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City of San Francisco

Itinerary
Dep San Francisco, USA                    25th May  1876
Dep Sydney , Australia                    2nd  June 1876
Arr Kandavau , Fiji                       9th  June 1876
Dep Kandavau , Fiji                       16th June 1876
Arr Auckland , New Zealand                17th June 1876
Dep Auckland , New Zealand                17th June 1876
Arr Napier , New Zealand                  18th June 1876
Arr Wellington , New Zealand              19th June 1876
Arr Lyttleton , New Zealand               20th June 1876 (Southbound)
Dep Port Chalmers , New Zealand           28th June 1876 (Northbound)
Arr Lyttleton, New Zealand                29th June 1876 (Northbound)
Dep Lyttleton, New Zealand                29th June 1876 (Northbound)

Steamship of 3400 tons. Mail carrier with some passengers on service
between San Francisco, Honolulu, Fiji, Sydney and New Zealand under
contract to Governments of NSW and New Zealand.
This was her second voyage to New Zealand and she was a sister ship to
the "City of New York."

Passengers
C. Fergusson
W. Crake
G. Crake
Hendle
Manning

Third Class
Messrs Ross , Eliott, Michael, Casey

For Wellington (Cabin)
Captain Bower and wife
Third Class
Mr Burke , wife and sister

For Lyttleton (Second class)
Miss McCadam

For Port Chalmers (Cabin)
Rev Coleman Creigh
Messrs Clow, Hall , Cuff

Donator's Notes:
The passengers listed above as Mr Burke, wife and sister were members of
our family, namely James Bourke, his wife Mary (nee Crotty), and the sister
was Lucy Bourke, all  from Tipperary, Ireland via New York City.  R M Thorne


Arrival of The San Francisco Mail  
(The Press 19th June 1876)

Auckland June 17th
The City of San Francisco arrived this morning. She connects with the
Zealandia at Kandavau on the 13th . The latter left San Francisco on
25th May.
Passengers - C Ferguson, W Crake, Hendle and Manning.
Third class- Messrs Ross, Elliott, Michael, Casey.

For Wellington-Captain Bower and wife;
third class Mr Burke wife and sister.

For Lyttleton -second class : Miss McCadam.

For Port Chalmers-Cabin: Rev Coleman Creigh and Messrs Clows, Hall and Cuff.

Cargo-For Wellington, 100 cases goods 25 bales hops; for Lyttleton,
2 samples, 25 bales hops; for Port Chalmers 25 pieces redwood timber,
50 cases salmon, 1 sample.

The Zealandia arrived at Kandavau from Auckland on the 16th April , and
at Honolulu on the 26th , and was alongside the wharf at San Francisco
on the 5th May at 7:40am too late for the despatch of mails by that
morning's train. She had head winds all the way from Auckland. Left
San Francisco May 24th and arrived at Honolulu on June 1st ; left same
day and arrived at Kandavau on the 11th . Had fine weather to the 9th ,
after which fresh winds with fog and squalls to Kandavau. Transhipped
the mails on board the City of San Francisco , which sailed on 13th ,
and arrived at Auckland at 4am. After second day from Kandavau had
strong SE winds to Auckland. The New Zealand mails consist of 265 bags,
the Sydney 166 bags. Passengers for New Zealand, ten in cabin, eight in
steerage. During the morning of the 13th the sorting-room which contained
the bags of letters was flooded, owing to the carelessness of some one
who had been using the bathroom adjoining. The bags were removed at once
and opened , the letters dried and tranferred to dry bags. The letters
did not sustain any very material damge. The Zealandia, whilst lying
alongside the wharf at San Francisco on May 14th , received considerable
damage by being run into by the City of Panama; about 14ft from the main
deck down towards the water line on the starboard side, she had her plates
twisted and split. The damage was made sufficiently good to enable her to
sail on the 24th. The Australia left Kandavau with mails for San Francisco
on the evening of the 9th June. The City of San Francisco left Auckland
for the south at 10 this morning.


Arrival of The City of San Francisco 
in Lyttleton , New Zealand
(The Press 21 June 1876)

This magnificent steamer arrived yesterday (20th June 1876) at 2:30pm.
The ss Moa was waiting with steam up and directly the signal was made
that the mail boat was inside the heads , she started to meet her with
agents , reporters and visitors on board. The Customs steam launch was
first to reach the vessel  and with commendable promptitude the mails
were at once placed in that vessel , in order that the 3:20pm train
might be caught to carry up the Christchurch portion to town. In spite
however of the efforts used , the launch arrived a minute late but the
mails were forwarded by the 3:30pm goods train, so that few minutes were
lost. After discharging her inward cargo and taking on board a few
passengers, the City of San Francisco sailed for her destination at 4 pm.
The steamer was beautifully clean throughout, and as on her first visit
was much admired. We append a report of the trip from Sydney furnished
us by the purser.

The ss San Francisco , J S Waddell, commander left Sydney June 2nd 3.5 pm,
fine weather up to 9th, when heavy squall, accompanied with rain,
lightning and thunder set in, lasting  three hours; 8am anchored in
Kandavau; 2pm ss Australia came in, and left at 12 midnight; 12th
H B M frigate Pearl came in ; 4 pm Zealandia came in transferred mails,
freight and passengers ; 5:30 pm Pearl left for Sydney ; 13th 1:45am
sailed from Kandavau in company with Zealandia ; 16th strong breeze,
very heavy sea; 17th at 3:15am arrived Auckland; left same day at 11am,
arrived off Napier 18th at 6pm; left at 9:30pm after delivering receiving
mails and passengers; 19th very heavy weather, strong head winds, squally,
very high sea; arrived Wellington at 9pm; did not leave until 11pm owing
to our being detained forty minutes by pilot, arrived Lyttleton, at 2;30pm.

The City of San Francisco  
(The Press 30 June 1876)

This fine steamer was signalled at 2:30pm yesterday and arrived at 3pm.
Quite a crowd of people went off to her in the ss Moa. The outward
San Francisco mail consisted of twenty-two bags, an usually large one.
The City of San Francisco left Port Chalmers at 8:30pm on Wednesday,
and had strong NE gale in her teeth during the run up , arriving as above.
She sailed north at 5:30pm last night.

Advertisement (The Press June 29 1876)

THE SHORTEST AND MOST DIRECT

ROUTE TO GREAT BRITAIN AND

EUROPE VIA

SAN FRANCISCO AND NEW YORK.

THE PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP

COMPANY

(Under contract with the N.S.W. and N.Z

Governments for the conveyance of H.M

Mails).

The magnificent steam-ship,

City of San Francisco,

3400 tons,

J J Wardell, Commander ,

is appointed to sail from LYTTLETON

for SAN FRANCISCO,

calling at

Wellington, Napier, Auckland, Kandavu,

THIS DAY

At 4pm sharp.

A steamer will be in attendance upon

arrival of 2:30 pm train from Christchurch,

to convey passengers off.

Passengers must obtain tickets before

going on board.

WILSON, SAWTELL & CO

Agents,

Lyttleton and Christchurch.

References to the ship in "The Press"
held in the Christchurch, (NZ) Public Library.

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