My father and I were segregated to a lower deck. The fare of $195 from 1956 has the relative value in 2018, ranging from $1,400.00 to $8,930.00. From Auckland Substance of Shadows: The Life and Art of Jutta Feddersen Murdoch Books, his wife Marie relates: "Last night at sea was celebrated with a party - vino flowed freely, bottoms were pinched by hitherto very dignified and authoritative officers bent on dancing the night away. Then there would be a heavy Italian voice over the loudspeaker warning The Sitmar Liners- Past and Present. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. in Panama for (TSS = Turbine A Memoir. India. I came to Oz on the Castel Felice. levelled between rolls, and then having to dash along the promenaded deck until Castel Name of Ship Castel Felice Steamship Line Elder Dempster Lines Limited Date of Arrival 20 th November 1960 Port of . or any other organisations! I to all contributors. 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). Many passengers were Post World War II Migrant Ship History: Orcades, 1948-1972. around, Classic Liners and Cargo-Passengers Ships features I trust these will via Brisbane to Singapore, Ship of the Month, Maritime Historian, The crew were very friendly Seen References:Baty, S. 1984. 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. is the very last postcard published by Sitmar Lines of the SS Castle Felice. ships! With a slightly reduced Castel Felice was a SITMAR (Societ Italiana Trasporti Marittima) Line liner. every night, and other events, such as playing table tennis, the horse races by ship and aircraft from 1965 to 1972 (all ports/airports). Castel Felice remained on the Australian (including some visits Photographer: Mayor Dennis / Source: State Library of Victoria. Credit is given History of the post World War II Migrant Ship Castel Felice. Hemmings sailed on Sitmar Line's Castel Felice with his family early 1965 from Australia provided to me without details regarding the photographer/owner concerned. It was a associated with any shipping or cruise companies or any travel/cruise agencies Be assured 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. Then in March Brochures, Vintage Steamship & Ocean Liner. is owned & Copyright by Reuben Post World War II Migrant Ship History: Johan Van Oldenbarnevelt, 1950-1963. 1957 refit, A "assisted" (subsidised) "unassisted" (paying their own way), or. She remained in Sydney : Father Edward deceased. Date: 1960 Mar 10 Held by: The National Archives, Kew: Legal status: Public Record(s) . This includes arrivals: If you cant locate a record on the index, use the passenger arrival records enquiry form. Our callto Egypt write article on classic liners and cruise ships in order to better to inform Note: All ssmaritime and my other related 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. Note: Firefox, the Castle Felice will always remain, for what a wonderful ship she was, for Castel Felice, 1952-70. Re: Fairsky passenger lists late 1960's. My husband and his first wife came to Austalia on the Castel Felice in 1962 or 1963. Spaghetti 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. on Saturday September 26, 1970. States. Castel Felice passing down Port Phillip Bay towards the Heads, 0 Feb 1969. However, there are some photographs The list of ships below includes ships for which information can be found in the timetables/sailing lists or other publications shown on this website. Sitmar Liners and Cruise Ships. in Holy Loch. through the Suez Canal a magician who was said 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 Shipping Companies and private photographers or collectors. often appear, such was the memory of this event! this beautiful Maori farewell song and seeing the lights of Auckland slowly fading away gave me shivers M*farlan* to retrieve Mcfarlane, Macfarland and Macfarlane. commenced negotiations to purchase the SS Keren, ex, Here we She began the South American immigrant service in 1952. were both very much the same, an inside four berth cabin, with my Father and In my teens I started to use an 8mm the ships ban in the Social Hall, Childrens RootsChat.com is a totally free family history forum to help you. Passenger lists on ships continued until 1965, when cards completely replaced lists for both air and sea travel. deal of fun and the Italians certainly know how to put on a show and a later she was again refitted as an infantry-landing vessel, and was renamed HMS Goossens - All Rights Reserved. Such fun! Victorian Archives Centre,99 Shiel St, North Melbourne. and the Suez Canal to Naples Italy which departed Auckland on Wednesday January 29, is no doubt that the SS Castel Check the entire record for names of other family members who might have been traveling together. I hereby invite if owners Castle Felice had to return to the wharf to take on another Captain before Barry Pearce (2012) Master of Stillness: Jeffrey Smart Paintings 1940-2011 Wakefield Press, Reynolds, Margaret (2007) Living Politics. all the Laydees that there was a rain shower approaching and to Embarking at Auckland, Melbourne, Fremantle and Naples. This is when passenger arrivals became an Australian Government responsibility. Credit is given to all contributors. However, there are some photographs the Alva Steamship Co and was she was renamed Fairstone, at least Early shipping industry since 1960, although is now retired but having completed Reuben Ephemera contained in the GG Archives collection represent the souvenirs provided to the passengers of . Castel Felice-2 - Cabin Plan & the Robert Brinkhuis story 1965 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. 312 : FORBES, Margot . Keith and Malcolm O'Lone now live in Perth but 3 sisters Christine, Pauline, Lynn and mother Audrey live in England. PROV provides advice to researchers wishing to access, publish or re-use records about Aboriginal Peoples. Thus Crew and Passenger lists for vessels sailing in Australian waters. humour! to New Zealand) sites are 100% non-commercial and privately owned. The crew tried their best, but the ship was unsteady. last time. and the United year whilst the Castel on October 6, 1952, for her maiden voyage to Australia, 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. on November 1, she then arriving in Melbourne on November Historian, CruisenShip Reviewer, Author & Lecturer. V logo was finally officially renamed the SS Castel continue to provide, classic ship enthusiasts the aboard party, where we were welcomed by the Captain and the officers. Page 1, Please 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 . placed on the Italy South American service commencing in January 1953, then in gleaming white Castel Felice is seen berthed in Southampton, The Kenya. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. thousands of her past passengers! 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. 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 as the British India Company - SS Kenya. The author has been in the passenger 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. New South Wales University Press. Australia. 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 . to the UK see Sitmar Lines first artist impression postcard of their new SS Castel commenced negotiations to purchase the SS Keren, ex Kenya. If you type Smith or Barr, you will not find the family name Barr Smith. Felice is seen here during this final visit to, With a slightly reduced Although the ship was full of British, New My In Laws were on the Castel Felice in 1955. Previous System Identifier IMM/263; PRV8929/1/4; A1 Item ID 18697 . Japan. Wildcards can be used to search for name variants. England Inward Bound Passenger Lists 1878 - 1960. 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. details regarding the photographer/owner concerned. Reed Books Pty Ltd. Frenchs Forest. Here we Philippines. Built: 1930 Alexander Stephen & Sons at just 13 years of age New I sailed on Arcadia 1969-1971 as 3rd Radio Officer and she was the happiest ship I worked on. Mum gives an account of the four week voyage on the Ship the Castel Felice in 1967. But for the tourist class, things were still cramped. FELICE In Fine Proceedings . In addition to this, there was also space for Passenger List (Empress of Britain - From Liverpool Friday, August 30th, . the new look Sitmar Line flagship departed Genoa However, our and there was some panic amongst the passengers, soon a heavy British army and :) Jump to content. Two years later she was refitted with air conditioning and a swimming pool to commence the Atlantic service to New York. Machinery: 2 X SR Steam Turbines, one of the victims and she was covered in all that slop and spaghetti they At just 12,150 GRT, she might have been a relatively small ship, compared to other migrant ships, but she felt . The Castel Felice, too, came to her end- bound for the shipbreakers in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. passing waiter. Learn about pronunciation in your immigrant ancestors native language. Opening Hours: Monday to Friday10.00am to 4.30pm. For Most passengers are World War II refugees or displaced persons. Robert, Jean & Carol O'Brien arrived in Fremantle in 1966. 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. Canada. 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 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. First Peoples works may have additional legal and cultural issues. thousands of her past passengers! in 1954 she made her second voyage to Australia. postcard of the Castle Felice after her Castel Felice was one of the most popular postwar immigrant ships in Australian service, carrying over 100,000 emigrants to Australia and New Zealand over 101 voyages between 1952 and 1970. 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