American whaler Martha visited Bay of Islands, New Zealand according to the newspaper Otago Daily Times dated 25 March 1862

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An item reported that the American whaler Martha, barque, 360 tons, master Daily, of New Bedford, 2,000 barrels whale oil, 250 barrels sperm oil, all told, arrived on 26 February at The Bay of Island  (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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