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Ships that came to Port Phillip in 1840

Arrivals by each Month - January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Notes on Vessels by name - Adelaide, Caledonia, Eagle, Harvest Home, James, Lord Goderich, Madras, Mary Ridgeway, Perseverance, Statesman, Vesper,

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December

The Clonmel is a new steam ship, using coal instead of sails. New technology caused a clash at Launceston, where the Rules did not please the Captain. The Clonmel left Sydney 30 Dec 1840 and was Shipwrecked 2 Jan 1841

4th December -

Arrived - 2 Dec -

Adelaide

schooner 96 tons Capt Lovett from Hobart. Imports
Arrived - 2 Dec -

Maquasha

brig 152 tons Capt Taylor from Hobart. Imports 110 kegs nails, 75 bags rice, 55 bales hay, 1 gig, 1 set harness, 179 bags potatoes, 1 case wafers, 65446 feet timber, 30,000 shingles, 4000 laths, 76 bags bran, 10 bags pollard, 2 casks lime juice, Turnbull, Orr & Co; 20 bags barleys, Porter & White
Arrived - 2 Dec -

Margaret

schooner 57 tons Capt Hudspeth from Hobart. Imports 20 barrels flour, 4 bags sugar, 1 half-pipe Cape wine, 2 chests tea, 2 bales tobacco stems, 1 cask pitch, 1 jar spirits of tar, 1 keg 1 cask nails, 2 cans turpentine, 2 bags boots, 7700 shingles, 162 packages furniture, 6 hhds oil, 10 bags flour, 3 casks sugar, 1 case slops, 1 can oil, Order.
Arrived - 2 Dec -

Harvest Home

barque 268 tons Capt Todd from New Zealand. Imports 3129 pieces sawn timber, Thomas, Enscoe & James.
Sailed - 1 Dec -

Jewess

brig 204 tons Capt Johnson for Launceston Passengers Messrs Cochrane, Cameron, McLeay, Manning, Sergeantson and 2 in the steerage. Exports 2 cases haberdashery, 200 bundles iron.
Sailed - 1 Dec -

William Woolley

brig 188 tons Capt Truscott for Sydney Passengers Messrs M Queen, Slick. Exports 20 barrels 9 hhds brandy, 8 kegs nails, 28 barrels pitch, 50 barrels 90 half-barrels tar, 3 casks hardware, 6 casks tallow.
Sailed - 2 Dec -

Lowestoft

schooner 114 tons Capt Ruffle for Launceston Passengers Messrs Farrell, Mortimer, Evans, Page, Johnson. Exports 280 sheep.

Saturday 5th December

- Geelong Advertiser no shipping reports

Tuesday 8th December -

Arrived - 5 Dec -

Clonmel

steam-ship 500 tons Lieut Tollervey commander, from Sydney 1 Dec Passengers Dr Curdie, Dr Jones, Capt McCallum, Captain Roach, Captain Grant, Monsieur and Madame Cautrot, Mrs Roach and child, Mrs Harper, Mrs Passmore, Mrs Hordern, Messrs Mackay, Sheen, McFarlane, Ryan, Beswick, Ellard, Jeffries, Harper, Ellard junior, Campbell, Capel, Webb, Jones, Rawson, Urquhart and 14 in the steerage. Imports
Arrived - 6 Dec -

Charlotte

brig 96 tons Capt Tregurtha from Launceston on 4 Dec Passengers Messrs EP Tregurtha and R Clark, 2 in the steerage. Imports 20,000 feet timber, 16 pipes 11 half-pipes 9 quarter-pipes wine, 80 bags oats, 3000 broad paling, Order.

Arrived - 7 Dec -

Henry

brig 107 tons Capt Toby from Launceston on 4 Dec Passengers Messrs Rand, McLean and family. Imports 15000 feet sawn timber, 5000 broad paling, 700 narrow paling, 1000 laths, 1500 shingles, Tolson, Geelong; 6 chests apparel, 2 casks hardware, 3 bullock-yokes, 1 corn screen, 2 sacks flour, 1 bag books, 3 horses, McLean, Geelong; 8870 broad paling, 50 bags bran, Order, Geelong. Compare account from the Launceston Gazette

Friday 11th December -

Arrived - 9 Dec -

Glenalvon

brig 212 tons Capt Young from London Passengers Messrs C and W Barnes, Hoe, Parsons and Alliburton Imports
Arrived at Launceston - 10 Dec -

Mariner

schooner 47 tons Capt Guillan from Portland Bay Passengers Matthew Atkin, Charles Boyd, Jeremiah Sullivan.
Sailed - 7 Dec -

Martin Luther

barque 496 tons Capt Swan for Angier in ballast
Sailed - 7 Dec -

Clonmel

steam-ship 500 tons Capt Tollervey for Launceston Passengers Messrs Roach, Williamson, Hermitage, McKenzie, McCrae, Benjamin, Barton, Capel, Jones, Webb, Wigaell and 2 in the steerage
Sailed - 9 Dec -

Tamar

schooner 117 tons Capt Bell for Launceston Passengers Mrs Bell, Mr Raven. Exports 30 bullocks, 12 casks pork.
Sailed - 9 Dec -

Sir John Franklin

schooner 52 tons Capt Gill for Hobart Passengers Mr and Mrs Valentine, Mr Morris. Exports 9 barrels prunes, 6 casks tallow, 4 kegs tobacco
Sailed - 9 Dec -

Lillias

schooner 88 tons Capt Smith for Hobart Passengers Mrs Wills and child, and 3 in the steerage. Exports 1 cask hardware, 1 jar saltpetre, 200 sheep
Sailed from Launceston - 10 Dec -

Clonmel

steamer Capt Tollervey for Port Phillip

Saturday 12th December

- Geelong Advertiser
Arrived 5 Dec

Lillias

schooner, Smith master, from Hobart
Arrived 5 Dec

Devonshire

schooner, Sutton master, from Melbourne
Arrived 8 Dec

Bouja Maiden

schooner, from Melbourne
Arrived 11 Dec

Henry

brig, Toby master, from Launceston with cargo of timber for Mr Tolson
Arrived 12 Dec

Charlotte

schooner, Farrington master, from Melbourne
Arrived 12 Dec

Shamrock

schooner, Boyd master, from Melbourne
Sailed 6 Dec

Governor La Trobe

, for Melbourne
Sailed 8 Dec

Devonshire

, for Melbourne
Sailed 9 Dec

Lillias

for Hobart
Sailed 11 Dec

Bouja Maiden

for Melbourne

Tuesday 15th December -

Arrived - 11 Dec -

Prince George

revenue cutter from a cruise of discovery.
Arrived - 13 Dec -

Midlothian

ship 414 tons Capt Morrison from Leith on 23 July - see Midlothian notes
Arrived - 13 Dec -

Orient

barque 596 tons Capt Wales from London on 2 Aug - see Orient notes
Arrived - 14 Dec -

Vesper

brig from Liverpool out 94 days - see Vesper notes
Arrived - 14 Dec -

Clonmel

steamship 500 tons Lieut Tollervey from Sydney Passengers Messrs Best, Lewis, Simpson, Campbell, Benjamin, Wignell, Capel, Roach, Mitchell, Wood, Elder, Burley, Cox, Gamble and 4 on the deck
Sailed - 11 Dec -

Margaret

schooner 44 tons Capt Hudspeth for Hobart via Geelong. Exports 100 sheep and part of original cargo
Sailed - 11 Dec -

Rovers Bride

cutter 50 tons Capt Heskott for Sydney Passengers Mr B Thompson. Exports 9 cases hats, 3 cases merchandise
Sailed - 11 Dec -

Christina

brig 116 tons Capt Birkinshaw for Sydney Passengers Mrs Smith, Miss Spencer, Messrs Banbury, Griffiths and 1 in steerage. Exports 4 cases saddlery, 2 casks ironmongery, 10 cases port, 23 bags coffee, 1 bag apples, 1 case raisins, 1 cask allspice, 7 cases champagne, 250 bags flour, 1 case haberdashery, 2 cases slops
Sailed - 14 Dec -

Perfect

ship 658 tons Capt Snell for Sydney with part of original cargo. - see Perfect notes Blossom

Friday 18th December -

Arrived - 14 Dec -

Dumfries

ship 468 tons Capt Thompson from London - see Dumfries notes
Arrived - 15 Dec -

Anne

barque 211 tons Capt Simpson from Leith - see Anne notes
Arrived - 15 Dec -

Blossom

schooner 49 tons Capt Jacobs from Portland Bay Passengers Messrs Chapman. Cameron, Bell, Wight, Duff
Arrived - 15 Dec -

Flying Squirel

87 tons Capt Clinch from Hobart
Sailed - 17 Dec -

Maquasha

schooner 152 tons Capt Taylor for Hobart Passengers Mr and Mrs Craig, Mr Smith. Exports 25 bullocks, 500 sheep, 2 casks lime juice.

Saturday 19th December

- Geelong Advertiser
Arrived - 12 Dec -

Majestic

ship 366 tons, Smith master, from Williams Town
Arrived - 15 Dec -

Governor la Trobe

cutter, Dick master, from Melbourne
Arrived - 15 Dec -

Margaret

schooner, from Melbourne
Arrived - 17 Dec -

Bouja Maiden

schooner, Paul master, from Melbourne
Arrived - 17 Dec -

Devonshire

schooner, Sutton master, from Melbourne
Sailed - 15 Dec -

Charlotte

schooner, Farrington master, for Melbourne
Sailed - 17 Dec -

Governor la Trobe

cutter, for Melbourne
Sailed - 17 Dec -

Shamrock

schooner, Boyd master, for Melbourne
Also on Page 2, Overland visitors C Williams Esq., J Purves, Esq., Dr Cotter, J Cavanagh Esq., Darlotte Esq., J Deane Esq., J Watson Esq., J Boden Esq.,

Tuesday 22nd December -

Arrived - 20 Dec -

Porter

brig 257 tons Capt Porter from Sydney Passengers Mrs Porter, Miss and Master Porter, Mr and Mrs Foster, Mrs Donnell, Messrs Horrocks, RR Spottiswood, R Flinders, Alexander Cummings. Imports
Arrived - 20 Dec -

Eagle

barque 438 tons Capt Buckley from Sydney Passengers Mrs Dutton and 2 chn, Mrs Simpson and child, Miss Powton, Mr Craig, Lieut Ross RN, Mrs Ross and 4 chn, Mr L'Estrange and 25 in the steerage Imports
Arrived - 20 Dec -

Flying Squirel

87 tons Capt Clinch from Hobart Passengers Messrs McKenzie, Barnett and 21 in the steerage. Imports
Arrived - 21 Dec -

Will Watch

schooner 60 tons Capt Londitt from Sydney Passengers Mr W Nicholson, 4 prisoners of the Crown, one ticket-of-leave man, J Flannaghan. Imports10 kegs colonial tobacco, 1 cask spirits wine, 86 logs cedar, J Roach.
Arrived - 21 Dec -

Paul Pry

sch 56 tons Capt Harding from Launceston Passengers Mr and Mrs Fisher, Mr Messrs Ferin, Learmonth, Foster, Benjamin and 1 in the steerage. Imports
Arrived - 21 Dec -

Childe Harold

cutter 10 tons Capt Robins from Western Port. Imports 28 bags wheat, 9 pieces machinery, 1 bundle rhubarb, F Pittman.
Sailed - 19 Dec -

Lively

cutter 56 tons Capt Davies for Portland Bay Passengers Messrs George Dale, George Lickart, John Leidenverg, James Hutchinson, John Stevenson, Thomas Faw, William Rennie, Peter Dewar, Joseph Barnett. Exports
Sailed - 21 Dec -

Charlotte

brig 40 tons Capt Robins for Western Port. Exports

Flying Squirel

Paul Pry

Lively

Charlotte

Friday 25th December -

Arrived - 24 Dec -

Eamont

barque 377 tons Capt Walker from Newcastle, out 8 days, Imports 420 tons coal, Walker.
Sailed - 22 Dec -

Coromandel

ship, 639 tons, Capt Lobban, for Swan River - see Coromandel notes
Sailed - 22 Dec -

Thomas Harrison

ship 355 tons Capt Smith for Swan River and India - see Thomas Harrison notes

Saturday 26th December

- Geelong Advertiser
Arrived - 21 Dec -

Devonshire

schooner, Sutton master, from Melbourne
Sailed - 21 Dec -

Margaret

schooner, for Hobart via Williams Town
Sailed - 22 Dec -

Bouja Maiden

schooner, Paul master, for Melbourne
Sailed - 26 Dec -

Henry

brig, Toby master, for Launceston
Also on Page 2, Overland visitors G Lilly Esq., and lady, Miss Lilly, H Baynton, Esq., W Langhorne, Esq. and lady, J Lee, Esq., J Clarke, Esq. from Hobart

Tuesday 29th December -

Arrived - 25 Dec -

Sisters

cutter 48 tons Capt Dixon from Adelaide Passengers Messrs Langhorne, Naimby, Dutton, Ramsay and 27 in the steerage. Imports 1 case merchandise, Langhorne Bros.
Arrived - 25 Dec -

Eagle

schooner 108 tons Capt Kind from Circular Head, Van Dieman's Land. Imports 6500 feet timber, 1000 broad paling, 300 pieces plank, 4 kegs butter, 557 pieces stringy bark, 10 horses, 18 head of cattle, 2 pigs, Curr
Arrived - 25 Dec -

Bandicoot

schooner 55 tons Capt Griffiths from Hobart Passengers Captain McClelland, Messrs Duncan, McPherson and 1 in the steerage. Imports image
Arrived - 27 Dec -

Industry

schooner tons Capt Murray from Launceston Passengers Mr and Mrs Houghton, Miss Houghton, Mrs Meyers and 4 chn, Mrs Neale, Messrs Buxtone, Sandford and 8 in the steerage. Imports 7000 paling, 6000 laths, 9000 feet sawn timber, 4 hogsheads rum, 1 hogshead gin, 1 tierce tobacco, 10 packages furniture, Houghton.
Arrived - 27 Dec -

Tamar

schooner 117 tons Capt Bell from Launceston
Arrived - 28 Dec -

Truganini

sch 62 tons Capt Patterson from Launceston Passengers Messrs Glenwright and Furlong. Imports 19 bags flour, 38 bags bran, 26 bags barley, Turnbull, Orr & Co; 303 pieces quartering, 66 joists, 547 battens, 578 boards, 1 box lucifers, Porter and White; 1000 palings, 100 bundles laths, 813 joists, 361 boards, 1486 battens, Patterson; 1200 shingles, Sayers.
Sailed - 26 Dec -

Bandicoot

schooner 55 tons Capt Griffith for Geelong and Hobart Passengers Messrs. Exports 1 bale drapery, 2 casks shoes, 1 case groceries, 1 bag 1 cask salt, 3 casls ironmongery, 1 cask 2 crates earthernware, 1 bundle leather, 1 case glass, 1 case wine, and part of original cargo
Sailed - 26 Dec -

Paul Pry

schooner 56 tons Capt Harding for Launceston Passengers Mr and Mrs Fisher, Messrs Cook, Deane, Fenne, Scott and 1 in the steerage. Exports 12 bags rice, 36 barrels pork, 100 barrels coal tar, 9 pieces machinery, 28 bags wheat, 1 wool press, 1 carriage, 1 gig, 12 barrels stock tar, 9 casks pitch, 1 case rosin
Sailed - 26 Dec -

Adelaide

schooner 96 tons Capt Lovett for Hobart. Exports 20 head of cattle, 1 case merchandise, 6 bags rags
Sailed - 28 Dec -

Midlothian

barque 414 tons Capt Morrison for Hobart - see Midlothian notes

Friday 1st January 1841 -

Arrived - 27 Dec -

Tamar

schooner 117 tons Capt Bell from Launceston Passengers Dr Officer, Miss Officer, Miss Hurdspeth, Messrs Patterson, Mostie, Strachan, Calvert and 7 in the steerage Imports 5000 broad paling, 5000 feet timber, 2 drays, 120 bags flour, 9 horses, 1 mare and foal, 2 cases, 2 bullocks, 1 chaise cart, Order.
Sailed - 27 Dec -

Lord Saumarez

the first wool ship of this year's clip, sailed for London
Sailed - 28 Dec -

Flying Squirel

87 tons, Capt Clinch for Hobart Passengers Mr and Mrs Nichol and 3 chn, Mr Brady and 2 in the steerage. Exports 12 cwt tallow, 30 hides, 2 dozen sheep skins, 200 sheep.
Sailed - 28 Dec -

Orient

ship 596 tons Capt Wales for Sydney with part of original cargo Passengers Mrs Colonel Gwynne, Mr and Mrs Mason, Mr and Mrs Harrison, Messrs Gwynne, Pitchard, Dalrymple and 17 in the steerage

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