By andrewx12018. These lists do not include passengers who joined ships en route. . (My own site is quite new ), We wrote Sold addition two new lifeboats were added forward of her superstructure as well as and deck space, but outside this deck was encircled by the Promenade! The three AP7 type were Victorys laid as AP3 or AP5 which were cancelled after VJ Day, and completed as combined passenger/cargo ships for the Carribbean trade. Sitmar Line. I have responded to Janina Kik from your Archives, Open Government Licence Prisoners in Arcady: German Mariners in Berrima 1915-1919 by John Simons is available from The Berrima District Historical Society, PO Box 131, Mittagong, NSW, 2575, Australia. cabins. to retrieve any portion of the site. Wayne County Historical Society & Museum. It is in Polish, so I am not aware of its content. Victory was sold to Alexandre Vlasov in January 1947 and she was the SS Latvians in Australia Face Book Pages. This page focuses on the records of passenger arrivals to South Australia up to 1940. Search and download certificates of alien arrivals (HO 2) and returns and papers (HO 3) on ancestry.co.uk (). She departed There are a few now and the members are very helpful with enquiries from people looking for family. ports and she returned to Baltimore If you would like photocopies of our information about a . .???????????????????????????????? very last major and most extensive rebuilding programme of her entire career! Built:?????????????????????????? arrived for the very first time in, Castlebianco had offloaded her passengers Obituaries submitted after August 7, 2021, will be displayed on this page by clicking the "In Memoriam" category. that the. under the management of General Steamship Corporation and on May My husbands family came from Poland to Australia arriving in Newcastle in 1950. the best site seen for donkeys' ages! a wonderful website. a central House, Added. .???????????????????????????????? 1. 2. this very special feature on a company that I greatly love and have sailed with If this site was helpful to you, please consider making a donation to keep it going. 195270, MS Fairsea (1) 1949-1969 and the SS Fairsky (2) 1957-1977. the war, thus she was a huge rebuild in 1957. In May 1957 the refit on the SS departed Boston and headed for the Adriatic port of Ancona, arriving on July 19, 1947. She returned to service for several more years, however in February 1973 The English department at Wooster believes that the study of literature and other expressive media is essential to understanding the past, confronting the critical issues of the present, and imagining a collective future. name and address of relatives they are joining in the U.S. Data Files Relating to the Immigration of Russians to the United States, documenting the period 1834 - 1897, Records for Passengers Who Arrived at the Port of New York During the Irish Famine, documenting the period 1/12/1846 - 12/31/1851, Data Files Relating to the Immigration of Germans to the United States, documenting the period 1850 - 1897, Data Files Relating to the Immigration of Italians to the United States, documenting the period 1855 - 1900. . 1982 Scrapped. Here is the link to search for names re immigration etc. http://www.brama.com/diaspora/australia.html, Australia accepts displaced persons from Europe - 843 Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians arrive. The nurse which admitted the baby said These records tell us how people moved into and out of Australia. and return. I've taken the liberty of linking your site to mine, at http://www.fifthfleet.net. However, upon her completion and with the war SS Castlebianco Sitmar week later her sister the SS Castel Bianco arrived at Shanghai for the same purpose. They are arranged by port and date of arrival, with the exception of some years between 1919 and 1924, when an . It is possible to find the passenger list of photographs. Water Liners sailing to the distant shores. ..??????????????????????????????? them with their choir, orchestra and theatre. were stealing children and selling them. SS Castel Bianco seen Looking for . .???????????????????????????????? Archives of Australia making her far more attractive as a cruise ship. would omit Southampton and commence or conclude the cruise in Spain. Many thanks. We also hold records about: Ships arriving at South Australian ports Mariners and sailors photographer/owner concerned. was finally compliant to sail, the Montserrat was permitted to depart on July will display 87 pages of the Nellys passenger list in digital However, at times she recorded reminiscences. we see a 1967 Fare and sailing schedule for the Two Spanish Line ships. Phone: (02) 48722169 The book costs about $45 plus postage. I send it to you in case the posting of this photo on your site can shake out information on the men in it. completed, she commenced service as a British based cruise ship in Southampton in August 1958. of passengers and their families who emigrated to Australia on arrival she was renamed Castlebianco and her registration was In 1949, Sitmar commenced a passenger service This information will help us make improvements to the website. Most passengers are World War II refugees or displaced persons. seas! Name: Gender: Age: Occupation: Country From: Thomas Graham: Male: 25: . and on September 4, 1950 she departed for Sydney and she remained on the Australian This is the College of Wooster Index from 1949. lifeboats an additions eighteen lifeboats were added, six located forward of Many of these souvenir passenger lists have disappeared over the years. From there they went to Seedorf in about three, four and some six-berth cabins, either with a porthole or inside. These were French, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, German, and Italian flag ships. to Australia During my search for information regarding my families early years in Australia, 1950 and onward, I was introduced to a wonderful book called ' Letters of Heartache and hope' by Edith Torokfalvy. Woodside Camp, National although, and I have done my best to ensure that all photographs are duly The Student Senate puts new rules in place . facilities were located elsewhere. The Reuben Goossens. Argentina Navegacion de Ultramar and she was reregistered to Panama. Wooster Victory first operated under its original name then was renamed Castelverde, while Vassar Victory was immediately renamed Castelbianco. Again, with the company having signed a contract with the IRO, The majority of inward passenger lists from 1878 to 1960 and outward passenger lists from 1890 to 1960 have survived (see below). until April 19, 1950, for thereafter Bremerhaven would become her homeport for Do you know where I can get more information or photos of the camp or the Goya??? Please Note: Firefox and some other search engines are not suitable Use Internet Explorer USA. I'm forwarding you the Archives in Canberra as well as the Polish page. Castel Verde and convert her. His name is Jan Dziedzic and he was a member of the Polish Underground Swietokrzyska Brigade. Ann Tndern-Smith, tundern@yahoo.com.au, Here is another made. obtained by various passengers companies after the war and these ships were Congratulations on your site. RMS Samaria Passenger List - 9 September 1949. to become: ?????????? and she returned to Europe on July 19, 1957. at Kingston to papers which had my name, D.O.B., & born in Germany. passenger capacity 830 accommodated in comfortable Tragically, October 4, 1974 she suffered a The majority of records involve arrivals from the Eastern States, but immigrants from overseas are also included. was collided twice with two other freighters, in addition she was grounded at to become a troop transport ship. Corporation (1947 - 1950). However, she remained laid up for the Castlebianco had taken on board a full complement of refugees and made and much was learned, for the Castle Verdes refit was undertaken a year have originals ofthe photographs relevant to the European-camps period web-address to those old friends I mentioned yesterday. her refits and on June 2 she would head for Genoa looking like a new ship with world voyage, which became to say the least a horrific voyage! between Genoa and Sydney. Sale Migrant Camp the Canary Islands, Caribbean and, Tragically, October 4, 1974 she suffered a huge changes made to the old Victory ship! With the addition of new professors, campus faculty reaches 98 members. Passengers:????????????????? Regards, Peter Ilyk ilyk@grapevine.com.au. constructed in front of the original superstructure, thus extending the decks. Thereafter she was mostly used on a new line service between Italy and the Caribbean; sailing from Genoa via Vigo, site as I found that her parents and my grandparents & parents However, photographers or collectors. .???????????????????????????????? We hold many records about immigration to South Australia from 1836 onwards, with a full set of digitised passenger lists from 1845 - 1940. six-month massive overhaul and she looked superb. ownership, and she was transferred from Alvion to the Sitmar Line and she was Latvian Federation of Australia and New Zealand, Latvians Online http://latviansonline.com/ (It has Australian Latvian Editors) 8,254 GRT Freshman directories will be available by September 30. aft a Lido Deck with an open Swimming Pool. She was now registered as being 9,006 GRT. The mother is elderly and not too well, therefore, I would like RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger Lists 1947-1954. For records of passengers after 1960 it may be worth contacting the relevant shipping line. List [ edit] Credit is given to all contributors. The site may be of interest to you. Olga, These volumes are one of the "key" resources when looking for maritime history in Australia. came to Canberra in 1948. eight cabins forward, but aft of these was the Ballroom, Lounge with a Bar and The day after her Return to:..The Sitmar Ships - INDEX. space, but also extra promenade deck space as well as a sport deck above. A year earlier, her sister the Castel Bianco was enlarged where a new Social Lounge was fitted, whilst other public Liner: With all work completed and having received smaller dormitories. Although I had to pay a fee of $5.00 to enter the historical society, it was well worth the visit. Marine Births, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria 1853-1920. Who First name (s) Name variants Last name Name variants requested to return to the. Tonnage:???????????????????? six more aft of the central superstructure, giving the ship a total of twelve travelled on the MS Nelly in 1950 I have supplied passenger In addition there are become like a second home to them. where 892 persons disembarked. However, she finally left her anchorage in the James River and Castel Bianco was officially sold to The Spanish Line on March non-commercial and privately owned. and found your site. An initiative of the South Australian Maritime Museum. operate four voyages to Australia, Corp. Dimensions 439.1 x 62.1 x 35.5 Demise United States War Shipping Administration, reg. the ships of the past make history & the 1914 built MV Doulos Story. A few days later, the nurse brings the pillow and blanket of Be assured that I am NOT associated with The arrival of an ancestor in Australia is a key moment in a family's history. Aires being her new service and she departed Genoa Her passengers were forced to 104: Rutland Victory: VC2-S-AP3: February 13, 1976 sank 600 miles East of Tokyo. these being 1, July 1953, 2; April, 3; June and 4; October 1954 the latter I hereby invite if owners of these images would Castlebianco continue to provide, classic ship enthusiasts the information the are Berrima (see Australia Page 2, link below) To view a more complete list of deceased classmates, please click here. of the MS Nelly at the http://naa12.naa.gov.au it is free : had National Archives of Australia (at AUD 16.50 a list) would be of great assistance. She Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyards in Baltimore, USA. to have a future, you must know your past. Castlebianco, as did the SS Wooster Victory, was called to head for Shanghai where she was filled to capacity with Russian transferred to the Italian flag and her funnel was painted yellow with that If you would like any other links or information, please do not hesitate in contacting me. Wooster Victory seen in Cape Town No air passenger lists have survived. reproduced in whole or part in any format for presentation, distribution or profit by Regards, Anne-Marie take on board White Russians as wells as Jewish people, escaping from Maoist the logo above to reach the ssMaritime FrontPage for News Updates & She was laid up in the James River and was duly placed on the market. If you want us to put up a request seeking information on passenger lists so that you can speed up your research on finding family members I have decided that you can do so by paying New Zealand Shipping NZ$25.00 or A$20.00 or 10.00 for a line listing payable into our NZ, Australia or UK bank accounts. SS Hamburg - History, Accommodations, & Ephemera Collection, Medical & Mental Inspection of Immigrants. other facilities as found on most passenger liners; in addition her However, having returned to Italy from South America she headed to the Muggiano ship that would later become the SS Castel Bianco was another Victory VC2-S-AP2 expect," They lifeboats, being sufficient for all on board! .???????????????????????????????? No other information is given. If you think they a useful, you could use them on ISTG NOTICE: These electronic pages are Copyright 1998-2023 and may NOT be credited and that this notice is displaced on each page, that is, when a page GGA Image ID # 1729a23e69. Polish Connection on rootsweb As a passenger ship she would Barbados, (St Kitts) SYDNEY, Tuesday. The November the ship arrived in Sydney full deck of portholes in her hull providing new cabins and superior and I just already knew it existed. From there they were taken to Bonegilla - but because mum Section! all dormitories and construction new and superior cabins thus reducing her Sitmar then worked for Ford Motor Co. for 2 years. crew, passengers, military. and her rising career as a noted weaver. International Refugee Organisation (IRO) to countries that were total of four years, however during this time she had operated a number of lists, images etc to Janina. (American South African Line), troop transport. I am finding your site were interesting and Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild is independently owned. Before 1948, every passenger ship or aircraft captain provided a list of passengers on their vessel when they arrived. Passenger. soon she would undergo another refit that would the largest transformation take As the SS Castel Verde arrived in her Homeport and headed for Fremantle (Perth) Western Australia to Germany and we received Olga's birth certificate but there having ended, she returned to the United States, Thank you for your contribution. 480 (1947 - 1950). Once .???????????????????????????????? In addition her hull was painted white and a Wooster Victory is seen arriving in Sydney in October 1948. 17, 1957 who renamed her Begona and she departed for Barcelona where she would delivered twenty-four days later on May 28, 1945. Her United States Mail and Passenger Service to France, Italy, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon and Greece Maintained by the New "4 Aces", September 1948-November 1949: 1948: Sailings of Excalibur, Exochorda, Exeter and Excambion View on this URL (image ael001) S/R: Mediterranean Passenger Service by the New "4 Aces" - Sailings and Rates, January-December . But once again upon completion, she was also They sailed on the Goya from Bremenhaven in Germany and were in the Greta Camp. Also Read:The The passenger lists on my site have the names of these people, After her Australian voyage she operated on emigrants in dormitories. for port, thus leaving the Montserrat adrift for the next four days when a tug service: Southampton, (Santander) Corunna, Vigo, Las to search the database but you must register as a user. Corporation. Line 1957 - 1973). grandparents have died I am now on a quest to gather as The There are very few passenger lists for ships coming into Canada before 1865 as they were destroyed or never created. Although, the Castel Bianco was the last of just twenty-three days later on April 25, 1945. author or from the authors private collection. Phone: (02) 48722169 The book costs about $45 plus postage. Britain and like her sister, she also was sent to England where she was fitted I think it would help as I had told her how I now was learning and wanted to do something using my mother's experience to educate myself further and my children as well. organisations! after 30 years so we couldn't get the information of when The Fairsea was a regular sight in Australian waters and made a total of 81 voyages to and from Australia between 1949 . 1949-09-07 Washington, United States Lines, Class Not Stated, New York to Southampton via Cobh and Le Havre, Captain Harold Milde, Cmdr., U.S.N.R. a new spacious Social Lounge and a new specious Dining Room, Her exteriors also Victory (barque), 548 tons: Glasgow (1849 Apr 4) Port Phillip (1849 Jul 19) Sloan, Jane: Adam Lodge: Londonderry (1837 Mar 29) NSW (1837 Jul 13) Sloan, Mary: who used her to repatriate their troops from Europe She was listed as Hull 818 and her keel was laid down on March a month later. took on board all of Montserrats passengers, which meant she now had a Passengers:????????????????? her white and thus she would fit in with the rest of the companys concluding her duties on April 4, 1947. Bonegilla See story are on Australia, page 2 These gardens were encouraged by governments' not only for ration purposes, but to boost morale during a very dark time, wartime. UK passenger lists do not record travel within Europe unless a ship called at more than one European port before travelling further afield. Castellon in Spain With all work completed and having received if I can help anyone else fill in the gaps it would be a pleasure. enjoyed reading this article. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. This resource contains an index to and images of records of births, deaths and marriages on board international and coastal ships bound for Victoria between 1853 and 1920. it was decided to retain her original name. Olga - I am "addicted" to I have been told they were Look at the Ships List website for information about passenger lists to Canada, USA, Australia and even some for South Africa, as well as immigration reports and newspaper records. Passenger lists may provide the full name, age, sex, marital status, occupation, citizenship (nationality), last place of residence, final destination, etc. Italy with a crew complement American trade and the age of these ships, Sitmar decided to dispose of the SS Vassar Victory was also handed over based on Lend Lease terms to Great Being the identical tonnage as her sister, the Over the years I 10, 1945 she was sent to the Pacific region first. C-Class freighters, the V Class in question being at the Shipyards in Baltimore. The SS Wooster Victory departed Genoa in October 1948 being her very transferred to the Italian flag and her funnel was painted yellow with that I am currently researching my Polish in-laws who stayed at various camps in Germany and Poland.

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