White Wings Vol I. Fifty Years Of Sail In The New Zealand Trade, 1850 TO 1900
Contents
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- Boarding The Ships
- Inter-Colonial Clippers p. 12
- Records From San Francisco p. 18
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The City Of Auckland p. 19
- [section] p. 19
- Scuttled To Save Her
- "Star" Pigeons Go To Sea p. 21
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The Ship Among The Ice
- A 6500-Mile Race
- A Glorious Night p. 22
- A Dead Heat p. 23
- Cast Away p. 24
- Shaw, Savill And Albion Company p. 26
- The Westland p. 27
- Stories Of The Auckland p. 30
- The Crusader p. 36
- The Chaudiere p. 39
- The Lady Jocelyn p. 40
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The Edwin Fox p. 44
- [section] p. 44
- Once a Freezer
- The British Empire p. 46
- The Ship Wellington p. 47
- The Forfarshire
- The Barque Glenlora p. 51
- The Margaret Galbraith p. 54
- The Oxford p. 58
- The Sam Mendel p. 59
- The Antares p. 61
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the Cospatrick Tragedy p. 62
- [section] p. 62
- Terrible Suffering
- The Caduceus p. 64
- The Invercargill p. 65
- The Wild Duck p. 67
- Loss Of The St. Leonards p. 68
- The Canterbury p. 71
- The Halcione p. 74
- The Little Celaeno p. 76
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The Dallam Tower p. 77
- [section] p. 77
- All Hands To The Pumps
- Jury-Rig p. 79
- The Robina Dunlop p. 81
- The Trevelyan p. 82
- The May Queen p. 83
- The Lastingham p. 85
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The Christian McCausland p. 86
- [section] p. 86
- A Smashed Wheel
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The City Of Dunedin p. 87
- [section] p. 87
- The Steamer City of Dunedin p. 88
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The Merope p. 89
- [section] p. 89
- Captain Rose's Career p. 90
- Great Changes
- The Soukar p. 91
- The Mary Shepherd p. 94
- The Hydaspes p. 95
- The Jessie Readman p. 97
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The Ship Excelsior p. 99
- [section] p. 99
- The Saloon Of Fifty Years Ago
- Homeward Bound p. 101
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The Gladys p. 102
- [section] p. 102
- Dragged Her Anchors p. 103
- The Schiehallion
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The Nelson p. 105
- [section] p. 105
- Touched a Rock
- £2000 Salvage p. 106
- Roaring Forties
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The Zealandia p. 107
- [section] p. 107
- The Collision
- Tempestuous Voyage p. 108
- The First Zealandia p. 110
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The Lutterworth p. 111
- [section] p. 111
- Steering Gear Breaks
- Other Narrow Escapes
- A Lively Passage p. 114
- The Sea King p. 115
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The Marlborough p. 116
- [section] p. 116
- the Marlborough Mystery
- Another Story p. 117
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The Wild Deer p. 118
- [section] p. 118
- Sails For New Zealand
- Ship Ashore
- The Rescue p. 119
- The Dover Castle p. 120
- The Alcestis p. 121
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Two Sister Ships p. 122
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The Timaru p. 122
- [section] p. 122
- Bad Weather
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The Oamaru p. 124
- Made 24 Round Voyages p. 124
- Succession of Gales
- Bad Buffeting p. 125
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The Timaru p. 122
- The Rob Roy p. 126
- The Euterpe p. 127
- The Conflict p. 128
- The Speedy Turakina p. 129
- The Pleiades p. 133
- The Maori p. 135
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The Tweed p. 136
- [section] p. 136
- A Sailor's Memories p. 137
- The Calypso p. 138
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The Himalaya p. 139
- [section] p. 139
- Stormy Passage to Auckland p. 140
- Miles of Ice
- The Glenmark p. 141
- The Hermione p. 142
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the John Temperley p. 143
- [section] p. 143
- Among the Ice
- Marvellous Escape p. 144
- Nearly Ashore
- The Coromandel p. 145
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The Bulwark p. 146
- [section] p. 146
- Broken Limbs p. 147
- Women At The Pumps
- The Dunedin p. 148
- The Lochnagar p. 149
- The Lyttelton p. 151
- The Adamant p. 152
- The Peter Denny p. 153
- The Gananoque p. 154
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Two Sister Ships p. 155
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The Otago p. 155
- [section] p. 155
- Ship Otago's Passages p. 156
- A Smart Namesake
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The James Nicol Fleming
- [section]
- Change Of Name p. 157
-
The Otago p. 155
- The Indian Empire
- The Helen Denny p. 158
- The Ironsides p. 160
- The Pleione p. 161
- The Aboukir p. 162
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The Anazi p. 163
- [section] p. 163
- Finding of the Court
- Alarm of Fire p. 164
- The Avalanche p. 165
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The Smart Ship Norwood p. 167
- [section] p. 167
- The Royal Irish
- The William Davie p. 168
- The Ben Nevis p. 169
- The Taranaki p. 170
- The Dragon p. 171
- The Famenoth p. 172
- The Bebington p. 173
- The Akaroa p. 174
- Chariot Of Fame p. 175
- The Parsee p. 176
- The Messina p. 177
- The Barque Hudson p. 178
- The England p. 179
- The Mermaid p. 180
- The Langstone p. 181
- The Cossipore p. 182
- The Countess Of Kintore p. 183
- The Wave Queen p. 185
- The Glenhuntly p. 186
- The Chile
- The Silver Eagle p. 187
- The Robert Henderson p. 188
- The Matoaka p. 189
- The Lancastria p. 190
- The Dauntless p. 191
- The Star Of Tasmania p. 192
- The Loch Awe p. 193
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The Merwanjee Framjee p. 195
- [section] p. 195
- Seventeen Days To The Line
- A Friendly Call
- Driven Mad p. 196
- The Vanduara
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The Weathersfield p. 197
- [section] p. 197
- Afloat Once More
- A Perilous Moment p. 198
- The Pladda
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The Bombay p. 199
- [section] p. 199
- Welcome Help
- Another Dusting p. 200
- The Geraldine Paget
- The Warwick p. 201
- The Ballarat p. 202
- The Gareloch p. 203
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The Light Brigade p. 204
- [section] p. 204
- Troops for the Maori War
- Rough Weather p. 205
- Loss Of The Killochan
- The Coronilla p. 207
- The Lancashire Witch
- The Helenslee p. 208
- The Water Nymph p. 209
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The Electra p. 210
- [section] p. 210
- Succession of Gales
- The Samuel Plimsoll p. 211
- The Asterope p. 212
- The Ship Portland p. 213
- The Saint Vincent p. 214
- The Siam p. 215
- The Four-Master Hinemoa p. 216
- The Pegasus p. 217
- The Ship Berar
- The Ida Zeigler p. 218
- The Ganges p. 220
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The Queen Of Beauty p. 221
- [section] p. 221
- A Narrow Shave
- Maori War Days p. 222
- The Miltiades
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The Star Of India p. 223
- [section] p. 223
- Ship on Fire
- The Elizabeth Graham p. 224
- The Columbus
- The Asterion p. 225
- The Troopship Robert Lowe
- The Victory p. 227
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The Queen Bee p. 228
- [section] p. 228
- Trying Time
- Laid Down to Die
- The Charlotte Gladstone p. 229
- The Countess Of Seafield p. 230
- The Devonshire p. 231
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The Laira p. 232
- [section] p. 232
- Voyages to New Zealand
- A Race Home
- Visiting at Sea p. 234
- In a Squall
- Lucky Discovery
- Met the Oban in a Fog p. 235
- The Norham Castle
- The Caroline p. 236
- The Camperdown
- The John Duncan p. 237
- The Earl Granville
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The Flying Foam p. 238
- [section] p. 238
- Under Arrest
- Smashing Things
- The Helvellyn p. 239
- The White Rose p. 240
- The Routenbeck
- The Douglas p. 241
- The Lanarkshire
- The Spray Of The Ocean p. 242
- The Alice
- The Strathallan p. 243
- The Alastor
- The Northampton p. 244
- The Crownthorpe
- The Taunton
- The Queens p. 245
- The Telegraph
- The Resolute p. 249
- The N.Z. Shipping Company p. 250
- The Waimate p. 252
- The Rangitiki p. 254
- The Hurunui p. 258
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The Waipa p. 261
- [section] p. 261
- An Over-Christened Babe p. 263
- The City Of Glasgow
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The Otaki p. 264
- [section] p. 264
- Another Ocean Race
- The Orari p. 266
- The Wairoa p. 267
- The Mataura p. 268
- Ill-Fated Piako p. 270
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The Algoa Bay — Picturesque Chanties. p. 274
- [section] p. 274
- Quite an Adventure
- Sailors' Songs p. 275
- Long-Winded
- The Carnatic p. 276
- The Waitara p. 277
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The Jessie Osborne p. 278
- [section] p. 278
- "Star's" Carrier Pigeons p. 279
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The Invererne p. 280
- [section] p. 280
- Re-Married
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The Ann Gambles p. 281
- [section] p. 281
- Struck by a Squall
- The Grasmere p. 282
- The Fernglen p. 283
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Loss Of The Surat p. 284
- [section] p. 284
- Confusing Accounts
- Ran Her Ashore p. 285
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The England's Glory p. 286
- [section] p. 286
- A Trying Passage
- A Total Wreck p. 287
- The Assaye
- The Rakaia p. 288
- The Waitangi p. 291
- Haul Away, Joe p. 292
- Wanganui (Or Blenheim) p. 293
- The Waikato p. 294
- The Waimea p. 296
- The Pareora p. 297
- The Opawa p. 298
- The Wanlock p. 299
- The Baron Aberdare
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The Ben Venue p. 300
- [section] p. 300
- Fast Sailing p. 301
- The Ship a Total Wreck
- Fearful Seas
- Captain Mcgowan
- Ship Of Same Name p. 303
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The Stracathro
- [section]
- Dirty Weather p. 304
- The Spirit Of The Dawn
- Leave Her, Johnnie
- The Loch Liners p. 305
- The Monarchs p. 312
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The Ocean Mail p. 315
- [section] p. 315
- Race to London p. 316
- Struck French Reef
- Perjury Charge
- The Carisbrooke Castle p. 317
- The Star Of Erin
- The City Of Dublin p. 318
- The Thurland Castle
- The Duke Of Edinburgh p. 319
- The Hindostan
- The Ashmore p. 320
- The Hereford
- The Asia
- The City Of Agra p. 321
- The Endymion
- The Dilpussund
- The Carona p. 322
- The Palala
- The Brahmin
- The Lebu p. 323
- The Dilharee
- Dunfillan p. 324
- The Cariolanus
- The Rooparell
- The Cardigan Castle
- The Maraval
- The Sydenham p. 325
- The Fontenaye
- Ships Of Various Lines p. 326
- The Blue Jacket
- The Red Jacket p. 330
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The Famous Antiope p. 332
- [section] p. 332
- Turned Into Hulk
- Beat the Steamer p. 333
- The Fifeshire p. 334
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The Northumberland p. 335
- [section] p. 335
- After The Rum p. 336
- The Prince Of Wales p. 337
- Paddy Doyle's Boots p. 338
- The City Of Cashmere p. 339
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The Nimroud p. 340
- [section] p. 340
- A Versatile Sailor
- The Celestial Queen p. 341
- The Thomas Stephens p. 342
- The Cashmere p. 343
- The Lurline p. 344
- The Janet Court
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The Josephine Willis p. 345
- [section] p. 345
- Scene of Horror
- An Awful Ordeal p. 346
- Survivors and the Lost
- The Egmont p. 347
- The Simoon
- The Chapman p. 348
- The Empress
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Loss Of Pitcairn Island p. 349
- [section] p. 349
- A Fine Weather Start
- Death of the Boy
- The Steward Succumbs p. 350
- The Deva
- The Joseph Fletcher p. 351
- The Chrysolite
- The Don p. 352
- The Sir Edward Paget
- The Mennock
- The Donna Anita p. 353
- The Caribou
- The Rhea Sylvia
- The British Trident p. 354
- The Agnes Muir
- The Earl Of Zetland
- The Ulcoats p. 355
- The Elizabeth Ann Bright
- Salt Horse
- The Anne Longton p. 356
- The Green Jacket
- The Allahabad
- the Inconstant, Or Noah's Ark p. 357
- The War Spirit
- The Golden Sea
- The Brothers' Pride
- The Oliver Lang p. 358
- The E. P. Bouverie
- The Accrington
- The Hylton Castle p. 359
- The Thomas Daniels
- The Captain Cook
- The Talbot p. 360
- The Michael Angelo
- The British Crown
- The Aldergrove
- The Clontarf p. 361
- The Glentanner
- The Mystery
- The Blairgowrie p. 362
- The Sussex
- The Cartsburn
- Homeward Bound
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Life On An Emigrant Ship p. 363
- [section] p. 363
- Getting Our Sea Legs
- In Stays p. 364
- Our Floating World
- The After Guard p. 365
- Auckland Fifty Years Ago
- Albertland, And Other Ships
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- Index p. 366
- Windlass Chantie p. 368