The following entry in Nicholson, Ian, "Shipping Arrivals and Departures Tasmania, 1803-1833", p77,
for the year 1822, reads;-
D Jan12 h K VICTORINE, - Wm Risk Port Jackson, Sund, P: Capt of ROYAL GEORGE
(Powditch, etc) - Jan 24 h sch, 70t Edw Lord, O, &P-out-Port Davey, for a cargo
of pine.
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The above translates as follows;
Departed from the home port of Port Jackson on 12 January 1822, and arrived back on
24 January 1822 the schooner VICTORINE (70 tons);
Master of the schooner = William Risk;
Owner of the schooner = Edward Lord;
Cargo on outward journey = 'sundries';
Passengers on board = William Powditch (Captain of the ship Royal George) and
Edward Lord;
Purpose of the journey = to go to Port Davey and take on board a cargo of pine (not
stated whether the pine was in tree or plank form).
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The following entry in Nicholson, Ian, "Shipping Arrivals and Departures Tasmania, 1803-1833", p78,
for the year 1822, reads;-
D Mar 28hK/30
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ROYAL GEORGE
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- Wm Powditch
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PJ,19/3, Wool, timber etc for CGH & Eng, P:(K)
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- Apr 30 C K/
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ship,
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Somes & Co
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May 1 h K
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487/500t
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**
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(CGH, etc & h, K.
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Subsequently wrecked in a gale at Table Bay. **
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The above translates as follows;
Arrived at Tasmania from Sydney between 28 and 30 March 1822, the ship ROYAL
GEORGE, (487 to 500 tons), and departed for England between 30 April and 1 May 1822;
Master of the schooner = William Powditch;
Owner of the schooner = Somes & Co;
Cargo on outward journey = 6000 bushels of wheat, 129 bales of wool (at 40,000 lbs
weight), timber (possibly the pine collected on the schooner VICTORINE? - see last
entry) and depatches (probably from the Governor's office destined for the British
Government);
Passengers on board = Edward Lord and his 'family' (actually was two of his children);
Purpose of the journey = to go to England via the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa).
Notes = the ship ROYAL GEORGE was subsequently wrecked in a gale at Table Bay
(off Durban, South Africa);
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Comments; Other records state that all cargo was lost, although it is known that no lives were lost. As far as is known, the ship itself wasn't totally 'wrecked', and it is believed that it managed to arrive back in England, although this has yet to be fully investigated.
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