*new* for TheShipsList website http://www.theshipslist.com/ All the new and updated files and databases have been placed on their own page(s) Find them on the front page in between the big arrows --------------> <--------------- At the bottom of each of these pages I have placed links named " previous month " and " next month " so you are able to navigate back and forth between the monthly *new & updated* pages, as I only keep three months of *new* page links on the Home page. New for November 2008 is . . . o Arrivals: o Emigrant Ships to Australia and the Cape of Good Hope, 1856-1858 o Emigrant Ships to Australia, Cape of Good Hope and Natal, 1857-1859 These are rather useful pages even if you aren't researching Australia or South Africa, as the ships named, which were chartered for the "assisted" passengers, often sailed to other parts of the world with emigrants. Knowing the tonnage, helps to identify vessels of the 'same name'. Interesting to see the first Steam Ship with assisted emigrants (the first which I have noticed), the UNDAUNTED, arriving at Melbourne, Victoria 20th Aug 1857, from Plymouth 4th June, after a passage of 77 days . . . which wasn't really too much better than some of the sailing vessels. Interesting to learn the reason for the really lengthy passage fro some, like the BOANERGES, which first sailed from Liverpoool Feb. 17th 1857 ...This vessel having put into Cork to repair damages received in a gale at sea, sailed thence on the 30th March. She again met with bad weather, and losing her topmasts put into Plymouth on the 6th April. Such of her emigrants as desired to continue their voyage were sent forward in the VOCALIST, which sailed on he 7th May 1857.... The BOANERGES finally sailed on July 15th and arrived at Sydney on October 20th 1857. o Passengers: o ship Aliquis, from Plymouth to Port Adelaide 26th August 1856 o ship Blundell, from Southampton to Port Adelaide 11th October 1856 o ship Switzerland, from Southampton to Port Adelaide 27th October 1856 Three more ships with assisted passengers to South Australia for 1856, with only two left to complete that year. Once again they are great lists with lots of families, several single men, but fewer single women. If you recognise any families / people, who are wrongly recorded, please let Robert or I know. ... also, If anyone is able to furnish corrections or additions (like maiden names) to any of the South Australia Lists, please write to Robert or myself. Also if you know that any family or individual did leave for Victoria after arrival at South Australia then we'd like to know that too, so it can be added as a note to the list. Please share this *new* for TheShipsList website email, with any other list to which you belong if you think it might be of interest or value to those list members (in other words, on-topic). Enjoy ! Sue -- TheShipsList Website http://www.theshipslist.com/