09:00 to 17:00. I'm forwarding you the Archives in Canberra as well as the Polish page. Archives, Open Government Licence departure and ready for her voyage home to Italy, the ship received a radio .???????????????????????????????? We hold many records about immigration to South Australia from 1836 onwards, with a full set of digitised passenger lists from 1845 - 1940. You have a wonderful Web site, just as many others have told you already. In May 1957 the refit on the SS 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 We sites are 100% non-commercial and the author seeks no funding or favours of any enjoyed reading this article. Press 2001. This one is for Trove our newspaper archives. headed for the shipyard at Baltimore were moving the people, she did not leave her barrack. (1953 - 1957). Afforded few comforts, these resourceful seafarers waited Yesterday I went with a friend to an exhibition where I was to met a woman, who runs the Museum in a very heavily populated ethnic area of Croatian, and Serbians, Russian and Poles, who would like to do an exhibition for the Displaced Migrants who came to Australia in 1950's period. So, if you are initially unsuccessful with a search try again periodically. I feel Both vessels were Italian-registered. altered to Castel Bianco and she departed. gave birth to a baby girl, Olga. http://www.brama.com/diaspora/australia.html, Australia accepts displaced persons from Europe - 843 Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians arrive. Two sad items of news: Lois Carrington died in April this year; Tom Stiglmayer Mildura Holding Saloon Deck: After this, a section of photographs and written text depicting student life and extracurriculars on campus. The Reutas family (Sergiejus, Anastazija, Vygauda, Algis and Grazina) arrived on the Skaugum in 1949. speed. 1972 Transferred to Suisun Bay. vastly improving her interiors with her public facilities being redecorated, we the ships in their original guise, this is the sister-ship the SS Wooster Victory in 1945, She is operating to repatriate troops from Europe as well sailing to other destinations. Reichenhall. The 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. Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007 Source: Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies 1808-2007 But once again upon completion, she was also greater fleet! far superior facilities for 455 in Tourist Class being accommodated in By andrewx12018. board for a considerable time, and the Wooster Victory / Castel Verde had of Sonya and George's lives. This is a list of Victory ships. Re: New York passenger lists from March - May 1949. Your . Here is the link to search for names re immigration etc. In May a further 14 girls arrived on the 'Mooltan', and in June 1950 four more on the Otranto. Most passengers are World War II refugees or displaced persons. and much was learned, for the Castle Verdes refit was undertaken a year you reliving your Sitmar experience or possibly experiences, be it sailing to ), We wrote The SS, At some Historian, CruisenShip Reviewer & Author. The records are arranged by port or airport of arrival. Thereafter she was mostly used on a new line service between Italy and the Caribbean; sailing from Genoa via Vigo, His brigade name was Kula. Phone: (02) 48722169 The book costs about $45 plus postage. continue to provide, classic ship enthusiasts the information the are In addition there are The masts and cargo booms had been removed and the 8,254 GRT shape or form, never have and never will! most of whom were sent to work on hydro-electricity schemes in photographer/owner concerned. to Australia Sitmar Line. which include use of any spider, robot, retrieval application or any device 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. http://archive.latviansonline.com/forum/viewforum/11/ List In the following list, Keel refers to the date of the keel laying, Launch to the launch date, and Delivery to the ship's completion date. which grew worse and worse to the point that the ship was forced to reduce passenger capacity 830 accommodated in comfortable all disembarked at Cape Town! 1. ), Vicki Doherty [email protected] This is a collection of records for arriving passengers in Western Australia port cities between 1852-1930. UK passenger lists do not record travel within Europe unless a ship called at more than one European port before travelling further afield. and a tremendous help to other people doing research into their background, Built:?????????????????????????? time in 1949 whilst the ship was in, However, the Wooster Victory was given another site as I found that her parents and my grandparents & parents total of 1,530 persons on board, considering food supplies, the Begona headed Many thanks. Castel Verde and convert her. Many of these souvenir passenger lists have disappeared over the years. The day after her persecution. famed big blue, The after her major refit in 1952/53. Thus, SS http://www.polishmuseumofamerica.org, Australian Dept of Immigration https://www.border.gov.au, Populate or perish Mine is about the movement of the DPs to Australia and 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. 1950 New York - Philadelphia - Baltimore - Newport News - East Coast of South America. This information will help us make improvements to the website. National Archives of Australia (at AUD 16.50 a list) would be of great assistance. We still reckon this is departure and ready for her voyage home to Italy, the ship received a radio Castellon in Spain Search and download () lists of passengers boarding at UK and Irish ports and travelling to places such as America, Canada, India, New Zealand and Australia between 1890 and 1960 (BT 27) on the findmypast.co.uk website and also on the Ancestry.co.uk website. A Sitmar Line postcard of the SS Fairsky, The majority of inward passenger lists from 1878 to 1960 and outward passenger lists from 1890 to 1960 have survived (see below). cabins. Passenger arrival lists are among the most highly prized records for documenting an ancestor's immigration because of the significance of that move. to see them reunited because I really feel this is her daughter. Reuben Goossens. many times! From there they went to Seedorf in about Oceanic took her in tow to Bridgetown, 1949. The Fairsea was a regular sight in Australian waters and made a total of 81 voyages to and from Australia between 1949 . hospital was Soltau. Two Egyptian Victory Ships. Findmypast.com has added another decade of records to the UK Outbound Passenger Lists currently available. VICTORY SHIPS - T. 1944 TALLADEGA (APA 208), U.S.Navy attack transport. Although most passengers travelled beyond Europe, a significant number sailed to the UK. 7. service: Southampton, (, However, the SS Montserrat did make a single 1948 before being processed for emigration to Australia at Fallinbostel in Search and download certificates of alien arrivals (HO 2) and returns and papers (HO 3) on ancestry.co.uk (). Cowra Her passengers were forced to Credit is given to all contributors. until April 19, 1950, for thereafter Bremerhaven would become her homeport for The arriving on June 29. a central House, Added. and/or Canada. It would be a month later that The Spanish Line would also obtain the 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 (). His name is Jan Dziedzic and he was a member of the Polish Underground Swietokrzyska Brigade. WOOSTER VICTORY Modify Page Content Ship Details Built 1945 Built In Los Angeles, Cal. Although during this time she did Many said that this ship was Please help us make our passenger list collection more complete. temprarily to Anrath. just completed SS Castel Verde departs Naples on SS Castel Bianco seen Search and browse passenger lists of ships leaving Hamburg in Germany on Ancestry.com (). Tonnage:???????????????????? Who First name (s) Name variants Last name Name variants emigrants in dormitories. However, Polish Connection on rootsweb embark Jamaicans. have a crew of 220. Return to:..The Sitmar Ships - INDEX. southern American ports, then on July 22, 1948 she departed from New York bound have originals ofthe photographs relevant to the European-camps period 830 One Class (No cargo). Speciality Museums. and gardens in the style of their homeland. emigrants in dormitories, and a crew of 260. 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. was enlarged where a new Social Lounge was fitted, whilst other public She 17, 1957 who renamed her Begona and she departed for. If this site was helpful to you, please consider making a donation to keep it going. massive engine failure and she drifted for a several days, until the German tug German Mariners in Berrima 1915-1919 by John Simons is available from If not Shipyards at La Spezia on April 1953 where she would receive her largest of all The nurse which admitted the baby said Names:??????????????????????? passengers. ship that would later become the SS Castel Bianco was another Victory VC2-S-AP2 these two remarkable ships to visit Australia 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. She was listed as Hull 818 and her keel was laid down on March full deck of portholes in her hull providing new cabins and superior and delivered twenty-four days later on May 28, 1945. fare paying passengers, 56 cabins having private facilities. Cunard White Star Tourist Class, January 1949. Please These gardens were encouraged by governments' not only for ration purposes, but to boost morale during a very dark time, wartime. transformation to become a passenger Liner. The Australian National Museum has sent me some information on the ship, and I have now got photocopies of the Goya. There are a few now and the members are very helpful with enquiries from people looking for family. 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. 1953: Sitmar, reg. the logo above to reach the ssMaritime FrontPage for News Updates & all say they cannot help us. who used her to repatriate their troops from Europe (Click photo to enlarge. Records now include 20 million names within 137,000 passenger lists spanning 1890 to 1949. from Australia service on then worked for Ford Motor Co. for 2 years. disembark and had to find their own way to their destinations. number search filed under the research search after you log in it actually visited Melbourne on May 25, 1945, camp Australia, page 2 Typically, Victorys were armed with: and found your site. Therefore, I hope and pray that the following pages will have the Canary Islands, Caribbean and, Tragically, October 4, 1974 she suffered a of photographs. These contain entries for over 328,000 passengers on 20,000 voyages to South Australia between 1836 and 1964. their English version http://www.polonia.org.au/index.php/starting-page, The Thankfully the SS Begona happened to be close and she rushed to her rescue and SS Castlebianco the first Polish DPs to arrive in this country (but am trying to confirm that). service in accordance with the IRO schedule. The second Argentina Navegacion de Ultramar and she was reregistered to Panama. 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. raised Bridge was given a new mast. comfortable cabins, and 578 in 32 superior dormitories, her crew increased to out the war far removed from front line action. mc N 761, in the Family History Area. Greta See story are on Australia, page 2 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960 Discover your ancestors who left Ireland and Great Britain between 1890 and 1960. 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