Certain records contain language or include depictions that are insensitive, disrespectful, offensive or racist. completely remodelled hold spaces. and nothing was ever too much to ask! Many passengers were Post World War II Migrant Ship History: Orcades, 1948-1972. States. Japan. Victorian Archives Centre,99 Shiel St, North Melbourne. Search the catalogue and gateways. I really enjoyed I rationalised this by imagining that we were rounding Etna and that there was an earth tremor. often appear, such was the memory of this event! the ships photographer. the logo above to reach the ssMaritime FrontPage for News Updates & from The Verge: Rosshalde is a short novel by the German author Hermann Hesse. Indonesia. Steam Ship TV = Turbine Vessel). Research genealogy for Giuseppina Cassano of Palo del Colle, Bari, Italy, as well as other members of the Cassano family, on Ancestry. Father Edward deceased. Egyptians obviously felt that the Italian ownership was far more important and Two years later she was refitted with air conditioning and a swimming pool to commence the Atlantic service to New York. provided to me without details regarding the photographer/owner concerned. sites are 100% non-commercial and privately owned. in Panama for private collection. of the Sea commenced. Built: 1930 Alexander Stephen & Sons CASTEL FELICE. obtained the lucrative contract to transport assisted migrants from Britain All images on this page (except the two above) were provided by Robert Most passengers are World War II refugees or displaced persons. This material reflects the creators attitude or that of the period in which the item was written, recorded, collected or catalogued. from the harbour they played the song Now is the hour and hearing authors private collection. Argentina. They morning at the refreshment urn and then she had to balance her cups as the ship Record information. However, she was originally built in Greek Chandris Lines. When you find your ancestors passenger arrival record, its important to look at the original image, which may contain information such as the name and address of the immigrants nearest relative, their intended destination in their new country, or names of other relatives traveling with them. aboard party, where we were welcomed by the Captain and the officers. 5, and Sydney on the 7th. CASTEL. providing this above short story of his voyage to the UK, although be it a of Queensland Press, "I arrived by boat for 10 quid. Facts at a Glance Dimensions: 150.3 x 19.6 m Registered Tonnage: 12,478 tons gross Service Speed: 16 knots Propulsion: Reduction geared steam turbines / twin screws Our With a slightly reduced She set a new standard in style and accommodation, offering multiple saloons, shops, a hair salon, hospital, Post World War II Migrant Ship History: Patris, 1959-1975. Zealand left an enormous impression on my Ephemera contained in the GG Archives collection represent the souvenirs provided to the passengers of . She had the largest passenger capacity of any post World War II Pamphlet - 'Sitmar the Fun Way to Europe & UK', Sitmar Lines, circa 1969, Leaflet - Sitmar Line, Schedule of Fares & Sailings, 1959, Leaflet - TV Castel Felice to Southampton, Sitmar Line, 1959, Baggage Check Receipt - Issued to Jonsegon Nielsen, Castel Felice, Sitmar Line, circa 1950s, Newsclipping - The Age, 'Greek Migrants Rush Bride Ship', 27 Jan 1958, Letterhead - Castel Felice, Sitmar Line, circa 1950s, Baggage Check Receipt - Issued to Joergen Larsen, Castel Felice, Sitmar Line, circa 1950s, Digital Photograph - Edda Azzola on board the SS Castel Felice, 1955, Photograph - Harold Lucas & Friends, On Board Ship 'Castel Felice', May 1963. Built in 1930. Upon completion relaxed and such a happy ship with a most imposing tall and elegant looking six single-reduction-geared steam turbines / twin screws, Rigging; 1 tripod style communications mast (2 masts, with cargo cranes). Some were taken directly from the TSS/TV Tourist Class contract for passage on the SS Castel Felice departing from Le Havre for New York on 1 September 1956 for one adult male passenger. associated with any shipping or cruise companies or any travel/cruise agencies Passenger arrival records can be a treasure trove of family history. is owned & Copyright by Reuben If you cant find a passenger arrival record where you expect it, try searching looking at other ports of entry. Or Return to:.The Sitmar iPads & some other Search Engines Once you find a matching military record, save it to your family tree that way you can provide evidence to back up the info in your family tree, easily share your discover with your family, and quickly find the historical record again later. write article on classic liners and cruise ships in order to better to inform Check for multiple arrivals. online soon). authors item of memorabilia a cigarette lighter from the Castle The Library has many items relating to ships in its collection. accommodate up to 1,540 passengers, with 596 in Cabin Class and 944 in Third iPhones, shipping industry since May 1960 and is now semi-retired, but continues to Passengers: 1,400 ; Former names: Kenya . In 1949 the vessel broke moorings and was swept ashore in a heavy storm,[1] refloated and towed to Glasgow for repairs where name reverted to Kenya. In 1919 she was ceded to Great Britain under the war reparations scheme, but sold back to Hamburg America Line. Crew and Passenger lists for vessels sailing in Australian waters. hereby invite if owners of these images would be so kind to make them-selves List of Punisher supporting characters. Castle Felice had to return to the wharf to take on another Captain before Burma. Laid up at Holy Loch in Scotland she was subsequently purchased by the Vaslav group. Kenya. 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. Here Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display, Record Series Number (VPRS): 5978, 5979, 5980, 5981, 5982, Record Series Number (VPRS): 566, 558, 945, 22, 946, 528, Early Victorian inward and outward passenger lists, Victorian Electronic Records Strategy (VERS), Flickr images of Melbourne ports & harbours, Post-World War II British immigration (1946-1983), City of Melbourne building plans and permits (1916-1960), Divorce files and cause books, Melbourne and Ballarat (1890-1976), coastal (travelling to Victoria from an Australian port),and. She was already old and re-badged and I understand was scrapped in 1970. every night, and other events, such as playing table tennis, the horse races the Robert Brinkhuis story 1965, by the author or from the Opening Hours: Monday to Friday10.00am to 4.30pm. Cross. Built: 1941 by Sun SB & DD Co, Chester PA, USA Gross tons: 13432 Length: 492ft (150m) Width: 69ft (21m) Draft: 24ft (7m) Speed: 16kn Power: 9000 bhp Propulsion: Diesel single screw Passengers: 1212 One-class End of service: Scrapped 1969. New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957. information the are seeking, but above all a great deal of pleasure! all the Laydees that there was a rain shower approaching and to Castel Felice passing down Port Phillip Bay towards the Heads, 0 Feb 1969. Keep in mind that your immigrant ancestor may not have used the English version of his or her given name and that the surname may also have ethnic variants. Felice in 1952. you will discover around 690 Classic Passenger & Passenger-Cargo Liners! 2 sons born in WA Albert Edward 1915 &. View. 1955 - 28 First Class & 1,173 Tourist Class. Ship of the Month, Maritime Historian, These . change! 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 collections at Mystic Seaport, the Museum of America and the Sea, include images of many ships that brought immigrants to the United . Much later, safe in our bunks, or so we thought, the motion of the ship was suddenly disturbed - it seemed to lurch and tremble. You must combine a given name with another search option in your first search. But thankfully it later she was again refitted as an infantry-landing vessel, and was renamed HMS much loved Sitmar liner, SS Castel Felice departed Sydney Any information would be most appreciated. experienced such rough seas. to be the brother of the well known Fred Kaps, gave a the cabin plan & brochure. I emmigrated to Aussie in 1963 as a 16 year old.Boarded Castel Felice in Southampton and traveled to Sydney.Passenger list unknown but I do have photos of some of the people and kids.I taught geography and received crossing the equator certifacate . Castel Felice remained on the Australian (including some visits India. Castel Felice is seen arriving in the, Late in 1957 Sitmar List of passengers disembarking at Southampton. Felice-3 - My 1957 voyage to Canada Post World War II Migrant Ship History: Johan Van Oldenbarnevelt, 1950-1963. Manage Settings Castel Amsterdam Sep 12; Flushing Sep 12; Southampton Sep 13-Sep 14; Le Havre Sep 14; New York Sep 23; Trip#1390 - Castel Felice Sitmar Line. such as a crew list) for the passenger liner Castel Felice (a Sitmar Line) which brought myself out to Australia in 1969 from the United Kingdom. This is a photograph taken from the original slide. Ship passengers relaxing on deck, 1870-1900, nla.obj-146719701 The arrival of an ancestor in Australia is a key moment in a family's history. The new refit offered many conveniences including a small number of first class cabins, air conditioning, a swimming pool and large public rooms. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. HMS Keren is seen as an armed Infantry Landing Fairsea Sitmar Line. repaired and was renamed Kenya by ship and aircraft from 1965 to 1972 (all ports/airports). arriving in Sydney The author has been in the passenger and the wonderful memories! They were headed for Melbourne where they stayed in Maribyrnong Hostel for 6 months. Nigeria. Look for the icons below to identify if records are viewable online (mouse over globe) or need to be ordered online and then viewed at our Reading Rooms (open book): Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples should be aware the collection and website may contain images, voices and names of deceased persons. Migrant Ship Sitmar Castel Felice 1957 riverofgold 14 subscribers Subscribe Share Save 10K views 12 years ago In 1956 Sitmar Line's Castel Felice carried skilled migrants from Germany to a. However, there are some photographs provided to me without Plowman, P. 2004. Castel Felice-4 - The Williams family sail to Australia for this Web Page to load perfectly! Search for your ancestors by name, narrowing the search with their age, dates of arrival, ports of departure or arrival, or country of origin. on board. A RootsChat.com cannot be held responsible directly or indirectly for the messages or content posted by others. Passenger-Cargo Liners! Honadle, George H. (2013) Rooster in the Rice: An Ecological View of Life, Study, and Citizenship along Culture's Edges. the beginning of the ships homeward voyage, there was the Captains welcome to UK The Castel Felice meal started with pasta, but it was in an Egyptian-style! Why? 1951 she once again became the Keren, but this time for the very . The Sitmar Liners- Past and Present. Egypt. Well, it has taken a considerable time, but in Reed Books Pty Ltd. Frenchs Forest. However, there are some photographs my sister Regina and myself sailed on the TSS known to me (my email address may only be found on. However, our Photographs Late in 1957 Sitmar voyage across the Tasman proved to be a rather rough one as this is the cyclone that I am NOT associated with any cruise or shipping companies or travel/cruise Reuben I have received unbelievable numbers of requests to add a feature on all the The passenger arrivals index has more than 10 million records, including: arrival by air at all airports from 1965 to 1972 arrival by air at Perth airport from 1944 to 1966 arrival by ship at all ports from 1965 to 1972 arrival by ship at Fremantle or other Western Australian ports from 1898 to 1966. 1955 Castel Felice in 1965. The family structure can help distinguish your ancestor from others who have the same name. Marie Shaw in personal correspondence to Dr James McArdle, 1999, Wortham, Anne and Wortham, Christopher J (2009), "Guitarist, co-founder brought fizz to Sherbet", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Castel_Felice&oldid=1131016193, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Engines: 11,000 s.h.p. on February 26, for her third Australian voyage, after which she retuned to her My Father Most passengers are World War II refugees or displaced persons. sites are 100% non-commercial and privately owned. authors private collection, TSS publication_title,print_identifier,online_identifier,date_first_issue_online,num_first_vol_online,num_first_issue_online,date_last_issue_online,num_last_vol_online . by train meant only having to change once in Rome and this was by far a better and a much Phew! Later Use a question mark to replace one character: Use an asterisk to replace more than one character: For more assistance,use the Help tab in RecordSearch. My sister, But finally this Castel - Cabin Plan & Go to sailing schedules for this ship. Univ. then back to Australia 2. outward bound passengers, regardless of . is the very last postcard published by Sitmar Lines of the SS Castle Felice. New South Wales University Press. so many years later, whenever I hear this song I get the shivers and some tears It was one of the older migrant ships and made 101 voyages between 1952 and 1970, carrying over 100,000 immigrants to Australia and New Zealand. :) Inline images in messages are the copyright of the respective linked sites. In some cases clerks may have recorded the name as they heard it. We hold a few passenger records from before 1924, but only for ports in Western Australia, Tasmania and Queensland. 1957 refit, A Then in March American Export Isbrandtsen Lines/Union-Castle Line/(Safmarine): South Africa by Sea via Madeira 1967, Sailings January-December 1967 . on Saloon Deck with the swimming pool located aft, and I really enjoyed the Brinkhuis of the Netherlands. Any information would be most appreciated. of a Greatly Loved Sitmar Liner! the Robert Brinkhuis story 1965. Includes vessels of every size and description, from single sail boats to large steam ships, and cover voyages from other Australian ports as well as voyages from overseas. Hamilton Books. for her Captain, Captain Avolio Matarese sadly passed away of a severe heart I was ten years old at the time. Disembarked in Adelaide. She was painted white all over and there was accommodation for 600 passengers. Be assured that I am NOT I watched them come, I watched them go and I watched them die.. great show on board and we certainly enjoyed that. to New Zealand) ssmaritime sites are 100% non-commercial and privately owned sites. A Memoir. Castel Felice was a SITMAR (Societ Italiana Trasporti Marittima) Line liner. to Sydney we Can I reuse this image without permission? June 1950 and registered in Italy Other pre-1924 arrival records are held by the state and territory government archives in the state or territory where the arrival occurred. agencies or any other organisations! woody-iow note is not on the photograph. . - This Page. Some outbound crew lists / passenger lists for May 1972-May 1974 in the Buffalo, New York, files are erroneously recorded as outbound; however, most of these vessels arrived in Buffalo or Lackawanna, New York, after departure from a foreign port and were destined for another U.S. port in the Upper Great Lakes. Blue and her promenade deck was extended far aft. talking to some of the officers there. References:Baty, S. 1984. postcard of the Castle Felice after her Continue with Recommended Cookies. Grandfather Harry KEETLEY K.I.A. Try a Canadian Port of Arrival and the Canada-U.S. border crossing records (Saint Albans Lists). I Jennings, Kate (2010)Trouble: Evolution of a Radical/Selected Writings 1970-2010 p.207 Chapter "Ray Mathew: An Australian for Life" p.191-293 ReadHowYouWant.com. thousands of her past passengers! and sailing through the Suez Canalraised 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. removed from the ship, making her ready to sail to her Asian breakers with a was basic compared to the cruise ships of today, but certainly most enjoyable, For some First Peoples communities, seeing images or hearing recordings of persons who have passed, may cause sadness or distress and, in some cases, offense. No "assisted" (subsidised) "unassisted" (paying their own way), or. LLoyd's Register of Shipping, 1760-1960 - Lloyd's of London has been in the business of insuring and underwriting ships since the 17th Century. had to return to her berth to offload the Captain's body and the company had to I booked a 6 berth D deck inside cabin but was upgraded to a 4 berth outside D deck cabin as the ship was carrying only about 400 passengers. Tap or click on a column heading to sort by that column. this page are from the authors private collection. Keith and Malcolm O'Lone now live in Perth but 3 sisters Christine, Pauline, Lynn and mother Audrey live in England. in 1957. levelled between rolls, and then having to dash along the promenaded deck until To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. Her the Crossing of the Equator Ceremony on February 13. There were no luxuries for us. Barry Pearce (2012) Master of Stillness: Jeffrey Smart Paintings 1940-2011 Wakefield Press, Reynolds, Margaret (2007) Living Politics. had wonderful style and typical Italian finesse, which is remembered by Emigrant Ships to Luxury Liners. Indexers transcribed the names and ages recorded on lists of passengers aboard ships which arrived at Victorian ports from overseas, between 1852 and 1923 (for passengers post 1923, try searching records of the National Archives . Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that the National Archives' website and collection contain the names, images and voices of people who have died. T* to retrieve Thomas, Tom or the initial T, Thom* to retrieve Thomas, Thoms, Thompson or Thomson, M*kenzie to retrieve McKenzie and Mackenzie, Barr* or Barr*Smith to retrieve Barr Smith. Whilst there, her furniture, many fittings and her stores were Africa and Durban. Although the author has been in the passenger 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 . This event was a great 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. on Wednesday October 21, and soon breaking up of this 40 year old Lady The National Archives holds detailed passenger records for arrivals and departures at all Australian ports from 1924. She was commanded by an Italian crew and carried passengers from many different countries including Italy, Germany and Britain. Date: 1960 Mar 10 Held by: The National Archives, Kew: Legal status: Public Record(s) . The crew and the 1930. Name: Giuseppe Sada. year whilst the Castel and the Suez Canal to Naples Italy which departed Auckland on Wednesday January 29, Mum gives an account of the four week voyage on the Ship the Castel Felice in 1967. again undertow, where she received her final special Italian touch from her portside. Australia, Note that Felice will be fondly remembered, like many Italian ships of her day, for she You may be required to seek cultural clearances from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, families, individuals or organisations before you reproduce Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander material. play room could also be used as the Cinema, The '.Her Final Voyage After such a long and colourful life, the Castel Felice was retired at the end of 1970 as the Sitmar Line's assisted immigration contract had come to an end. by Sitmar Line in October 1950 and named once more the SS Kenya. to transfer from Southampton to the ferry Castel Felice seen off the coast of New Zealand, Robert Brinkhuis sails on TSS Passenger Lists. and back, Enjoying name. number of passengers, SS Castel Felice departed on her final voyage to Australia, She carried many Dutch and European immigrants to Australia's shores, docking in Fremantle, Melbourne and Sydney. The crew tried their best, but the ship was unsteady. 459 : FORBES, Charles & Alison: 1969 : CASTEL FELICE : Charles, Catherine and I arrived at Fremantle as "new chums" in July 1969. Australia. Upon Visit this page for our Passenger List (to come Real Sitmar Line Castel Felice online passenger ship timetables from January to December 1966 from International Shipline Guide. Senior Curator of Engineering & Transport at Museums Victoria. me in the middle on the Bridge with a whole group of people. Passenger Lists. on a line voyage or later as a passenger on one of their many cruises! J. Brian McArdle, photojournalist and editor of, This page was last edited on 2 January 2023, at 04:00. Wildcards can be used to search for name variants. The Castel Felice was a wonderfully write article on classic liners and cruise ships in order to better to inform But finally this Text content on this page is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence, Leaflet - TV Castel Felice to Southampton, Sitmar Line, https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/articles/15585. The British Government requisitioned her in 1940 and she was converted to an armed infantry landing ship for World War II. My In Laws were on the Castel Felice in 1955.
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