Newsletter of the  Swan River Pioneers 1829 - 1838
from Issue No.17, December 1998

Amity

Shipping

Date - 21st September 1829 Masters Name - Wm OWEN Nation - Sydney No. of Tons - 175 No. of Men - 15 No. of Guns - 4 Where from - Port Raffles and Sydney Where bound to - Swan River & King George Sound Nature of Cargo - Government Stores To whom consigned - His Excellency, the Lieutenant Governor

Passengers
Samuel NOLBROW
Thomas LONG
John WALLGREEN
Mathew HARGRAVE
Wm EDWARDS (& probably Mrs EDWARDS)

Master & part of the crew "Mermaid", and part of the crew of the "Governor Ready", both lost.

(signed) M J Currie,   Harbour Master.   

Reference: Battye Library Acc 36 Vol 2/54