Does anyone have any idea how much a ticket for an unassisted passage from England to Melbourne or Geelong would have cost for an ordinary person during the gold rush? This came up in conversation over supper - and I wondered why I had never thought of such on obvious question before! Susan

Susan I replied to you on the goldfields list but for anyone interested steerage was betwee £20 and £25 from London to Victoria - with provisions Mary -------Original Message------- From: AUS-VIC-NE-L@rootsweb.com Date: Tuesday, 21 May 2002 07:16:27 AM To: AUS-VIC-NE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [AVNE] Price of ticket Does anyone have any idea how much a ticket for an unassisted passage from England to Melbourne or Geelong would have cost for an ordinary person during the gold rush? This came up in conversation over supper - and I wondered why I had never thought of such on obvious question before! Susan