PAPAROA

The PAPAROA departed London 17 May, 1906 and arrived in Wellington, via Plymouth, Capetown and Hobart, on 7 July, 1906. Captain R C Clifford was in command.

Transcribed from the Evening Post, 7 July 1906, Page 6.

PAPAROA, FROM LONDON. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Paparoa arrived in the stream at 10.40 this morning, and was berthed at No. 1 south. Queen’s Wharf, when passed by the Health and Customs officers. The vessel left London on the 17th May, and sailed from Plymouth on the 19th. Fine weather was encountered crossing the Bay of Biscay, and Teneriffe was made on the 24th May, The voyage for Capetown was resumed on the 25th, and fine weather was experienced until reaching the Cape on the 10th June. After a few hours stay the voyage was recommenced and wintry weather was soon encountered, bringing with it a good deal of snow and sleet. Off the Island of Kerguelen’s on the 19th June the barometer fell to 27.89, but no heavy winds were met with; the sea, however, was very much confused with a high easterly and north-westerly swell. Nothing of note occurred from then until arrival on Tasman Heads, when a furious S.W. gale was encountered, with terrible squalls and very heavy sea. Hobart was reached on Monday, 2nd July. No ice was seen during the passage. The vessel left Hobart for Wellington, it 8.10 p.m. on the 2nd, the run across the Tasman Sea being uninterrupted by anything unusual.

Captain R. C. Clifford is in command, and lie has the following officers with him:— Chief officer, Mr. N. E. Bower; second, Mr. F. B. Nicholson; third Mr. P. G. Hyde; fourth, Mr. R. Huntriss; fifth, Mr. A. Willis; surgeon. Dr. H. Chaffer. Mr. W. Brown is chief engineer, and he has the following staff — Second, Mr. H. E. Ridler; third, Mr. P. H. Wilson; fourth, Mr. B. A. Collinge; fifth, Mr. C. Thomson; chief refrigerating engineer, Mr. a. White; second Mr. R. Pattison, Mr. S. Wood is electrician, and Mr. T. S. Tripp, steward-in-charge.

The vessel brought the following passengers in addition to the list already published (see below):— From Capetown: Second saloon—For Wellington: Messrs. a. Lockyer. H. H. Miller. For Lyttelton: Miss A. Bennett, Mr. R. P. Foley. Third-class from Hobart—For Wellington: Messrs J. Anderson, H. McNicol, For Lyttelton: Mr. Westerman.

PAPAROA

Transcribed from the Evening Post, 26 June 1906, Page 4

PAPAROA, FROM LONDON. The New Zealand Shipping Company's Steamer Paparoa, due from London via. Capetown and Hobart about the 7th July, is bringing the following passengers:—

First saloon—

Misses

E. Kennett

J. A. Sandall

Messrs

W. Borthwick

P. Vaughan Neill

J. F. Silcock

Second saloon—

Misses

Buchanan (2)

E. Trodd

D. M. Tytheridge

Mesdames

Panes

Williams

Messrs

T. Dalrymple

L. W. Gardner

C. Gill

J. E. Hanson

B. Matthews

J. Mayne

W. H. Montgomery

E. G. Panes

A. Pennington

R. P. Sedman

W. Williams

Third-class—

Misses

G. Llewellyn

N. M. McIntyre (2)

M. Hanson

McPhee (2)

Hilston (2)

E. Mudie

Murphy

Carter

J. Howie

Yardley

Mesdames

Foster

Awcock

E. McIntyre

Boyes

Hilston (4)

Carter

Cottle

Howie

Ettershank

Foster

Ferris (2)

G. N. Laws

W. Thompson

D. Ledingham

E. M. Wallis

Llewellyn

Messrs

W. Scott

A. Hudspith

C. W. Sell

A. C. Hyde

F. Spencer

Lee

F. H. Reeves

W. H. Ellis

W. Howie

W. D. Robinson

L. Ettershank

A. Scott

C. Agar

H. Alexander

W. D. Fraser

E. Llewellyn

C. Awcock

W. George

C. McGillvray

J. Gilmour

F. H. Goodman

H. Baker

S. A. Balltard

J. Gray

E. Benjamin

T. Hibberjam

B. Bloomfield

R. Hamilton

T. W. Bloomfleld

B. McLaren Jun.

W. Boyes

J. Hargreaves

A. McPhee

L. W. Harris

C. Herbert

Forbes

G. Brouse

P. Hilston

A. Burden

T. Hilston sen.

H. R. Lindthorn

Morris

W. T. Cairns

R. Mudie

G. M. Carter

M. Carter

J. Mumford

T. Hilston Jun

W. Newman

E. E. Coltard

T. Nicholson

H. Coote

A. Olliver

A. J. Cottle

F. Pitt

H. A. Pledger

F. Day

W. Hooper

J. Pound

E. Deamer

P. Horsman

R. H. Powell

G. Duffy

W. P. Horton

Fickling

Williams

Masters

McIntyre (2)

Boyes

H. Masters

Hilston (2)

Ettershank (2)

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