Arriving in Australia aboard the Medora
From Liverpool and Hobart Town, also on Sunday last, having sailed from the latter port, the 25 of October, the ship Medora, 2 2 tons, Captain Tweedie, with merchandise, Passengers, James Kenworthy, Esq., merchant, Mrs Kenworthy, and one child; Mr. Edward Roche, and Mrs Roche, Mr. Sutton, farmer; Mr. William Morris, Henry Buckley, Esq., merchant; Edwin Park, Esq., merchant; Allan M'Gaa Esq., Mr. Z Jones, surgeon; Mr. Richard Bell, farmer; Mr. M'Ken, botanist; Mr. Butt, Mr. Patrick Gorman, Mr. James Grouther, Eber Hunt Hart, hatmaker.
The ship the Medora with Captain Tweedie was to suffer the fate of so many before them and since.
25/9 1837 Medora. Wooden ship, 382 tons. Master James Tweedie. Left Sydney to London on 21 June 1837 with thirteen passengers and a cargo of timber; lost on the Brazilian coast thirty miles north of Bahia, 25 September 1837. No loss of life. A small schooner rescued all passengers and crew.
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