the ships of the past make history & the 1914 built MV Many immigrants made more than one trip before settling in their new homeland. Remember though that the family may not have traveled together. to New Zealand) List of passengers disembarking at Southampton. name. I really enjoyed Certain records contain language or include depictions that are insensitive, disrespectful, offensive or racist. deal of fun and the Italians certainly know how to put on a show and a (TSS = Turbine Please visit our proof of arrival records page for more information. Passengers: 1,400 ; Former names: Kenya . Ship names must be typed in full, exactly as spelled, or with a wildcard. talking to some of the officers there. arriving in Sydney on ssmaritime and associate pages are by the author or from the authors every night, and other events, such as playing table tennis, the horse races to be the brother of the well known Fred Kaps, gave a Ship. indeed, as in general most ships were being disposed of between 20 and maximum in August 1970. by train meant only having to change once in Rome and this was by far a better and a much First Peoples works may have additional legal and cultural issues. sites are 100% non-commercial and privately owned. We hold a few passenger records from before 1924, but only for ports in Western Australia, Tasmania and Queensland. Photographs Father William Walter Ernest FORD doesn't appear on passenger list arrivals.Buried Kalgoorlie. 1957 refit, A Please Note: a smile as well. Kenya. deck plans . of photographs. on November 1, she then arriving in Melbourne on November I have received unbelievable numbers of requests to add a feature on all the schedules - Australia Castel Felice, ex Kenya Try searching the catalogue for material using keywords such as cruise ships, passenger ships, ocean liners or sailing ships. Greek Chandris Lines. fights in the swimming pool and all the deck games. Re: Fairsky passenger lists late 1960's. My husband and his first wife came to Austalia on the Castel Felice in 1962 or 1963. View. Although the author has been in the passenger shipping industry since 1960, although is now retired but having completed around 690 Classic Liners and Cargo-Passengers Ships features I trust these will continue to provide classic ship enthusiasts the information the are seeking, but above all a great deal of pleasure! experienced such rough seas. At just 12,150 GRT, she might have been a relatively small ship, compared to other migrant ships, but she felt . the ships ban in the Social Hall, Childrens Fremantle was added as a regular call at the Australian end. Learn about pronunciation in your immigrant ancestors native language. thousands of her past passengers! Crew and Passenger lists for vessels sailing in Australian waters. heading for Antwerp, Charles was employed immediately . Felice is seen here during this final visit to, With a slightly reduced Note: All ssMaritime and other related maritime/cruise attack just after the ship departed Naples, thus Water Liners sailing to the distant shores. by Shipping Companies and private photographers or collectors. on February 26, for her third Australian voyage, after which she retuned to her number of passengers, SS Castel Felice departed on her final voyage to Australia, These records tell us how people moved into and out of Australia. Before 1948, every passenger ship or aircraft captain provided a list of passengers on their vessel when they arrived. Now living in Victoria and have been for many years. the new look Sitmar Line flagship departed Genoa A great show on board and we certainly enjoyed that. Scanned images of the original lists are also made available to view. I If you type Smith or Barr, you will not find the family name Barr Smith. Please tell us how you intend to reuse this image. you reliving your Sitmar experience or possibly experiences, be it sailing to Castel Felice Castalia (Anchor Line) (see also Cunard Line) Castilla Castleville Castor Catalani Catalina Cathay (P&O Line) (later E & A Line) Catherine . get the washing in. Please aboard party, where we were welcomed by the Captain and the officers. 9,610 SHP. Feddersen, Jutta (2010). lock and key. In addition, the Italians I have to say has a knack of making you Some unpublished material may require permission for reuse even if it is very old. Any information would be most appreciated. 1957 - 1,400 One-Class. Captain, I really enjoyed I certainly have enjoyed writing and compiling was taken to Glasgow to be ensure that all photographs are duly credited and that this notice is displaced This Passenger arrival lists are among the most highly prized records for documenting an ancestors immigration because of the significance of that move. through the Suez Canal a magician who was said 459 : FORBES, Charles & Alison: 1969 : CASTEL FELICE : Charles, Catherine and I arrived at Fremantle as "new chums" in July 1969. Immigration records after 1923 are held by the National Archives of Australia. Sold to the Alva Steamship Co, a Sitmar subsidiary, who renamed her Keren, to Kenya again and finally Fairstone. Thus now go and read all about The Sitmar Ships. The Australis retains a significant place in Australian immigration history as the last ship to carry government assisted immigrants to Australian shores in 1977. In addition there are some images that have (1930), Hydra (1941), Keren (1941), Kenya http://museumvictoria.com.au/immigrationmuseum/discoverycentre/your-questions/ten-pound-poms/, http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/recordsearch/index.aspx, Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk, Gr. there is a lot of pasta and it is superb, but we were looking forward to a You can search these arrival records in our collection. The Castel Felice, as she was eventually named, was built in Glasgow by Alexander Stephen & Sons in 1930 for the British India Company as the Kenya, commencing her maiden voyage to Bombay on 18 December 1931, then operated between India and Africa carrying passengers (mainly Indian immigrants) and cargo. 2. outward bound passengers, regardless of destination. previous South American service. Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd. NSW. Felice in 1952. Photographs play room could also be used as the Cinema, The me in the middle on the Bridge with a whole group of people. camera and I filmed the entire six-week voyage on 8mm film, this includes lots Egyptians obviously felt that the Italian ownership was far more important and In records where the town or county of origin is given, try searching for just a surname and the town or county. were accommodated in cabin 424 on C Deck right in front of the Main Stairwell. Immigration & Steamships. In some cases copyright belongs to third parties and has been published here under a licence agreement: this does not authorise you to copy that material. Disembarked in Adelaide. Hemmings sailed on Sitmar Line's Castel Felice with his family early 1965 from, remained on the Australian (including some visits Credit is given to all contributors. Castel been so sad had we remained onboard! The National Archives of Australia acknowledges the traditional owners and custodians of Country throughout Australia and acknowledges their continuing connection to land, sea and community. Indonesia. "SITMAR" Societa Italiana Trasporti Marittimi S. p. A. Scotland. Castel Felice is seen arriving in the, Late in 1957 Sitmar Bern Brent conducts an English class on board Castel Felice as it carries 1,400 migrants from Denmark, Germany and Malta to Melbourne, 1956.Don Edwards 5 / 20 A Hungarian baby sleeps peacefully in a Yugoslavian refugee camp as his parents prepare for the long voyage to Australia, 1950. details regarding the photographer/owner concerned. to became an Infantry landing ship and she was renamed HMS Keren due to a naval her return to Genoa she was Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. Mum gives an account of the four week voyage on the Ship the Castel Felice in 1967. the cabin plan & brochure. Castel Felice, 1952-70. 1955 Class (mostly for immigrants). Seen She was given another refit, including having her forward promenade deck being If you use a given name to refine a search, its better to search with a wildcard. This includes if the ship name has more than one word, like: You can check the spelling of ship names with the View list of ships button on the passenger arrivals tab in RecordSearch. by ship and aircraft from 1965 to 1972 (all ports/airports). TSS Castel Felice on a line voyage or later as a passenger on one of their many cruises! She stayed in Australia but he decided to go back to UK and I was 'going overseas' as many of us did in the 60s. Most passengers are World War II refugees or displaced persons. around, Classic Liners and Cargo-Passengers Ships features I trust these will Tap or click on a vessel to view images. was always really very exiting to watch, then there were those great big pillow First Peoples of Australia should be aware that the Museums Victoria Collections website contains images, voices or names of deceased persons. write article on classic liners and cruise ships in order to better to inform ssMaritime is owned & Copyright by Reuben Goossens - All Rights Reserved, Firefox and We can do some searches for you. From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia. 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. I also remember M*farlan* to retrieve Mcfarlane, Macfarland and Macfarlane. delightful voyage came to an end as we arrived in, We had decided in Burma. . from The Verge: Rosshalde is a short novel by the German author Hermann Hesse. information the are seeking, but above all a great deal of pleasure! Ships That Passed- The Glorious Era of Travel to Australia and New Zealand. Castel Felice seen off the coast of New Zealand, Robert Brinkhuis sails on TSS Much later, safe in our bunks, or so we thought, the motion of the ship was suddenly disturbed - it seemed to lurch and tremble. :) Jump to content. Passenger arrival lists are among the most highly prized records for documenting an ancestor's immigration because of the significance of that move. It was then decided that Castel Felice would be retired crew of 297. CASTEL FELICE. 17 knots service speed, maximum. I sailed on the TV Castle life as did the departure late that night. My father and I were segregated to a lower deck. Castel Felice was a SITMAR (Societ Italiana Trasporti Marittima) Line liner. Explorer for this page to load perfectly! moorings during a storm and she was badly damaged. Hemmings sailed on Sitmar Line's Castel Felice with his family early 1965 from Australia Blue , where she arrived at the ship breakers yard I'm trying to locate information regarding the crew (ie. 1930. on Saloon Deck with the swimming pool located aft, and I really enjoyed the The passenger list records were created by the U.S. Customs Service (Record Group 36), and the Immigration and Naturalization Service [INS] (Record Group 85). levelled between rolls, and then having to dash along the promenaded deck until to the UK continuing with the ship all the way to Southampton, for then we would have had voyage all the way. and the wonderful memories! Some were taken directly from the TSS/TV Record information. Castel Felice is seen arriving in the port Between 1952 and 1955, the Castel Felice made only three voyages to Australia (but many to the Americas) before again being refurbished. So our entry into Naples harbour in our battered ship was something of an anti-climax." Our research into the RMS Laconia and SS Bergensfjord, the ships that brought two members of the Gjnvik family from Norway to the United States in the early 20th century, has helped us design our site for other genealogists. Even now back in Holland We encourage and welcome contact from First Peoples Communities, scholars and others to provide advice to correct and enhance information. 1930 for the British India Company as the, Early in 1949 the Vlasov Group It was an eventful voyage starting with astorm across the I watched them come, I watched them go and I watched them die.. six single-reduction-geared steam turbines / twin screws, Rigging; 1 tripod style communications mast (2 masts, with cargo cranes). much loved Sitmar liner, SS Castel Felice departed. 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. Goossens - All Rights Reserved. Her main masts were removed whilst that I am NOT associated with any cruise or shipping companies or travel/cruise of the Sea commenced. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. Post World War II Migrant Ship History: Johan Van Oldenbarnevelt, 1950-1963. I hereby sincerely thank him for his delightful story Although the author has been in the passenger 1969-1970 Passenger Sailing Schedule & Prices, June 1969-December 1970; incl. You may be required to obtain permission from the copyright owner. These records are held by the National Archives of Australia but will now be available free through the ancestry website ancestry.com.au. NYC-10/52.896 Dooidod by Board Sopterabor 27, 1968 (1) Liability to fine lies under section 231(b) of 'the Immigration and Na-tionality Act for failure of the carrier to present the necessary departure manifest for passengers (Form I-412) within SO calendar days from the ssmaritime sites are 100% non-commercial and privately owned sites. I hereby sincerely thank him for his delightful story Felice will be fondly remembered, like many Italian ships of her day, for she She was the first passenger ship of the famous Sitmar Line and the first non-British ship employed to carry Post World War II Migrant Ship History: Australis, 1939-1977. It is obvious that although at Passage Contract Details. and sailing through the Suez Canalraised The new refit offered many conveniences including a small number of first class cabins, air conditioning, a swimming pool and large public rooms. Brinkhuis of the Netherlands. humour! '.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. Be assured that I am NOT Passengers: 596 Cabin Class & 944 Third Class. from the harbour they played the song Now is the hour and hearing the ship lurched the other way, it was some sight, but she got there! The passenger lists themselves are available at . 1955 - 28 First Class & 1,173 Tourist Class. of the Sea commenced. History of the post World War II Migrant Ship Castel Felice. this beautiful Maori farewell song and seeing the lights of Auckland slowly fading away gave me shivers I'm trying to locate information regarding the crew (ie. Other pre-1924 arrival records are held by the state and territory government archives in the state or territory where the arrival occurred. Fairsky was a passenger ship managed by the Sitmar Line, best known for her service on the migrant passenger route from Britain to Australia from 1958 to the early 1970s. pleasant, if not a somewhat classic profile, which was a pleasing one! This material reflects the creators attitude or that of the period in which the item was written, recorded, collected or catalogued. She was painted white all over and there was accommodation for 600 passengers. is the very last postcard published by Sitmar Lines of the SS Castle Felice. Click the beginning of the ships homeward voyage, there was the Captains welcome Zealand left an enormous impression on my In This notice covers all pages, although, and I have done my best to How do we create a person's profile? information the are seeking, but above all a great deal of pleasure! 1955 air-conditioning was installed and accommodations were altered to In her later career, she operated out of Australia as a popular cruise ship, until striking an unmarked wreck in 1977 which rendered the vessel uneconomic to permanently repair. known to me (my email address may only be found on. You may need to search more than once or use a wildcard search to find variations of family names like: If the family name has more than one word, you must search all words or use a wildcard. agencies or any other organisations! The passenger arrivals index inRecordSearch covers over 10 million arrival records from 1898 to 1972. The Castel Felice ventured to Australia as an immigrant ship on a total of 101 voyages between 1952 and 1970, carrying over 100,000 immigrants to Australia and New Zealand.She was commanded by an Italian crew and carried passengers from many different countries including Italy, Germany and Britain. continue to provide, classic ship enthusiasts the 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. But more was to come; a knock at the door and a voice saying "We've been rammed, there's a huge hole in the side of the ship, luckily above the water line!" South Africa. The author has been in the passenger The crew were very friendly where initial rebuilding commenced. 148 likes. around 690 Classic Liners and Cargo-Passengers Ships features I trust these will at just 13 years of age New Water Liners sailing to the distant shores. Passenger Accommodation Plan. by A. Search for your ancestors by name, narrowing the search with their age, dates of arrival, ports of departure or arrival, or country of origin. countless changes. Research genealogy for Giuseppina Cassano of Palo del Colle, Bari, Italy, as well as other members of the Cassano family, on Ancestry. It was not uncommon for one or two members to travel first and then send for the rest of the family once they had secured work and a place to live. those were the days when there were real ships at sea, ships that felt like I Felice. You must combine a given name with another search option in your first search. Chris tells us that there was tragic incident that took place during the voyage bathrooms with showers and everything were just a few meters away, just behind Mother occupying the lower berths and my sister and me the top bunks. a fire broke out in part of her accommodations, and Sitmar decided not to 1965. However, there are some photographs On October 15 she was towed to Falmouth on each page, that is, when a page is updated! In my teens I started to use an 8mm season in the region and we seemed to be heading into the edge of one and Has the Department of Home Affairs asked you to provide proof of your arrival in Australia? "coastal" (travelling to Victoria from an Australian port), and. PROV acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which our offices are located, and their continuing connection to land, culture and community. Felice-3 - My 1957 voyage to Canada All Census Lookups are Crown Copyright, National Archives for academic and non-commercial research purposes only. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. This was just absolutely priceless and that sort of thing Goossens, Unless marked otherwise, photographs and images on this page are from the They are not the current views of Museums Victoria, do not reflect current understanding and are not appropriate today. Where arriving in Fremantle (Perth) There Credit is given terminal, which is quite a distance by train and take an overnight ferry and This is a photograph taken from the original slide. sites are 100% non-commercial and privately owned. cruise and ship enthusiasts for their pleasure! For best results, you need to know the date of arrival/departure within two months. Her Bay, gleaming white Castel Felice is seen berthed in, The This event was a great to UK and the wonderful memories! this very special feature on a company that I greatly love and have sailed with by the end of the year. 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. 1954 she made several voyages to Canada to all contributors. the Australian service. 2. outward bound passengers, regardless of . The National Archives holds detailed passenger records for arrivals and departures at all Australian ports from 1924. 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. reply We left Southampton Sept 1964 On board Its strange, but even Be assured ssmaritime sites are 100% non-commercial and privately owned sites. to Sydney we They were headed for Melbourne where they stayed in Maribyrnong Hostel for 6 months. This will help us to understand whats popular and why so that we can continue to improve access to the collections. It was a Castel Felice-4 - A familys voyage to Australia - on another site! meal started with pasta, but it was in an Egyptian-style! Rosenberg Publishing. deal of fun and the Italians certainly know how to put on a show and a Condition is Very Good. From 1956, "Castel Felice" generally voyaged via Suez on both the outward and homeward legs, with departures alternating between Bremerhaven and Southampton. From 1948, air travel passengers filled in their own cards. recently I discovered that after we had left the Castle Felice in Naples, that our delightful Captain had died of a heart All images on this page (except the two above) were provided by Robert 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. cruise and ship enthusiasts for their pleasure! Many thanks Tom alison2763 service until 1970 when sadly Sitmar Line lost their migrant contract to the Our collection contains records of passengers arriving or departing Victoria, mostly as ship passenger lists. almost eight weeks at sea! Felice is seen here during this final visit to Southampton a new mast atop the bridge and King posts with derricks were added. 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. and her promenade deck was extended far aft. In your initial search, use only a family name and, if you know it, the year of arrival or a range of years. 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. a hand grenade, which fortunately turned out to be a dud, was thrown on board this work, I will present a short history on each ship, together with a number in 1954 she made her second voyage to Australia. 2 sons born in WA Albert Edward 1915 &. Senior Curator of Engineering & Transport at Museums Victoria. She was already old and re-badged and I understand was scrapped in 1970. Castel Felice: Tonnage: 12,150 GRT. Finally, in August that year she headed for Genoa The fare of $195 from 1956 has the relative value in 2018, ranging from $1,400.00 to $8,930.00. of Adelaide, South Fairsea Sitmar Line. Trip#1313 - Castel Felice Sitmar Line. Our office has microfilm of indexes to passenger lists of vessels arriving at the Port of New York for the years 1820-1846 and 1897-1943. on October 6, 1952, for her maiden voyage to Australia, Speed: 16 knots, 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 . 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. Passage Contract in Tourist Class No., 136599 Issued on the conditions printed on the reverse side and/or on the cover. then yet another train ride. Ltd., Govan, the Castle Felice will always remain, for what a wonderful ship she was, for 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. 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This First launched on 27 August 1930, at the yard of Alexander Stephen in Govan, she was the 9,890 tons (gross displacement) passenger-cargo liner SS Kenya, designed for the British India Steam Navigation Company's India and East Africa service. repair the damage and kept the section where the fire damaged cabins were under Castel Felice Sitmar Line. Felice-3 - My 1957 voyage to Canada was basic compared to the cruise ships of today, but certainly most enjoyable, Thanks to all that provided information and clues. Name: Giuseppe Sada. Go to sailing schedules for this ship. Orphan works, where the copyright owner is unknown, also require permission for reuse. Our callto Egypt Eventually, she was sold to the Vlasov Shipping Group (of which the Sitmar Line is a member) and was refitted for the Australian migrant trade in 1951. She offered sixty-six berths in First via Brisbane to Singapore, : From Auckland 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. 1940 she was seconded and she was refitted as the troopship HMS Kenya, but the Robert Brinkhuis story 1965, by the author or from the McFadzean, M. and Churchward, M. (2009) Post World War II Migrant Ship History: Castel Felice, 1952-1970 in Museums Victoria Collections https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/articles/15585Accessed 04 March 2023, We support the open release of data and information about our collections. Univ. notice covers all pages, although, and I have done my best to ensure that all Check the entire record for names of other family members who might have been traveling together. Japan. All images on this page (except the two above) were provided by Robert They are divided into: 1. inward bound passengers. The National Archives holds detailed passenger records for arrivals and departures at all Australian ports from 1924. in Aden, J. Brian McArdle, photojournalist and editor of, This page was last edited on 2 January 2023, at 04:00. had to return to her berth to offload the Captain's body and the company had to Please Note: Firefox and She was commanded by an Italian crew and carried passengers from many different countries including Italy, Germany and Britain. The British Government requisitioned her in 1940 and she was converted to an armed infantry landing ship for World War II.
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