Captain Robert Menzies reminisces about the building of the Tryphena in Australia.

The Great Barrier Murder

A Singular Coincidence

A correspondent (Mr Robert Menzies, shipbuilder) of Coromandel, sends the following note: “It is rather a strange co-incidence that Penn, who is at present under charge of murder, should have been arrested at the very spot [Kempsey] where a vessel which gave the name to Tryphena Bay, Great Barrier, was built by the late Mr Gillies and myself in 1841. We built a brig which was called the Tryphena, after the daughter of one of the owners, and I came over to the bay, now called Tryphena at the Barrier in her in 1842.”

Source: Star 9^th November, 1886 p3

 

First appearance of the Brig Tryphena in Sydney September 7th, 1842.

Coasters Outward

September 7 - …..Tryphena, 131, Abercrombie, for Newcastle, in ballast….

Source: The Sydney Morning Herald Thursday 8^th September, 1842 p2

 

First voyage of the Tryphena to New Zealand October 1842.

Projected Departures

Tryphena for Auckland this day

Source: The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser Tuesday 11^th October, 1842 p2

 

16 or 17 Sept 1842  arrive Sydney  from Newcastle

 

20 Sept 1842   at Sydney   at Cockle Bay

 

24 Sept 1842   at Sydney  at Cockle Bay

 

4 Oct  1842  at Sydney  at Cove

 

15 Oct 1842 at Sydney in stream for Auckland

 

12 Nov 1842  depart Barrier for Newcastle

 

5 Dec 1842  at Sydney from Great Barrier Island, New Zealand and Newcastle

 

1 Jan 1843 arrives Great Barrier Island from Auckland and Coromandel ?

 

6 Jan 1843 arrive Great Barrier Island

 

14 Jan 1843 arrive Nagles Cove from Jenkinsons Bay               [Jenkinsons Bay is the present day Kaiarara Bay, in Fitzroy Harbour]

 

28 Jan 1843 depart Auckland for Coromandel, Great Barrier Island

 

1 Feb 1843 arrive Coromandel from Auckland

 

3 Feb 1843 arrive Great Barrier Island and depart for Sydney

 

13 Feb 1843  arrive Sydney

 

26 Feb 1843 depart Sydney for Auckland

 

1 April 1843 arrive Sydney

 

10 April 1843 in Auckland discharging cattle

 

15 May 1843 at Sydney, loading for Great Barrier Island and Auckland

 

23 May 1843 projected departure for Auckland

 

9 June 1843 arrive Auckland from Sydney

 

21 June 1843 depart Auckland for Great Barrier Island and Sydney

 

29 July 1843  at Sydney discharging

 

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1 Sept 1843  depart Sydney for Auckland

 

13 Sept 1843 arrival Auckland from Sydney

20 Sept 1843 depart Auckland for Coromandel Great Barrier Island

19 Oct 1843 depart Great Barrier Island for Sydney

5 Nov 1843  arrive Sydney

26 Nov 1843  depart Sydney for Auckland

7 Jan 1844 depart Great Barrier Island for Bay of Islands

11 Jan 1844 depart Bay of Islands for Sydney

24 Jan 1844  arrival Sydney 

22 Feb 1844 departure from Sydney for Auckland

18 March 1844 arrival Auckland from Sydney

5 May 1844  arrive Sydney

8 June 1844  depart Sydney

19 June 1844 depart Auckland for Sydney

20 Aug 1844 arrive Sydney from Great Barrier Island

22 Sept 1844 depart Sydney for Auckland

2 Oct 1844  arrive Coromandel

5 Oct 1844  depart Coromandel for Auckland and return same day

7 Oct 1844  depart Coromandel for Auckland

11 Oct 1844 arrive Coromandel from Auckland

14 Oct 1844  depart Coromandel for Auckland

28 Oct 1844 depart Auckland

11 Nov 1844 arrive Sydney

10 Dec 1844  depart Sydney for Auckland

29 Dec 1844  arrive Coromandel from Sydney via Great Barrier Island

30 Dec 1844  depart Coromandel for Auckland

7 Jan 1845 depart Great Barrier Island for Bay of Islands

11 Jan 1844 depart Bay of Islands for Sydney

23 Jan 1844 arrive Sydney

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14 Apr 1844 sailed from Auckland for Sydney

 

5 May 1844 arrive Sydney from Auckland

 

5 July 1844 depart Auckland for Waiheke

 

19 Aug 1844 arrives Sydney from Auckland

 

 5 Sept 1844 sails from Coromandel for Auckland and Great Barrier Island

 

7 Sept 1844 sails from Coromandel for Auckland

 

22 Sept 1844 depart Auckland for Sydney

 

2 Oct 1844 Arrive Coromandel from Sydney via Barrier

 

7 Oct 1844 arrive Auckland

 

27 Nov 1844 Departure from Sydney  - The brig Tryphena, 131 tons Captain Hindmarsh, from  Auckland 29th October, with Manganese. 

 

13 Dec 1844 departs Sydney- The brig Tryphena, Captain Hindmarsh, for Auckland. 
 

30 Dec 1844 arrive Auckland from Sydney

 

22 Jan 1845  depart Auckland

 

28 Jan 1845  depart Bay of Islands

 

11 Feb 1845 arrives Sydney Tryphena Captain Wm S. Hindmarsh from Auckland & Bay of Islands

 

24 Feb 1845 at Sydney

 

28 Apr 1845  depart Sydney for Liverpool

 

20 May 1845         HMS ‘North Star’ spoke the brig Tryphena on 20 May     

            Chalmer, Edward 1813-1880
            [New Zealand coastal sketches] 1845

            Chalmer was aboard the brig Tryphena travelling from Melbourne to Liverpool when he produced these drawings

            Leaves detached from 3 different sketchbooks, showing coastal profiles of Three Kings Island, a head to the north of Bream Head, the Pokohinau (or Mokohinau) Islands, Wellington Heads,  Great Barrier Island and Fanal Island

 

 

18-24 June 1845  At Great Barrier Island  with loss of foreyard and jib-boom, which was replaced, and she resumed her voyage for Liverpool