Lynne There is a long article in the London Times of Tuesday, June 22, 1852 about the Araminta. In part: ...The Araminta cleared out to-day (Saturday), having on board 320 adult emigrants, equal to 405 souls. As illustrative of the despatch with which they are shipped we may state that all the passengers entered the depot on Wednesday, and before noon on Friday they and their luggage were safe on board. The greater proportion were from the Isle of Skye.... As for the Lusitania... all from the London Times shipping news. Mar 14, 1887: The Orient Line steamer Lusitania will leave Tilbury on Thursday, calling at Plymouth on Saturday, for Naples, Port Said, Suez, Diego Garcia, Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney. Mar 19, 1887: GRAVESEND, March 18.--The Orient Line steamer Lusitania left here to-day for Sydney. Mar 21, 1887: The Orient Line steamship Lusitania, arrived at Plymouth at 7.30 a.m. on Saturday and sailed again for Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney, via Naples, after embarking a number of passengers and five sacks of mails. The usual weekly Australian and New Zealand mails, via Brindisi, will be taken on board at Suez. Mar 24, 1887: The Orient Line steamer Lusitania, from London for Sydney, passed Sagres at 11 a.m. on Tuesday. Mar 28, 1887: The Orient Line steamer...The same line steamer Lusitania, from London for Australia, arrived at Naples at 8a.m. on Saturday. Mar 29, 1887: The Orient Line steamer Lusitania, from London for australia, left Naples at 5p.m. on Saturday. Mar 31, 1887: The Orient Line steamer Lusitania, from London for Australia, arrived at Port Said at 7 a.m. yesterday. Apr 4, 1887: The Orient Line steamer Lusitania, from London for Australia, arrived at Suez at 5.30 p.m. on Friday, and left again at 9p.m. with the mails from London of March 25. Apr 28, 1887: The Orient Line steamer ...The same line steamer Lusitania, from London for Sydney, arrived at Adelaide yesterday, with the mails from London of March 25. May 6, 1887: The Orient Line steamer Lusitania, from London, arrived at Sydney yesterday. Regards.. Marj At 08:04 PM 7/25/2008, Lynne Barnard wrote: >Good morning Listers > > > >I am hoping for some help with finding possible passenger lists and route >information on the following two ships > >* Araminta - Origin: 20th Jun 1852 Liverpool Destination: 4th Oct >1852 Geelong >* Lusitania that arrived in Victoria April 1887 > > > >Regards > >Lynne > >Victoria Australia > >------------------------------- >visit TheShipsList Website >http://www.theshipslist.com/ >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' >without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message