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Offline nudge67

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Lord Ashburton in Capetown 1850
« on: Wednesday 12 January 22 12:27 GMT (UK) »
Hi all.

I'm researching the story of my families migration to Australia. They were sailing on the Lord Ashburton when it was demasted during a violent storm in the Atlantic, and pulled into Capetown for three weeks of repairs in late April 1850. I'm wondering if there are any resources such as online newspapers where I could find news of the ship in South Africa.

Thanks in advance

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Re: Lord Ashburton in Capetown 1850
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 12 January 22 13:59 GMT (UK) »
Austin, Ayling, Alborough, Bescoby, Cheal, Groom,Rathbone,Tarboton,Lyell and Smith.

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Re: Lord Ashburton in Capetown 1850
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 13 January 22 01:18 GMT (UK) »
There are these item on trove:
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article207116514
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article38445986

And a letter of thanks to the Captain from the passengers:
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article38445973

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Re: Lord Ashburton in Capetown 1850
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 13 January 22 01:57 GMT (UK) »

I don't know if it is related but there is also a report in the African Journal on Thursday,  Apr. 11, 1850 of the hurricane near Port Louis, Mauritius in March, and the extent of damage to a number of ships. The Lord Ashburton is not mentioned, however it may be one of those "which experienced no damage worth mentioning". It's quite a long article - happy to copy if you'd like.
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