| Date of the Occurrence entered, with Day and Hour. | Place of the Occurrence, or Situation by Latitude and Longitude at Sea | Entries required by Act of Parliament | Amount of any Fine or Forfeiture inflicted. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| � | s. | d. |
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| Monday 14th July 1862 4am | Hobartown (Hobart town) | This morning about 4am James Green 3rd Mate John William Judd Boatswain and Joseph Higgins Passenger deserted from the ship taking one of the ships boats with them. |
| George Borlase Master | ||
| Walter Meyler |
| Friday 18th July 1862 10am | Hobart Town | James Green 3rd Mate and John William Judd were bought on board the ship by the water police boat after being convicted before the Magistrates for desertion. |
| George Borlase Master | ||
| Walter Meyler |
| PAGE 21 | |||
| August 9th 1862 | Moreton Bay | James Green* William Leishman William Scott and Joseph Read Seamen deserted from the ship supposed to have been on board the steamboat conveying passengers to town. |
| George Borlase Master | ||
| Walter Meyler Mate |
| 11th August 1862 | Brisbane | William Leishman Seaman apprehended for desertion was confined in jail for 12 weeks, with hard labour. |
| George Borlase Master | ||
| Walter Meyler Mate |
| 16th August 1862 about 1am | Moreton Bay | John Castles Joseph Doyle William McMullin James Patterson William Mathison Thomas Hardie Bartholomew McCarty George Benson and William Burgoyne seamen deserted from the ship taking with them the longboat of the ship. |
| George Borlase Master | ||
| Walter Meyler Mate |
| PAGE 22 | |||
| Monday 25th August 10pm | Moreton Bay | This evening Thomas Campion AB John Wright Ordy and Patrick Harrigan Ordy Seaman deserted from this ship. |
| George Borlase Master | ||
| Walter Meyler Mate |
| Wednesday 27th | Brisbane | Thomas Campion AB John Wright Ordy and Patrick Harrigan Ordy were bought before the police Magistrate and confined to jail for a fortnight for desertion. |
| George Borlase Master | ||
| Walter Meyler Mate |
| Friday 29th | Moreton Bay | John A Doyle 4th Mate John Burke Seaman William Hughes Ordy Seaman and Robert Haliday Ordy Seaman deserted from the ship. |
| George Borlase Master | ||
| Walter Meyler Mate |
| PAGE 23 | |||
| 19th September 1862 | Brisbane | The following men have been discharged and left behind at this Port by Original Agreement John Driscoll and Edmond Bride also the following by mutual consent in consequence of original agreement not being mentioned in the Articles Daniel Bannon, Charles Wilmot, John Condon, John Mulcahy, Thomas Weir, William Goulder, James A Long, Patrick Langan, Luke Mullenhade, Hugh Broadfoot, John William Judd and George Potter Peak (?). |
| George Borlase | ||
| R L Drew Shipping Master |
| PAGE 24 | |||
| 3rd September 1862 | Moreton Bay | This day Abraham Pearce AB has been promoted by the Captain to be Boatswain for good conduct and capacity his wages to be from this date advanced to Three pounds fifteen shillings per Month |
| George Borlase Master | ||
| Witnessed Walter Meyler Mate | ||
| William Harvey |
| PAGE 25 | |||
| � past Eleven am 13th Sept 1862 | Moreton Bay | On going on board this morning I found that the ships boat had been taken from the ship in the evening of the 13th. At 11 o'clock this morning Mr Harvey came on board with her and was drunk. On being told to go Below he told the Captain that he would see him Damned first and used most abusive language to him. On being asked what he had to say he said I might do my damnedest. |
| George Borlase | ||
| Walter Meyler | ||
| Jno A Phillpot Master in Australia |
| PAGE 26 | |||
| Tuesday 14th October 1862 | Sydney Australia | Thomas Campion and John Wright deserted from the Ship |
| George Borlase Master | ||
| Walter Meyler | ||
| William Harvey |
| Friday 17th October 1862 | Sydney Australia | Thomas Campion and John Wright Seamen being apprehended by the water police were charged before the water police Magistrate and sentenced to 14 days imprisonment with hard labour. |
| George Borlase Master | ||
| Walter Meyler Mate | ||
| William Harvey |
| PAGE 27 | |||
| 30th October 1862 | Sydney | John Sadleir Passenger Cook having not come on board after being on liberty, being allowed to go on same to purchase some clothes on the 28th ins. and the ship being all ready for sea consider him to have deserted from the ship. |
| George Borlase | ||
| Walter Meyler | ||
| William Harvey |
| PAGE 28 | |||
| 30th Oct 1862 | Sydney | Thomas Campion Seaman placed on board by the water police today 11 am, on my coming I found that he had refused to go to work. I then sent for him, and asked him whether he would work or not. He said I cant work without clothes. I told him that I would not get him any here and he refused to work. Put him in irons and confined him in the Cabin. |
| George Borlase Master | ||
| Walter Meyler Mate | ||
| William Harvey |
| Monday 3rd Nov 1862 | Lat 37.58S Long 155.44E | Thomas Campion the above seaman on saying he would return to duty was released from confinement. |
| George Borlase | ||
| Walter Meyler Mate | ||
| William Harvey |
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| PAGE 30 | |||
| Monday 12 Jany 1863 | Callao | William Lough Seaman being off duty sick on inquiry found that he had fallen down into the hold the night before at about 11 o'clock he being nearly drunk at the time. |
| George Borlase Master | ||
| Walter Meyler Mate | ||
| William Harvey |
| Wednesday 14th 1863 | Callao | William Lough Seaman still continuing off duty sick employed Dr Lucas and found he had hurt his back sent him and George Helminick Seaman on shore to the Hospital. |
| George Borlase Master | ||
| Walter Meyler Mate | ||
| William Harvey |
| Saturday 24th | Callao | This day William Lough, George Helminick and John Maguire were discharged before H.M. Consul. |
| George Borlase Master |
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| Sunday 25th Jany 1863 10 am | Callao | William Harvey 2nd Mate went ashore in the market boat and returned at 8.30 am drunk, on being told by the Master to go to his room he answered kiss my a - - e on being told he was drunk he told the Master he was a liar and refused to go to his room called the assistance of the 1st Mate and put him in irons and confined him to his room where he commenced to beat the door and attempted to break it open removed him from there and put him into the fore Cabin from which he got out by breaking through a window and went about the deck using abusive and insolent language to the Master and Mate Sent on board of H.M.P Chyrabdid for a boats crew and officer who came on board and confined him in the fore Cabin with both legs and hands in irons. |
| George Borlase Master | ||
| Walter Meyler Mate |
| I was sent on board the "Erin go Bragh" by Capt Hobbs. G.D. Keane(?) to inquire about Mr W Harvey (2nd Mate) and found him to be drunk and very obstreperous and abusive so had him put in irons in the Fore Cabin. |
| Geo. Jst. Tomlins | ||
| Second Master ? |
The following message is printed across the bottom of every pair of pages in two lines.
N.B.--Every entry in this Log Book required by the Act must be signed by the Master and by
the Mate or some other of the Crew; and every entry of illness (?) infirmary, or death must also
be signed by the Surgeon or Medical Practitioner on board (if any); and every entry of wages
due to, or of the sale of the effects of, any Seaman or Apprentice who has died must be signed
by the Master and by the Mate and some other member of the crew; and every entry of wages due
to any Seaman who enters Her Majesty's Service must be signed by the Master and by the Seaman
or by the Officer authorised to receive the Seaman into such service.
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