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The brig Terror 1844-47

 

The Terror arrives in Sydney from Auckland on her maiden voyage 27th May, 1844.

The “Terror” - The schooner Terror arrived on Saturday evening, [25th May, 1844] from Auckland, having completed the passage up in fifteen days, during which she met with a succession of gales of wind, in which she carried away the head of her foremast, and was thus incapacitated from carrying the whole of her sail. The Terror was built at Coromandel Harbour, and is made throughout with the produce of New Zealand, independent of her rigging. Her sailing qualities are said to be superior,  and the cargo now on board of her proves that she is capable of carrying equal to her measurement, viz - 80 tons manganese, 18 tons dyewood, and 25 cwt of flax. Her dimensions are - length over all 80 ft; breadth of beam,  15 feet; and depth of hold 10 feet……

Source: Sydney Morning Herald  Monday 27th May, 1844 p2.

 

 

10 May 1844  depart Auckland for Sydney

 

27 May 1844  arr Sydney

 

8 July 1844   arrive Sydney from Newcastle

 

21 July 1844  depart Sydney for Bay of Islands
 
11 Aug 1844  depart Bay of Islands for Great Barrier Island
 
11 Aug 1844  arrive Great Barrier Island
 
13 Aug 1844  depart Great Barrier Island for Coromandel

 

31 Aug 1844  at Kawau
 
19 Oct 1844  arrive Coromandel from Sydney via Great Barrier Island
 
20 Oct 1844 depart Coromandel delivering bullocks locally
 
20 Oct 1844  arrive back at Coromandel same day
 
21 Oct 1844 depart Terror from Coromandel

 

26 Oct 1844  depart Auckland for Waiheke

 

15 Dec 1844  depart Sydney
 
?? Dec 1844  arrive Great Barrier Island from Sydney
 
29 Dec 1844 arrive Coromandel from Sydney via Great Barrier Island

 

30 Dec 1844  arrive Auckland from Coromandel

 

2 Jan 1845  depart Auckland

 

18 Jan 1845  depart Kawau Island for Bay of Islands

 

21 Jan 1845  depart Bay of Islands for Sydney

 

4 Feb 1845  arrive Sydney

 

8 March 1845  depart Sydney

 

23 March 1845  depart from Auckland for Great Barrier Island

 

26 March 1845   arrive from Great Barrier Island

 

8 April 1845     arrive Auckland from Waiheke

 

13 April 1845  depart Auckland for Great Barrier Island

 

16 April 1845  depart Great Barrier Island for Sydney

 

27 April 1845 arrive Sydney

 

16 May 1845   depart Sydney for Auckland

 

16 June 1845  depart Auckland for Great Barrier Island

 

23 June 1845  depart Great Barrier Island for Sydney

 

10 July 1845   arrive Sydney from Auckland

 

12 Aug 1845  depart Sydney for Auckland

 

24 Aug 1845  arrive Auckland from Sydney

 

1 Sept 1845   depart Auckland for Great Barrier Island and Sydney

 

19 Sept 1845  arrive Sydney via Great Barrier Island

 

9 Oct 1845  depart Sydney

 

21 Oct 1845  arrive Auckland from Sydney

 

23 Oct 1845  depart Auckland for Coromandel

 

10 Nov 1845  depart Auckland

 

25 Nov 1845  arrive Sydney

 

24 Dec 1845  depart Sydney

 

6 Jan 1846   arrive Auckland from Sydney

 

10 Jan 1846  depart Auckland for Great Barrier Island

 

20 Jan 1846  depart Auckland for Great Barrier Island

 

25 Jan 1846  depart Great Barrier Island

 

3 Feb 1846   arrive Sydney

 

8 Mar 1846  depart Sydney for Auckland

 

29 Mar 1846  arrive Auckland from Sydney
 
5 April 1846  arrive at Great Barrier Island
 
10 April 1846  depart Great Barrier Island for Coromandel and Auckland

 

13 April 1846  arrive Auckland from Great Barrier Island

 

14 April 1846  depart Auckland via Great Barrier Island
 
?? April 1846 depart Great Barrier Island for Auckland
 
17 April 1846 arrive Great Barrier Island from Auckland
 

18 April 1846  depart Great Barrier Island for Sydney

 

3 May 1846  arrive Sydney from Great Barrier Island

 

2 June 1846  depart Sydney for Great Barrier Island

 

12 June 1846  arrive Great Barrier Island from Sydney

 

17 June 1846  arrive Auckland from Great Barrier Island

 

25 June 1846  arrive Auckland from Kawau Island

 

2 July 1846  depart Auckland for Bay of Islands and Sydney

 

6 July 1846 depart Bay of Islands for Sydney.

 

19 July 1846  arrive Sydney from Auckland

 

2 Sept 1846   depart Sydney for Great Barrier Island

 

14 Sept 1846  arrive Great Barrier Island

 

18 Sept 1846  depart Great Barrier Island for Auckland

 

19 Sept 1846  arrive Auckland from Great Barrier Island
 
3 Oct 1846  arrive Great Barrier Island from Coromandel
 
5 Oct 1846  depart Great Barrier Island for Kawau

 

19 Oct 1846 arrive Auckland from Kawau Island and Coromandel

 

23 Oct 1846  depart Auckland for Coromandel

 

24 Oct 1846  depart Bay of Islands for Sydney

 

7 Nov 1846  arrive Sydney from Bay of Islands

 

22 Nov 1846  depart Sydney

 

12 Dec 1846  arrive Auckland from Sydney

 

23 Dec 1846  depart Auckland for Great Barrier Island
 
23 Dec 1846  arrive Great Barrier Island

 

27 Dec 1846  depart Great Barrier Island for Sydney
 
14 Jan 1847  arrive Sydney

 

8 Feb 1847  in Sydney Harbour

 

4 April 1847  depart from Sydney for Java

 

15 Aug 1847  arrive Sydney from Batavia

 

15 Sept 1847  depart Sydney for Bay of Islands and Auckland

 

30 Sept 1847  arrive Auckland via Bay of Islands from Sydney

 

6 Oct 1847  depart Auckland for the island of Annatam and China
 
26 Dec 1848  depart China
 
10 March 1848  arrive Sydney
 
7 July 1849  depart Nelson
 
16 July 1849  arrive Sydney