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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE PORT OF AUCKLAND		Monthly Shipping Lists – Port of Auckland NZ Herald, 1856 January

Ships 'WILLIAM DENNY, QUEEN OF PERTH, PIONEER, STAG HOUND, GAZELLE, BLUE JACKET, and WILLIAM DENNY
DEPARTURE Jan 8 William Denny Mailler for Sydney
Passengers: BUDDLE, Rev Mr CALVERT, Master CALVERT, Miss COLLIER, Miss COOLAHAN, Mrs DACRE, Capt DAVIS, G DONOVAN, Master DONOVAN, Mrs EAMAN, Mr FAIRBURN, Mr & Mrs W FALSEN, Mr FOLEY , Mr GILFILLAN, Mr HARRIS, J HERBERT, George JOSEPHS, Mr LE CRES, Mr LOWE, Mr		Passengers (cont.): LYTH, Rev Mr MELLWAIN, Mr & Mrs O’NEILL, Mr OWEN, G B OWEN, Miss QUIN, Miss x 4 QUIN, Mr & Mrs Jnr & 3 chdn QUIN, Mr , Snr RICH, G SMALL, Mr SOMERVILLE, H STACK, Mr STEWART, Mr TARSBELL, R VIDAL, Mr & family WALKER, Mr & Mrs WRIGHT, Mr WYMES, Mrs & family
The steam ship WilliamDenny sailed for Sydney yesterday at 4pm with above 40 passengers, several of whom are of the earliest of our Auckland colonists. Some are on a visit to the sister colonies, others have departed on a more lengthenedvoyage to the land of their birth. We wish them a pleasant passage and a happy return.

ARRIVAL Jan 12 Queen of Perth schooner, 92 tons Sturley from Sydney
Passengers: ABROWNING, Mr DAVIS, Mr JENKINS, J JENKINS, Mr & Mrs & 2 chdn McGRATH, Mr & Mrs PIERCE, Mr		Stormy passage of 13days. Of 393 sheep intended for the East Coast, 69 were lost. ‘….We are glad to hear that the natives have at length become impressed with themerits of breeding sheep. If they only take to this branch of industry with their usual energy, they will speedily develop another of the many latent sources of inherent wealth which these provinces possess…’

ARRIVAL Jan 15 *Pioneer* 87 tons Wing from Melbourne
Passengers: BRADDOCK, John COFFEE, John COFFEE, Jane MONK, Mr & Mrs HOOKING, John HOOKING, Elizabeth McMASTER, Jane KEANY, Thomas		Passengers (cont.): KEANY, Thomas McTUKE, John BAKER, John DAMMERILL, John DAMMERILL, Margaret DAMMERILL, Mary Ann DAMMERILL, Emily WING, Mrs & 5 chdn

ARRIVAL Jan 18 *Stag Hound* 117tons Terry from Melbourne
Passengers: ATKINSON, Mr & Mrs & 1 child AULT, Mr & Mrs J & 1 child BROGG, Mr McKAY, Alexander, Donald, John, Duncan & Robert McKAY, Flora McKAY, Miss x 4 McKAY, Mr & Mrs & 1 child McKAY, Mrs Archibald MORRISON, Mr RATHBONE, Thos TELFOURD, Mrs WILLIAMS, Mr C S Hinckley, Agent		A fine American fore and aft schooner, passage of 12 days from Port Phillip. Forced to hoveto in Bass’s Straits. It is a fine, roomy craft and brings 7 cabin and20 steerage passengers. We have to thank Capt Terry for his courtesy in supplying us with copies of the latest Melbourne papers up to the 4^th instant.

DEPARTURE Jan 21 Gazelle McKenzie for Melbourne
Passengers: FOURACRE, John GIMBEL, George HILL, Capt RUSSELL, John SCOLLAY, Capt SHEA, Miss YOUNG, James Brown & Campbell, Agents

ARRIVAL Jan 25 Blue Jacket 76 tons Prout from Sydney
Passengers: COLEMAN, Mr WEARER, Mr GARRATT, Mr WILLEY, Mr BRIGDEN, Mr		………….A very good specimen of Australian Naval architecture. She is of, what has been facetiously designated, the ‘legs and wings’ class. That is to say of great length, good breadth and small depth. Very comfortable cabin accommodation for14 passengers. Was recently the flag ship at the Regatta at WooloomoolooBay…….

ARRIVAL Jan 29 William Denny Mailler from Sydney
Passengers: BUCKINGHAM, G COOLAHAN, Mrs COTTON, T CRAVEN, A T DONOVAN, Mrs EYRE, Jane FINNELLY, Rev Mr FISHER, Miss Amelia FITZGERALD, J FOLEY, W H GIBSON, W HOWES, Edward INGLISH, John JACKSON, Sarah		Passengers (cont.): JOHNSON, J JONES, John MACGUIRE, John McDREW, Peter MUIR, F MYCH, G O’GIBBS, R ROURKE, A SCOTT, D SCOTTEN, W SHAW, W SOMERVILLE, H SOUTHWELL, W STACY, John STEPHEN, Mrs WITHERS, Mr & Mrs
Six and a half daysfrom Sydney. Large general cargo and about 60 passengers. The Denny’stop is very foul and her speed has, in consequence, been materially impaired. She will, therefore, be laid on the ground this trip to be cleaned and painted.

Transcribed: Jacqueline Walles, New Zealand, 2000.

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