Hello Chris Do you know the name of the boat that your ancestors sailed to NZ on? Knowing the name of the boat will give us a better chance of determining which port it wentto. Cheers Gavin On 4/02/2017 11:35 a.m., Chris wrote: > hi listers, > > My ancestors sailed from Port Fairy in Victoria to Auckland in early 1850's. I would like to clarify with you that the ship would sail into Manukau harbour.. > > Assuming this to be correct, how far is it from Manukau harbour to the city centre of Auckland and how would a young man and his family reach Auckland in 1853...with 3 little children? > > Chris > > Melbourne, Australia > > > The List Guidelines > > http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > -- emailsig_b *Gavin W Petrie* 64 Sunnyhills Ave. Glenview Hamilton 3206 New Zealand Mob: - 027 416 8909 Skype:- gavinpetrie If you are interested in "Immigrant Ships to New Zealand" between 1835 and 1910, pay my website a visit at:- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~shipstonz <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/%7Eshipstonz> <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/%7Eshipstonz>