Alexander
In May 1803, the Sydney Gazette reported the whale ship Alexander as having arrived from New Zealand with 50 tons of oil. Captain Rhodes also had among his cargo 7 or 8 ton of good quality potatoes which he had obtained from the natives of New Zealand. Among his crew was a 16 year old New Zealand Maori, the son of a chief, who had joined the ship in the Bay of Islands. While in Sydney Teina stayed with Governor Philip Gidley King, and remained part of Alexander's crew for three years during which time he was joined by another Maori named Maki.
Maori crew traveled around the world on whaling ships. Most stayed in Sydney, but many were taken, willingly or not, across the Pacific, up the coast of South America and over the Atlantic. On Teina and Maki's voyage they made stops in Tahiti, Brazil, and St Helena before arriving in England. Teina would never see his homeland or people again as he and two Tahetian crew members died while there. Maki was pressed into service on another whale ship.
Maori crew traveled around the world on whaling ships. Most stayed in Sydney, but many were taken, willingly or not, across the Pacific, up the coast of South America and over the Atlantic. On Teina and Maki's voyage they made stops in Tahiti, Brazil, and St Helena before arriving in England. Teina would never see his homeland or people again as he and two Tahetian crew members died while there. Maki was pressed into service on another whale ship.
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