American whaler Stephania cruising off Mongonui, New Zealand according to the newspaper Otago Daily Times dated 25 March 1862

An item reported that the American whaling barque Stephania, master Wetherill, 315 tons, of New Bedford was cruising off Mogonui while loading unions and potatoes.(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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