EVENING STAR

EVENING STAR WAS A VESSEL OF 811 TONS. SHE WAS CHARTERED BY SHAW SAVILLE & CO AND DID FOUR VOYAGES DOWN TO NEW ZEALAND. HER FIRST VOYAGE, UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPT. EWEN WAS IN 1858, SHE SAILED FROM GRAVESEND ON THE 8TH SEPTEMBER, ARRIVING IN AUCKLAND ON THE 21ST DECEMBER. THIS FIRST VOYAGE WAS DOCUMENTED BY ONE OF THE PASSENGERS IN THE FORM OF A SHIPS NEWSPAPER, WHICH WAS SUBSEQUENTLY PRINTED BY ONE OF THE NEWSPAPER OFFICES OF THE DAY.