Register of passengers on immigrant ships arriving in Queensland, Wansfell,. The Queenslander 30 June 1866 THE WANSFELL. 20308346 ) This ship, the pioneer of the Black Ball line in these waters, arrived at Cape Moreton on Sunday last, June 24, after a passage of 97 days. She left Southampton on March 18, and thence made a run of 25 days to the Equator. From the mouth of the channel she had steady winds and pleasant weather until she reached 15 deg. S., and in that latitude she was detained 15 days by calms. She ran down her easting on the 45th parallel, and had pleasant weather and the usua
Register of passengers on immigrant ships arriving in Queensland, Wansfell,. The Queenslander 30 June 1866 THE WANSFELL. 20308346 ) This ship, the pioneer of the Black Ball line in these waters, arrived at Cape Moreton on Sunday last, June 24, after a passage of 97 days. She left Southampton on March 18, and thence made a run of 25 days to the Equator. From the mouth of the channel she had steady winds and pleasant weather until she reached 15 deg. S., and in that latitude she was detained 15 days by calms. She ran down her easting on the 45th parallel, and had pleasant weather and the usual winds until she made Tasmania, which was on June 10. On the Australian coast she had her share of the late bad weather, which so far delayed her that she was 14 days on the passage from Tasmania to Cape Moreton. Throughout, the run may be considered as having been an agreeable one, only one casualty having occurred. This was the loss of a sea man, who fell overboard. He was engaged in reefing the mizen topsail during a gale of wind, before which the ship was running, when he lost his hold and fell off the yard- In his descent he struck the shear bar, a rod of iron about an inch in diameter, with such force that he broke it away from its fastenings, and bent it double. The unfortunate fellow must have been killed by the blow before he reached the water. The Wansfell brings 287 immigrants, under the auspices of the Imperial Emigration Commissioners. Of this number 218 have come out under the remittance system, and the balance 69 under the general orders. They were under the care of Dr. Perm on the passage, and there has neither been a death nor a birth. The nationalities are thus divided: —English, 36 remittance, 23 general; total, 59. Irish, 172 remitsance, 43 general; total, 225. Scotch, 10 remittance, 3 general; total, 13. Grand total, 287. The passengers may also be classified thus: Married people, 30 souls ; single men, 101; single women, 126; children, between 1 and 1
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