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From: "Eileen Sullivan" <>
Subject: Re: [AUS-VIC-NorWest] Passenger Lists to Portland
Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2001 21:24:08 +1100


Hi Daryl
I only have a copy of one page of a shipping list with one of my ancesters
who arrived into Portland on 21st. November, 1854. on the "Bloomer".
However, I do have a copy of the following extract from the "Portland
Guardian" 23rd. Nov. 1854, which may be of interest to somebody.

ARRIVAL OF THE BLOOMER: This ship Captain Hunt from Liverpool July 20th
arrived last Tues 21st inst. bringing 182 government immigrants, under the
charge of Surgeon Superintendant Dr. Turner. There were 11 births on the
passage and 3 deaths of infants. When the "Bloomer" left Cholera was at
Birkenhead, the immigrants in consequence were embarked at Liverpool.
The immigrants are almost all from the Southern Countries of Scotland, a
large proportion of them are repesented as being a superior class of
mechanics.

18th Dec. 1854.
THE BLOOMER
This barque is cleared out and was to have sailed last Friday for Calloo,
but has been detained by the absconding of 2 of her seamen, on the night
previous to her intended departure.

Eileen Sullivan, Kyabram. Vic.


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