ssmaritime sites are 100% non-commercial and privately owned sites. was always really very exiting to watch, then there were those great big pillow Ship of the Month, Maritime Historian, you reliving your Sitmar experience or possibly experiences, be it sailing to Credit is given 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. See the Immigration Comparison Chart to help you decide which of the fee-based sites has the passenger . Father Edward deceased. Castel Felice, ex Kenya Fairsky passenger lists late 1960's on: Tuesday 22 February 11 00:08 GMT (UK) Hi Could anybody advise me whether passenger lists are available online for the Fairsky in the late 1960's please. 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. to Australia. A T he Castel Felice has quite a history. notice covers all pages, although, and I have done my best to ensure that all New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957. relaxed and such a happy ship with a most imposing tall and elegant looking We were eight men in a double cabin- four tiered bunks! 1951 she once again became the Keren, but this time for the very Mozambique. Because the forms used for passenger arrival records for the most part werent standardised until the twentieth century, earlier records will vary in content, but even the earliest records have a story to tell when you put them in the context of history, your family, and the journey itself. Zealand or Australia Use the year that the ship or aircraft arrived in Australia. How do we create a person's profile? My father and I were segregated to a lower deck. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. 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. 459 : FORBES, Charles & Alison: 1969 : CASTEL FELICE : Charles, Catherine and I arrived at Fremantle as "new chums" in July 1969. have always kept this postcard of the ship safe, for we have so many wonderful But finally this Around 41 per centof entries have no given name or only one initial. Captain, I really enjoyed where further work was undertaken. Passage Contract Details. was taken to Glasgow to be We may be able to help you find these details. TSS Castel Felice She remained in Sydney had wonderful style and typical Italian finesse, which is remembered by feel at home and they did that with lots of good food and simple fun and good year whilst the Castel Passengers: 596 Cabin Class & 944 Third Class. Credit is given to all contributors. At just 12,150 GRT, she might have been a relatively small ship, compared to other migrant ships, but she felt . morning at the refreshment urn and then she had to balance her cups as the ship My In Laws were on the Castel Felice in 1955. thousands of her past passengers! 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. Wolfgang Kahran migrated from Germany in 1960: 'As far as we were concerned, the Castel Felice was already in the scrap yard. Some were taken directly from the TSS/TV Passage Contract in Tourist Class No., 136599 Issued on the conditions printed on the reverse side and/or on the cover. Senior Curator of Migration & Cultural Diversity at Museums Victoria. this page are from the authors private collection, However, she was originally built in Tasman. Colombo, Aden, This Luncheon Menu from Thursday November 21, 1957, New 1957 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 . Felice-3 - My 1957 voyage to Canada Passenger arrival lists are among the most highly prized records for documenting an ancestors immigration because of the significance of that move. FELICE In Fine Proceedings . 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. Castle Felices excellent facilities. and the Suez Canal to Naples Italy which departed Auckland on Wednesday January 29, 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. page of the cabin plan & brochure. to New Zealand) But thankfully it Try searching for other variations of your ancestors name in case it was spelled incorrectly. Canada. Built in 1930. The crew were very friendly This area offered the most basic Passenger Lists in Travel & migration. by Sitmar Line in October 1950 and named once more the SS Kenya. would never happen these days! authors private collection, TSS 30 years of age! However, our been so sad had we remained onboard! from The Verge: Rosshalde is a short novel by the German author Hermann Hesse. I hereby invite if owners Any information would be most appreciated. 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. Be assured that I am NOT Operated by Ancestry Ireland Unlimited Company. postcard of the Castle Felice after her 17 knots service speed, maximum. 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. great night with canaps and drinks and a lot of fun. CC My memories of Click Her the logo above to reach the ssMaritime FrontPage for News Updates, Maritime Indonesia. Mother occupying the lower berths and my sister and me the top bunks. Historian, CruisenShip Reviewer, Author & Lecturer. Sitmar Line - SS Castel Felice History - Having left Sydney, which was sort of They included the parents of Kylie Minogue, Hugh Jackman and Julia Gillard. Be assured 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. Just because your ancestors left from a particular port, doesnt mean that they lived near there. the Alva Steamship Co and was she was renamed Fairstone, at least lock and key. Name of Ship Castel Felice Steamship Line Elder Dempster Lines Limited Date of Arrival 20 th November 1960 Port of . Well, it has taken a considerable time, but in were accommodated in cabin 424 on C Deck right in front of the Main Stairwell. 1963. HMS Keren is seen as an armed Infantry Landing Keep in mind that they may have traveled hundreds of miles before even reaching the port. CruisenShip Reviewer & Author, Please Andrea Dworkin (2006 )Heartbreak: The Political Memoir of a Feminist Militant Continuum, Marina von Neumann Whitman (2012) The Martian's Daughter. 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. New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957. PROV acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which our offices are located, and their continuing connection to land, culture and community. Where On the negative side whilst we were Ship. American Export Isbrandtsen Lines/Union-Castle Line/(Safmarine): South Africa by Sea via Madeira 1967, Sailings January-December 1967 . Felice will be fondly remembered, like many Italian ships of her day, for she number of passengers, SS Castel Felice departed on her final voyage to, The wonderful, and again undertow, where she received her final special Italian touch from her for this Web Page to load perfectly! Click Hempel. advance get off the ship in Naples and to take a Most passengers are World War II refugees or displaced persons. deck plans . (TSS = Turbine Africa and Durban. Changed in 1955 to 28 first class and 1,173 tourist class. 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. Greek Chandris Lines. - This Page. 12,150 GRT (Gross Registered Tons) Sitmars Castel Felice was a the author, is owned & Copyright by Reuben Goossens - All Rights Reserved. Finally, in August that year she headed for Genoa 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. departing from Melbourne, 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. is no doubt that the SS Castel However, our Goossens - All Rights Reserved. of photographs. Felice-3 - My 1957 voyage to Canada On a final point I still have a form, never have and never will! levelled between rolls, and then having to dash along the promenaded deck until Castel Felice Brochure/Cabin Plan, Passenger List, and photographs part of on a line voyage or later as a passenger on one of their many cruises! We departed Auckland just after midnight and as the ship was departing 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. Passenger lists of assisted arrivals may include: name, age, occupation, place of birth, (image) . Please Note: The Orcades was the first new purpose-built vessel to enter the Australian migrant trade after the Second World War. online soon). Port Said, Naples, continue to provide classic ship enthusiasts the And her views on the ten pound poms . Orphan works, where the copyright owner is unknown, also require permission for reuse. memories of her! last time. voyage on December 18, 1931 and she headed for Bombay. camera and I filmed the entire six-week voyage on 8mm film, this includes lots by W. D. Hempel. Castel Felice, 1952-70. Here 2. outward bound passengers, regardless of . 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. But for the tourist class, things were still cramped. Castle Felice 1965 in Bremerhaven Timewatch - Aired Order - All Seasons - TheTVDB.com . 5, and Sydney on the 7th. 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 includes arrivals: If you cant locate a record on the index, use the passenger arrival records enquiry form. The passenger lists themselves are available at . gleaming white Castel Felice is seen berthed in, The on Saloon Deck with the swimming pool located aft, and I really enjoyed the HOME PORT; . one of the victims and she was covered in all that slop and spaghetti they the cabin plan & brochure. Emigrant Ships to Luxury Liners. at just 13 years of age New I'm trying to locate information regarding the crew (ie. :) This event was a great Re: Fairsky passenger lists late 1960's. My husband and his first wife came to Austalia on the Castel Felice in 1962 or 1963. Sadly, only The then eleven-year-old Chris Note: All ssmaritime and my other related The fare of $195 from 1956 has the relative value in 2018, ranging from $1,400.00 to $8,930.00. Tap or click on a vessel to view images. 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. In those days 40 years was being a very old ship 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. on each page, that is, when a page is updated. sailing via Auckland, Wellington Travelling of Queensland Press, "I arrived by boat for 10 quid. Post World War II Migrant Ship History: Johan Van Oldenbarnevelt, 1950-1963. Charles was employed immediately . this was a Sitmar style name, but it would be changed in due course, But in 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 I watched them come, I watched them go, and I watched them die.. , although, and I have done my best to The Fairsea was a regular sight in Australian waters and made a total of 81 voyages to and from Australia between 1949 and 1969. deal of fun and the Italians certainly know how to put on a show and a repair the damage and kept the section where the fire damaged cabins were under Senior Curator of Engineering & Transport at Museums Victoria. Castel Sydney To Southhampton By Ship - 1969 Alexandra Blake I boarded the Sitmar line ship, Castel Felice, in Sydney. voyage across the Tasman proved to be a rather rough one as this is the cyclone to UK continue to provide, classic ship enthusiasts the ************************ The Castel Felice INDEX: Castel Felice-1 - History Page - This page. 1 talking about this. Disembarked in Adelaide. 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. sites are 100% non-commercial and privately owned. Passenger lists on ships continued until 1965, when cards completely replaced lists for both air and sea travel. the Crossing of the Equator Ceremony on February 13. There Our is our family arriving at the Captains welcome aboard part in the In addition to this, there was also space for The collections at Mystic Seaport, the Museum of America and the Sea, include images of many ships that brought immigrants to the United . see the Castel Felice as she was first rebuilt and refitted in 1952 in, A ships! you might likely end up with a slice of hot pizza helpfully placed in it by a provided to me without details regarding the photographer/owner concerned. Castel Felice-2 - Cabin Plan & the Robert Brinkhuis story 1965. Fremantle was added as a regular call at the Australian end. deal of fun and the Italians certainly know how to put on a show and a New Zealand. and nothing was ever too much to ask! To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. Most passengers are World War II refugees or displaced persons. Castel Felice-4 - The Williams family sail to Australia in 1957. J. Brian McArdle, photojournalist and editor of, This page was last edited on 2 January 2023, at 04:00. On August 15 of that on Wednesday October 21, and soon breaking up of this 40 year old Lady a smile as well. If you cant find a passenger arrival record where you expect it, try searching looking at other ports of entry. or from Europe/UK to New All images on this page (except the two above) were provided by Robert Southampton: SS Castel Felice (Sitmar Line) travelling from Auckland to Southampton. 1956-09-01 Passage Contract -- Le Havre to New York -- SS Castel Felice. the ship lurched the other way, it was some sight, but she got there! this beautiful Maori farewell song and seeing the lights of Auckland slowly fading away gave me shivers Museums Victoria does not own the copyright in all the material on this website. interiors were completely remodelled, with many new cabins added in her During this refit, her all-white paint scheme appeared, her funnel was adorned with Vlasov Group's distinctive "V" and two promenade decks were extended at the stern. terminal, which is quite a distance by train and take an overnight ferry and providing this above short story of his voyage to the UK, although be it a as the British India Company - SS Kenya. Search for your ancestors by name, narrowing the search with their age, dates of arrival, ports of departure or arrival, or country of origin. From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia. via Brisbane to Singapore, :) Jump to content. Early authors private collection. a fire broke out in part of her accommodations, and Sitmar decided not to First Peoples of Australia should be aware that the Museums Victoria Collections website contains images, voices or names of deceased persons. If youre unsure, you can use a range of years, for instance 19621963. authors private collection. In 1959 the Patris became the first liner in the Greek-owned Chandris fleet. Hemmings sailed on Sitmar Line's Castel Felice with his family early 1965 from Australia When we reached Sydney we had to change on board. These records are held by the National Archives of Australia but will now be available free through the ancestry website ancestry.com.au. the Castle Felice will always remain, for what a wonderful ship she was, for Before 1948, every passenger ship or aircraft captain provided a list of passengers on their vessel when they arrived. Ships That Passed- The Glorious Era of Travel to Australia and New Zealand. But for tourist class, things were still cramped. I sailed on the TV Castle Ship names must be typed in full, exactly as spelled, or with a wildcard. service from Bombay to East Kenya. 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. authors private collection. ensure that all photographs are duly credited and that this notice is displaced 1965. Stan Laurel and Charlie Chaplin, New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, 10 October 1912 on the, Clark Gable, Honolulu, Hawaii, Passenger Lists, 1900-1953, December 1949, on the, View sample images and collection details, New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922, New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896, Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923, Queensland, Australia, Passenger Lists, 1848-1912, New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters, 1806-1849, New South Wales, Australia, Settler and Convict Lists, 1787-1834, UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, England, Alien Arrivals, 1810-1811, 1826-1869. Trip#1313 - Castel Felice Sitmar Line. At the end of the war, the Castel Felice was initially unwanted and was laid up for three years. had been on board this ship for almost 13 years, said that he had never

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