Re: S.A. Shipping

Dear Lynnette,

It is certainly a big presumption on my part, but if some of my
ancestors who disembarked in Sydney turned up on the Vic records then

one might expect SA ones to just possibly be mentioned on the
W.A.records. Perhaps the authorities of the time may have demanded a
full passenger list. Who knows? I certainly don't

If the ship was not fully chartered with bounty immigrants for SA
then it's highly likely the ship stopped in WA (Fremantle?). The
captain COULD prevent bounty passengers from going ashore, although
he might have a near rebellion.

I had one of mine (1839) where the ship was not mentioned in the "Log

of Logs" books, yet was on microfilm with Bounty records complete. I
think some things may have been mis-filed over the years and when it
came to photographing records, it was just done box by box.

How many times have you found all sorts of things in an office in the

wrong filing cabinet or in the wrong drawer around your home ?
I'm always misplacing my keys, and often when I try to backtrack I
still can't find them. They're always one more step back from where I

had already triple checked..... so I had to lift and move EVERY item
not just give a cursory glance while in panic mode !

My personal policy is "always look in the wrong place for the right
answer" and "never discount a possible source until you've checked it
thoroughly"

I sincerely hope that this explains my assumptions

Cheers,

Tony Moore
(Balgo, Western Australia)

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