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on 28 September. The colony's medical officer limited the number of people that might land as she had an outbreak of measles on board. Still, three of four passengers who had booked passage to the Cape disembarked.
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The state of the
British economy in 1820 not being strong, and the demand for vessels likewise being weak, a number of shipowners sought to transport emigrants to the Cape and Australia. Captain James Dixon sailed
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Narrative of a voyage to New South Wales, and Van Diemen's Land in the ship
Skelton during the year 1820 with observations on the state of these colonies, and a variety of information, calculated to be useful, to
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sailed from South Africa on 14 October, and the pilot brought her into port at Hobart Town on 27 November. Dixon sailed from Hobart on 5 January 1821 and arrived in Port
Jackson on 17 January.
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396:, Percy, master, was sailing from Trinidad to London when she struck a rock 13' under water, some 10 miles west of Anguila. Although she foundered, her crew was saved.
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a sloop and a schooner approached in a suspicious manner. They would not identify themselves and Dixon made preparations to resist if they attempted to attack
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Dixon’s voyage was a commercial success. Between 1820 and 1824 ten vessels sailed from Lieth to
Australia. Among them were
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Nix, Michael (2005). "Silk Gloves and Cast Iron
Boilers: A Study of Cargoes from Scotland to Australia, 1820 –1824".
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and Rio on 23 August. She was the first vessel in five years to arrive at Rio from Port
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was carrying 181 bales of wool, 40 tons of timber and plank, 1680 kangaroo skins, a little
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arrived at the Isle of Wight on 24 November where she landed some passengers, and
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reported on 23 September 1828 that they had arrived at
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Dixon sailed from Sydney for Hull, via Rio de
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the next day, where she landed some more. She reached the
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767:Providence
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662:References
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265:Dixon and
230:See also:
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878:Alexander
798:Bonavista
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434:Citations
350:Andromeda
312:the Downs
256:Cape Horn
224:Table Bay
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361:(1823),
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908:Pacific
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868:Skelton
838:Orpheus
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530:Skelton
424:Skelton
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336:Minerva
308:Skelton
302:Skelton
279:39°20′W
276:21°49′S
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69:Builder
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25:History
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341:Urania
316:Humber
212:, and
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110:Length
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