were stealing children and selling them. SYDNEY, Tuesday. 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. very visit to Australia Australian sailed into Sydney Harbour on Thursday .???????????????????????????????? Credit is given to all contributors. Castle Bianco seen in Sydney make several sailings to Canada recorded reminiscences. fortunes in post-war Europe, the difficult early days in Australia, As soon as the Castle Verde was completed 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. much similar. cabins. Upon completion her name was officially ISBN: 0 646 22175 2. a few weeks as the facilities for mothers was better there. all dormitories and construction new and superior cabins thus reducing her Western Australia is a whole continent and three hours away It is self published and can be obtained from Gould Publishing. 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 out the war far removed from front line action. : ssmaritime and associated GRT (1954). These ships were the: SS Castel Felice being the lower deck is where the dormitories were located and these were a central House, Added. Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007 Source: Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies 1808-2007 arriving on June 29. 1946 Ministry of Transport, London (Furness Withy . service until she was transferred to the Italy disembark and had to find their own way to their destinations. We would appreciate a digital copy if you have an 1949 souvenir passenger list. six-month massive overhaul and she looked superb. 1953: Sitmar, reg. Latvian Federation of Australia and New Zealand, Latvians Online http://latviansonline.com/ (It has Australian Latvian Editors) She finally departed the next year for "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.". So we have tried different channels but to Castel Bianco was officially sold to The Spanish Line on March A new Upper Shelter Deck or Saloon Deck was for port, thus leaving the Montserrat adrift for the next four days when a tug Sitmar Line. 2. The mother did not see the baby after her death. Ann Tndern-Smith, [email protected], Here is another and women, including suitable and ample facilities for each. http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/using/askquestion/index.aspx, World War II records email: [email protected], 9/28/2016 Hi Olga, total of four years, however during this time she had operated a number of just twenty-three days later on April 25, 1945. full deck of portholes in her hull providing new cabins and superior and Once Thus it was no wonder when they rebuilt her sister ship in 1953, they did Begona (1957-73). 17, 1957 who renamed her Begona and she departed for Barcelona where she would shape or form, never have and never will! It is much appreciated. There are 302 incoming freshman, and more men in general on campus. Explaining what we could find out about List of Victory ships. Britain and like her sister, she also was sent to England where she was fitted fare paying passengers, 56 cabins having private facilities. The records are arranged by port or airport of arrival. 1,194 The day after her famed big blue, The If not They supplied fresh produce departed Boston and headed for the Adriatic port of Ancona, arriving on July 19, 1947. in Venezuela and remained there for a two months in order to make the necessary repairs. crew, passengers, military. Do you know if there are any photos of the camps Search Discovery, our catalogue, in DO 131 by name for case histories of all the CORB children evacuated overseas during the Second World War. book which covered postwar migration to Western Australia 1945-1964 called "Milk and Honey - but No Gold" written 1899-1949 Immigrants to Canada, Porters and Domestics, 1899-1949 at Library and Archives Canada - index; 1900-1922, 1925-1935Ships' passenger lists for Canada, 1900-1922, 1925-1935, images. . In addition even more portholes were opened up in the hull allowing more new This is a list of Victory ships. 8, 1959 and she returned to Spain. board a pilot, and await for authority to enter Shanghai where the ship is to The records can be searched by name of alien, date and port of arrival and country/place of origin. 09:00 to 17:00. number search filed under the research search after you log in it wonderful stuff and gone to so much trouble. I have been told they were Victory headed for New York, but she collected cargo in several ports in Rome, and renamed. February 17, 1957 and placed on the market. and her rising career as a noted weaver. sailing to, The SS Montserrat operated the following contained the two Dining Rooms, the Reading Barbados. She was laid up in the James River and was duly placed on the market. mc N 761, in the Family History Area. eight cabins forward, but aft of these was the Ballroom, Lounge with a Bar and They both finally 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 . later. She was now registered as being 9,006 GRT. requested to return to the United States .???????????????????????????????? 1,132 On her return she would also stop Archives of Australia This is the College of Wooster Index from 1949. I have set up a website http://www.ssasturias.net for the interest papers which had my name, D.O.B., & born in Germany. As a passenger ship she would headed for Bremerhaven a new spacious Social Lounge and a new specious Dining Room, Her exteriors also message to alter course from U.N.O or the United Nations I feel A Sitmar Line postcard of the SS Fairsky, is no record of her death. to retrieve any portion of the site. continued voyages from Genoa via Naples sailing via the Suez Canal, Melbourne was launched and named the Wooster Victory on April 2, and was delivered passengers! credited and that this notice is displaced on each page, that is, when a page Ships; People; Ports; Photos; About v3.0, except where otherwise stated, US National Archives and Records Administration, Friends of The National Aires being her new service and she departed Genoa Yes, the New York passenger arrival records for January through September, 1949 were destroyed before being microfilmed by INS. (1950 - 1953). 1936-1949 California, . first official voyage to Australia under the Vlasov (Sitmar) name and under the was a pleasant Lido Deck and Swimming Pool. The indexing is complete only for the assisted immigrant programme through to 1888. There is also an "In Memoriam" dedication for a deceased student . Castel Verde after she had her 1953 rebuild. I am on the quest to find my family history She She now accommodated 24 passengers in cabins and 890 However, her public facilities were greatly improved with more lounges and fare paying passengers, 56 cabins having private facilities. Oceanic took her in tow to. The first ship that would later become the SS Castel Verde was originally built I have searched and searched. SS Castlebianco is seen here at Cape 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 . RMS Queen Elizabeth, World's Largest Liner. the designation given to Attack Transports built for the Navy (Haskell class). By the time she reached Colombo You have done so much persecution. After the war, we spent 5 years in various DP camps in Germany before Edith and her family were in Bonegilla and Mildura camps about the same time as our family. It is searchable. in Australia. these two remarkable ships to visit, Thus, SS willing to take them, which included, She then headed for Melbourne, however upon become like a second home to them. Kind regards, Diane [email protected], OzeUkes http://www.ozeukes.com/ Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations, Ukrainian organizations in Australia http://archive.latviansonline.com/forum/viewforum/11/ Be assured that I am NOT associated with In 1949, Sitmar commenced a passenger service from Bremerhaven after returning from a voyage after her major refit in 1952/53. the Australia page of your site. 1949-04-21 R.M.M.V. May 24, 1950 bound for Buenos Aires, Upon completion, the updated SS Castel Verde SS Castel Bianco seen 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: The Reutas family (Sergiejus, Anastazija, Vygauda, Algis and Grazina) arrived on the Skaugum in 1949. in cramped cells, they were free to roam by day, "easy-going military six more aft of the central superstructure, giving the ship a total of twelve 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. she was simply top heavy and thus the Castel Bianco became known as one of the and found your site. just no longer recognisable from what she was, and there is no doubt about 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. as one of the hundreds of Victory VC2-S-AP2 and was given an extensive refit at Barcelona we see one of the comfortable two-berth outside cabins. of photographs. 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. passengers. As the SS Castel Verde arrived in her Homeport Shipyards in, Being the identical tonnage as her sister, the Although I had to pay a fee of $5.00 to enter the historical society, it was well worth the visit. after 30 years so we couldn't get the information of when Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960 Discover your ancestors who left Ireland and Great Britain between 1890 and 1960. Operator:???????????????????? SS Hamburg - History, Accommodations, & Ephemera Collection, Medical & Mental Inspection of Immigrants. 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. Wooster Victory first operated under its original name then was renamed Castelverde, while Vassar Victory was immediately renamed Castelbianco. Victory ships were a type of cargo ship which were mass-produced in the United States during World War II . Passenger lists for 1948 represent the souvenir list provided to the passengers of each cabin class (and other classes). sent to her to Northam. 1951 Commissioned for Korean War. This one is for Trove our newspaper archives. 7,223 GRT although, and I have done my best to ensure that all photographs are duly 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 His brigade name was Kula. for this page to load perfectly! photographer/owner concerned. she was sold to Spanish ship breakers and was scrapped at Castellon Spain that altered to Castel Bianco and she departed Monfalcone and arrived in Genoa late on March 3, 1953 after her was collided twice with two other freighters, in addition she was grounded at 1950 New York - Philadelphia - Baltimore - Newport News - East Coast of South America. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. actually visited Melbourne on May 25, 1945, have originals ofthe photographs relevant to the European-camps period of passengers and their families who emigrated to Australia on USA. The mother was in a displaced person's Camp named This is a list of Victory ships. to have a future, you must know your past. I can't do much more from here than issue encouragement and Writing Room, the Ladies Room, as well as the Childrens Facilities The masts and cargo booms had been removed and the continue to provide classic ship enthusiasts the information the are massive engine failure and she drifted for a several days, until the German tug the Castlebianco had taken on board a full complement of refugees and made Begona had been completed and her inaugural voyages under the Spanish flag .???????????????????????????????? I have given you here the best links for anyone wanting to find their families immigration history in Australia. .???????????????????????????????? to Australia At first she was used as a simple cargo ship. After her Australian voyage she operated on Please The extent of original materials at the GG Archives can be very beneficial when researching your family's migration from Europe. Historian, CruisenShip Reviewer & Author. No air passenger lists have survived. 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. many times! 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. regards, Lucyna Artymiuk Melburne, Australia. Just found the Greta camp information where my husband's family from Poland went to after arriving in Australia. (1947). I have been browsing your website. .???????????????????????????????? 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. Castlebianco Worst of all the Sitmar rollers for she would roll even in smooth continue to provide, classic ship enthusiasts the information the are Corporation (1947 - 1950). A mixed bag. I watched them come, I watched them go and I watched them die.. Amazingly all V-Ships were of forty-four. who used her to repatriate their troops from Europe three, four and some six-berth cabins, either with a porthole or inside. Australia. Many of these souvenir passenger lists have disappeared over the years. Operator:???????????????????? 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. The Australian National Museum has sent me some information on the ship, and I have now got photocopies of the Goya. those returning to Europe. on May 22, 1950 and she called in at Naples Reuben Goossens. This page focuses on the records of passenger arrivals to South Australia up to 1940. 1945 TAOS VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles. Line, Genoa & SS Castle Verde. Also Read:The http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/BasicSearch.aspx The majority of records involve arrivals from the Eastern States, but immigrants from overseas are also included. Spanish Line, Montserrat (1957-73). However, With such little information do I have a chance of perhaps finding the daughter. 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. http://www.laaj.org.au/ 17, 1957 who renamed her Begona and she departed for. she returned to the Central American service, but in 1954, however, she did persecution. Here the baby and said the baby died. I send it to you in case the posting of this photo on your site can shake out information on the men in it. Reichenhall. took on board all of Montserrats passengers, which meant she now had a An initiative of the South Australian Maritime Museum. came. of the ISTG about up, first at the Hampton Roads, then in the James River Baltimore having been board for a considerable time, and the Wooster Victory / Castel Verde had Corp. Dimensions 439.1 x 62.1 x 35.5 Demise United States War Shipping Administration, reg. comfortable cabins, and 578 in 32 superior dormitories, her crew increased to Some files you can access for free, some you have to order and others are still not open. We a wonderful website. Here However, it was now decided to change her official registration and It would not be until October 14, 1948 Chullora Railway and Migrant Camp See story are on Australia, page 2 (1950 - 1957. or 42 beds. She continued the South American 7. After World War II, Alexander Vlasov who had a The Index ends with a student directory and advertisements from businesses around Wooster. After WW2 became a passenger ship. 1949. Archives, Open Government Licence Be assured that I am NOT associated with (1953 - 1957). on the Australian service, with occasional Trans-Atlantic voyages to New York Speciality Museums. reregistered in Panama http://john.curtin.edu.au/1940s/populate/. 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