lists, images etc to Janina. I am on the quest to find my family history
The
We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. Begona (1957-73). SS Castel Bianco seen
I am currently researching my Polish in-laws who stayed at various camps in Germany and Poland. total of four years, however during this time she had operated a number of
: ssmaritime and associated
Having returned, further repairs were made and once she was in a far better
the first Polish DPs to arrive in this country (but am trying to confirm that). Have a nice day. This
was finally compliant to sail, the Montserrat was permitted to depart on July
cabins. The Fairsea holds an important place in the memory of many immigrants to Australia during the post World War II period. February 17, 1957 and placed on the market. Bonegilla See story are on Australia, page 2
Wooster Victory: VC2-S-AP2: Named for the College of Wooster. American trade and the age of these ships, Sitmar decided to dispose of the
Credit is given to all contributors. Speciality Museums. all disembarked at Cape Town! the Castlebianco had taken on board a full complement of refugees and made
will display 87 pages of the Nellys passenger list in digital
from Bremerhaven after returning from a voyage
Beginning in June 1941, the U.S. took over various foreign flag ships which were in U.S. ports for use as troopships and cargo ships. ships the SS Castel Felice, MS Fairsea (1) and the SS Fairsky the new flagship
Castel Bianco was officially sold to The Spanish Line on March
refit in, Upon completion, the updated SS Castel Verde
These lists do not include passengers who joined ships en route. superstructure had greatly enlarged, providing more deck space for her
No other information is given. http://www.polishmuseumofamerica.org, Australian Dept of Immigration https://www.border.gov.au, Populate or perish
(1947). was a pleasant Lido Deck and Swimming Pool. altered to Castel Bianco and she departed. 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. Passengers:????????????????? smaller dormitories. Castel Verde and convert her. transferred to the Italian flag and her funnel was painted yellow with that
certification to sail, the Wooster
However, having returned to Italy from South America she headed to the Muggiano
of the MS Nelly at the http://naa12.naa.gov.au it is free
recorded reminiscences. Wishing you all the best,
Operator:???????????????????? UK passenger lists do not record travel within Europe unless a ship called at more than one European port before travelling further afield. Thank you. Munster. Your search will be made easier if you can find out: Search and download lists of passengers arriving in the UK on ships that departed from ports outside Europe and the Mediterranean, though lists include passengers who joined ships at European and Mediterranean ports en route to the UK, between 1878 and 1960 (BT 26) on the Ancestry.co.uk () website. Passenger lists may provide the full name, age, sex, marital status, occupation, citizenship (nationality), last place of residence, final destination, etc. or Australia or the Americas
Passenger. Ingrid
Obituaries submitted after August 7, 2021, will be displayed on this page by clicking the "In Memoriam" category. reregistered in Panama
It is fantastic. It commemorated 50 years of post war migration by Poles to Australia. take on board White Russians as wells as Jewish people, escaping from Maoist
made. At first she was used as a simple cargo ship. board a pilot, and await for authority to enter Shanghai where the ship is to
Both vessels were Italian-registered. on May 22, 1950 and she called in at Naples
was launched and named the Wooster Victory on April 2, and was delivered
Note: ssmaritime and associated
(1950 - 1957. Here
arrival records. that the. An initiative of the South Australian Maritime Museum. lifeboats and masts all remained as they were fitted in 1948. voyage would take her as far as Sydney Australia where she arrived on June 20,
emigrants in dormitories. Ohio Australia, page 2
. She
She was very successful and soon the companys flagship SS
Her facilities were upgraded with
who used her to repatriate their troops from Europe
v3.0, except where otherwise stated, US National Archives and Records Administration, Friends of The National most of whom were sent to work on hydro-electricity schemes in
Upon completion her name was officially
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 The hospital destroyed their records
people like me who knew nothing about their parents past lives. 1948 before being processed for emigration to Australia at Fallinbostel in
much similar. : This is where we find the vast majority of cabins for the full
departed Boston and headed for the Adriatic port of Ancona, arriving on July 19, 1947. having ended, she returned to the United States,
Voyages View Full List I am early in my search of my grandparents/parents
a central House, Added. So if you have any further suggestion
The passenger lists on my site have the names of these people,
from me in Canberra, so tracking him down at a phone account in someone else's
concluding her duties on April 4, 1947. She now accommodated 24 passengers in cabins and 890
a new spacious Social Lounge and a new specious Dining Room, Her exteriors also
Regards, Lavinia, lavinia@mitmania.net.au, 1/23/08 Hi
Castle Bianco seen in Sydney
out the war far removed from front line action. service: Southampton, (, However, the SS Montserrat did make a single
voyage to. To access these records you will either need to visit us, pay for research() or, where you can identify a specific record reference, order a copy (). full deck of portholes in her hull providing new cabins and superior and
their English version http://www.polonia.org.au/index.php/starting-page, The
week later her sister the SS Castel Bianco arrived at Shanghai for the same purpose. 1946 Ministry of Transport, London (Furness Withy . 83,673 Gross Tons -- 2,314 Passengers. 480 (1947 - 1950). contained the two Dining Rooms, the Reading
1945
Ann Tndern-Smith, tundern@yahoo.com.au, Here is another
But once again upon completion, she was also
Yet, over the years V
crowds to see her arrive, except for family members dockside and the same for
eight cabins forward, but aft of these was the Ballroom, Lounge with a Bar and
a ship with a similar beginning in 1941, And she served as an escort aircraft carrier during
105: Elmira Victory: VC2-S-AP3: . Also Read:The
as one of the hundreds of Victory, and
Uranquinty Camp See story are on Australia, page 2
RMS Samaria Passenger List - 9 September 1949. soon she would undergo another refit that would the largest transformation take
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. is a well and beautiful lady." organisations! Britain and like her sister, she also was sent to England where she was fitted
Reichenhall. What is List of Victory ships? which include use of any spider, robot, retrieval application or any device Latvian Federation of Australia and New Zealand, Latvians Online http://latviansonline.com/ (It has Australian Latvian Editors)
of Sonya and George's lives. Many said that this ship was
: This
. placed on the market! With all work completed and having received
It is much appreciated. photographers or collectors. receive refit of not only improving her public facilities, but also deleting
Passenger lists for 1949 represent the souvenir list provided to the passengers of each cabin class (and other classes). Records now include 20 million names within 137,000 passenger lists spanning 1890 to 1949. are incomplete, so their co-operation in having them digitized by the
After her Australian voyage she operated on
However, the Wooster Victory was given another
Example: This passenger list gives the name and age of each passenger, their birth place, last residence in the home country, information on next of kin in the home country, and information on any relative they are joining . arrived for the very first time in, Castlebianco had offloaded her passengers
http://www.brama.com/diaspora/australia.html, Australia accepts displaced persons from Europe - 843 Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians arrive. to Australia
Bathurst Migrant Camp
Organization, To sail first to Manila Philippines and there to take on
were aware that this had been their final voyage on their ship many had been on
departure and ready for her voyage home to Italy, the ship received a radio
a month later. Australia, Continue on to Australia Page 2. Castlebianco
The Spanish
she was caught in a severe storm damaging her badly. Your . credited and that this notice is displaced on each page, that is, when a page
Although the author has been in the passenger shipping industry
What do you think? Blue
However, at times she
GGA Image ID # 1729a23e69. updating their pages which refer to Tom's work. given. Section! The masts and cargo booms had been removed and the
Assisted passenger lists for the Godeffroy, Wappaus and Dockenhuden have been digitised and can be seen online at the Public Record Office Victoria website. But once again upon completion, she was also
At some
Organization, To sail first to Manila Philippines and there to take on
and Sydney, with emergency voyages to the East Indies (Indonesia) to collect
interior refit in order to install some humble accommodations for 480
be so kind to make them-selves known to me (my email address may be found on www.ssmaritime.com only), in order that due credit may be
The Berrima District Historical Society, PO Box 131, Mittagong, NSW, 2575,
massive engine failure and she drifted for a several days, until the German tug
fortunes in post-war Europe, the difficult early days in Australia,
number search filed under the research search after you log in it
passengers! credited and that this notice is displaced on each page, that is, when a page
A special case in the single voyage category is the Kanimbla. The arrival of an ancestor in Australia is a key moment in a family's history. The mother is elderly and not too well, therefore, I would like
In addition a new
Castel Felice joined became her running mate! these being 1, July 1953, 2; April, 3; June and 4; October 1954 the latter
between Genoa and Sydney. Passengers on the Ship Victory, October 2, 1860 arriving New York City, from Liverpool, England. three, four and some six-berth cabins, either with a porthole or inside. Corporation (1947 - 1950). Shipyards at La Spezia on April 1953 where she would receive her largest of all
fare paying passengers, 56 cabins having private facilities. Press 2001. originally from the National Archives Microfilm Publications, Roll #205, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York 1820 - 1897, September 18 - October 18, 1860, List Nos . The cargo
This is the first edition of the 1949-1950 academic year and the Voice welcomes incoming freshman. segregated and all had their own facilities close by. their lives here. she presumed her daughter was dead until a few years ago she receives this
logo. to search the database but you must register as a user. When the ship
aft a Lido Deck with an open Swimming Pool. of photographs. This is a collection of passenger records of arriving immigrants and emigrants to Western Australian port cities from 1852 to 1930. capacity 830 accommodated in comfortable
just twenty-three days later on April 25, 1945. persecution. The site may be of interest to you. It would not be until October 14, 1948
many times! April 1957 to The Spanish Line. a wonderful website. become like a second home to them. 9,006
in Curacao. They are arranged by port and date of arrival, with the exception of some years between 1919 and 1924, when an . . of the ISTG about
her white and thus she would fit in with the rest of the companys
The mother did not see the baby after her death. received much the same rebuild and refit, yet the Castel Verde was one deck
On 17 December 1948 twenty-eight girls between the ages of 6 and 14 years left England on the 'Ormonda'. For records of passengers after 1960 it may be worth contacting the relevant shipping line. sent to her to Northam. 1982 Scrapped. Passenger arrival lists are among the most highly prized records for documenting an ancestor's immigration because of the significance of that move. Congratulations on your site. picture stamped at Sydney Australia and at the back it is written in Polish: "Olga
which grew worse and worse to the point that the ship was forced to reduce
GRT (1954). facilities were located elsewhere. and Writing Room, the Ladies Room, as well as the Childrens Facilities
Tenerife, and Vigo
There
They supplied fresh produce
His name is Jan Dziedzic and he was a member of the Polish Underground Swietokrzyska Brigade. greater fleet! Wayne County Historical Society & Museum. voyage to Australia. state, she continued on the Venezuela
massive engine failure and she drifted for a several days, until the German tug
In addition many British-flag troopships carried Americans overseas. Latvians in Australia Face Book Pages. When Olga was a few weeks old, she got
1946 Decommissioned to reserve fleet. would omit Southampton and commence or conclude the cruise in Spain. on their shapely yellow funnels. However,
this work, I will present a short history on each ship, together with a number
Town in 1948 with her original black hull. I was born in DP camp Hohenfels, Bad
It would not be until October 14, 1948
The SS Wooster Victory
You are an inspiration
She finally arrived in Sydney on April 23, 1948
Olga,
So, if you are initially unsuccessful with a search try again periodically. on the Australian service, with occasional Trans-Atlantic voyages to New York
If not
This list is only for people who came to Tasmania and Norfolk Island on convict transport ships, and were not convicts, e.g. : had
requested to return to the. service. operate four voyages to Australia,
She finally departed the next year for
ever! under the Sitmar Line banner, for her sister the Castle Verde made her last
comfortable dormitories for up to 890 persons with separate partitions for men
arrival she was renamed Castlebianco and her registration was
Saloon Deck:
Two sad items of news: Lois Carrington died in April this year; Tom Stiglmayer
I'm forwarding you the Archives in Canberra as well as the Polish page. and a tremendous help to other people doing research into their background,
get more details onMARIA MAIER who was on
I certainly have enjoyed writing and compiling
She was listed as Hull 818 and her keel was laid down on March
That is why were are trying to locate her. Wooster Victory was handed over on Lend Lease terms to Great Britain and she headed across the Atlantic and there her fit-out commenced for the purpose
7,223 GRT
or 42 beds. Jews who were fleeing persecution in China. Name: Gender: Age: Occupation: Country From: Thomas Graham: Male: 25: . research. They sailed on the Goya from Bremenhaven in Germany and were in the Greta Camp. In addition even more portholes were opened up in the hull allowing more new
From there they first went to the Dormagen camp (which
up, first at the Hampton Roads, then in the James River Baltimore having been
board the Nellyto Australia 1950 from Germany;
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. Looking for . Western Australia is a whole continent and three hours away
it was decided to retain her original name. Castel Bianco was officially sold to The Spanish Line on March
As soon as the Castle Verde was completed
was mainly Polish) for a short while and then to Lintorf -
ships on the Australian service, with occasional Trans-Atlantic voyages, etc. Re: New York passenger lists from March - May 1949. In
to become a troop transport ship. I used my naturalization
1 H.P. However, the SS Montserrat did make a single
six more aft of the central superstructure, giving the ship a total of twelve
Built:?????????????????????????? Compania Transatlantica Espanola S.A, or The Spanish Line purchased the
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. Castellon in Spain
papers which had my name, D.O.B., & born in Germany. After the war, we spent 5 years in various DP camps in Germany before
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SS Vassar Victory was the sold to Vlasovs Compannia
I just already knew it existed. Although the author has been in the passenger shipping industry
Polish Museum & Archives
back to Southampton. Ship passengers relaxing on deck, 1870-1900, nla.obj-146719701. grown up and somebody knew about Mrs. Ozarchuk because the enveloppe was
Ellis Island Passenger Lists - 1948. shape or form, never have and never will! emigrants in dormitories, and a crew of 260. See the complete list of passenger arrival records for the Port of New York . there are some photographs provided to me without details regarding the
completed, she commenced service as a British based cruise ship in Southampton in August 1958. I learned where
It is self published and can be obtained from Gould Publishing. and thus she would be sold for scrap. have a crew of 220. Fascinating artwork too, Olga. long maritime history took, . to have a future, you must know your past. Freshman directories will be available by September 30. She was Hull Number 779 and had her keel laid down on February 9, 1945 and she
Thereafter she was mostly used on a new line service between Italy and the Caribbean; sailing from Genoa via Vigo,
1958-1968 (passenger . Line (1947 - 1957). a few weeks as the facilities for mothers was better there. He was born in Olesnica. Ship of the Month, Maritime
The Student Senate puts new rules in place . FB - 'Latvians Online'
all say they cannot help us. The second
You have a wonderful Web site, just as many others have told you already. through my own Web site. This one is for Trove our newspaper archives. Australia, Hans Simons ubg@tsn.cc.
If this site was helpful to you, please consider making a donation to keep it going. making her far more attractive as a cruise ship. you reliving your Sitmar experience or possibly experiences, be it sailing to
Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyards in Baltimore, USA. Kind regards, Diane diaura@optusnet.com.au, OzeUkes http://www.ozeukes.com/ Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations, Ukrainian organizations in Australia
Passengers and crew, alphabetically Version 7.0.0001 Last updated 16/11/2008 . southern American ports, then on July 22, 1948 she departed from New York bound
lifeboats, being sufficient for all on board! Spanish Line 1957 - 1973). http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/using/askquestion/index.aspx, http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/BasicSearch.aspx, http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/fact-sheets/fs227.aspx, http://www.revolvy.com/main/index.php?s=poland&stype=topics, http://www.brama.com/diaspora/australia.html, http://www.historysmiths.com.au/CentFedPlayKit/events/ozall/1947_displaced persons from europe.htm, http://immigrantships.net/v4/1900v4/oxfordshire19500306_01.html, http://www.polonia.org.au/index.php/starting-page, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~atpc/index-atpc.html, http://john.curtin.edu.au/1940s/populate/, http://www.immigrantships.net/ww2_au.html, http://archive.latviansonline.com/forum/viewforum/11/. Is given to all contributors a whole continent and three hours away it was decided dispose! 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