'Online' microfilm of shipping lists at www.records.nsw.gov.au NEW - 'Online' microfilm of shipping lists - NRS 5316, NRS 5318, NRS 5320 Persons on bounty ships This is part of a pilot project to digitise the microfilm copies of the Persons on bounty ships (Agent's Immigrant Lists), 1838-96 (NRS 5316); Persons on bounty ships arriving at Port Phillip, 1839-51 (NRS 5318) and Germans on bounty ships, 1849-52 (NRS 5320). http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/guides-and-finding-aids/nrs-lists/nrs-5316 ================ Google Books have now made the following book available online. Early Experiences of Life in South Australia: And an Extended Colonial History 1878 [reprinted 1884] by John Wrathall Bull go to http://www.archive.org/details/earlyexperience01bullgoog and select Full Text (1.0 M) My Question - J.W. Bull refers to Mr. B. G Any idea who Mr. B. G might be ?? First, Mr. B. G arrived from India with his family and a large retinue of Indian servants. He left the greater part of his capital to be realised on and to follow him. He purchased improved sections and a house near Adelaide and joined the Author [J W BULL] , as before mentioned, as partner in a business to introduce stock, in the year 1839. Several herds of cattle passed through their hands with good profit, a cattle station was formed on Bull's Creek, on which overland cattle were fattened, and the city of Adelaide supplied with beef, and settlers with stock ; several flocks of sheep also were received, chiefly from Tasmania ; these were disposed of (store sheep) at an average price of 38s. a head Mr. B. G was anxious to begin a breeding sheep station, but the Author on the fact of the price of store-sheep in the older colonies being so low (3s. to 5s. a head) declined to join in the purchase of sheep at the price then ruling in this colony, and left his partner to invest on his own private account. So two flocks were transferred to Mr. B. G at 38s. a head ; before the end of two years the crisis in this colony occurred, and the sheep with their increase were sold by the Government auctioneer, the late Bentham Neales, Esq., and realised 5s. a head only. According to the records I have, the only ship to come to SA in 1839 from India [Calcutta] was the Prince George The Sydney Herald reported on Monday September 30th 1839: The PRINCE GEORGE left Calcutta with thirty passengers, chiefly persons desirous of recruiting health in the salubrious climate of Australia after a lengthened residence in India. please rsvp Cheers from Di Cummings of Melbourne http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/fh/passengerlists/BoundforSouthAustralia.htm