Drover

Carter's Family History via New Zealand

DROVER - 1855

"Drover" Brigantine - 174 tons, Captain: Morrison. From Melbourne. Arrived Auckland, New Zealand 9 April 1855. Agent: J. A. Langford. [Source: Southern Cross 10 April 1855]

Imports Foreign: Per "Drover" from Melbourne:- 7 bales blankets, 14 casks furniture, 2 tons galvanized iron, 6 bales gunny bags, 6 cases American axes, 6 cases lobsters, 4cases chairs, 20 doz. buckets, 3 trucks, 2 coils manilla rope, 2 cases minnie rifles and other fire arms.

Calvert, Samuel, 1828-1913, engraver: "Brig Drover caught in a water spout off Newcastle" Published 1875.

Passengers:

No.	Name	No.	Name	No.	Name
1.	Mr Tellack	17.	Emma Wright	33.	Thos. Woolford
2.	Mrs Tellack	18.	Alice Wright	34.	Mrs Woolford
3.	William Tellack	19.	John Cary	35.	Woolford (child)
4.	John Leanes	20.	Mary Cary	36.	E. Waterman
5.	Robt. Farewell	21.	John Wilson	37.	Mrs Best
6.	Arch. Williams	22.	Marriott Wilson	38.	Isaac Himsley
7.	George Vaughan	23.	James Wilson	39.	Timothy Sullivan
8.	Susannah Vaughan	24.	Jane Wilson	40.	John Marsden
9.	Eliza Vaughan	25.	Maria Wilson	41.	Mrs Marsden
10.	George Vaughan	26.	James Webb	42.	Marsden (child)
11.	Joseph Green	27.	John Porter	43.	George Buyer
12.	Mr Wright	28.	Mary Porter	44.	James Ferguson
13.	Maria Wright	29.	John Porter	45.	Ann Boyle
14.	Mary Jane Wright	30.	Edward Killick	46.	W. Tye
15.	Elizabeth Wright	31.	Hugh Ferguson	47.	J. Smith
16.	Frederick Wright	32.	Arch. McVicor	48.	J. Watton

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