American whaler Magnolia visited Mongonui, New Zealand according to the newspaper Otago Daily Times dated 25 March 1862

An item reported that the American whaler Magnolia, 396 tons, master Pierce, of New Bedford coming from the Bay of Islands arrived on 22 February 1862 at Mogonui.(1)

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1. Bay of Islands, area on the east coast of the Far North District, North Island, New Zealand.

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