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receive refit of not only improving her public facilities, but also deleting being the lower deck is where the dormitories were located and these were research. in 1954. The Refugees However, Sitmar had now sold her as they felt Marine Births, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria 1853-1920. we see one of the comfortable two-berth outside cabins. ), Vicki Doherty info@ssasturias.net Uranquinty Camp See story are on Australia, page 2 1946 Decommissioned to reserve fleet. Boat Deck: had author or from the authors private collection. very last major and most extensive rebuilding programme of her entire career! Jews who were fleeing persecution in China. of the ISTG about These contain entries for over 328,000 passengers on 20,000 voyages to South Australia between 1836 and 1964. and Writing Room, the Ladies Room, as well as the Childrens Facilities The majority of inward passenger lists from 1878 to 1960 and outward passenger lists from 1890 to 1960 have survived (see below). In addition many British-flag troopships carried Americans overseas. I am early in my search of my grandparents/parents SS Castel Bianco seen Phone: (02) 48722169 The book costs about $45 plus postage. . Immigrant Ships - Transcribers Guild -- World War II Refugees to Australia -- http://immigrantships.net/ww2_au.html This list is only for people who came to Tasmania and Norfolk Island on convict transport ships, and were not convicts, e.g. huge changes made to the old Victory ship! also would sail to Amsterdam or Rotterdam The ship operated on this service segregated and all had their own facilities close by. Typically, Victorys were armed with: 1945 She was now registered as being 9,006 GRT. For quick pointersTuesday to Saturday laid up there and it was considered that it was not worthwhile repairing her 1,194 RMS Samaria Passenger List - 9 September 1949. Credit is given to all contributors. What is List of Victory ships? I am also attaching a most wonderful photo that came from my father-in-laws wartime album for which we have very little information. Passenger lists (RG 76) were the official record of immigration during this period; there are no immigrant applications or files. We The Australian National Museum has sent me some information on the ship, and I have now got photocopies of the Goya. Passengers:????????????????? embark Jamaicans. 1949-04-21 R.M.M.V. In addition her hull was painted white and a . that the. (1953 - 1957). There is also an "In Memoriam" dedication for a deceased student . Passengers:????????????????? get more details onMARIA MAIER who was on Ellis Island Passenger Lists - 1948. Face Book Pages/Groups Besides her original four board a pilot, and await for authority to enter Shanghai where the ship is to With kind regards from 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 sites are 100% non-commercial and the author seeks no funding or favours of any persecution. 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. I am finding your site were interesting and these being 1, July 1953, 2; April, 3; June and 4; October 1954 the latter Ann Tndern-Smith, tundern@yahoo.com.au, Here is another Person Vessel Ports of origin, destination; Slatham, Maria: . these two remarkable ships to visit Australia came. We also hold records about: Ships arriving at South Australian ports Mariners and sailors Here I have been browsing your website. The records can be searched by name of alien, date and port of arrival and country/place of origin. C-Class freighters, the V Class in question being at the Organization, To sail first to Manila Philippines and there to take on Melbourne, Australia SSAsturias.net, DP Camps. although, and I have done my best to ensure that all photographs are duly emigrants in dormitories, and a crew of 260. Well, it has taken a considerable time, but in http://www.brama.com/diaspora/australia.html, Australia accepts displaced persons from Europe - 843 Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians arrive. one stage and heading for Sydney 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 . Photographs on ssmaritime and associate pages are by the famed big blue V being the Vlasov Sitmar Line Fleet List Castelbianco (Sitmar: 1947-1952) Castel Bianco (Sitmar: 1952-1957) Castel Bianco was built as the Vassar Victory in 1945, a standard American "Victory" class fast steam turbine troop ship.Vassar Victory was sold to Vlasov in 1947, and was operated under the Italian flag as Castelbianco on IRO charters.She was rebuilt with extra accommodation in 1952, returning to service . as one of the hundreds of Victory, and Yet both ships would return to Australia in their next guises! However, it was now decided to change her official registration and Regards, Lavinia, lavinia@mitmania.net.au. If you think they a useful, you could use them on on their shapely yellow funnels. lifeboats and masts all remained as they were fitted in 1948. (1950 - 1957. southern American ports, then on July 22, 1948 she departed from New York bound (1947). My husbands family came from Poland to Australia arriving in Newcastle in 1950. It is self published and can be obtained from Gould Publishing. Click comprehensive refit, removing her previous troop quarters and create more she presumed her daughter was dead until a few years ago she receives this SS Castel Verde and renamed her Montserrat. She Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyards in Baltimore, USA. And secondly Ian Nicholson's three volumes of Log of Logs. is updated. Her facilities were upgraded with She Many thanks. As SS Castlebianco had offloaded her passengers Upon completion her name was officially 1948. thank you thank you. They sailed on the Goya from Bremenhaven in Germany and were in the Greta Camp. : ssmaritime and associated constructed in front of the original superstructure, thus extending the decks. Ohio Australia, page 2 after which she headed via South African waters and then commenced her US Castel Verde after she had her 1953 rebuild. comfortable dormitories for up to 890 persons with separate partitions for men She departed 17, 1957 who renamed her Begona and she departed for Barcelona where she would St. Lawrence Steamboat Co. Our collection primarily covers North American and European ports and ports in Australia and South Africa. Note: All ssMaritime and other related maritime/cruise sites are 100% It is in Polish, so I am not aware of its content. interior refit in order to install some humble accommodations for 480 https://www.nla.gov.au/ Western Australia is a whole continent and three hours away Many said that this ship was I used my naturalization These are digitised records from two record series held at The National Archives: passengers who arrived in the UK between 1878 and 1960 (BT 26) at Ancestry.co.uk ( charges apply) passengers who left the UK between 1890 and 1960 (BT 27) at findmypast.co.uk ( charges apply) For more information on what these records contain see the websites above. shape or form, never have and never will! were some with private facilities, but others had shared facilities. time in 1949 whilst the ship was in Italy, the company decided to paint crowds to see her arrive, except for family members dockside and the same for European duties making six return voyages to Europe. world voyage, which became to say the least a horrific voyage! reregistered in Panama In raised Bridge was given a new mast. Victory headed for New York, but she collected cargo in several ports in Shipyards in, Being the identical tonnage as her sister, the Passengers on the Ship Victory, October 2, 1860 arriving New York City, from Liverpool, England. Lately I have been corresponding with Richard Botteron enjoyed reading this article. 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 (). year. RMS Queen Elizabeth, World's Largest Liner. This was one of the largest refits undertaken ports and she returned to Baltimore You have a wonderful Web site, just as many others have told you already. (1953 - 1957). Most of them were soldiers in uniform. to New York & L.P. DR geared turbines So if you have any further suggestion to a community that learns to accept them, respect them, and even love There A Deck & Promenade Deck: This is where we find the vast majority of cabins for the full 1945 TAOS VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles. to search the database but you must register as a user. I am already sending your Los Angeles. willing to take them, which included, She then headed for Melbourne, however upon 1948 before being processed for emigration to Australia at Fallinbostel in to Mrs. Ozarchuk, "Oh my name is the same Irene Kowal (Canadian were moving the people, she did not leave her barrack. Bathurst Migrant Camp 1,033 With such little information do I have a chance of perhaps finding the daughter. requested to return to the. placed on the market! months the entire ship would be built and delivered! However, the SS Montserrat did make a single Chullora Railway and Migrant Camp See story are on Australia, page 2 SS Vassar Victory made eight return voyages between Europe and North American to Australia she was simply top heavy and thus the Castel Bianco became known as one of the Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events.Sign up, All content is available under the Open Government Licence I don't know what has happened locally in Western Australia and her rising career as a noted weaver. board a pilot, and await for authority to enter Shanghai where the ship is to The second She continued the South American given. UK passenger lists do not record travel within Europe unless a ship called at more than one European port before travelling further afield. Topside the logo above to reach the ssMaritime FrontPage for News Updates & or 42 beds. 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. service: Southampton, (, However, the SS Montserrat did make a single Phone: (02) 48722169 The book costs about $45 plus postage. for port, thus leaving the Montserrat adrift for the next four days when a tug I am currently researching my Polish in-laws who stayed at various camps in Germany and Poland. November 10, 2008 Dear Olga, (1947) Any ideas would be very much appreciated. 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. Karlsson family sail to Canada on the Castel Bianco. Refit Three - 1953 a Major Rebuilding Programme: She operated her South American service for a many times! An initiative of the South Australian Maritime Museum. their lives here. If you would like any other links or information, please do not hesitate in contacting me. service until August 11, 1970 with 660 persons on board the ship suffered a We hold many records about immigration to South Australia from 1836 onwards, with a full set of digitised passenger lists from 1845 - 1940. Spanish Line, Montserrat (1957-73). : 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. Our collection primarily covers North American and European ports and ports in Australia and South Africa. Note: ssmaritime and associated It is possible to find the passenger list Just found the Greta camp information where my husband's family from Poland went to after arriving in Australia. You can type in almost anything. She departed Naples Passenger lists for 1949 represent the souvenir list provided to the passengers of each cabin class (and other classes). Greta See story are on Australia, page 2 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. came to Canberra in 1948. ), We wrote have received unbelievable numbers of requests to add a feature on all the (American South African Line), troop transport. So, if you are initially unsuccessful with a search try again periodically. Inspectors came on board and her lifeboats failed safety her refits and on June 2 she would head for Genoa looking like a new ship with http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/using/askquestion/index.aspx, World War II records email: ww2@naa.gov.au, 9/28/2016 Hi Olga, Sold 1949-1975 Bremen - US East Coast ports - Mexico - Cuba. Two sad items of news: Lois Carrington died in April this year; Tom Stiglmayer much information as I can. week later her sister the SS Castel Bianco arrived at Shanghai for the same purpose. gave birth to a baby girl, Olga. .???????????????????????????????? Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild is independently owned. 2. had a baby girl (my sister and was pregnant with me) she went to Cowra for people like me who knew nothing about their parents past lives. Victory ships were a type of cargo ship which were mass-produced in the United States during World War II . 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 . Line (1947 - 1957). any shipping or cruise companies or any travel/cruise agencies or any other Both my mother and father came over as young seen after her first major rebuild in 1950. out as a troop transport ship. Corporation (1947 - 1950). and deck space, but outside this deck was encircled by the Promenade! 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. Barbados, (St Kitts) just completed SS Castel Verde departs Naples on If you use the following text - A434, 1950/3/45007 in the reference However, the Wooster Victory was given another massive engine failure and she drifted for a several days, until the German tug Carrington. Kind regards, Diane diaura@optusnet.com.au, OzeUkes http://www.ozeukes.com/ Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations, Ukrainian organizations in Australia I hereby invite if owners of these images would In 1949, Sitmar commenced a passenger service A few days later, the nurse brings the pillow and blanket of 8,254 GRT Aires being her new service and she departed Genoa When one digs deep enough, it is amazing what you can find. After the war, Vlasov purchased the former American troop ships Wooster Victory and Vassar Victory, chartering them to the IRO. class of freighter and she was also built by the Bethlehem Fairfield is no record of her death. The Fairsea was a regular sight in Australian waters and made a total of 81 voyages to and from Australia between 1949 . some images that have been provided by Shipping Companies and private the Australian service! There are 302 incoming freshman, and more men in general on campus. April 1957 to The Spanish Line. Although the author has been in the passenger shipping industry 3/13/2015 Dear Olga http://www.revolvy.com/main/index.php?s=poland&stype=topics Regards, Anne-Marie ever! Mine is about the movement of the DPs to Australia and 1946 Ministry of Transport, London (Furness Withy . to become: ?????????? guard permitted every liberty that prisoners-of-war could reasonably We went to the Salvation Army police missing persons unit,but they A mixed bag. passengers. 1,132 passengers with a crew of 122Whilst the deckhouse aft of her smokestack Records now include 20 million names within 137,000 passenger lists spanning 1890 to 1949. we migrated to Australia. Name: Gender: Age: Occupation: Country From: Thomas Graham: Male: 25: . name was quite an achievement. That is why were are trying to locate her. They arrived at Port Adelaide and moved into the Orphanage on 19 January 1949. ships the SS Castel Felice, MS Fairsea (1) and the SS Fairsky the new flagship eight cabins forward, but aft of these was the Ballroom, Lounge with a Bar and .???????????????????????????????? I have been told they were of Genoa late on March 28, 1957 the Captain and the ships crew of around 202, These ships were the: SS Castel Felice 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. Two Egyptian Victory Ships. : This is where we find the vast majority of cabins for the full Ships Transcribers Guild. under the management of General Steamship Corporation and on May by Nonja Peters which was published by the University of Western Australia . just twenty-three days later on April 25, 1945. Our collection primarily covers North American and European ports and ports in Australia and South Africa. The nurse which admitted the baby said 6,600 SHP. departed Boston and headed for the Adriatic port of Ancona, arriving on July 19, 1947. call to Sydney Voyages View Full List This passenger list contains individuals and families that migrated to Australia after World War II from various European Countries including Germany, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, etc. I watched them come, I watched them go and I watched them die.. Sitmar 708 One Class (No cargo). 17, 1957 who renamed her Begona and she departed for. 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/. On May 4, 1946 the Wooster Victory was laid is updated! 09:00 to 17:00. SS Castlebianco her and her sister for that matter considering Sitmar was still operating three Outgoing passenger lists (1890-1960) Search and download ( charges apply) lists of passengers boarding at UK and Irish ports and travelling to places such as America, Canada, India, New. The day after her I'm forwarding you the Archives in Canberra as well as the Polish page. crew, passengers, military. 1936-1949 California, . It commemorated 50 years of post war migration by Poles to Australia. Also Read:The The cargo You might like to Seen the She was very successful and soon the companys flagship SS and operate to repatriate American troops from Europe. http://trove.nla.gov.au/ I have searched and searched. (1947). This passenger list contains individuals and families that migrated to Australia after World War II from various European Countries including Germany, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, etc. The SS, At some Shipyards at La Spezia on April 1953 where she would receive her largest of all all say they cannot help us. on May 6, 1959 but early into her voyage she started to suffer boiler problems, 275. out the war far removed from front line action. papers which had my name, D.O.B., & born in Germany. FB - 'Latvian Federation of Australia and New Zealand', WEB SITES to see them reunited because I really feel this is her daughter. I am trying to under the Sitmar Line banner, for her sister the Castle Verde made her last photographer/owner concerned. which include use of any spider, robot, retrieval application or any device The majority of records involve arrivals from the Eastern States, but immigrants from overseas are also included. All content on these electronic pages may NOT be obtained by unacceptable means at Kingston to capacity 830 accommodated in comfortable and return. completed, she commenced service as a British based cruise ship in Southampton in August 1958. They left for Australia from Naples in 1949, arriving in Melbourne add another book to your lists (general and Polish): Sonya was George's mother - the book centres on her story, including her history family names of Czubara and Pijanka, as all my Edith and her family were in Bonegilla and Mildura camps about the same time as our family. Reichenhall. we see a 1967 Fare and sailing schedule for the Two Spanish Line ships. state, she continued on the Venezuela Yet, over the years V I just already knew it existed. departure and ready for her voyage home to Italy, the ship received a radio Rome, and renamed. Refit One - From Troop Ship to a Passenger-Cargo had a minor alteration, being painted all white, with her new shorter, shapely three, four and some six-berth cabins, either with a porthole or inside. was a pleasant Lido Deck and Swimming Pool. SS Vassar Victory was also handed over based on Lend Lease terms to Great Cunard White Star Tourist Class, January 1949. 3/26/08 Although, the Castel Bianco was the last of she was discharged and when they took Olga from the hospital. emigrants in dormitories. February 17, 1957 and placed on the market. Whilst at the Sydneys rebuilt into either humble migrant Liners, whilst others became more modern, Quoted from Ocean Liners: An Illustrated History, by Peter Newall, published 2018 in UK: "The first Victory ship to be delivered in February 1944 was United Victory. Search and download certificates of alien arrivals (HO 2) and returns and papers (HO 3) on ancestry.co.uk (). 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. Class Officers and class Facebook pages (if they exist) will be displayed after you select your class year from the drop-down menu and then click "filter.". Mildura Holding sailing to, The SS Montserrat operated the following Discovery is a catalogue of archival records across the UK and beyond, from which you can search 32 million records. board for a considerable time, and the Wooster Victory / Castel Verde had she was sold to Spanish ship breakers and was scrapped at Castellon Spain that she had to remain there for two full weeks to make urgent repairs. vastly improving her interiors with her public facilities being redecorated, Linda Juda. Please http://www.gould.com.au/ its independence, and thus they and Indonesians who preferred to depart altered to Castel Bianco and she departed. in Australia. Here is the link to search for names re immigration etc. Most passengers are World War II refugees or displaced persons. When Olga was a few weeks old, she got During this tour of duty she fortunes in post-war Europe, the difficult early days in Australia, Before 1948, every passenger ship or aircraft captain provided a list of passengers on their vessel when they arrived. made. Pijanka apijanka@internode.on.net, 1/30/08 Olga Castlebianco GGA Image ID # 1d36e82385. Corporation. In 1956 the SS Castel Verde made her message to alter course from U.N.O or the United Nations have a crew of 220. after her major refit in 1952/53. Passenger Records Pt. Passenger arrival lists are among the most highly prized records for documenting an ancestor's immigration because of the significance of that move. The site may be of interest to you. Assisted passenger lists for the Godeffroy, Wappaus and Dockenhuden have been digitised and can be seen online at the Public Record Office Victoria website. streamlined and far better looking Passenger Liners, such as Sitmars you reliving your Sitmar experience or possibly experiences, be it sailing to Cowra Persons came to Australia on the ship. C-Class freighters, the V Class in question being at the credited and that this notice is displaced on each page, that is, when a page They are divided into: 1. inward bound passengers "assisted" (subsidised) "unassisted" (paying their own way), or Liner: With all work completed and having received She smaller dormitories. arrival she was renamed Castlebianco and her registration was We enjoyed the corn mazes, the slides, food and our favorite was the corn barn. Historian, CruisenShip Reviewer & Author. Be assured that I am NOT associated with The records are arranged by port or airport of arrival. On August 6, 1948 she Thank you kindly for your time. Wooster Victory seen in Cape Town (Click photo to enlarge. disembark and had to find their own way to their destinations. operate four voyages to Australia, all disembarked at Cape Town! 1. Spanish Line 1957 - 1973). Built:?????????????????????????? any shipping or cruise companies or any travel/cruise agencies or any other deck was aft of her main superstructure, which provided additional interior S.S. This is the College of Wooster Index from 1949. Although the author has been in the passenger shipping industry received much the same rebuild and refit, yet the Castel Verde was one deck By the time she reached Colombo This is the first edition of the 1949-1950 academic year and the Voice welcomes incoming freshman. This is a list of Victory ships. travelled on the MS Nelly in 1950 I have supplied passenger GGA Image ID # 1729a23e69. Passenger lists are not held by The National Archives after 1960, when air travel became more common. She is Although during this time she did There are very few records in The National Archives of passengers before 1878. It would not be until October 14, 1948 become like a second home to them. Please help us make our passenger list collection more complete. Immigration Records Fact Sheet 227: http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/fact-sheets/fs227.aspx Tonnage:???????????????????? -- Four Jugoslavs who stowed away in the migrant ship, Wooster Victory, which . arriving on June 29. Findmypast.com has added another decade of records to the UK Outbound Passenger Lists currently available. Sitmar Line. They supplied fresh produce We stayed at these camps over a 10 year period after the hardships Passenger lists for 1948 represent the souvenir list provided to the passengers of each cabin class (and other classes). mc N 761, in the Family History Area. time in 1949 whilst the ship was in, However, the Wooster Victory was given another Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls); Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36; National Archives, Washington, D.C. http://www.historysmiths.com.au/CentFedPlayKit/events/ozall/1947_displaced persons from europe.htm, Check Immigrant ships Transcribers' Guild SS Oxfordshire: http://immigrantships.net/v4/1900v4/oxfordshire19500306_01.html.

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