February. The steamer Lady Stirling, the second of that name, launched at Fremantle, having been brought out from England in sections and reconstructed in Fremantle by J. J. Harwood. She ran between Fremantle and Perth with passengers and cargo for more than 20 years.
'Bully' Hayes' visit.
The cutter Mystery (16 ½ tons) built at Perth by Peter Hedland, who later in that small vessel discovered and named Port Hedland.
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