Packet ship present in New Plymouth at beginning of war in 1860.
Tasmanian Maid (Ship)
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Manuscript
Letter from James McBeth to his wife
Date: 7 May 1859 - [ca 1990s s- 2020s]
From: Frankcom, Margaret, active 1991-2023: Collection of New Zealand missionary and pioneer mail
By: McBeth, James, 1810-1882
Reference: MS-Papers-12917-8-8
Description: Lot description from Spink Auction House: "1859 (7 May) entire letter from James McBeth who was timber felling at Queen Charlotte Sound to his wife in Wellington. [...] Carried on the Tasmanian Maid from Nelson, via Waitohi (later Picton) and Wairau". Refers to McBeth's strugglings in the bush, and the unkind conditions. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: Delivered to Library in a Spinks Auction House folder labelled with lot number "2159". Quantity: 1 folder(s) contains letter, and supporting research documentation.
Manuscript
Letter from George Taylor to Alfred Dommett
Date: 6 May 1859 - [ca 1990s s- 2020s]
From: Frankcom, Margaret, active 1991-2023: Collection of New Zealand missionary and pioneer mail
Reference: MS-Papers-12917-8-7
Description: Lot description from Spink Auction House: "1859 (6 May) part letter from George Taylor, the District Constable at Takaka to Alfred Dommett, Provincial Secretary for Nelson Province. [...] Probably carried on the Tasmanian Maid." Refers to gold fields in Waikato and Takaka, and local governmental problems. Title supplied by Library. Arrangement: Delivered to Library in a Spinks Auction House folder labelled with lot number "2158". Quantity: 1 folder(s) contains letter, and supporting research documentation.
Online
Image
[Harris, Edwin] ca 1810-1895 :[New Plymouth, 3 August 1860. Troops of the 40th Regiment...
Date: 1860
By: Harris, Edwin, 1810?-1895
Reference: C-030-013
Description: Shows arrival of 40th Regiment (from Australia) on the Victoria with, from left the Airedale (steam sloop), Tasmanian Maid (Paddle steamer), George Henderson (Brigantine), a Schooner (Emily Allison, Tyne, or Travellers Bride), the Victoria (H. M. Colonial steam sloop) a schooner. (This information conflicts with that on the original backing board identifying left to right: HMS Cordelia, HMS Niger, Packet ship Tasmanian Maid). The buoy in the left foreground is the New Zealand Company buoy. New Plymouth is shown in the distance with Mt Taranaki. Troops are being ferried ashore in two small lighters in the immediate foreground with others visible in the distance. (See AT 3/1/1, 13 June 1986) Taranaki Museum has a very similar signed watercolour. Attribution and title based on this work. McArthur's catalogue for 10 May 1985 suggests scene as Feb 1861, but Taranaki' Museum suggest arrival of 40th Regiment on board 'Victoria', 3 August 1860. See TL 3/1/1, 13 June 1986. Exhibited in 'Wide-Eyed: Early Images of New Zealand' exhibition of works by settler artists, held at the National Library of New Zealand Gallery, 18 July - 9 November 1997. Inscriptions: Backing board recto - Identification of ships & N.Z. Company buoy Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on card image 305 x 495 mm on card 400 x 590 mm Provenance: Purchased by Lawford at McArthur's auction, Auckland, May 1985, lot 100. Processing information: Record updated on 17 October 2023 to remove incorrect reference to Victoria HMS (Ship : 1859-1893).