Hi Alan and Judith, Not sure whether or not there is a photo of either ship in "The Passage Makers" by Michael K Stammers, but it would be worth a look. For years I looked for a picture of another James Baines/Black Ball Line ship - the "Naval Reserve" - it was in this book, plus info on it. The book is basically a history of the Black Ball Line, it is interesting. If you wanted to buy a copy - it is out of print, but www.abebooks.com usually has a copy for sale - not cheap! However alot of libraries have copies in their reference sections. The book may be worth a look. Good luck Tricia > Dear List, > This is something of a last resort... > Has anybody ever come ascross an illustration/ picture of the > ship "MELMERBY" which ran on the Queensland funded emigration > runs for the James Baines / Black Ball Line 1865 onwards... > I have contacted many places including Queensland state sources, > New Brunswick, Canada where she was built, English maritime sources, > and several contacts with Black Ball line experience, the majority have > been extremely helpful. The main problem seems to be she was mainly > chartered to the Black Ball line rather than having been an "owned" ship, > therefore it hasn't been documented as much. > Can anybody help ? > Many Thanks, > Alan Crossland. > > Dear Alan, > I was also looking for a Black Ball Line Ship the 'Chatsworth' which sailed from the UK to Brisbane Australia in 1862. I tried the following link - it wasn't expensive- with some results but no image. I received a reply soon after my request with some ideas where I might try next. > I do have an image of a ship from the Black Ball Line if you are interested. There is no ship name on it though. Please email me off list if you want more information. > Kind regards > Judith Mellifont.