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| The following article is an extract from the "Southern Cross” Newspaper, for Wednesday, 5th April, 1865. |
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| THE ARRIVAL OF THE SHIP VIOLA |
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| The ship Viola, under the command of Captain Mitchell, arrived in the harbour yesterday morning from Glasgow, |
| with a large cargo of general merchandise and 340 Government immigrants. She is consigned to Mr Walter |
| Grahame. The Viola took her departure on the 8th December 1864 and was detained in the chops of the channel for ten |
| days. Experienced very light N.E. and S.E. trades. Crossed the equator on the 15th January, in 29.30 W. longitude and |
| rounded the meridian of the Cape of Good Hope on the 17th February in 40.S. latitude. Ran her easting down between |
| the parallels of 42. And 47.S, with moderate weather, passing to the southward of Tasmania. Rounded the North Cape of |
| New Zealand on the 27th March, and encountered heavy S.E. gales for three days. Since men line weather has prevailed. |
| No vessels connected with the colonies were sighted during the voyage. There have been eight births and twelve deaths. |
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| DEATHS: |
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| 11th December | Jane Nicol, | 14 months | Bronchitis |
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| 24th December | James Baine | 1 month | Debility and Coma |
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| 31st December | Thomas Clarkson | 6 months | Hydrocephalus |
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| 11th February | David Clarkson | 2 Years | Meningitis |
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| 16th February | James McDonald | 24 Years | Dysentry |
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| 25th February | Charles McPherson | 17 Months | Whooping cough |
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| 14th March | James McCormack | 3 Years | Bronchitis |
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| 16th March | Edward O’Hagan | 8 Months | Whooping cough and Bronchitis |
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| 17th March | Amelia Campbell | 16 Months | Whooping cough and Bronchitis |
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| 23rd March | Daniel Moore | 3 Years | Bronchitis |
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| 29th March | James Hamilton | 2 Years | Bronchitis and Convulsions |
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| 3rd April | Hugh Barbour | 1½ Years | Whooping cough and Bronchitis |
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| The Viola |
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| The Viola was a fine large ship of 1,134 tons, sent out by Patrick Henderson and Son. She made her first appearance AT |
| Port Chalmers in 1863, under Captain Adams. She sailed from Glasgow on the 21st August, crossed the equator on the |
| 1st October, and arrived at Port Chalmers on December 2nd, with 91 passengers. |
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| Two years later, in 1865, she visited Auckland, under the command of Captain Mitchell. She sailed from Glasgow on the |
| 8th December 1864, and after a somewhat lengthy passage, arrived in port on the 1st April 1865, having on board 340 |
| Government immigrants. During the voyage there were twelve deaths and eight births. |
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| In 1866 the Viola made another voyage to Otago under Captain Ritchie. She sailed from Greenock on the 12th April. |
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| The Cape was rounded on the 14th June, and Port Chalmers reached on the 25th July, where she landed 99 passengers. |
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| The Viola again visited Port Chalmers in 1868, under Captain Ross. She sailed from Greenock on the 11th December |
| 1867, and on 12th March arrived in port with 145 immigrants.' |
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