons, Smith, from Liverpool, March 17, via Belfast. Passengers -
immigrants (listed below). N.Z. Shipping Co., agents.
James Wishart, barque, 775 tons, Groundwater, from London (Gravesend March 20) Passengers: Dr. and Mrs Warner; and immigrants -
N.Z. Shipping Co., agents.
The splendid clipper ship Queen of Nations arrived yesterday morning
shortly after the James Wishart, from Liverpool via Belfast with a full complement of immigrants, who seemed to be in apparently first-rate health and are of a good description. Dr. Philson, Health Officer, made his usual examination of the vessel, and having expressed himself satisfied with their appearance granted a clean bill of health.
The immigrants by this vessel number 347, and but little sickness has taken place among them during the passage, owing no doubt to the attention paid to their wants both by the commander of the vessel,
Captain Smith, and the Surgeon-superintendent. [Only 339
passengers listed in the newspaper)
Passenger
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Voyage Account
Captain Smith courteously supplied us with the following account of his voyage: - The Queen of Nations left Liverpool on March 17th, Belfast on the 21st, and landed the pilot on the 24th; experienced light N.E. winds until passing the Island of Madeira; from there light airs and calms to the Equator, which was crossed on the 23rd April, the same day as the James Wishart. The S.E. trades were met with in 10� S., and were moderately fresh, continuing until 25� S. was reached. From there to the meridian of the Cape winds from N.E. to N.W. prevailed. The Cape of Good Hope was rounded on the 22nd May in latitude 40�02. The eastings were run down in the parallel of 42� S., the weather proving moderate, with winds varying from S.W. to N.W. The ship rounded Tasmania on the 21st June, and since then, until reaching 34� S., fresh S.E. gales were encountered, and then light northerly winds to Cape Maria Van Diemen, which was passed on the 2nd July; thence, until arrival, baffling S.E. winds and calms were contended with. Tiritiri was made at daylight yesterday morning, the vessel having been hove-to outside for some hours during the night. She was in company of the James Wishart on the previous day. The Queen of Nations is an exceedingly smart-looking vessel, and is a very fine specimen of the Aberdeen style of clippers.
Dr. Allnutt reports that there were three deaths on the voyage � two infants and Jane A. McCall (single), 21, from enteric fever. There were only two births on the voyage, one being still born. The immigrants by this vessel, as well as those by the Wishart will probably be landed today.
She brings the following immigrants: - Married: (211)(44 families)
Alleby: Thomas 38, Sarah 36, Margaret 16, Ann 12, Thomas 9, James 7, William 4 Boyd: John 37, Jane 38, Alexander 18, James 16, Eliza 14, Hugh 10, Ann 7, George 3 Bracelin: James 27, Rose 24, Lizzy 9, Mary 6, Rose 3, John 1 Brown: Robert 33, Margaret 34 Connor: Thomas 29, Jane 27, Corm: James 35, Catherine 31, Ann 7, Alexander 4, Sarah 3, Robert 1 Currie: John 25, Sarah 20 Dickey: James 32, Jane 33 Donaldson: Thomas 41, Rebecca 36, Jane 16, Elizabeth 17, Thomas 12, Dawson 6, James 4, Samuel 1 Donaldson: William 36, Annie 35, James 17, William 15, Jane 13, Elizabeth 11, George 9, Rebecca 7, Emily 4, Margaret 1 Donnely: Henry 30, Mary 30, William 10, John 8, Mary 6, Susan 5, Alice 2 Given: James 26, Rose 23 Given: Hugh 23, Isabella 29 Given: Samuel 28, Ellen 26, Elizabeth 7, Samuel 5, Rose 3 Graham: Thomas 36, Jane 27, Emily 2 Halliday: James 30 Eliza 30, Mary 9, Maggie 7, Elizabeth 3, Sarah 3 Hannill: John 39, Jane 33, M. Jane 16, Maria 14, John 9, James 7, Eliza 4 Harns: Joseph 36, Maria 28, Margared 5, Maria 3, Mary 1 Kerwick: Martin 26, Anne 24 Lattimer: William 35, Fanny 36, James 6, Anne 4, Sarah 2, John 1 McCall: Robert 54, Eliza 36, Jane 21, Alicia 19, Thomas 16, John 14, George 10, Elizabeth 7, William 5, Jackson 3 McCallen: Charles 20, Eliza 19 McCann: Margaret 30 McConkey: Matthew 26, Ann 27, Rose Ann 5, Jane 7, John 3, William 1 McDonnell: James 43, Margaret 41, Matilda 17, Eliza 15, James 13, Rachel 10, Thomas 6 McGeary: Darby 41, Sarah 37, John 14, Henry 13, Felix 10, Jeremiah 5, Catherine 2, Patrick 1 McGlaughlin: John 29, Elizabeth 28, John 9, Henry 6, William 4, Elizabeth 3, Anne 1 McKegue: John 23, Jane 23, Ann 2, Harriet 1. Magunn: Job 21, Mary 28 Morrison: James 40, Jane 40, Eliza 22, George 20, John 18, Anne 16, Letitia 14, James 12, Mary 8, Margaret 5, Ellen 2 Newell: John 28, Eliza 24, Ellen 6, Sarah 1 O�Hara: William 30, Catharine 20, William 1 Robinson: William 24, Eliza 26 Rudd: William 32, Fanny 24, Lizzie 3, Kate 1 Ryan: John 35, Bridget 34, John 13, Margaret 11, Bridget 9, Jane 4, Mary 2 Ryan: Rody 30, Ellen 26, Mary 4, Pat 2, Margaret 1, Mary 5 Ryan: Samuel 28, Eliza 24, Henry 1, Charlotte 1 Smart: George 44, Margaret 44 Terry: James 22, Mary 21 Tinney: Richard 23, Mary 23, Daniel 1 Walker: Robert 38, Martha 30, John 12, James 7, Martha 4, Robert 1 Walker: Stuart 40, Mary 38, Martha 21, Mary 17, Robert 16, Letitia 6, Margaretta 4 White: John 29, Isabella 22, Elizabeth 2 Wood: Robert 28, Maria 30, Lizzie 9, James 8, Mary 4, Anna 3, Martha 1 Single Men: (67)
Aikin James 34 Armstrong James 23 Beastey John 22 Carson Robert 26 Carson William 21 Cartmill James 27 Crossley William 19 Clelland William 21 Devaney Hugh 22 Dunne William 25 Forsyth David 20 Fulton Samuel 21 Gaynoo Terence 19 Gilmore Andrew 25 Giles John 25 Glenn Francis 20 Gordon David 19 Graham Robert 27 Hanley Thomas 26 Heathwood James 31 Hill James 19 Hoy Thomas 17 Hughes Robert 20 Jones James 39 Kelly David 27 Kelly Patrick 21 Kennedy James 30 Kennedy Patrick 22 Keys Robert 17 McAlar Joseph 33 McBeating Robert 25 McGillon Michael 19 McGonigle Patrick 19 McGuinness James 33 McIlroy Charles 25 McKay Hugh 25 McKibbin James 20 McMickle Moses 21 McMutt Samuel 20 McRobert James 24 Robert 17 John 15 Montgomery Andrew 25 Montigue B. 20 Morris John 18 Mulligan James 22 Noylan Michael 20 Paton Andrew 18 Payne Richard 24 Richmond John 27 Purvis James 39 John 40 Ryan Timothy 22 Satchell James 22 Scott William 21 John 16 Simpson Robert 27 John 24 Skiffington Francis 26 Smith John 18 Stewart Alexander 32 Stewart David 21 Robert 25 Verdan Thomas 22 Wallace William 19 White George 20 Young Samuel 24
Single Women: (61 +1 child)
Bolton Elizabeth 29 Buick S. 20 Carlin M. 20 Cartmill E. 25 Crossley Elizabeth 26 Dodds Anna 30 Duncan Elizabeth 19 Erwin Mary 25 Feaney A. 20 Finlay J. 21 Fulton Sarah 24 Gallagher Catherine 24 Giles Eliza 20 Graham Catherine 20 Jane 19 Zilda 17 Graham Rebecca 18 Elizabeth 16 Guinness Mary 22 Hamilton Martha 23 Mary 27 Jennings Mary 18 Kelly Bridget 17 Kelly Rebecca 22 Catherine 1 Kerr Mary 28 Rachel 24 Keys Sarah 26 Kingham M. 22 Knox Mary 20 Kyle Mary 21 Lanktree Martha 17 Mary 15 McCabe E. 17 McCamley Isabella 19 McCristall Eleanor 19 McDermott Margaret 18 McDonnell Isabella 20 McLaughlin Mary 40 Mary 17 Sarah 17 Melville Eliza 18 Melville Sarah 20 Mills Rebecca 20 Moore Jyce 18 Nelson M. 19 Nixon Isabella 20 Purvis Mary 26 Robb Caroline 19 Stuart Mary 29 William 4 Sinclair Isabella 28 Scott Jane 42 Anna 15 Simpson Mary 20 Skiffington Mary 29 Smith Margaret 19 Spear Elizabeth 23 Sweeney Margaret 19 Toner Anne 20 Walker Ellen 19 White Eliza 19
Imports per Queen of Nations, ship from Liverpool:
800 bags salt, order
182 cases spikes, 259 cases bolts, 5,000 rail-joints, 1788 iron rails, Hon. the Minister of Public Works
200 barrels beer, Cruickshank and Co.
4185 bars iron, 375 bundles iron, 102 plates iron, 30 sheets iron, 440 briler tubes, T and S . Morrin
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The Queen of Nations, a wooden clipper ship, later a barquentine, was built at Aberdeen, Scotland in 1861, by Walter Hood. Her maiden voyage was made from London to Melbourne the same year. Official Number: 29238. Length (mtrs): 57.9, beam (mtrs): 9.8, draft (mtrs): 6.1. She only made this one voyage to New Zealand. When on a voyage from the UK to Sydney. One casualty, the rest of the crew saved.
Wreck [broken link] She ran aground on the morning of 31 May 1881 off Corrimal Beach north of Wollongong, NSW.
photo in gale by former master, Captain Archibald Donald (1868-79). He was lost overboard during a protracted 129-day return voyage to London in which the vessel was heavily damaged by storms and sea ice.
photo calm
Crew list 1870 1871