Register of passengers on immigrant ships arriving in Queensland, Wansfell, 26 June 1866

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The Queenslander
30 June 1866

THE WANSFELL.

This ship, the pioneer of the Black Ball line in these waters, arrived at Cape Moreton on Sunday last, June 24, after a passage of 97 days. She left Southampton on March 18, and thence made a run of 25 days to the Equator. From the mouth of the channel she had steady winds and pleasant weather until she reached 15 deg. S., and in that latitude she was detained 15 days by calms. She ran down her easting on the 45th parallel, and had pleasant weather and the usual winds until she made Tasmania, which was on June 10. On the Australian coast she had her share of the late bad weather, which so far delayed her that she was 14 days on the passage from Tasmania to Cape Moreton.

Throughout, the run may be considered as having been an agreeable

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