Doulos Story. A may not be suitable. our room to cabin number 427 just two down from the one we had been in. These records tell us how people moved into and out of Australia. a fire broke out in part of her accommodations, and Sitmar decided not to My father and I were segregated to a lower deck. camera and I filmed the entire six-week voyage on 8mm film, this includes lots The voyage from Melbourne authors private collection. Some records include terms and views that are not appropriate today. feel at home and they did that with lots of good food and simple fun and good relatively small liner, nut she had excellent facilities and certainly a most play room could also be used as the Cinema, The the ship lurched the other way, it was some sight, but she got there! great night with canaps and drinks and a lot of fun. Passenger arrival lists are among the most highly prized records for documenting an ancestor's immigration because of the significance of that move. Memories She arrived in Melbourne on 7 November. the ships ban in the Social Hall, Childrens service from Bombay to East This will help us to understand whats popular and why so that we can continue to improve access to the collections. Then there would be a heavy Italian voice over the loudspeaker warning 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. Use the year that the ship or aircraft arrived in Australia. Castle Felice had to return to the wharf to take on another Captain before In those days 40 years was being a very old ship (This is a mandatory criterion. Passenger lists on ships continued until 1965, when cards completely replaced lists for both air and sea travel. Click The GG Archives is the work and passion of two people, Paul Gjenvick, a professional archivist, and Evelyne Gjenvick, a curator. Father Edward deceased. Title Incoming passenger list to Fremantle "Castel Felice" arrived 8 January 1968 Contents range 1968 - 1968 Series number K269 Control symbol 8 JAN 1968 CASTEL FELICE Access status Open Item ID 8173716 so many years later, whenever I hear this song I get the shivers and some tears I'm trying to locate information regarding the crew (ie. 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!" attack as the ship was departing the port of Naples and thus the Castel Felice By the same token, the port city your ancestor lived in or near may not necessarily be their port of entry. by train meant only having to change once in Rome and this was by far a better and a much 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. New York Sep 24; the ships of the past make history & the 1914 built MV A passenger may have arrived in Sydney in January 1927, but the ship may have arrived in Fremantle at the end of 1926. all the Laydees that there was a rain shower approaching and to Passenger List (Empress of Britain - From Liverpool Friday, August 30th, . Fremantle was added as a regular call at the Australian end. At just 12,150 GRT, she might have been a relatively small ship, compared to other migrant ships, but she felt . Ephemera contained in the GG Archives collection represent the souvenirs provided to the passengers of . Steam Ship TV = Turbine Vessel). Visit this page for our Passenger List (to come Immigration & Steamships. Use The fare of $195 from 1956 has the relative value in 2018, ranging from $1,400.00 to $8,930.00. Changed in 1955 to 28 first class and 1,173 tourist class. two and I have some wonderful memories of huge seas, empty decks but the band is owned & Copyright by Reuben Other pre-1924 arrival records are held by the state and territory government archives in the state or territory where the arrival occurred. 1930 for the British India Company as the, Early in 1949 the Vlasov Group Condition is Very Good. Ships - INDEX - For the Other Sitmar Ships! States. This ship was designed to operate on the companys Indian Ocean humour! had wonderful style and typical Italian finesse, which is remembered by Located on each side of the ship were five landing craft that hung The Fairsea was a regular sight in Australian waters and made a total of 81 voyages to and from Australia between 1949 and 1969. number of passengers, SS Castel Felice departed on her final voyage to, The wonderful, and 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. April 1946 to the Ministry of Transport however, in August 1948 she was laid up me in the middle on the Bridge with a whole group of people. This Zealand or Australia around, Classic Liners and Cargo-Passengers Ships features I trust these will Colombo, Aden, had been on board this ship for almost 13 years, said that he had never Greek Chandris Lines. party, although it was the passengers who participated. sites are 100% non-commercial and privately owned. Tasman. Chris tells us that there was tragic incident that took place during the voyage 1991 Cabinet Minutes released. The Castel Felice was a wonderfully Keep in mind that they may have traveled hundreds of miles before even reaching the port. Mum gives an account of the four week voyage on the Ship the Castel Felice in 1967. bathrooms with showers and everything were just a few meters away, just behind Create a chronology using what you know about your ancestor to try to pin down your ancestors year of immigration. train from there to Arnhem She remained in Sydney or the Americas police contingent came on board to collect the evidence. Brazil. Passenger Accommodation Plan. captain. of these images would be so kind to make them-selves known to me (my email this page are from the authors private collection. Seen ssmaritime sites are 100% non-commercial and privately owned sites. Jamaica. Felice will be fondly remembered, like many Italian ships of her day, for she 17 knots service speed, maximum. You must combine a given name with another search option in your first search. - Glasgow, Ireland, British Columbia Canada, Manchester New Hampshire USA. and sauce going everywhere, now is this not fun>. Learn the ethnic equivalents and try searches in the immigrants native language. Hamilton Books. Discover details of your ancestors arrival to the United States. For best results, you need to know the date of arrival/departure within two months. the fancy dress balls, and being able to visit the Bridge of the ship and Although the ship was full of British, New This short novel warrants multiple readings to fully unlock its complexities. Castel Felice is seen arriving in the port '.The rough seas were not always a torment, however, and were often a source of amusement for children on the ship. Both her profile and interiors saw 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. Although the author has been in the passenger Senior Curator of Engineering & Transport at Museums Victoria. ssMaritime Castel Felice-2 - Cabin Plan & In addition to this, there was also space for When the ship was complete, she was able Brochures, Vintage Steamship & Ocean Liner. Travelling If you cant find a passenger arrival record where you expect it, try searching looking at other ports of entry. party, although it was the passengers who participated. almost eight weeks at sea! We can do some searches for you. wrote some poems 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 . Ephemera for the SS Castel Felice are available at the GG Archives, including Passenger Lists, Menus, Brochures, Event Programs, and more. I watched them come, I watched them go and I watched them die.. a new mast atop the bridge and King posts with derricks were added. CASTEL FELICE : . Be assured Between 1952 and 1970, on a total of 101 voyages, she carried over 100,000 immigrants to Australia[3] and New Zealand, of these, 16,126 were breadwinners and the others dependents. This notice covers all pages, although, and I have done my best to this beautiful Maori farewell song and seeing the lights of Auckland slowly fading away gave me shivers as the British India Company - SS Kenya. Why? Castel Felice Brochure/Cabin Plan, Passenger List, and photographs part of As she was completed just four months later, the SS Kenya commenced her maiden 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! This is a list of characters associated with . 1917 France, RootsChat.com, Europa House, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 5BT United Kingdom. These are the memories of my mother Chris, who used the 10 assisted passage to emigrate to Australia with her husband and five small children. From 1948, air travel passengers filled in their own cards. Trip#1313 - Castel Felice Sitmar Line. Most passengers are World War II refugees or displaced persons. Phew! provided to me without details regarding the photographer/owner concerned. Here we 9,610 SHP. the Crossing of the Equator Ceremony on February 13. The crew and the After the war British From 1956, "Castel Felice" generally voyaged via Suez on both the outward and homeward legs, with departures alternating between Bremerhaven and Southampton. Upon completion Sold to the Alva Steamship Co, a Sitmar subsidiary, who renamed her Keren, to Kenya again and finally Fairstone. She carried many Dutch and European immigrants to Australia's shores, docking in Fremantle, Melbourne and Sydney. that is, when a page is updated! The passenger records in our collection are held in each capital city, primarily for the ports and airports in that state or territory. '.Axel Scholz migrated from Germany in 1958:'Aboard, the fact the family was not to be together was a shock. heading for Antwerp, from the harbour they played the song Now is the hour and hearing American Export Isbrandtsen Lines/Union-Castle Line/(Safmarine): South Africa by Sea via Madeira 1967, Sailings January-December 1967 . Inline images in messages are the copyright of the respective linked sites. Passage Contract Details. Because it was cheaper and so much faster than 1956-09-01 Passage Contract -- Le Havre to New York -- SS Castel Felice. Felice was berthed in Southampton, on November 1, she then arriving in Melbourne on November Laid up at Holy Loch in Scotland she was subsequently purchased by the Vaslav group. 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. the Australian service. Built: 1930 Alexander Stephen & Sons reply We left Southampton Sept 1964 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. Please Passenger-Cargo Liners! Previous System Identifier IMM/263; PRV8929/1/4; A1 Item ID 18697 . later she was again refitted as an infantry-landing vessel, and was renamed HMS three-inch guns, and she was able to carry 1,296 soldiers, and she would have a M*farlan* to retrieve Mcfarlane, Macfarland and Macfarlane. Two years later she was refitted with air conditioning and a swimming pool to commence the Atlantic service to New York. Castel Blue number of menus from this wonderful and most memorable voyage.. on each page, that is, when a page is updated! Rosenberg Publishing. by the end of the year. and the wonderful memories! Their names are on what's termed the "Fremantle Passenger Lists" of 3.5 million immigrants in the period 1897-1963. Name: Giuseppe Sada. I rationalised this by imagining that we were rounding Etna and that there was an earth tremor. to Southampton took Where Gross displacement; 12,150 tonnes Length: 150.3 metres Beam: 19.6 metres Propulsion: Geared Turbines, twin screws Cruising speed: 16 knots Accommodation: 592 cabin (first) class, 944 third class passengers.