Sarah
The arrival of Sarah to the Bay of Islands in March of 1821 brought welcome relief to the christian mission station. Sarah’s cargo included goods for the tiny community that often struggled to support itself on christian values while whalers traded freely with muskets for pork and potatoes. Captain Munro only stayed a short time at the Bay before sailing again for the fishery in April.
Captain Munro never made it back to New Zealand, he died at sea, and when Sarah returned to the Bay of Islands on 28 July that same year, a man by the name of Hunter was at her helm. The following year, Sarah returned to New Zealand again, now with a new master, Captain Buckle. She arrived in June from the sperm whale fishery and the Friendly Islands. Buckle brought Sarah back to the Bay of Islands in April 1823.
10 years later, a ship by the same name was back in New Zealand waters, this time in the Cook Strait region in search of flax. Captain Jacks had evidently had some luck, returning to Sydney on 28 April 1833 with 200 tons of the much sought after cargo. Later that year, the brig Sarah was reported to be in a ‘sinking condition’ at Cloudy Bay.
Captain Munro never made it back to New Zealand, he died at sea, and when Sarah returned to the Bay of Islands on 28 July that same year, a man by the name of Hunter was at her helm. The following year, Sarah returned to New Zealand again, now with a new master, Captain Buckle. She arrived in June from the sperm whale fishery and the Friendly Islands. Buckle brought Sarah back to the Bay of Islands in April 1823.
10 years later, a ship by the same name was back in New Zealand waters, this time in the Cook Strait region in search of flax. Captain Jacks had evidently had some luck, returning to Sydney on 28 April 1833 with 200 tons of the much sought after cargo. Later that year, the brig Sarah was reported to be in a ‘sinking condition’ at Cloudy Bay.