An Ancestor left Dingwall or thereabouts aged 15/16 in 1885/6 for Australia he landed at Port Mackay and I have been advised he may have been on Bounty Scheme? On arrival he had "sixpence in his pocket " the ship had "both sail and steam" I have a list of ships arriving in Port Mackay in those years has anyone any Knowledge of them or their passengers? The ships are Cheyabassa,Quetta,Dorunda,Merkara,Waroonga,Wistow Hall,Duke of Westminster, Dacca,Bulimba,Roma,Almora and Tumna Any help would be appreciated Iain [email protected]

Iain, You could try this site www.rootsweb.com/~ote/indexshp.htm which gives passenger lists and information about ships. Good Luck, Mary.