Forwarded to the list by Admin. Meg G -----Original Message----- From: Gordon Barlow [mailto:barlow@candw.ky] Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 4:49 AM To: AUS-IMMIGRATION-SHIPS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: ships via Ireland I am also interested in this question. My ancestor Richard Godsall emigrated to Queensland in "Golden City" in 1862 arriving 1863, reportedly via Queenstown, Ireland. I don't imagine Moreton Bay was its first stop in Australia, either. Would there be any record of how long the ship spent in Sydney or wherever? Gordon Barlow ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phillip Carruthers" <pcarruth@bigpond.net.au> To: <AUS-IMMIGRATION-SHIPS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 12:39 AM Subject: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] Teh British Empire > People, > > Could someone tell what kind of ship 'The British Empire' was! She travelled between Cumberland and South Australia in 1850's. Would a trip from the west coast of England in 1850 have called at an Irish port to collect passengers? > > Phillip Carruthers