Oriental, Immigrant Voyage to New South Wales 1849-50

The barque Oriental sailed from Gravesend November 18th 1849 - arrived Port Jackson 17 April 1850

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS......

April 17. — Oriental, barque, 500 tons, Captain Grieves, from Plymouth the 30th November. Passengers—Mr. and Mrs. James Dawson and son, Mr. and Mrs. John Dawson and three daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Dean and daughter, Mr. Richardson, Mr J. Burgon, Surgeon-Superintendent, and 199 Government immigrants.

from SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. in The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) of Thursday 18 April 1850, Page 2. at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12917231?

HOBART TOWN.

The Oriental has had a tedious passage of 138 days from Plymouth ; the immigrants are all Irish, and are classed as follows : 22 mar-ried couples, 67 single men, 53 single women, 14 boys and 17 girls under 14 years of age, and 4 infants ; four births occurred on the voy-age.

from HOBART TOWN. in The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) of Thursday 18 April 1850, Page 2. at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12917229?

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.

IMMIGRANTS.—In addition to the 89 Oriental immigrants who arrived last Tuesday, as re-ported in the Mercury of Wednesday, seven Elizabeth immigrants arrived on that day, comprising two married couples and three young children. On Thursday two young women ex Oriental arrived.

The engagements made by these immigrants up to noon yesterday were as follows : two married couples engaged, one man with his wife and son as shepherds and hutkeeper, at £34 per year for all, and three rations for the family, and one man with his wife as general servants at £20 per year for both ; nine young men engaged, seven as labourers, one as a shep-herd, and one as a general servant, five getting £16 per year, three £17, and one £18; one young man left on his own account; and six young women engaged as house servants, one at 3s. per week, one at 4s., one at £10 per year, and three at £12.

from COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. in The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 - 1893) of Saturday 27 April 1850, Page 2. at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/694440?

PASSENGER LIST

NRS5316/4_4786/Oriental_17 Apr 1850/ from the Assisted Immigrants (digital) Shipping Lists on the New South Wales State Archives and Records website at: http://indexes.records.nsw.gov.au/ebook/list.aspx?series=NRS5316&item=4_4786&ship=Oriental

FURTHER READING

PORT PHILLIP. from The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) of Saturday 9 March 1850, Page 2. at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12916290?

IMMIGRANTS. from the New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900) of Thursday 18 April 1850 [Issue No.51 (SUPPLEMENT)] Page 648. at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/228775532?searchTerm=Oriental%20Immigrant%20ship%201850%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. from The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) of Thursday 18 April 1850, Page 2. at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12917231?

HOBART TOWN. from The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) of Thursday 18 April 1850, Page 2. at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12917229?

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. from The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 - 1893) of Saturday 20 April 1850, Page 3. at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/694822/126451

LONDON WOOL SALES. from The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 - 1893) of Wednesday 24 April 1850, Page 2. at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/694743?

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. from The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 - 1893) of Saturday 27 April 1850, Page 2. at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/694440?