Brilliant. Thank you so much Elva. Neil ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elva Hanly" <theaviary@bigpond.com> To: <SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 3:40 PM Subject: [South-Africa-Cape-Town] Re: Ship at Simons Bay 1853-54 > Hi Neil, > > I cannot help you with shipping information, but at NAAIRS > http://www.national.archives.gov.za/naairs.htm > I found this reference at the KAB (Cape Town Archives Repository) > > DEPOT KAB > SOURCE CO > TYPE LEER > VOLUME_NO 4077 > SYSTEM 01 > REFERENCE T26 > PART 1 > DESCRIPTION MEMORIAL. OJ TRUTER FOR DUTCH BARK "MARIA > HILLEGONDA". REGARDING A CONTRAVENTION OF POST OFFICE ORDINANCE BY THE > MASTER OF THE VESSEL. > STARTING 18540000 > ENDING 18540000 > > Regards, > Elva > >> >> From: "Neil" <newpond@bigpond.net.au> >> Date: 11 September 2005 11:41:13 AM >> To: SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-L@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Ship at Simons Bay 1853-54 >> >> >> Hello everyone >> >> I wonder if someone is able to give me some advice. >> >> I am compiling a list of arrivals and departures of ships at Western >> Australia in the 1850s, using newspapers and archival sources here in >> Western Australia. I am documenting as much information as possible >> about each ship. I'm also researching the establishment of the steam >> ship Royal Mail service at Albany in Western Australia in 1852-54. >> >> In 1852, a steam ship mail service to the Australian colonies was >> contracted by the British Government. There were initially 2 >> companies: The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company and >> the Australian Royal Mail Steam Navigation Company. Because of the >> long distances, coal depots were required, and both companies >> established them at Albany in Princess Royal Harbour at King George's >> Sound so that the steam ships could deliver mail for the Colony of >> Western Australia and refuel at Albany before proceeding to the >> eastern Australian colonies. Albany is about 400 km south of Perth. >> The first mail steam ship arrived in September 1852. >> >> During 1852/1853, a number of ships carried to Albany cargoes of coals >> from England and Wales. One of these that appears to have been >> contracted to the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company >> called in at Simons Bay for some reason according to the records here: >> >> "Marij? Hillegonda", Dutch ship. Departed Hartlepool, England on 6 >> September 1853. Called at Simons Bay, Cape of Good Hope, departed >> there on 14 April 1854. Arrived at Albany on 18 May 1854. Master = T. >> Visser. Tonnage = 767 tons. Cargo = coals for the P. & O. Company. >> >> It must have stayed at Simons Bay for 4 to 5 months, because another >> Dutch ship, the "D'Elmina", also carrying coals for the P. & O. >> Company, departed Hartlepool at the same time but arrived at Albany >> much earlier on 13 December 1853. >> >> Perhaps it had a mishap on the way. I am interested in anything at >> all. Perhaps there are shipping registers of arrivals and >> departures/crew records held in an archive or mentioned in newspapers? >> >> I would very much appreciate any advice anyone is able to give me as >> to available sources. >> >> Neil >> Perth >> Western Australia >> > > > ==== SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN Mailing List ==== > South African Passenger Lists, Genealogy links, CDs and books > www.sagenealogy.co.za > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >