THE BOMBAY ROCK.
(to the editor.) Sir, — Jie the questions asked by your correspondent, “ Old M ail » about the Bombay, I am very happy to give him all the information in my power. My “ Bombay ” was an India-built ship, made of teak, full ship three topsails. Her tonBage I don’t know exactly, but somewhere about three or four hundred tons, 1 should think. She was owned by Capt. Lawson’s father. Capt. Lawson was a comparatively young man, hot more than five and thirty—at least judging by appearances. He took the Bombay to Sydney, and his father then took charge of her, and Lawson, junr., took a merchant ship to England. The year after the Bombay left the New River a Yankee whaler called the “ Rosy Lee” was moored to the Bombay Rock during the whaling season. But as for any ship Bombay of 1,000 tons, there was certainly no such vessel in the New River in 1840. I would' question if there has ever been a ship of 1,000 tons in the New River.— Yours, etc., Grandfather.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/SOCR18940623.2.16.1
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Southern Cross, Volume 2, Issue 12, 23 June 1894, Page 7
Word count
Tapeke kupu
177THE BOMBAY ROCK. Southern Cross, Volume 2, Issue 12, 23 June 1894, Page 7
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in