Melbourne, Victoria Passenger Lists 1899-1954
A View of Melbourne Harbour, Australia. North German Lloyd Bulletin, September 1911. GGA Image ID # 1d30bbec56
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. It is located on the large natural bay of Port Phillip, with its City Centre situated at the northernmost point of the bay – near to the estuary of the Yarra River.
![1899-04-28 RMS Orient](../../../HistoricalImages/PassengerLists/OrientLine/Orient/1899-04-28/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1899-04-28 RMS Orient Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Orient Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 28 April 1899
- Route: London (Tilbury) to Australian Ports (Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Albany) via Plymouth
- Commander: Lt. A. T. Pritchard, R.N.R
![Passenger List, Aberdeen Line TSS Sophocles - 1925 - Front Cover](../../../HistoricalImages/PassengerLists/AberdeenLine/Sophocles/1925-08-13/FirstClass/FrontCover-250.jpg)
1925-08-13 TSS Sophocles Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Aberdeen Line
- Class of Passengers: First Class
- Date of Departure: 13 August 1925
- Route: United Kingdom to Australia
- Port of Calls: London to Brisbane Tenerife via Capetown, Albany, Melbourne, and Sydney
- Commander: Captain A. Ogilvy
![Passenger Manifest, Aberdeen Line TSS Demosthenes - 1926 - Front Cover](../../../DigitalAssets/PassengerLists/AberdeenLine/Demosthenes/1926-01-16/Saloon/FrontCover-250.jpg)
1926-01-16 TSS Demosthenes Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Aberdeen Line
- Class of Passengers: Saloon
- Date of Departure: 16 January 1926
- Route: Australia to the United Kingdom via South Africa and Spain
- Port of Calls: Melbourne » Fremantle » Durban » Capetown » Tenerife » Southampton
- Commander: Captain F. A. Orriss
![1947-12-30 RMS Orion](../../../HistoricalImages/PassengerLists/OrientLine/Orion/1947-12-30/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1947-12-30 RMS Orion Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Orient Line
- Class of Passengers: Cabin
- Date of Departure: 30 December 1947
- Route: London (Tilbury) to Sydney via Aden, Colombo, Port Said, Fremantle, and Melbourne
- Commander: Captain C. Fox, C.B.E
![1948-02-07 RMS Orion](../../../HistoricalImages/PassengerLists/OrientLine/Orion/1948-02-16/Cabin/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1948-02-07 RMS Orion Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Orient Line
- Class of Passengers: First Saloon
- Date of Departure: 7 February 1948
- Route: Sydney to Southampton via Melbourne, Fremantle, Colombo, Aden, and Port Said
- Commander: Captain C. Fox, C.B.E.
![GGA Image ID # 131630fb42 Front Cover, P & O RMS Strathmore First Class Passenger List - 24 August 1954.](../../../Images600/PassengerLists/PandO/Strathmore/1954-08-24/FirstClass/01-FrontCover-250.jpg)
1954-08-24 RMS Strathmore Passenger List
- Steamship Line: Peninsular & Oriental Line (P&O)
- Class of Passengers: First Class
- Date of Departure: 24 August 1954
- Route: London to Sydney via Port Said, Bombay (Mumbai), Colombo, Fremantle, Adelaide, and Melbourne
- Commander: Captain A. G. Jenkins