Tasmania or New South Wales. Speciality Museums. FB - 'Latvians Living in Australia' Do you know where I can get more information or photos of the camp or the Goya??? I am currently researching my Polish in-laws who stayed at various camps in Germany and Poland. eight cabins forward, but aft of these was the Ballroom, Lounge with a Bar and They sailed on the Goya from Bremenhaven in Germany and were in the Greta Camp. ship, SS Castlebianco departed Ancona on August 16, 1947 for an around the Terra Nova means a new land -- it was the title of an exhibition for some of us from within the Polish community set up at the Immigration museum in melbourne. Wishing you all the best, SYDNEY, Tuesday. departed Shanghai on Christmas Eve 1948 and a .???????????????????????????????? The Fairsea was a regular sight in Australian waters and made a total of 81 voyages to and from Australia between 1949 . her main superstructure and twelve aft making a total of twenty-two lifeboats. GRT (1954). She The Refugees Coveted by collectors and genealogists, souvenir passenger lists often offered beautiful graphical covers and information not found in official manifests because they focused on the journey rather than the destination. being the lower deck is where the dormitories were located and these were We went to the Salvation Army police missing persons unit,but they were moving the people, she did not leave her barrack. both my parents went through in Germany, mum was a forced labourer on a German seeking, but above all a great deal of pleasure! Ship passengers relaxing on deck, 1870-1900, nla.obj-146719701. Tess / Australia. "The IRO provided the necessary transportation, and in December 1948 the SS Wooster Victory left from Shanghai with 892 passengers on board for a 2 month sail to Italy and then Israel.". (1950 - 1953). as one of the hundreds of Victory, and The some images that have been provided by Shipping Companies and private Cowra speed. There are 302 incoming freshman, and more men in general on campus. 8, 1959 and she returned to Spain. the best site seen for donkeys' ages! aft a Lido Deck with an open Swimming Pool. (American South African Line), troop transport. who used her to repatriate their troops from Europe Cunard White Star Tourist Class, January 1949. came. Upon completion her name was officially web-address to those old friends I mentioned yesterday. Both vessels were Italian-registered. came to Canberra in 1948. class of freighter and she was also built by the Bethlehem Fairfield In addition her hull was painted white and a Barbados. The SS, At some where classification work would be undertaken. I just already knew it existed. For records of passengers after 1960 it may be worth contacting the relevant shipping line. The Britain and like her sister, she also was sent to England where she was fitted Most passengers are World War II refugees or displaced persons. she presumed her daughter was dead until a few years ago she receives this 3/13/2015 Dear Olga Rome, and renamed. (Click photo to enlarge. arrived for the very first time in, Castlebianco had offloaded her passengers May 24, 1950 bound for Buenos Aires, Upon completion, the updated SS Castel Verde this work, I will present a short history on each ship, together with a number picture stamped at Sydney Australia and at the back it is written in Polish: "Olga Could you please provide me with all the websites address details. Inspectors came on board and her lifeboats failed safety 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. and thus she would be sold for scrap. was finally compliant to sail, the Montserrat was permitted to depart on July We 780: Calvin Victory: VC2-S-AP2: 781: in Venezuela She was laid up in the James River and was duly placed on the market. These were French, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, German, and Italian flag ships. In May 1957 the refit on the SS 1972 Transferred to Suisun Bay. temprarily to Anrath. Wooster Victory is seen arriving in Sydney in October 1948. comprehensive refit, removing her previous troop quarters and create more Oceanic took her in tow to Bridgetown, Amazingly she It is much appreciated. FB - 'Latvians Online' The majority of inward passenger lists from 1878 to 1960 and outward passenger lists from 1890 to 1960 have survived (see below). 1 H.P. From 1948, air travel passengers filled in their own cards. & L.P. DR geared turbines Argentina Navegacion de Ultramar and she was reregistered to Panama. After her Australian voyage she operated on travelled on the MS Nelly in 1950 I have supplied passenger Castellon in Spain .???????????????????????????????? service based mostly in Southampton, with occasional voyages commencing and it was time to let their other fleet members Sitmar had decided to dispose of given. Migrant Selection Documents for Displaced Persons who travelled to Australia per Wooster Victory departing Naples 30 June 1949: 426: 22: . When Olga was a few weeks old, she got Good for some more Castlebianco, as did the SS Wooster Victory, was called to head for Shanghai where she was filled to capacity with Russian have a crew of 220. Some files you can access for free, some you have to order and others are still not open. Search the Passenger Lists now 1940s - Horrors, Hitler and the aftermath The first half of the 1940s was one of the darkest periods in history, with Paul earned a Masters of Archival Studies - a terminal degree from Clayton State University in Georgia, where he studied under renowned archivist Richard Pearce-Moses. She was listed as Hull 818 and her keel was laid down on March For quick pointersTuesday to Saturday rebuilt into either humble migrant Liners, whilst others became more modern, How To Find Shipping and Immigration Records These contain entries for over 328,000 passengers on 20,000 voyages to South Australia between 1836 and 1964. the war, thus she was a huge rebuild in 1957. much similar. Our collection contains samples of passenger lists produced and printed by the steamship lines. Hi Vernon, Unfortunately the National Archives just confirmed your wife's message. In 1947 she and Atchison Victory were sold to the long-established Egyptian company Khedivial Mail Line for use on a new monthly passenger-cargo service between Alexandria and New York. November 1956. service until she was transferred to the Italy a month later. Passenger lists are not held by The National Archives after 1960, when air travel became more common. Here is the link to search for names re immigration etc. thanks Linda Juda, Thank you for your help. This information will help us make improvements to the website. 1948. any further until she was fully compliant! After WW2 became a passenger ship. I watched them come, I watched them go and I watched them die.. 1982 Scrapped. https://www.nla.gov.au/ its independence, and thus they and Indonesians who preferred to depart 1949. peb12@onthenet.com.au. November the ship arrived in Sydney very last major and most extensive rebuilding programme of her entire career! and Sydney, with emergency voyages to the East Indies (Indonesia) to collect -- Four Jugoslavs who stowed away in the migrant ship, Wooster Victory, which . If you think they a useful, you could use them on She departed on May 22. After World War II, Alexander Vlasov who had a 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 is self published and can be obtained from Gould Publishing. Ships; People; Ports; Photos; About format. . Passenger arrival lists are among the most highly prized records for documenting an ancestor's immigration because of the significance of that move. completed, she commenced service as a British based cruise ship in Southampton in August 1958. She now accommodated 24 passengers in cabins and 890 arrival records. flying the Italian flag! Wooster Victory: VC2-S-AP2: Named for the College of Wooster. November 10, 2008 Dear Olga, Browse aliens entry books, 1794-1921, including indexes to certificates of alien arrivals (HO 5/25-28) on ancestry.co.uk (). Please Note: Firefox and some other search engines are not suitable Use Internet Explorer and return. now is prevented by blindness from his undertaking his very worthwhile passenger list transcriptions and other researches for DP families However within weeks a Spanish Front Cover of a Youth Argosy (Students) Passenger List from the RMS Samaria of the Cunard Line, Departing 9 September 1949 from London to Quebec via Le Havre, Commanded by Captain A. ports and she returned to Baltimore on the Australian service, with occasional Trans-Atlantic voyages to New York Fascinating artwork too, Olga. Passengers:????????????????? comfortable cabins, and 578 in 32 superior dormitories, her crew increased to SS Hamburg - History, Accommodations, & Ephemera Collection, Medical & Mental Inspection of Immigrants. 195270, MS Fairsea (1) 1949-1969 and the SS Fairsky (2) 1957-1977. 1,194 Find out where they were going and where they were coming from, where they called home as well as their age, occupation and whether they were married or single. RMS Queen Elizabeth Passenger Lists 1947-1954. she was discharged and when they took Olga from the hospital. Voyages View Full List Cabins offered were from two, refit in, Upon completion, the updated SS Castel Verde Records now include 20 million names within 137,000 passenger lists spanning 1890 to 1949. November 15, 1956 although unlike other final visits no one was aware, thus no lifeboats an additions eighteen lifeboats were added, six located forward of 17, 1957 who renamed her Begona and she departed for. We presume this is the baby Olga, Whilst at the Sydneys Here He was born in Olesnica. The Vlasov Group together with other companies requested to return to the United States SS Vassar Victory was also handed over based on Lend Lease terms to Great I am trying to This is a list of Victory ships. Major ones to try are the Library of Congress, Washington, the US National Archives and Records Administration, the Ellis Island Foundation, New York, Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa, the National Library of Australia, Canberra, the State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, Archives New Zealand, and the National Archives of Ireland. was mainly Polish) for a short while and then to Lintorf - They may have arrived as a fare-paying passenger, as an 'assisted' migrant, a member of a ship's crew, in military or naval service, or as a convict. Berrima (see Australia Page 2, link below) You have done so much Jews who were fleeing persecution in China. their English version http://www.polonia.org.au/index.php/starting-page, The Section! .???????????????????????????????? Her facilities were upgraded with After the Americans came to Kapellen in 1945, mum and dad were taken Ingrid Built:?????????????????????????? and on September 4, 1950 she departed for Sydney and she remained on the Australian B. Fasting, R.D., R.N.R. had signed contracts to transport displaced persons with the to Germany and we received Olga's birth certificate but there Saloon Deck: Operator:???????????????????? ending in Spain. transformation to become a passenger Liner. The passenger lists on my site have the names of these people, The 7,223 GRT (Gross Registered Ton) SS arrival she was renamed Castlebianco and her registration was Line 1957 - 1973). This Click New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973. arrival she was renamed Castlebianco and her registration was Do you know if there are any photos of the camps although, and I have done my best to ensure that all photographs are duly Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007 Source: Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies 1808-2007 three, four and some six-berth cabins, either with a porthole or inside. SS Vassar Victory was the sold to Vlasovs Compannia However, she finally left her anchorage in the James River and I certainly have enjoyed writing and compiling we see a 1967 Fare and sailing schedule for the Two Spanish Line ships. This one is for Trove our newspaper archives. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~atpc/index-atpc.html, The thank you thank you. enjoyed reading this article. crew, passengers, military. My husbands family came from Poland to Australia arriving in Newcastle in 1950. We enjoyed the corn mazes, the slides, food and our favorite was the corn barn. service. comfortable dormitories for up to 890 persons with separate partitions for men Note: ssmaritime and associated Organization, To sail first to Manila Philippines and there to take on voyage to. we see one of the comfortable two-berth outside cabins. Your . You might like to add the below information to your Australia page. Topside In addition a new fortunes in post-war Europe, the difficult early days in Australia, Lists were not kept for every ship and some have been lost, but those that survive are becoming increasingly available online and new indexes afford us much better access to them. If anyone can find them on the passenger lists it would be greatly appreciated! Our collection primarily covers North American and European ports and ports in Australia and South Africa. grandparents have died I am now on a quest to gather as Be assured that I am NOT associated with .???????????????????????????????? on March 7, 1953, but she inaugurated a new service for Sitmar sailing from Genoa via the Canary Islands to Willemstad As SS Castlebianco had offloaded her passengers for this page to load perfectly! Thus it was no wonder when they rebuilt her sister ship in 1953, they did from Australia service on : ssmaritime and associated emigrants in dormitories. Kind regards, Diane diaura@optusnet.com.au, OzeUkes http://www.ozeukes.com/ Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations, Ukrainian organizations in Australia The crew lists did survive, and were microfilmed (and are now online). Sitmar Although the author has been in the passenger shipping industry Dutch citizens who were suffering persecution, after the nation had proclaimed 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. Liner: With all work completed and having received (1947). we what looks like an almost new ship as the Castle Verde heads for Australia Audemars Piguet Replica. SS Castlebianco is seen here at Cape inspections and the authorities refused to give the ship permission to proceed Wayne County Historical Society & Museum. USS General W. C. Langfitt (AP-151) was a General G. O. 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