Hi Marie, Beltana was one of the "B" class ships built for P & O, conventional in design and appearance, but boasted a high standard of accommodation for a maximum capacity of 1100 passengers. The route these ships sailed was via Cape Town, Durban then first Australian Port of Fremantle. The "B" class ships were Ballarat, Beltana, Benalla, Berrima and Borda. Beltana Builder; Caird & Co., Greennock, Scotland Launched; 24 January 1912 Completed; May 1912 Base port; London (British Registry) Gross Tonnage; 11 120 Dimensions; 515 ft x 62 ft (157 m x 19.2 m) Draught; 28 ft(8.5m) Motive Power; Quadruple-expansion engines (9000 IHP) Screws; Twin Service Speed; 14 knots Passenger Decks; 3 Crew; 260 Passengers; 350 to 1100 third class Livery; Black hull, stone superstructure, black funnel and red boot-topping Above information from Ships That Passed, by Scott Baty The national Archives has a passenger list http://www.naa.gov.au/ Beltana, 2 Oct 1928. http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/PassengerReport.asp Picture Australia has some photos http://www.pictureaustralia.org/apps/pictureaustralia Lynne Sydney, AUSTRALIA. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marie Simpson" <mesdts@bigpond.net.au> To: <aus-immigration-ships@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 9:01 AM Subject: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] Ship Beltana > Hi List, > I am trying to find details on the ship Beltana which arrived into Sydney > in > October 1928. Where would I look to find date of departure from UK and > which direction it travelled. Also passenger lists. > Thank you > Marie

Lynne, Thank you very much for the information. Very much appreciated. Regards Marie