Thank you very much Marg. Much appreciated. Must hae missed the passenger list when i was searching the NSW Archives. Can you please give me details about the book you mentioned "In Quarantine - a History of North Head." Is is available in Libraries? Thanks again, Barb -------Original Message------- From: MargM Date: 08/31/06 21:43:32 To: Barb Miller; Subject: Re: [AUS] Passsenger Lists to NSW ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barb Miller" <accenthl@iprimus.com.au> To: <AUSTRALIA@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 7:11 PM Subject: [AUS] Passsenger Lists to NSW Hi Barb > I am wondering if someone would be able to guide me to > where i might find a > complete passenger list for each of the following, > > The Beejapore arrived in NSW february 1853. This ship carried assisted migrants to NSW . Index to its passengers in on line on NSW State Records web site .......... Full passenger lists would be on State records film #'s 2136 & 2464 ......... The 24 series of films have more info as a rule This ship departed Liverpool UK 12 Oct 1852 , arrived 6 Jan 1853 . A total of 55 died during the voyage . It was quarantined at North Head for 34 days and a further 62 died mostly of scarlet fever, measles and typhoid . The arrival of this ship caused alot of problems as aside from the diseases at the time North Head Quarantine Station could only accommodate 150 . This ship carried near on 1000 passengers . Lots of deaths and illness on > this ship but have been unable to find passenger list. > It quite alot about this ship in a book I have called ' In Quarantine' , a history of North Head . > The P & O ship the Beltana to NSW in 1926. > re 411 refs to this ship in the National Archives web site http://www.naa.gov.au/The_collection/recordsearch.html HTH bye MargM AUSTRALIA List Admin

----- Original Message ----- From: "Barb Miller" <accenthl@iprimus.com.au> To: <AUSTRALIA@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 11:20 PM Subject: Re: [AUS] Passsenger Lists to NSW >. Can you please give me details > about the book you mentioned "In Quarantine - a History > of North Head." Is > is available in Libraries? > Hi Barb It might be ? Depends on which library I guess . I bought my copy 2nd hand a while back . Just had a look in http://www.booksandcollectibles.com.au/ But no copy available there Its called 'In Quarantine' by Jean Duncan FOLEY pub Kangaroo Press 1995 ISBN 0 864127 703 8 I dont know what will happen to that place ...... I went there a couple of years ago and most of the buildings are in a sad state of disrepair ........... Be mega million buck real estate ! bye MargM AUSTRALIA List Admin