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MILES BARTON

MILES BARTON WAS A FULLY RIGGED SHIP OF 964 TONS BUILT IN 1853 BY W R WRIGHT OF ST JOHN. HER FIRST OWNERS WERE JAMES BEAZLEY OF LIVERPOOL.

SHE DID 5 VOYAGES DOWN TO AUSTRALIA BETWEEN 1853 AND 1857

ARRIVED IN MEBOURNE 25TH JULY 1853 AND AGAIN ON 23RD JULY 1854 WITH CAPTAIN KELLY IN COMMAND.  

IN 1856 SHE WAS CHARTERED BY THE WHITE STAR LINE FROM JAMES BEAZLEY SHE THEN SAILED FOR AUSTRALIA WITH CAPTAIN KELLY IN COMMAND  

SHE WAS CHARTERED BY THE WHITE STAR LINE FROM JAMES BEAZLEY AGAIN IN 1857 AND SAILED ON 27TH JUNE 1857 FOR AUSTRALIA WITH CAPTAIN DARLINGTON IN COMMAND.

SHE WAS WRECKED ON 8TH FEBRUARY 1861 AT STORRING BAY, SOUTH AFRICA

 THERE ARE REFERENCES OF HER LEAVING LIVERPOOL ON 27 SEPTEMBER 1857 ARRIVING IN MELBOUIRNE ? - BUT THESE DATES CLASH WITH THE ABOVE VOYAGE WITH CAPTAIN DARLINGTON IN COMMAND