Hello Listers Can anyone point me in the right direction to find info on a vessel called 'Balranald' which left Brisbane about the middle of 1932 and arrived on London on 15 Sep that year. The parents of an English cousin's brother-in-law arrived in England on that voyage, having lived in NZ from about late 1922 (married in UK between April and June 1922). The names are John Edward and Mary Elizabeth ARDRON. There's been no suggestion that they lived in Queensland, so I'm wondering if the ship could have been going to England from NZ via Brisbane, or is that totally unlikely? Help gratefully received. Many thanks. Pam Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia

Pam The London Times reports on this ship which belonged to the P&O Line. All this comes from the Movements of Liners column. March 26, she was reported: Balranald...For Ldn., left Brisbane 24th. March 31 she was reported: Balranald...For Ldn., left Sydney 30th. April 7, she was reported: Balranald...For Ldn., left Melbourne 6th. April 13, she was reported: Balranald...For Ldn., left Adelaide 9th. April 16, she was reported: Balranald...For Ldn., left Fermantle 15th. On Apr 26 she was reported: Balranald ...For Ldn., left Colombo 24th. On May 3, she was reported: Balranald...For Ldn., left Aden 30th. On May 5, she was reported: Balranald...For Ldn., left Suez 4th. On May 7, she was reported: Balranald...For Ldn., left Pt. Said 4th. On May 9, she was reported: Balranald...Fm. Brisbane, arr. Malta 7th. On May 10, she was reported: Balranald...For Ldn., left Malta 7th. On May 16, she was reported: Balranald...Fm. Brisbane, arr. Ldn. 14th. According to the ads in the Times she was to sail June 10, from London and the 11th from Plymouth by way of Malta, Port Said, Suez, Aden and Colombo to Australia. I see no notice of her going to NZ. She sailed again in Oct for Australia. Regards.. Marj At 11:56 PM 9/5/2010, PMR wrote: >Hello Listers > > Can anyone point me in the right direction to find info on a >vessel called 'Balranald' which left Brisbane about the middle of 1932 and >arrived on London on 15 Sep that year. > > The parents of an English cousin's brother-in-law arrived in >England on that voyage, having lived in NZ from about late 1922 (married in >UK between April and June 1922). The names are John Edward and Mary >Elizabeth ARDRON. > > There's been no suggestion that they lived in Queensland, so I'm >wondering if the ship could have been going to England from NZ via Brisbane, >or is that totally unlikely? > > Help gratefully received. > > Many thanks. > > Pam > Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia > > >------------------------------- >visit TheShipsList Website >http://www.theshipslist.com/ >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >THESHIPSLIST-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message