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Australia was a market for many products, about half of which were carried in American ships. These included corn, oats, flour, medicines, cloth, dried cod, canned salmon, cordage, fruit, iron, steel, nails, tools, leather, tobacco and lumber.
From January through April of 1889, eight vessels commanded by Maine captains traveled to or from Australia. These included the William H. Conner, with James P. Butman as captain, clearing from New York on March 28 for Sydney, New South Wales.
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