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Title: Passenger List - John Rees JONES
Post by: clairebates on Tuesday 06 October 15 13:51 BST (UK)

Hi Everyone,

I'm looking for help finding how this family got from Melbourne, Australia to Western Australia.
I tried to find this family but haven't had any luck.

I have found the shipping record from London to Melbourne Via The Cape.

Ship to Melbourne: Ballarat
Date of Departure: 6th Nov 2013
Nationality: Welsh

John Rees JONES Age: 28 Occupation: Farmer
Mrs Margaret J JONES Age: 25 Occupation:Wife
David W. JONES Age: 4
Stanley John JONES Age: 3

This family ended up in Narrogin, Western Australia.

Thanks in advance for any help, much appreciated.

Title: Re: Passenger List - John Rees JONES
Post by: majm on Tuesday 06 October 15 22:41 BST (UK)

Hi there Claire,


I am sure you mean 1913 and not 2013 as the year of arrival.

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/7260122  The Argus 22 December 1913 ….. mentions a sad incident to a little boy named Harry Jones, a passenger on the Ballarat

The railway line between WA and the Eastern states was completed in October 1917, so until then the only viable option for moving from Victoria to Western Australia was by sea. 

 Here is a live link to the index for outward bound passenger lists from Victoria covering up to 1923 http://prov.vic.gov.au/index_search?searchid=42
 
Here is a live link to the WA State Library’s website’s page re passenger lists and some snipped paragraphs from that page.

http://www.sro.wa.gov.au/archive-collection/collection/passenger-lists-and-immigration-records
….. Albany ……
•   Registers of Inward Passengers, 1888-1924, Acc 111, AN 371
Alphabetical list providing date of arrival, name of ship, port of embarkation, where bound.
•   Passenger Lists, 1873-1932, Acc108, AN 371
Unbound lists of arrivals and departures for the port of Albany. This series, which contains the names of passengers and crew, is divided into 4 sequences: (1) Vessels to and from Overseas; (2) Vessels to and from Eastern States; (3) Vessels to and from Fremantle; (4) Coastal Vessels inwards and outwards.

 ….Fremantle……
•   Arrivals and Departures for Fremantle and Outports, 1898-1915, Acc 457, AN 371
Mostly inwards and outwards for Eastern States with a few listings of arrivals from overseas for the period 1898-1911. Outports include Albany, Geraldton, Carnarvon, Bunbury, Esperance and Eucla among others. Also contains overland arrivals recorded at Eucla.

Cheers,  JM

Title: Re: Passenger List - John Rees JONES
Post by: clairebates on Wednesday 07 October 15 15:00 BST (UK)

Hi JM,

Thanks for the information. I have looked through the Victoria outward bound passenger list for the all the family members but they aren't on there.

I will have try to get to look at the WA State Library's records.

Thanks Claire