The following information is an extract from the book "Index to Passenger Arrivals and Departures from Early Launceston Newspapers, Volume 1, A-L, 1829-1840" by Maureen Martin and Sandra Duck, Ref 10 / NQ929.39 1 SET, held by the N.S.W. State Reference Library on Macquarie Street in Sydney.
| Name | Ship | Arrival / Departure | Arrival Port | Departure Port | Newspaper |
| . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Brew, J. | Africaine | Arr. - 23 Oct. 1838 | Launceston | Portland Bay | C.C. 27 Oct. 1838 |
| Brett, S.* | Africaine | Arr. - 23 Oct. 1838 | Launceston | Portland Bay | C.C. 27 Oct. 1838 |
| Brew, Robert | Mary | Dep. - 10 Jan. 1840 | Port Phillip | Launceston | L.A. 16 Jan. 1840 |
* This entry for Brett appeared immediately above the entry for Brew, J. with the exact same details and felt it perhaps relevant, knowing that Brew has often been misspelt as Brett.
C.C. refers to the newspaper Cornwall Chronicle
L.A. refers to the newspaper Launceston Advertiser