Shipping movements October 1840

Seq
Ship Departure Arrival
Arr Date
Notes
Pass
Newspaper
-Abeona
[Be - 105t]
HobartPt Adelaide23 Oct01RS
-Alice
[Cu - 25t]
Port AdelaideNepean Bay22 OctRSsupply whalersP
-Alice
[Cu - 25t]
Nepean BayPt Adelaide26 OctRSP
-Alice
[Cu - 25t]
Port AdelaideGlenelg28 OctRS1
40/55Apolline
[Ba - 512t]
LondonPt Adelaide12 Oct *015859RRP2817 Oct 1840
-Challenger
[Sc - 90t]
HobartPt Adelaide19 Oct01RS1
-Dorset
[Br - 81t]
SydneyPt Adelaide20 Oct01RS
-Emu
[Cu - 5t]
Port LincolnPt Adelaide12 OctRSnew from Eyre; Hawson murder report
-Emu
[Cu - 5t]
Port AdelaidePt Lincoln26 Oct ERSsupplies for Eyre1
40/53Enterprise
[Br - 155t]
LondonPt Adelaide11 Oct01585759RRP717 Oct 1840
-Frances
[Ba - 216t]
HobartPt Adelaide4 Oct01RSP
-Frances
[Ba - 216t]
Port AdelaidePt Lincoln29 OctRSP
-Governor Gawler
[Ke - 10t]
Encounter BayPt Adelaide4 OctRS
40/52Guiana
[Ba - 256t]
SingaporePt Adelaide5 Oct0158RRP210 Oct 1840
40/54Hero
[Ba - 179t]
LombokPt Adelaide12 Oct01NORP017 Oct 1840
40/51Ituna
[Br - 221t]
LondonPt Adelaide4 Oct015857RRP310 Oct 1840
-John Pirie
[Sc - 105t]
Port AdelaideSleaford Bay22 Oct ERS3
-Joshua Carroll
[Sc - 143t]
LauncestonPt Adelaide26 Oct01RS5
-Julian
[Sh - 355t]
New BedfordNepean Bay5 OctRSwhaling0
-l’Aglaé
[Sh - 410t]
Port LincolnSleaford Bay11 OctRSwhaling
-l’Aglaé
[Sh - 410t]
Sleaford BayPt Lincoln19 OctRSwhaling
-Le Nil
[Sh - 475t]
Coffin BayPt Lincoln7 Oct ERSwhaler
40/50Mary Dugdale
[Sh - 375t]
BristolPt Adelaide1 Oct *0152RRP2053 Oct 1840
-Marys
[Sc - 61t]
HobartPt Adelaide21 Oct01RS1
40/56Mercury
[Sh - 250t]
LondonPt Adelaide24 Oct01NRRP031 Oct 1840
-St Vincent
[Cu - 11t]
Port AdelaidePt Lincoln15 Oct ERSP
-Truelove
[Sc - 132t]
Kangaroo IsPt Adelaide3 OctRS
-Victoria
[Sc - 28t]
Port AdelaideKingscote1 Oct ERS
-Victoria
[Sc - 28t]
KingscotePt Adelaide5 Oct ERS
-Wallaby
[Ba - 284t]
HobartEncounter Bay15 OctRSwhaling Encounter bay area Apr to mid Oct0
-Water Witch
[Cu - 25t]
Port AdelaidePt Lincoln22 OctRS1
-Water Witch
[Cu - 25t]
Port LincolnStreaky Bay29 OctRS1


• The material listed in the column headed Source Codes was organised originally by the Mortlock Library of South Australiana and indicates the source of the information, if any, to assist in identifying the passengers on each vessel. In all there are 67 sources of information. Additional sources denoted by letters have been organised by Graham Jaunay. To understand these codes use the link at the head of the column.
• An aterisk (*) indicates the passengers may be listed in Register of Emigrant Labourers Applying for Free Passage. You can check this list by clicking on the *.
• The reference number indicates the sequence of arrivals and was originally allocated by the State Library of SA. The first digits refer to the year of arrival and the second to the arrival order of surviving lists only.
• A date followed by E represents an estimated date only.

[Ba] Barque [Bo] Boat [Br] Brig [Be] Brigantine [Cu] Cutter [Ke] Ketch [Lu] Lugger [PS] Paddlesteamer [Sc] Schooner
[Sh] Ship [Sl] Sloop [Sn] Snow [Wh] Whaleboat [Ya] Yacht

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