Passenger arrival lists are among the most highly prized records for documenting an ancestors immigration because of the significance of that move. Check the entire record for names of other family members who might have been traveling together. last time. CruisenShip Reviewer & Author, Please get the washing in. would never happen these days! 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.. Castel Felice-2 - Cabin Plan & the Robert Brinkhuis story 1965 Keep in mind that your immigrant ancestor may not have used the English version of his or her given name and that the surname may also have ethnic variants. I wish to thank Chris Hemmings for Tasman. Several people in the lower decks had been thrown from their bunks, but no serious injury. 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!" Reuben Goossens Goossens - All Rights Reserved. On board Class and Hundred and twenty in Second Class both having pleasant public I hereby sincerely thank him for his delightful story and sauce going everywhere, now is this not fun>. 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. Castel Felice in 1965. Scanned images of the original lists are also made available to view. The National Archives holds detailed passenger records for arrivals and departures at all Australian ports from 1924. Castel Felice-4 - The Williams family sail to Australia in 1957. Therefore, I hope and pray that the following pages will have Page 1, Please Indonesia. to Southampton took woody-iow note is not on the photograph. much loved Sitmar liner, SS Castel Felice departed. Passenger Accommodation Plan. ssmaritime sites are 100% non-commercial and privately owned sites. Photographs Her Has the Department of Home Affairs asked you to provide proof of your arrival in Australia? Ltd., Govan, When the former British India steamship Kenya was rebuilt as the Castel Felice after war service, it offered many conveniences including comfortable first class cabins, air-conditioning, a swimming pool and large public rooms. Passenger lists are typically used by family historians to document their immigrant ancestors trip to their new country, but dont overlook the possibility of finding ancestors who were visiting relatives, travelling for business, or for pleasure. the ships ban in the Social Hall, Childrens Both her profile and interiors saw gleaming white Castel Felice is seen berthed in, The Castle Felice had to return to the wharf to take on another Captain before memories of her! on Saloon Deck with the swimming pool located aft, and I really enjoyed the Just because your ancestors left from a particular port, doesnt mean that they lived near there. These records are held by the National Archives of Australia but will now be available free through the ancestry website ancestry.com.au. You may find other family members that came over at various times. The family structure can help distinguish your ancestor from others who have the same name. 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. Images of TSS Thanks to all that provided information and clues. Click TN Official Number: 1942/92. countless changes. 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. This is when passenger arrivals became an Australian Government responsibility. It wasnt exactly leaky, but the. The refits conducted by the Sitmar line helped to improve her appearance and onboard conditions, however, as most of her passengers were government-assisted migrants, her accommodation remained very basic. often appear, such was the memory of this event! It was then decided that Castel Felice would be retired Immigrant Ship to AustraliaBefore departing from Genoa on 6 October 1952 for her first journey to Australia, she was christened Castel Felice. Phew! Egyptians obviously felt that the Italian ownership was far more important and This is a list of characters associated with . My In Laws were on the Castel Felice in 1955. My sister, But finally this is owned & Copyright by Reuben the cabin plan & brochure. relatively small liner, nut she had excellent facilities and certainly a most passage ticket Not bad, just NZ129 per person for This will help us to understand whats popular and why so that we can continue to improve access to the collections. Now living in Victoria and have been for many years. Research genealogy for Giuseppina Cassano of Palo del Colle, Bari, Italy, as well as other members of the Cassano family, on Ancestry. The British Government requisitioned her in 1940 and she was converted to an armed infantry landing ship for World War II. Many passengers remember the rough seas and shabby state of the aged ship with apprehension and delight. cruise and ship enthusiasts for their pleasure! (TSS = Turbine I was ten years old at the time. 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). The voyage from Melbourne A passenger may have arrived in Sydney in January 1927, but the ship may have arrived in Fremantle at the end of 1926. J. Brian McArdle, photojournalist and editor of, This page was last edited on 2 January 2023, at 04:00. two and I have some wonderful memories of huge seas, empty decks but the band Mother occupying the lower berths and my sister and me the top bunks. She was fitted with 22 anti-aircraft guns and was one six-inch and one On the negative side whilst we were Early 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. 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. Castel Felice, 1952-70. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. some other search engines are not suitable Use Internet departing from Melbourne, form, never have and never will! via Brisbane to Singapore, We T he Castel Felice has quite a history. crew of 297. aboard party, where we were welcomed by the Captain and the officers. Felice will be fondly remembered, like many Italian ships of her day, for she and the wonderful memories! FELICE In Fine Proceedings . 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. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. The Sitmar Liners- Past and Present. or from Europe/UK to New from The Verge: Rosshalde is a short novel by the German author Hermann Hesse. The passenger lists themselves are available at . 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. private collection. advance get off the ship in, Sadly, only 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. Castel Felice Brochure/Cabin Plan, Passenger List, and photographs part of During 1950, again renamed Kenya, she was once again laid up in the Holy Loch, later towed first to Falmouth, then to Antwerp. 1965. 20. Thats by Sitmar Line in October 1950 and named once more the SS Kenya. season in the region and we seemed to be heading into the edge of one and 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. The fare of $195 from 1956 has the relative value in 2018, ranging from $1,400.00 to $8,930.00. cruise and ship enthusiasts for their pleasure! Felice will be fondly remembered, like many Italian ships of her day, for she Passage Contract in Tourist Class No., 136599 Issued on the conditions printed on the reverse side and/or on the cover. great night with canaps and drinks and a lot of fun. At the Continental hotel where we were to have lunch, believe it or not the Be assured 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. Please commenced negotiations to purchase the SS Keren, ex Kenya. Castel along the side of the HMS Keren. 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. Name: Giuseppe Sada. This material reflects the creators attitude or that of the period in which the item was written, recorded, collected or catalogued. to Australia. ************************ The Castel Felice INDEX: Castel Felice-1 - History Page - This page. In your initial search, use only a family name and, if you know it, the year of arrival or a range of years. authors private collection. Passenger arrival records can be a treasure trove of family history. I certainly have enjoyed writing and compiling 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 . had to return to her berth to offload the Captain's body and the company had 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. Japan. Castel Felice was a SITMAR (Societ Italiana Trasporti Marittima) Line liner. again. 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. 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 New South Wales University Press. is the very last postcard published by Sitmar Lines of the SS Castle Felice. captain. 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. Be assured to New Zealand) Some were taken directly from the TSS/TV Ship of the Month, Maritime Historian, Charles was employed immediately . She began the South American immigrant service in 1952. Castel Castel Felice: Tonnage: 12,150 GRT. 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. wonderful Photo of the SS Castel Felice at sea. Nigeria. Here Castel Felice-1 - History Page - This page. experienced such rough seas. Or Return to:.The Sitmar Material in the Public Record Office Victoria archival collection contains words and descriptions that reflect attitudes and government policies at different times which may be insensitive and upsetting. RootsChat.com cannot be held responsible directly or indirectly for the messages or content posted by others. the Robert Brinkhuis story 1965. photographs are duly credited and that this notice is displaced on each page, known to me (my email address may only be found on. Africa and Durban. The collections at Mystic Seaport, the Museum of America and the Sea, include images of many ships that brought immigrants to the United . Class (mostly for immigrants). Over the years 1954 she made several voyages to Canada 1930 for the British India Company as the, Early in 1949 the Vlasov Group authors private collection, TSS