Waterloo
There may have been more than one Waterloo operating in New Zealand waters in the early 1830’s. The first was John Guard’s vessel which he sailed from Sydney to his home in Cook Strait in June 1829. In August, Waterloo was at Port Underwood when Cyprus arrived, and later she met Caroline at Chalky Inlet while on her way to the sealing grounds in the south.
By January 1830, Guard was ready to sail his ship to Sydney and when he arrived there on 03 February, his cargo included 2 tuns of whale oil and 1185 seal skins. He left again just over three weeks later with goods for his whaling station and a new wife, Elizabeth Parker. In April, Waterloo brought another person to Te Awaiti who would become a lasting identity in New Zealand history, James Heberley.
Guard crossed the Tasman two more times in 1830 with goods for the Sydney market, including 14 tons of flax, and bringing back necessities for life on a New Zealand whaling station. On Waterloo’s first voyage to Sydney in 1831, her cargo included another 15 tons of flax, and 700 seal skins. In September she made another return voyage, this time arriving in the colony from Campbell’s shore whaling station with oil and bone. Guard’s first visit to Sydney in 1832 was in March when he delivered 115 seal skins and 9 tuns of whale oil. While there he enlisted a new whaling gang before heading back to Cloudy Bay.
In August, Waterloo had a new master, Captain Hall, who delivered 40 tons of oil, and collected provisions for the whaling gangs in Cook Strait. There were further voyages across the Tasman in November, and in 1833, in February, July, and September. However Waterloo’s run ended when she was wrecked on the beach at Waikanae, then pillaged and burned by local Maori.
In 1831, a ship named Waterloo, Captain Brady, brought whale oil into Sydney. In June she arrived with three tuns of oil from one whale, and in December with 40 tuns.
By January 1830, Guard was ready to sail his ship to Sydney and when he arrived there on 03 February, his cargo included 2 tuns of whale oil and 1185 seal skins. He left again just over three weeks later with goods for his whaling station and a new wife, Elizabeth Parker. In April, Waterloo brought another person to Te Awaiti who would become a lasting identity in New Zealand history, James Heberley.
Guard crossed the Tasman two more times in 1830 with goods for the Sydney market, including 14 tons of flax, and bringing back necessities for life on a New Zealand whaling station. On Waterloo’s first voyage to Sydney in 1831, her cargo included another 15 tons of flax, and 700 seal skins. In September she made another return voyage, this time arriving in the colony from Campbell’s shore whaling station with oil and bone. Guard’s first visit to Sydney in 1832 was in March when he delivered 115 seal skins and 9 tuns of whale oil. While there he enlisted a new whaling gang before heading back to Cloudy Bay.
In August, Waterloo had a new master, Captain Hall, who delivered 40 tons of oil, and collected provisions for the whaling gangs in Cook Strait. There were further voyages across the Tasman in November, and in 1833, in February, July, and September. However Waterloo’s run ended when she was wrecked on the beach at Waikanae, then pillaged and burned by local Maori.
In 1831, a ship named Waterloo, Captain Brady, brought whale oil into Sydney. In June she arrived with three tuns of oil from one whale, and in December with 40 tuns.