Some newspaper extracts (Trove ANA) relevant to the Scottish BROWN family...
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Nominated or remittance passages
Any natural born or
naturalised person residing in Queensland, desiring to provide a passage to the
colony for a friend or relative in Europe, could obtain a passage warrant from
the Government on payment of the required amount. The warrant was then
forwarded to the friend or relative in Europe. On presentation of the warrant,
the Government representative in Europe would then arrange a passage for the
emigrant. [WikiTree]
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Moreton Bay Courier 26 Nov 1859
Shackamaxon - Ship of 1300 tons
Newly arrived immigrants
- The steamer Breadalbane brought up the
immigrants from the Shackamaxon
yesterday. With the exception of one or two, all are in excellent health, and
speak in the highest of terms of the kindness and attention of Captain Tenlon,
and Dr Graham, the latter of whom has twice before visited this port in the
same capacity.
A birth occurred
yesterday morning, before the passengers left the ship, and the mother and her
little one were both carefully transferred from the vessel to the steamer. The immigrants will be for hire on Monday
next, and the particulars of the different callings are given in our
advertising columns. In mentioning this, we feel bound to refer to the obstinate
violation of rule of many persons, who, in spite of all that may be said to
them, persevere in entering the depot, and engaging servants prior to the time
advertised. It is unfair to the public,
and especially to those residing at a distance, for any individual to tamper
with the immigrants prior to the advertised day, and we know that a stringent
system of exclusion is maintained in Sydney and elsewhere.
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Moreton Bay Courier 26 Nov 1859
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVAL.
November 22.-Shackamaxon, ship, 1300 tons,
Capt. Teulon, from Liverpool 6th
August. Passengers - Dr. Graham, surgeon-superintendent, and 333 government
immigrants. Agents-J.G.Harris.
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Moreton Bay Courier 30 Nov 1859
(part of a gripe about the handling of
assisted immigrants, incs full text of what looks like the agreement each
signed)
(Agent John Henry Scott Dubbin – in
London on behalf of RE & F Tooth of Moreton Bay)
Our readers will be aware
that, under the present system of immigration, the Commissioners in London,
charter vessels to bring out a specified number of souls, the rate paid for
each adult being about £14. Out of this £14 the immigrant pays £6, and the
remainder comes out of the colonial revenue, and will, in the case of each ship
sent to this port, be charged to the debit of the new colony. Thus, for every
adult introduced, the state pays to the extent of £8, at least, and any system
which becomes so directly chargeable on the public funds, ought, as a matter of
right, to be made to serve the public benefit. That is to say, if the state has
to pay so much per head for every adult deported hither from the old country,
the labor thus obtained should, as far as practicable, be made to meet the
general demand, and the hiring of such immigrants should be free to all.
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Moreton Bay Courier 31 Dec 1859
CLEARANCE. December 29.-Shackamaxon,
ship, 989 tons, Cpt. Teulon, for Rangoon.
IMPORTS.
W. B. Dean : 352 bgs flour, 162 bgs
maize, 3 cases stationery, 24 cases jams, 123 bgs oats, IO do barley, 3 cases,
28 trusses hay, G. Raff & Co.
Policeman : 2500 bushels of maize, a
quantity of honey, Captain.
EXPORTS.
Shackamaxon: 200 tons coal, Towns &
Co, and part of original cargo from Liverpool.
The Shackamaxon goes to sea this day.
She will proceed in the first place to Port Jackson, where Captain Teulon
intends shipping some hands, his complement being now somewhat short.
The Breadalbane leaves for Ipswich this
day at two o'clock.
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Moreton Bay Courier 3 Dec 1859
BRISBANE POLICE. WEDNESDAY.-Before W.
Thornton, Esq., W.P.M.
Eight of the seamen of the Shackamaxon
were brought up in custody charged by Capt. Teulon with disobedience of orders.
Mr. Lilley defended the prisoners. The defence was that the men wished to leave
the ship for the purpose of making a complaint of cruelty against the captain.
This fact and the ill-usage were denied by the captain. Evidence of cruelty
after the refusal to work on the 29th was rejected. One of the men, it
appeared, had been cut in the leg with a sword. The prisoners were sentenced to
14 days' imprisonment. The Water Police Magistrate refused to take the
complaint of the wounded man against the captain, as the seaman was in the
charge of the gaoler. Mr. Roberts appeared for the captain.
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