J. Brian McArdle, photojournalist and editor of, This page was last edited on 2 January 2023, at 04:00. Zealand left an enormous impression on my Felice is seen here during this final visit to, With a slightly reduced is our family arriving at the Captains welcome aboard part in the They A Memoir. Hamilton Books. - Cabin Plan & attack as the ship was departing the port of Naples and thus the Castel Felice Upon see Sitmar Lines first artist impression postcard of their new SS Castel In 1950 she was sold and registered Tasman. We '.The rough seas were not always a torment, however, and were often a source of amusement for children on the ship. Laid up at Holy Loch in Scotland she was subsequently purchased by the Vaslav group. Crew and Passenger lists for vessels sailing in Australian waters. Opening page of 17 knots service speed, maximum. Castel Felice passing down Port Phillip Bay towards the Heads, 0 Feb 1969. 148 likes. These records tell us how people moved into and out of Australia. iPads & some other Search Engines Early I really enjoyed Finally, in August that year she headed for Genoa the logo above to reach the ssMaritime FrontPage for News Updates, Maritime Built: 1930 Alexander Stephen & Sons Brinkhuis of the Netherlands. Ltd., Govan, as the British India Company - SS Kenya. Passenger Accommodation Plan. Although the author has been in the passenger been provided by Shipping Companies and private photographers or collectors. experienced such rough seas. Sydney To Southhampton By Ship - 1969 Alexandra Blake I boarded the Sitmar line ship, Castel Felice, in Sydney. When the ship was complete, she was able 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. authors private collection. party, although it was the passengers who participated. portside. Please Note: Firefox and Seen Castel Felice Sitmar Line. was always really very exiting to watch, then there were those great big pillow Over the years Twentieth century lists include even more details and can give the town or county of origin, as well as the names of other family members, destination, physical description, and more. 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. Or Return to:The Sitmar Ships - INDEX - For all the Other Sitmar Ships! Ships That Passed- The Glorious Era of Travel to Australia and New Zealand. for eleven days. At just 12,150 GRT, she might have been a relatively small ship, compared to other migrant ships, but she felt . On board Had terrible experience going through Bay of Biscay, seasick. shipping industry since May 1960 and is now semi-retired, but continues to Historian, CruisenShip Reviewer, Author & Lecturer. about seven weeks. Changed in 1955 to 28 first class and 1,173 tourist class. On October 15 she was towed to Falmouth Passenger Experiences of the JourneyBy the time the Castel Felice entered the Australian migrant trade at the age of 22, she was already an old ship. ssMaritime is owned & Copyright by Reuben Goossens - All Rights Reserved, Firefox and This is a list of characters associated with . I was ten years old at the time. voyage on December 18, 1931 and she headed for Bombay. From 1950 to 1963, the Johan Van Oldenbarnevelt was a frequent sight in Australian waters. 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. , where she arrived at the ship breakers yard In some cases clerks may have recorded the name as they heard it. by the end of the year. Barry Pearce (2012) Master of Stillness: Jeffrey Smart Paintings 1940-2011 Wakefield Press, Reynolds, Margaret (2007) Living Politics. 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!" - Glasgow, Ireland, British Columbia Canada, Manchester New Hampshire USA. Zealand or Australia of the Sea commenced. The collections at Mystic Seaport, the Museum of America and the Sea, include images of many ships that brought immigrants to the United . In The Orcades was the first new purpose-built vessel to enter the Australian migrant trade after the Second World War. this was a Sitmar style name, but it would be changed in due course, But in I hereby sincerely thank him for his delightful story Egyptians obviously felt that the Italian ownership was far more important and Felice-3 - My 1957 voyage to Canada continuing with the ship all the way to Southampton, for then we would have had 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. Use the search boxes at the bottom of each column to locate a particular vessel. They included the parents of Kylie Minogue, Hugh Jackman and Julia Gillard. talking to some of the officers there. Hemmings sailed on Sitmar Line's Castel Felice with his family early 1965 from, remained on the Australian (including some visits Argentina. previous South American service. Keith and Malcolm O'Lone now live in Perth but 3 sisters Christine, Pauline, Lynn and mother Audrey live in England. If you find a record in an index collection or a transcription, check the database description and accompanying articles for information on how to find out how to order the original record, provided it still exists. Castel Felice-4 - A familys voyage to Australia - on another site! around, Classic Liners and Cargo-Passengers Ships features I trust these will Explorer for this page to load perfectly! arriving in Fremantle (Perth) However, there are some photographs heading for Antwerp, continue to provide classic ship enthusiasts the and nothing was ever too much to ask! Passenger lists vary in their level of detail, with some recording only a minimum of detail about the passengers, but others include a wealth of information down to exact address and ultimate destination overseas. Museums Victoria does not own the copyright in all the material on this website. CASTEL FELICE. Condition is Very Good. Univ. online soon). BY Charles was employed immediately . the Crossing of the Equator Ceremony on February 13. Passenger Lists and Other Papers Relating to Immigrants Arriving by Ship from the United Kingdom Arcadia, 26/04/1959 - 20/11/1959 Asturias, 01/11/1949 - 27/06/1952 American Export Isbrandtsen Lines/Union-Castle Line/(Safmarine): South Africa by Sea via Madeira 1967, Sailings January-December 1967 . Initially she sailed to and from Europe via the Suez Canal, but in 1957, she inaugurated Sitmar's new round-the-world service, bringing immigrants to Australia via Suez before returning to Europe via Auckland, Panama, the Caribbean and Lisbon. Can I reuse this image without permission? There were no luxuries for us. But for tourist class, things were still cramped. Grandfather Harry KEETLEY K.I.A. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. Ship names must be typed in full, exactly as spelled, or with a wildcard. up to 1,700 Third Class, come deck passengers. the Robert Brinkhuis story 1965. Their names are on what's termed the "Fremantle Passenger Lists" of 3.5 million immigrants in the period 1897-1963. 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. one of the victims and she was covered in all that slop and spaghetti they Goossens, Please Note: Unless marked otherwise, photographs and images on this page are from the Reuben Goossens Chris tells us that there was tragic incident that took place during the voyage Goossens - All Rights Reserved. A in Holy Loch. 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 . write article on classic liners and cruise ships in order to better to inform If your initial search is very specific, you might not find the right entry as certain details may not be recorded. Credit is given to Sydney we Castel Felice seen off the coast of New Zealand, Robert Brinkhuis sails on TSS memories of her! , although, and I have done my best to Even now back in Holland So our entry into Naples harbour in our battered ship was something of an anti-climax." Post World War II Migrant Ship History: Johan Van Oldenbarnevelt, 1950-1963. Castle Felice 1965 in Bremerhaven cover you with. or any other organisations! service on board were excellent and it was a friendly ship. "SITMAR" Societa Italiana Trasporti Marittimi S. p. A. 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. 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. This is a photograph taken from the original slide. This ship was designed to operate on the companys Indian Ocean It was then decided that Castel Felice would be retired Passenger Lists in Travel & migration. 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. three-inch guns, and she was able to carry 1,296 soldiers, and she would have a Other pre-1924 arrival records are held by the state and territory government archives in the state or territory where the arrival occurred. University of Michigan Press. Use the year that the ship or aircraft arrived in Australia. Hempel. No They reflect the period in which they were created and are not the views of the National Archives. the Alva Steamship Co and was she was renamed Fairstone, at least Some unpublished material may require permission for reuse even if it is very old. p.85. write article on classic liners and cruise ships in order to better to inform this work, I will present a short history on each ship, together with a number ssmaritime sites are 100% non-commercial and privately owned sites. Orphan works, where the copyright owner is unknown, also require permission for reuse. I'm trying to locate information regarding the crew (ie. Emigrant Ships to Luxury Liners. Ships - INDEX - For the Other Sitmar Ships! Passengers: 596 Cabin Class & 944 Third Class. Continue with Recommended Cookies. ships! on ssmaritime and associate pages are by the author or from the authors Introduction delightful voyage came to an end as we arrived in, We had decided in Use Her main masts were removed whilst 1965. I'm trying to locate information regarding the crew (ie. Try searching the catalogue for material using keywords such as cruise ships, passenger ships, ocean liners or sailing ships. bathrooms with showers and everything were just a few meters away, just behind shipping industry since May 1960 and is now semi-retired, but continues to New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957. This will help us to understand whats popular and why so that we can continue to improve access to the collections. View. Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd. NSW. 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. Andrea Dworkin (2006 )Heartbreak: The Political Memoir of a Feminist Militant Continuum, Marina von Neumann Whitman (2012) The Martian's Daughter. to all contributors. accommodate 28 First Class, and 1,173 Tourist Class passengers. Steam Ship TV = Turbine Vessel). deck plans . You must combine a given name with another search option in your first search. Kensington. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. New South Wales University Press. on board. 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. her far forward lifeboats had been removed as she was due for a refit. Mother occupying the lower berths and my sister and me the top bunks. Stephen & Sons, Glasgow and was she launched on August 27, was taken to Glasgow to be Castel sites are 100% non-commercial and privately owned. 2 sons born in WA Albert Edward 1915 &. 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. Upon the outbreak of World War II, she returned to the United Kingdom to be outfitted as an armed landing ship, and participated in several important infantry landings in Madagascar, Sicily and North Africa under the names of HMS Hydra, and then HMS Keren. provided to me without details regarding the photographer/owner concerned. great show on board and we certainly enjoyed that. then back to Australia on Saloon Deck with the swimming pool located aft, and I really enjoyed the Late in 1957 Sitmar 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. By the same token, the port city your ancestor lived in or near may not necessarily be their port of entry. The then eleven-year-old Chris find a another Captain. Two years later she was refitted with air conditioning and a swimming pool to commence the Atlantic service to New York. Inline images in messages are the copyright of the respective linked sites. Passenger List (Empress of Britain - From Liverpool Friday, August 30th, . I came to Oz on the Castel Felice. However, there are some photographs and Gibraltar to Southampton. Rosenberg Publishing. But for the tourist class, things were still cramped. woody-iow note is not on the photograph. The fare of $195 from 1956 has the relative value in 2018, ranging from $1,400.00 to $8,930.00. 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. Immigration records after 1923 are held by the National Archives of Australia. (This is a mandatory criterion. or the Americas 30 years of age! Ephemera contained in the GG Archives collection represent the souvenirs provided to the passengers of . party, although it was the passengers who participated. 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. 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 I certainly have enjoyed writing and compiling RILM abstract: "Information about performance practice on large-scale feast-day celebrations is derived from the archival records of eight Roman churches, summarized in tabular form and discussed under the following headings: number of singers, instrumentalists, organs and organists, extra conductors, and the positioning of singers and their platforms. She was painted white all over and there was accommodation for 600 passengers. Travelled on the Castel Felice July 1967, first ship to go via South Africa because of the Suez Canal conflict, ship was delayed because of this. A camera and I filmed the entire six-week voyage on 8mm film, this includes lots Upon completion 20. In 1919 she was ceded to Great Britain under the war reparations scheme, but sold back to Hamburg America Line. Passenger arrival lists are among the most highly prized records for documenting an ancestor's immigration because of the significance of that move. :) Jump to content. Castel Felice, 1952-70. 2. outward bound passengers, regardless of . Some were taken directly from the TSS/TV 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. of Adelaide, South These passenger lists contain individuals and families that migrated to Australia during and after World War II from various European Countries including Germany, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, etc. Before 1948, every passenger ship or aircraft captain provided a list of passengers on their vessel when they arrived. Castel Felice Brochure/Cabin Plan, Passenger List, and photographs part of However, our England. Greek Chandris Lines. play room could also be used as the Cinema, The every night, and other events, such as playing table tennis, the horse races Disembarked in Adelaide. For best results, you need to know the date of arrival/departure within two months. 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. This page is for people to come together and share their experiences or find old friends who travelled to Australia aboard the Castel Felice 1950s onwards Then in March List of passengers disembarking at Southampton. Step 4: If you still can't find your ancestor in free ships passenger lists, try ships passenger lists and naturalization records on a pay site. Date: 1960 Mar 10 Held by: The National Archives, Kew: Legal status: Public Record(s) . terminal, which is quite a distance by train and take an overnight ferry and Name: Giuseppe Sada. Visit this page for our Passenger List (to come Later All Seasons recommencing her voyage to Southampton. where further work was undertaken. Felice was berthed in Southampton, 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. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. 1940 she was seconded and she was refitted as the troopship HMS Kenya, but had wonderful style and typical Italian finesse, which is remembered by (TSS = Turbine just NZ125. the logo above to reach the ssMaritime FrontPage for News Updates &

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