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TELEGRAPH

TELEGRAPH WAS A VESSEL OF 1,118 TONS BUILT IN 1853 BY SMITH & HAWS OF ST JOHN FOR KIRK & CO OF LIVERPOOL . SHE WAS PURCHASED BY THE WHITE STAR LINE IN 1859, AND PLACED ON THE AUSTRALIAN / NEW ZEALAND ROUTE. SHE CONTINUED ON THIS ROUTE UNTIL 1862.SHE WAS THEN SOLD TO COLTART & CO OF LIVERPOOL IN 1862, AND THEN SOLD AGAIN TO M WILSON & CO.

SHE SAILED FROM SOUTHAMPTON 23RD OCTOBER 1854 AND ARRIVED AT PORT ADELAIDE ON 23RD JANUARY 1855 WITH CAPTAIN J IRVINE IN COMMAND.SHE HAD 427 IMMIGRANTS ONBOARD. FIVE PEOPLE DIED ON THE VOYAGE AND THERE WERE 11 BIRTHS.