Dear List, I need advice on how I might access the details from a shipping passenger list of an 1853 arrival in Victoria. I live in Armidale, NSW and have access to remarkable records locally. However, as one might expect, they concentrate on NSW and Sydney. I have found the arrival of my family - Edward George DICKENS, wife Lucy Jane (BROWN), and seven children on the "Minerva" in June 1853 from the PROV website. A family record contradicts this, stating that the family arrived on the clipper "Blackwell" in 1854. This DICKENS family settled in Geelong. Can some kind soul on the list access the detailed record for me? The PROV reference is Port B, Fiche 40, Page 1; I would meet expenses. Is there a copy of the Victorian shipping list in Sydney or Brisbane? I go to those cities from time to time. If I could get to Melbourne, where would I go to look up the detailed records, and what arrangements would need to be made in advance? Do the records show the main items of freight carried on the ship? Feeling a bit remote, but loving this area, Ken Dickins In rainy Armidale, NSW
Hi Ken, I can answer one question for you. Access to shipping records is at the Public Records Office in Melbourne City......right near Parliament Railway Station Sally ----- Original Message ----- From: Ken Dickins To: AUS-IMMIGRATION-SHIPS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 3:39 PM Subject: ACCESS TO SHIPPING RECORDS Dear List, I need advice on how I might access the details from a shipping passenger list of an 1853 arrival in Victoria. I live in Armidale, NSW and have access to remarkable records locally. However, as one might expect, they concentrate on NSW and Sydney. I have found the arrival of my family - Edward George DICKENS, wife Lucy Jane (BROWN), and seven children on the "Minerva" in June 1853 from the PROV website. A family record contradicts this, stating that the family arrived on the clipper "Blackwell" in 1854. This DICKENS family settled in Geelong. Can some kind soul on the list access the detailed record for me? The PROV reference is Port B, Fiche 40, Page 1; I would meet expenses. Is there a copy of the Victorian shipping list in Sydney or Brisbane? I go to those cities from time to time. If I could get to Melbourne, where would I go to look up the detailed records, and what arrangements would need to be made in advance? Do the records show the main items of freight carried on the ship? Feeling a bit remote, but loving this area, Ken Dickins In rainy Armidale, NSW ============================== Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history learning and how-to articles on the Internet. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library