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Trove Tuesday: Arrivals

Today's post involves the arrival of my 4th Great Grandparents William wife Flora Sinclair (nee McRae) in Australia .William and Flora arrived as assisted immigrants in Australia in 1837 on the ship Earl Durham  along with their two children Peter aged three and Margaret aged one.   Source: Trove. Shipping Intelligence. (1837, September 1).  The Sydney Monitor (NSW : 1828 - 1838) , p. 2 (EVENING). Retrieved from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32157216 Transcript: Shipping Intelligence. ARRIVALS. Yesterday, the ship Earl Durham, Cabell, master, from London on the 14th May with merchandise.  Passengers, Captain McLean, Mrs. McLean and 4 children, Miss McLean, P. Grant, Esq., D. McIntyre, Esq. and Mrs. McIntyre, Mr. McMillan, Mr. J. Campbell, Mr. A. McColeman, Mr. W. Dick, Mr. and Mrs. Richardson and 1 child, Mr. and Mrs. Richards and 2 children, Mr. and Mrs. Browne and 1 child, Mr. Snape, Mr. Donald Kennedy, Lydia Fraser, J. McColl, A. McNab, C. McDonald, G. Mc...