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From: Sue Swiggum <>
Subject: Re: [TSL] Nashwauk
Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2005 10:31:58 -0300
In-Reply-To: <001801c581f5$ca156ea0$ef6ad0cb@gex.ncable.net.au>


At 04:41 PM 2005-07-06 +1000, Keith Stickland wrote:
>G,Day Can anyone tell about the Nashwauk it was wrecked in South
>Australian waters. in May 1855 and if there is a passengers list or list
>of survivors please
>
>Margaret Stickland
>Belmont Geelong

Hi Margaret,

There will be an official passenger list, as she is listed as the 16th ship
carrying "assisted emigrants" to South Australia for the year 1855, dated
May 14th 1855. I will be placing it here . . eventually . . but it hasn't
been transcribed yet.
Immigrants to South Australia, (UK, assisted passage) 1847-1886: (60
passenger lists to date) Never before published collection of passenger
lists for assisted emigrants to South Australia. This ongoing joint project
is with Robert Janmaat of Adelaide.
http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/SAassistedindex.htm

I found some articles re-printed in the online Sydney Shipping Gazette
http://www.nla.gov.au/ferg/issn/14403897.html

Report of the wreck
http://www.nla.gov.au/ferguson/14403897/18550528/00120577/1-4.pdf
Volume 12, Number 577 (28 May, 1855)
Page 111

Initial Report of the Official Investigation
http://www.nla.gov.au/ferguson/14403897/18550611/00120579/1-4.pdf
Volume 12, Number 579 (11 June, 1855)
Page 127

I do suggest that you also consult the South Australian Register reports
too, as they likely published a list of passengers (versus passenger list)
and there was a little gossip . . eg.
The passengers consisted of nearly 300 mostly Irish emigrants, among whom
there were about 130 single Irish girls. It is reported that ". . many of
the girls behaved in a most discreditable manner, showing plainly that they
were either unfit to have been sent as emigrants, or that they had been
sadly corrupted on the voyage . . . " so likely there will be some chatter
in that newspaper. :-}

Sue
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