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 distance from Victoria to the Manukau Harbour is less than to the Waitemata Harbour but the entrance to the Manukau Harbour is guarded by a very dangerous bar. NZ's worst shipping disaster (HMS Orpheus) happened there. I may be proven wrong but my guess is that most ships preferred to sail an extra day, but arrive safely. Murray Reid -----Original Message----- From: NEW-ZEALAND [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Sent: Saturday, 4 February 2017 11:36 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [nz] Sailing ships into Auckland 1850's 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