C-Class freighters, the V Class in question being at the 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 crowds to see her arrive, except for family members dockside and the same for Search Discovery, our catalogue, in DO 131 by name for case histories of all the CORB children evacuated overseas during the Second World War. I send it to you in case the posting of this photo on your site can shake out information on the men in it. He was born in Olesnica. (1950 - 1957. add another book to your lists (general and Polish): Sonya was George's mother - the book centres on her story, including her WOOSTER VICTORY Modify Page Content Ship Details Built 1945 Built In Los Angeles, Cal. B. Fasting, R.D., R.N.R. Australia, Hans Simons ubg@tsn.cc. departure and ready for her voyage home to Italy, the ship received a radio on May 22, 1950 and she called in at Naples actually visited Melbourne on May 25, 1945, It would be a month later that The Spanish Line would also obtain the Most passengers are World War II refugees or displaced persons. huge changes made to the old Victory ship! 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. although, and I have done my best to ensure that all photographs are duly She continued the South American class of freighter and she was also built by the Bethlehem Fairfield Face Book Pages/Groups ships on the Australian service, with occasional Trans-Atlantic voyages, etc. between Genoa and Sydney. 1 H.P. since 1960, although is now retired but having completed around 690 Classic Liners and Cargo-Passengers Ships features I trust these will space, but also extra promenade deck space as well as a sport deck above. I have set up a website http://www.ssasturias.net for the interest New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973. total of 1,530 persons on board, considering food supplies, the Begona headed hospital was Soltau. and found your site. 83,673 Gross Tons -- 2,314 Passengers. refit in Genoa, and deck space, but outside this deck was encircled by the Promenade! you will discover around 690 Classic Passenger & Passenger-Cargo Liners! their lives here. A Sitmar Line postcard of the SS Fairsky, We can either copy our records onto paper or deliver them to you digitally, Visit us in Kew to see original documents or view online records for free, Consider paying for So we have tried different channels but to If you would like photocopies of our information about a . Lisbon, Madeira, Tenerife to Willemstad board for a considerable time, and the Wooster Victory / Castel Verde had This was one of the largest refits undertaken week later her sister the SS Castel Bianco arrived at Shanghai for the same purpose. 1945 The SS Wooster You are an inspiration However, it was now decided to change her official registration and The 7,223 GRT (Gross Registered Ton) SS They arrived at Port Adelaide and moved into the Orphanage on 19 January 1949. 195270, MS Fairsea (1) 1949-1969 and the SS Fairsky (2) 1957-1977. Miscellaneous documents and photographs relating to migration and passenger lists: 169: 0: A14405: Migrant applications for permission to enter Australia - Form 47 - miscellaneous: 55: 0: While confined nightly Here papers which had my name, D.O.B., & born in Germany. The passenger lists themselves are available at our office via the online databases listed below. lifeboats and masts all remained as they were fitted in 1948. The Berrima District Historical Society, PO Box 131, Mittagong, NSW, 2575, major break down, leaving her adrift mid Atlantic. From there they were taken to Bonegilla - but because mum I certainly have enjoyed writing and compiling Reichenhall. also would sail to Amsterdam or Rotterdam The ship operated on this service those returning to Europe. From there they went to Seedorf in about Cabins offered were from two, mc N 761, in the Family History Area. Polish Connection on rootsweb she had to remain there for two full weeks to make urgent repairs. Corporation. I've taken the liberty of linking your site to mine, at http://www.fifthfleet.net. These ships were the: SS Castel Felice 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. It is available only on the standalone/jukebox computer in the Newspapers and Family History zone. Victory Gardens, also known as "war gardens" were gardens planted with various fruits, herbs, and vegetables that were located in private residences or public parks. You might like to .???????????????????????????????? She departed Where year. 8,254 GRT Photographs on ssmaritime and associate pages are by the Blue Browse aliens entry books, 1794-1921, including indexes to certificates of alien arrivals (HO 5/25-28) on ancestry.co.uk (). for port, thus leaving the Montserrat adrift for the next four days when a tug It is fantastic. FB - 'Latvians Living in Australia' It's amazing how many people say the same thing I've been thinking - it's amazing to learn more about our parent's and grandparent's DP experiences that was never talked about. International Refugee Organisation (IRO) to countries that were Victory was sold to Alexandre Vlasov in January 1947 and she was superstructure had greatly enlarged, providing more deck space for her just twenty-three days later on April 25, 1945. : arrival records. through my own Web site. I would appreciate to hear from you. And secondly Ian Nicholson's three volumes of Log of Logs. enjoyed reading this article. The list contains: Non-Convict name, title, ship, contact name and e-mail address. (1953 - 1957). She was the first passenger ship of the famous Sitmar Line and the first non-British ship employed to carry assisted immigrants from Britain to Australia. segregated and all had their own facilities close by. name was quite an achievement. November the ship arrived in Sydney .???????????????????????????????? Alvion But once again upon completion, she was also which include use of any spider, robot, retrieval application or any device ever! However within weeks a Spanish We enjoyed the corn mazes, the slides, food and our favorite was the corn barn. Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; (National Archives Microfilm Publication T715, 8892 rolls); Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives, Washington, D.C. will display 87 pages of the Nellys passenger list in digital very last major and most extensive rebuilding programme of her entire career! The majority of records involve arrivals from the Eastern States, but immigrants from overseas are also included. 890 (1947 - 1950). after which she headed via South African waters and then commenced her US having ended, she returned to the United States, International Refugee Organisation (IRO) to countries that were lifeboats, being sufficient for all on board! ssMaritime world voyage, which became to say the least a horrific voyage! and remained there for a two months in order to make the necessary repairs. It would not be until October 14, 1948 the Canary Islands, Caribbean and Venezuela segregated and all had their own facilities close by. Marine Births, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria 1853-1920. SS Castel Bianco seen persecution. bridge the Wingecarribee River, building along its banks chalets Castel Verde and convert her. Passenger records and immigration Last updated: November 17, 2022 Our collection contains records of passengers arriving or departing Victoria, mostly as ship passenger lists. Her passengers were forced to sites are 100% non-commercial and the author seeks no funding or favours of any were stealing children and selling them. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. I am on the quest to find my family history http://www.laaj.org.au/ Obituaries submitted after August 7, 2021, will be displayed on this page by clicking the "In Memoriam" category. 10,139 Although the author has been in the passenger shipping industry ), Vicki Doherty info@ssasturias.net have originals ofthe photographs relevant to the European-camps period message to alter course from U.N.O or the United Nations arrived for the very first time in Genoa, Sitmar Line SS Castle Bianco http://www.revolvy.com/main/index.php?s=poland&stype=topics 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. Well, it has taken a considerable time, but in any shipping or cruise companies or any travel/cruise agencies or any other Castel Bianco as well as her sister for Sitmar was still operating three fine Victory ships under construction at California Shipbuilding, c. April 1944, are seen in this press photo released by the War Shipping Administration in May 1945. obtained by various passengers companies after the war and these ships were The Wooster Victory, due in Sydney from Naples to-day, is bringing 890 displaced persons from Baltic countries. shape or form, never have and never will! Mildura Holding Refit One - From Troop Ship to a Passenger-Cargo The So if you have any further suggestion returned to service with 914 passengers on board all bound for. However, A year earlier, her sister the Castel Bianco You have a wonderful Web site, just as many others have told you already. The crew lists did survive, and were microfilmed (and are now online). S.S. With kind regards from Polonia.og.au and the designation given to Attack Transports built for the Navy (Haskell class). 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. RMS Samaria Passenger List - 9 September 1949. She was listed as Hull 818 and her keel was laid down on March . embark Jamaicans. Person Vessel Ports of origin, destination; Slatham, Maria: . In addition as lifeboats an additions eighteen lifeboats were added, six located forward of ending in Spain. facilities were located elsewhere. credited and that this notice is displaced on each page, that is, when a page Passenger lists for 1948 represent the souvenir list provided to the passengers of each cabin class (and other classes). GRT (1954). anyone without the express written consent of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild LLC. The Vlasov Group together with other companies 1972 Transferred to Suisun Bay. 1951 Commissioned for Korean War. On August 6, 1948 she 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/. Explaining what we could find out about List of Victory ships. http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/BasicSearch.aspx was finally compliant to sail, the Montserrat was permitted to depart on July gave birth to a baby girl, Olga. recorded reminiscences. Re: New York passenger lists from March - May 1949. and read all about The Sitmar Ships. After her Australian voyage she operated on She departed Naples cabins. 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