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Grace - a general history

Built at New Brunswick: Official No. 20064: Code Letters MVNL.

Owners: 1846 Mackay, Liverpool; 1853 Pope & Co, Liverpool; 1861 Hall & Co, Liverpool; 1864 Benjamin Henderson Huntley & Benjamin Ralph Huntley, Hartlepool.

Masters:  1834-38 W White; 1846-53 Robert Baillie; 1854-55 F Vennis; 1856-60 Walling; 1861-65 Boig; 1866-71 John Turnbull Irvine.

Voyages: Sailed from Liverpool arriving in Melbourne & leaving on 23 July 1846 for Sydney with a crew of 20 & a cargo of four casks slate nails, 74,100 slates, two casks nails, 1384 deals, 802 oattens, one box window glass, 106 bags salt, one barrel brandy, two barrels vinegar, three barrels flour. Cargo shipped at Sydney - 10,316 tree nails; 1856 Plymouth for the Mediterranian; 1858 Liverpool for Aden; January 1870 seaman Mark Rosewell, aged 62 of London, fell into the hold & later died of his injuries. .

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