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Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Book, Migrant Ships for South Australia 1836-1850, 1983
... Migrant Ships for South Australia 1836-1850...European settlement with free settlers commenced in South Australia in 1836 and in the next four years more than a hundred migrant ships came to South Australia....There is a Contents page, an Introduction and information on South Australian migrant ships from 1836 to 1850. The book contains three sketches of ships. ...Front cover: ‘Migrant Ships for South Australia 1836–1850’ ‘Ronald Parsons’ ‘A Sketch of the Coramandel that arrived in Holdfast Bay January 1837’ ...It is bound with glue. Migrant Ships for South Australia 1836-1850 Book Book ...This book by Ronald Parsons contains information on the emigrant ships coming to South Australia from 1836 to 1850, the type of migrant, the voyage out and the arrival in South Australia. The ships are listed alphabetically and include information on the captain, the size and type of ship, departure and arrival dates and the number of passengers. European settlement with free settlers commenced in South Australia in 1836 and in the next four years more than a hundred migrant ships came to South Australia.This book is of some interest to those in the Warrnambool area as many 19th century settlers in the Western District of Victoria had emigrated initially to South Australia. The book will be useful to family history researchers.This is a soft cover book of 130 pages. It has a brown cover with a sketch of a sailing ship on the front. The cover has been covered with plastic. There is a Contents page, an Introduction and information on South Australian migrant ships from 1836 to 1850. The book contains three sketches of ships. It is bound with glue.Front cover: ‘Migrant Ships for South Australia 1836–1850’ ‘Ronald Parsons’ ‘A Sketch of the Coramandel that arrived in Holdfast Bay January 1837’ history of south australia, emigrant shipping to south australia, ronald parsons, warrnambool history -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyBook - Reference, Peter Plowman, Australian Migrant Ships 1946-1977, 2006
... Australian Migrant Ships 1946-1977......migrant ships..."Australian Migrant Ships 1946 -1977" An account of the ships bringing migrants to Australia after World War 2 until 1977; in particular from Britain, Greece and Italy...Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port Melbourne Town Hall 333 Bay Street Port Melbourne melbourne transport - shipping migrants migrant ships "Australian Migrant Ships 1946 -1977" An account of the ships bringing migrants to Australia after World War 2 until 1977; in particular from Britain, Greece and Italy Australian Migrant Ships 1946-1977 Book Reference Peter Plowman Chiswick Publications Pty Ltd Colourcraft Ltd ..."Australian Migrant Ships 1946 -1977" An account of the ships bringing migrants to Australia after World War 2 until 1977; in particular from Britain, Greece and Italytransport - shipping, migrants, migrant ships -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumBook, Australian Migrant Ships - 1946-1977, 2006
... Australian Migrant Ships - 1946-1977...migrant ships...Contains information on ships that brought migrants to Australia - 1946-1977, including ten pound poms....Black, red and white text. Australian Migrant Ships - 1946-1977 Book Book ...Contains information on ships that brought migrants to Australia - 1946-1977, including ten pound poms.Yellow soft cover with photo of "New Australia" on the front and "Fairstar" with the author in the foreground and precise of the contents of the book on the back. Black, red and white text.migrant ships, books, maritine, ten pound poms -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedPhotograph - Skaubryn Migrant Ship
... Skaubryn Migrant Ship...Skaubryn Migrant Ship...A collection of digital photographs of the Skaubryn Migrant Ship....5476.01 - Skaubryn Migrant Ship Photograph.jpg 5476.02 - Migrant Ship C1950's Photograph.jpg 5476.03 - Migrant Ship C1950's Photograph.jpg ...The Skaubryn is best remembered for its catastrophic fire in the Indian Ocean on 31 March 1958. Skaubryn Migrant Ship Migrants Immigration 5476.01 - Skaubryn Migrant Ship Photograph.jpg 5476.02 - Migrant Ship C1950's Photograph.jpg 5476.03 - Migrant Ship C1950's Photograph.jpg A collection of digital photographs of the Skaubryn Migrant Ship. ...The MS Skaubryn was a Norwegian passenger liner launched in 1950 and used extensively on the Europe–Australia migrant route. It carried more than a thousand migrants per voyage and was considered well‑equipped for post‑war mass migration. The Skaubryn made multiple voyages from European ports to Australia between 1951 and 1958, carrying migrants from Germany, the Netherlands, Malta, and elsewhere. It also made occasional voyages to Canada and troop transport charters. The Skaubryn is best remembered for its catastrophic fire in the Indian Ocean on 31 March 1958. 5476.01 - Skaubryn Migrant Ship Photograph.jpg 5476.02 - Migrant Ship C1950's Photograph.jpg 5476.03 - Migrant Ship C1950's Photograph.jpg skaubryn migrant ship, migrants, immigration -
Queenscliffe Maritime MuseumPainting - MV Fairsea, Dacre Smyth, MV Fairsea, Sitmar Line
... ...Migrant ships...History of the post World War II Migrant Ship Fairsea. The Fairsea made several journeys to Australia under the International Refugee Organisation (IRO) from 1949 to 1951, carrying displaced persons affected by World War II. ...A framed oil painting of the migrant ship MV Fairsea...She made a total of 81 voyages to and from Australia between 1949 and 1969. MV Fairsea Migrant ships Fairsea A framed oil painting of the migrant ship MV Fairsea MV Fairsea, Sitmar Line Painting MV Fairsea Dacre Smyth ...History of the post World War II Migrant Ship Fairsea. The Fairsea made several journeys to Australia under the International Refugee Organisation (IRO) from 1949 to 1951, carrying displaced persons affected by World War II. She was later chartered by the Australian Government to transport assisted immigrants from Britain and also New Zealand between 1949 and 1969.MRs B SmythA framed oil painting of the migrant ship MV FairseaFairseamv fairsea, migrant ships -
Queenscliffe Maritime MuseumPainting - MV Waterman, Dacre Smyth
... ...Migrant ships...Their war time duties were short lived as they were soon sold to the Dutch Government for the use as troop transport ships and Migrant ship to the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. ...A framed oil painting of the migrant ship MV Waterman...MV Waterman Liberty Ships Migrant ships Waterman A framed oil painting of the migrant ship MV Waterman Painting MV Waterman Dacre Smyth ...Three Victory Class ships, S.S. Cranston Victory, S.S. Costa Rica Victory and the S.S. La Grande Victory, were built for the “United War Shipping Administration” as troop and cargo ships. Their war time duties were short lived as they were soon sold to the Dutch Government for the use as troop transport ships and Migrant ship to the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. These three ships were built toward the end of World War II, and were part of the new larger improved version of the famed “Liberty” ships. Each ship had strengthened hulls for them to go into the war zone, but by the time they were completed the war was coming to an end. There were ninety seven Victory troop transport ships built, each able to transport up to 1600 troops. Unlike the Liberty ships, all accommodation was fully ventilated and heated. There was the usual meagre style troop bunks, a hospital, galleys, washrooms and even a several public rooms. The first of the trio, S.S. Cranston Victory (Zuiderkruis) was built by the Oregon Shipbuilding Yard in Portland; Oregon was launched on May 5, 1944. The second of the series, S.S. Costa Rica Victory (Groote Beer) was built by Permanente Metals Co, Richmond California and launched on June 17, 1944. The last of the three was the S.S. La Grande Victory (Waterman), which like her sister S.S. Cranston Victory, was built by the Oregon Shipbuilding Yard in Portland, Oregon and launched on January 16, 1945.In November 1951, the third of the trio, La Grande Victory, renamed Waterman, was completed and at 9,176-tons, commenced her first voyage to Australia.A framed oil painting of the migrant ship MV WatermanWatermanmv waterman, liberty ships, migrant ships -
Queenscliffe Maritime MuseumPainting - Ellinis, Dacre Smyth
... ...Migrant ships...A framed oil painting of the migrant ship Ellinis...Ellinis arrived in Melbourne on 20th January 1964 and for the next 10 Years made regular voyages to Australia including ferrying migrants. Ellinis PAssenger ships Migrant ships Ellinis A framed oil painting of the migrant ship Ellinis Ellinis Painting Ellinis Dacre Smyth ...For over 10 Years the Ellinis made regular voyages to Australia, inbound via Suez and outbound via Panama. Ellinis was placed on cruising duties out of Sydney as well as the occasional around-the-world trip in 1972.Mrs B SmythA framed oil painting of the migrant ship EllinisEllinisellinis, passenger ships, migrant ships -
Queenscliffe Maritime MuseumPainting - MV Oranje, Dacre Smyth
... ...Migrant ships...A framed oil painting of the migrant ship 'Oranje'...MV Oranje MV Angelina Lauro Migrant ships Oranje A framed oil painting of the migrant ship 'Oranje' Painting MV Oranje Dacre Smyth ...In February 1951, the Oranje made her first around the world cruise: from Amsterdam via the Panama Canal to Australia and New Zealand and back via Singapore and the Suez Canal to Amsterdam. Between 8 and 18 June 1951, she voyaged to Lisbon and Madeira with 650 passengers. On 4 September 1964, both she and the MS Willem Ruys were sold to an Italian company, Flotta Lauro Lines. Oranje was then sent to Genoa for an extensive refit at the Cantieri Navali del Tirreno shipyards. On 6 March 1966 the Angelina Lauro departed on her maiden voyage from Bremerhaven to Fremantle, Melbourne and Sydney. In 1941 the Netherlands Government offered to the Governments of Australia and New Zealand the MV Oranje, a ship of 22,000 tons, for use as a hospital ship to convey Australian and New Zealand sick and wounded from the Middle East. This offer was gladly accepted by the two governments.A framed oil painting of the migrant ship 'Oranje'Oranjemv oranje, mv angelina lauro, migrant ships -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Migrant ships to Australia and New Zealand 1900 - 1939, 2009
... Migrant ships to Australia and New Zealand 1900 - 1939...Story of ships that brought migrants to Australia and New Zealand 1900 - 1939. ...Black writing, small photo of author bottom left. Migrant ships to Australia and New Zealand 1900 - 1939 Book Book Peter Plowman Rosenberg Publishing Pty. ...Story of ships that brought migrants to Australia and New Zealand 1900 - 1939. Including Whitestar, Orient, P&O line. Majority of passengers were from Great Britain but also from Germany and Italy. .Blue cover. Front cover painting of Zealandic by Stan Stefaniak. Back cover tells the contents of the book by Peter Plowman. Black writing, small photo of author bottom left.shipping, migrants to australia, migrants to new zealand -
Queenscliffe Maritime MuseumPainting - Framed oil painting of 'MV Australia', Dacre Smyth, 'Australia'
... ...Migrant Ships...A framed oil painting of the migrant ship 'MV Australia'...MV Australia Migrant Ships Australia A framed oil painting of the migrant ship 'MV Australia' 'Australia' Painting Framed oil painting of 'MV Australia' Dacre Smyth ...After World War II Lloyd Triestino re-established its Australian service with existing ships and began a rebuilding programme ordering seven new liners. Of these new liners three were for the Australian service, launched in 1950 these three ships became known as the Triestino Trio. The first to be built was the Australia launched on 21 May 1950, departing Trieste on 19 April 1951 and arriving in Melbourne on 17 May. The second ship Oceania launched on 30 July 1950, departed Genoa for its maiden voyage on 18 August 1951.The third, Neptunia, launched on 1 October 1950, departing on its maiden voyage on 14 September 1951 and arriving in Brisbane on 18 October.A framed oil painting of the migrant ship 'MV Australia'Australiamv australia, migrant ships -
Queenscliffe Maritime MuseumPainting - 'SS Roma', Dacre Smyth, Roma
... ...Migrant Ships...A framed oil painting of the migrant ship SS Roma....The 'Roma' operated on the Australia run from 1951 to 1964. SS Roma Migrant Ships Roma A framed oil painting of the migrant ship SS Roma. ...SS Roma was laid down in 1942 at the Seattle-Tacoma SB Corporation plant and was launched as “Glacier” on September 7, 1942. Like quite a few ships, it was during her building as a C3 cargo ships that she was transferred under the “Lend Lease Agreement” to the Royal Navy and redesigned and built as the escort aircraft carrier HMS Atheling. After the war she was purchased by the Lauro Lines and rebuilt as the modern passenger liner Roma. She departed on her maiden voyage from Genoa bound for Australia in August 1951 arriving in Fremantle on October 1, continuing to Melbourne and arriving in Sydney on the 17th. She then went north to Brisbane before returning home. Mrs B SmythA framed oil painting of the migrant ship SS Roma.Romass roma, migrant ships -
Queenscliffe Maritime MuseumPainting - SS Australis, Dacre Smyth, Australis
... ...Migrant ships...A framed oil painting of the migrant ship SS Australis...SS Australis Migrant ships Australis A framed oil painting of the migrant ship SS Australis Australis Painting SS Australis Dacre Smyth ...The Australis retains a significant place in Australian immigration history as the last ship to carry government assisted immigrants to Australian shores in 1977. She had the largest passenger capacity of any post World War II immigrant ship to regularly visit Australia and many passengers fondly remember her grandeur and remnants of Art Deco style.Mrs B SmythA framed oil painting of the migrant ship SS AustralisAustralisss australis, migrant ships -
Queenscliffe Maritime MuseumPainting - Neptunia, Dacre Smyth
... ...Migrant ships...A framed oil painting of the migrant ship MV Neptunia...Operated as a migrant ship to Australia from 1950 to 1963 MV Neptunia Migrant ships Neptunia A framed oil painting of the migrant ship MV Neptunia Neptunia Painting Neptunia Dacre Smyth ...After World War II Lloyd Triestino re-established its Australian service with existing ships and began a rebuilding programme ordering seven new liners. Of these new liners three were for the Australian service, launched in 1950 these three ships became known as the Treistino Trio. The first to be built was the Australia launched on 21 May 1950, departing Trieste on 19 April 1951 and arriving in Melbourne on 17 May. The second ship Oceania launched on 30 July 1950, departed Genoa for its maiden voyage on 18 August 1951.The third, Neptunia, launched on 1 October 1950, departing on its maiden voyage on 14 September 1951 and arriving in Brisbane on 18 October. In 1963, Australia, Oceania and Neptunia were withdrawn from the Australian trade and transferred to the Italia line. The Australia was renamed the Donizetti, Oceania renamed Rossini and Neptunia renamed Verdi.Mrs B SmythA framed oil painting of the migrant ship MV NeptuniaNeptuniamv neptunia, migrant ships -
Queenscliffe Maritime MuseumPainting - MS Nelly, Dacre Smyth, Nelly
... ...Migrant ships...A framed oil painting of the migrant ship MS Nelly...Those on board had agreed to work as directed for the Commonwealth of Australia for two years, in exchange for a heavily reduced fare. MS Nelly Migrant ships German migrants Post War migration Nelly A framed oil painting of the migrant ship MS Nelly Nelly Painting MS Nelly Dacre Smyth ...MS Nelly was a humble but reliable immigrant liner operating between Europe and Australia in the 1940s and 1950s. She was eventually renamed ‘Seven Seas’ and would go on to have an impressive career sailing across the globe from Canada to New Zealand.Mrs B SmythA framed oil painting of the migrant ship MS NellyNellyms nelly, migrant ships, german migrants, post war migration -
Queenscliffe Maritime MuseumPainting - MV Surriento, Dacre Smyth, Surriento
... ...Migrant ships...ship owner Mr. Achille Lauro on April 13, 1948. Soon she headed for a Baltimore shipyard where she received some work to ensure that her engines that had been shut down for a considerable time, were back in full working condition. When the work had been completed she was certified for her delivery voyage to Italy! The delightful all white MS Surriento was ready to depart Genoa on her very first voyage to Australia in her brand new passenger/migrant...A framed oil painting of the migrant ship MV Surriento...Her Australian carrer ended in 1956. MS Surriento Migrant ships Emmigration Surriento A framed oil painting of the migrant ship MV Surriento Surriento Painting MV Surriento Dacre Smyth ...Like so many ships that were used during WWII, she was laid up and remained idle for several years, until finally in 1948 the US Government sold her at auction and the highly decorated USS Barnett, ex MS Santa Maria was officially purchased by the well known Italian Multi Millionaire ship owner Mr. Achille Lauro on April 13, 1948. Soon she headed for a Baltimore shipyard where she received some work to ensure that her engines that had been shut down for a considerable time, were back in full working condition. When the work had been completed she was certified for her delivery voyage to Italy! The delightful all white MS Surriento was ready to depart Genoa on her very first voyage to Australia in her brand new passenger/migrant liner role. A framed oil painting of the migrant ship MV SurrientoSurrientoms surriento, migrant ships, emmigration -
Queenscliffe Maritime MuseumPainting - MV Castel Felice, Dacre Smyth, Castel Felice
... ...Migrant Ships...A framed oil painting of the migrant ship 'MV Castel Felice'...MV Castel Felice Migrant Ships Castel Felice A framed oil painting of the migrant ship 'MV Castel Felice' Castel Felice Painting MV Castel Felice Dacre Smyth ...Owned by the Sitmar Line, the 'Castel Felice' operated on the Australia migrgant route from the 60s to the 70s prioir to air travel in the mid 70s. Mrs B SmythA framed oil painting of the migrant ship 'MV Castel Felice'Castel Felicemv castel felice, migrant ships -
Queenscliffe Maritime MuseumPainting - New Australia, Dacre Smyth
... ...Migrant ships...a framed oil painting of the migrant ship MV New Australia...MV New Australia Migrant ships New Australia a framed oil painting of the migrant ship MV New Australia Painting New Australia Dacre Smyth ...SS New Australia was a UK-built turbo-electric passenger steamship that had a varied career from 1931 to 1966. She was built as the ocean liner Monarch of Bermuda, was a troop ship in the Second World War and was damaged by fire in 1947. She was then refitted to carry emigrants to Australia and renamed New Australia. In 1958 she was refitted again, renamed Arkadia and served as both a transatlantic liner and a cruise ship.The ship originally had three funnels. Thornycroft rebuilt her with a single funnel, plus an unusual bipod structure aft of her bridge that served as both a funnel and a mainmast. The MoT renamed her New Australia, contracted Shaw, Savill & Albion Line to manage her and put her into service carrying UK emigrants to Australia. She plied this trade from 1950 until 1957. In September 1958 New Australia was serving as a troop ship again when she suffered slight damage in a collision with a tanker in the Torres Strait.a framed oil painting of the migrant ship MV New AustraliaNew Australiamv new australia, migrant ships -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Book, Ronald Parsons, Migrant Sailing Ships from Hamburg, 1993
... Migrant Sailing Ships from Hamburg...A short account of the ship owners and their ships which brought migrants to Australian ports from the part of Hamburg dring the middle yearsof the 19th century....Migrant Sailing Ships from Hamburg Book Ronald Parsons ...A short account of the ship owners and their ships which brought migrants to Australian ports from the part of Hamburg dring the middle yearsof the 19th century.ships and shipping, maritime history -
Queenscliffe Maritime MuseumPainting - MV Oceania, Dacre Smyth, Oceania
... ...Migrant ships...The Oceania along with sister ships Australia and Neptunia, where built by Lloyd Triestino for use as migrant ships in the 1950s and 60s....Queenscliffe Maritime Museum 2 Wharf St Queenscliff geelong-and-the-bellarine-peninsula The Oceania along with sister ships Australia and Neptunia, where built by Lloyd Triestino for use as migrant ships in the 1950s and 60s. Used extensively in the 1950s and 60s as migrant ships. ...The Oceania along with sister ships Australia and Neptunia, where built by Lloyd Triestino for use as migrant ships in the 1950s and 60s.Mrs B SmythA framed oil painting of the migrant shhip MV ObeaniaOceaniamigration, passenger ships, migrant ships -
Slovenian Association MelbourneVideo and DVD, Footage of Slovenian migrants in 1956 in Australia, 1956
... - Migrant ships arriving into Port Melbourne in 1956. ...120 minute video cassette in colour depicting migrant ships arriving to Port Melbourne in 1956 and short clips of the Melbourne Olympic Games. ...Slovenian Association Melbourne 82 Ingrams Road Research melbourne - Migrant ships arriving into Port Melbourne in 1956. ...- Migrant ships arriving into Port Melbourne in 1956. Migrants boarding the train to Bonegilla camp and resettling in Victoria. - Section on Olympic Games in Melbourne was filmed by Father Basil Valentin OFM who was the Chaplain of the American Olympic team. -Also showed extracts of Moomba festival in 1957. - Slovenian settling on Australian farms and weddings of members of the Slovenian community This video shows the magnitude of migrants who arrived in Australia in 1956 by ships mainly from Italian ports from Genoa, Trieste and Naples. It shows the settling of migrants into camps and depicts their everyday life including education and recreation and assimilation into Australia. 120 minute video cassette in colour depicting migrant ships arriving to Port Melbourne in 1956 and short clips of the Melbourne Olympic Games. Also includes footage of train journey to Bonegilla camp and camp housing facility.0002migration, resettlement, bonegilla, slovenians, ships, olympics 1956 -
Queenscliffe Maritime MuseumPainting - MS Sibajak, Dacre Smyth
... A framed oil painting of the Dutch migrant ship MS Sibajak... Sibajak A framed oil painting of the Dutch migrant ship MS Sibajak MS Sibajak Painting MS Sibajak Dacre Smyth ...The M.S. Sibajak may well have the most varied service of all the post-WWII Dutch immigrant ships. She had ties with the Dutch East Indies before and after the declaration of independence; she served the Allies as a troop transport ship while under the management of the widely-known British shipping company P. & O. As an immigrant ship plying the Atlantic, the Sibajak had as docking points Rotterdam, Quebec and New York. She rounded out her service back in Indonesia before being scrapped in Hong Kong.Mrs B SmythA framed oil painting of the Dutch migrant ship MS SibajakSibajakms sibajak, emigration, dutch migrants -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Souvenir - Two 'Fairsky' dolls dressed as seamen, Empire, 1963
... Two handmade dolls dressed as seamen, souvenirs of the Italian migrant ship 'Fairsky'...Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port Melbourne Town Hall 333 Bay Street Port Melbourne melbourne Gift to Maree CHALMERS from English friends who travelled to Australia on Fairsky Transport - Shipping SS Fairsky Two handmade dolls dressed as seamen, souvenirs of the Italian migrant ship 'Fairsky' Souvenir Two 'Fairsky' dolls dressed as seamen Empire ...Gift to Maree CHALMERS from English friends who travelled to Australia on FairskyTwo handmade dolls dressed as seamen, souvenirs of the Italian migrant ship 'Fairsky'transport - shipping, ss fairsky -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedDrawing - Migration to Australia during the 19th Century Sketches
... Copies of 2 black & white sketches of the conditions of the migrant ships sailing to Australia during the 19th Century...The source of the sketches are from The Illustated London News 13th April 1844 Migration Immigration 3387.01 - Migration to Australia during the 19th Century - Emigrant ship between decks|3387.02 - Migration to Australia during the 19th Century - Emigration to Sydney, Emigrants at Dinner Copies of 2 black & white sketches of the conditions of the migrant ships sailing to Australia during the 19th Century Drawing Migration to Australia during the 19th Century Sketches ...These 2 of 94 sketches were used in Victorian School Class Rooms for history lessons. The source of the sketches are from The Illustated London News 13th April 18443387.01 - Migration to Australia during the 19th Century - Emigrant ship between decks|3387.02 - Migration to Australia during the 19th Century - Emigration to Sydney, Emigrants at Dinnermigration, immigration -
Lara RSL Sub BranchPhotograph of R.M.S. ORSOVA, John Brown & Co's Clydebank Shipyard
... Migrant Ships,Troop carring ships,Lara R.S.L....(Photo c.1909) RMS ORSOVA (1909-1936) The liner RMS ORSOVA, built for the Orient Steam Navigation Co at John Brown & Co's Clydebank Shipyard,had accommodation for 1076 passengers, the 12,000-ton liner had 100,000 cubic feet of refrigerated cargo space. Migrant Ships,Troop carring ships,Lara R.S.L. R.M.S. ...RMS ORSOVA (1909-1936) R.M.S.ORSOVA made the first of what would be seventy voyages to Australia in 1909. During the First World War she was used as a troopship, carrying Australian soldiers to various theatres of war. She survived being torpedoed in the English Channel in 1917, and resumed commercial service to Australia for the Orient Line in 1919. In 1933, ORSOVA was converted to a tourist class ship and finally served briefly as a cruise ship before being scrapped in 1936. (Photo c.1909)RMS ORSOVA (1909-1936) The liner RMS ORSOVA, built for the Orient Steam Navigation Co at John Brown & Co's Clydebank Shipyard,had accommodation for 1076 passengers, the 12,000-ton liner had 100,000 cubic feet of refrigerated cargo space. Sepia Photograph showing R.M.S. ORSOVA. Rectangular in shape.R.M.S. ORSOVA Orient Line 12.036 Tons-14.000 Horse Powermigrant ships,troop carring ships,lara r.s.l. -
Queenscliffe Maritime MuseumPainting - MV Tasmania, Dacre Smyth, Tasmania
... Migrant ships...Queenscliffe Maritime Museum 2 Wharf St Queenscliff geelong-and-the-bellarine-peninsula A painting of a passenger ship operating in Australia in the 1950s and 60s. Migrant ships Passenger ships Tasmania A framed oil painting of the passenger shhip MV Tasmania Tasmania Painting MV Tasmania Dacre Smyth ...A painting of a passenger ship operating in Australia in the 1950s and 60s.Mrs B SmythA framed oil painting of the passenger shhip MV TasmaniaTasmaniamigrant ships, passenger ships -
Queenscliffe Maritime MuseumPainting - Willem Ruys, Dacre Smyth
... ...Migrant ships...Although the Willem Ruys had no significant connection with Australia, it did so as a migrant ship when she became the Achille Lauro. ...Ordered in 1938 to replace the aging ships on the Dutch East Indies route, her keel was laid in 1939 at De Schelde shipyard in Vlissingen, Netherlands, for Rotterdamsche Lloyd (now Nedlloyd). Interrupted by World War II and two bombing raids, the ship was finally launched in July 1946, as Willem Ruys. The ship was named after the grandson of the founder of the Rotterdamsche Lloyd who was taken hostage and shot during the war.B SmythA framed oil painting of the Dutch vessel Willem Ruys which was later refitted to become the Lloyd Triestino 'Achille Lauro'.Willen Ruysmv willem ruys, ms achille lauro, migrant ships -
Queenscliffe Maritime MuseumPainting - MV Volendam, Volendam
... ...Migrant ships...In September 1948 she started her first Rotterdam – New York sailing and commenced her last voyage on this route in February 1951. MV Volendam Migrant ships Troop ships U boat attack Volendam A framed oil painting of the MV Volenda, Volendam Painting MV Volendam Dacre Smyth ...She was among many Allied merchant ships who escaped to Britain rather than be interned in occupied countries in World War II. Together with Holland America Line's Nieuw Amsterdam she served in the Allied cause. She was then chartered to the British Ministry of War Transport and put into service. Under the terms of the charter the flag and crew would remain Dutch. Volendam was assigned to the Children's Overseas Reception Board, a British Government scheme introduced in 1940 to evacuate UK school children overseas. She sailed from Liverpool on Thursday 29 August 1940 as one of 33 ships in Convoy OB 205. On 30 August 1940 whilst several hundred miles off Malin Head, Northern Ireland and heading into the Atlantic, she was attacked about 2300 hrs by the German submarine U-60, firing two torpedoes that hit No. 1 hold and damaged and caused flooding in No. 2 hold. Captain Wepster then gave the order to abandon ship, and despite rough seas all 18 lifeboats got away safely.In 1947 she was used in the Australia emigrant service and in June 1948 made her first Rotterdam – Quebec sailing for the Netherlands government with capacity for 1,500 single class passengers. On Tuesday October 17, 1950 she departed Rotterdam for Sydney, arriving 6-weeks and 1 day later at her destination on Wednesday November 29, 1950. She brought with her a ship-load of (mainly Dutch) immigrants, all eager to forge new lives in Australia. In September 1948 she started her first Rotterdam – New York sailing and commenced her last voyage on this route in February 1951.A framed oil painting of the MV Volenda,Volendammv volendam, migrant ships, troop ships, u boat attack -
Queenscliffe Maritime MuseumPainting - Mariposa, Dacre Smyth, SS Mariposa
... Migrant ships...The thirteen officers selected by the War Department to form the core of what was to become MacArthur's headquarters in the Southwest Pacific Area Command being formed in Australia as United States Army Forces in Australia (USAFIA), known as the "Remember Pearl Harbor" Group, were embarked in Coolidge and Mariposa. Migrant ships SS Mariposa WWII Mariposa An oil painting of the SS Mariposa in an ornate gold frame. ...SS Mariposa was a luxury ocean liner launched in 1931, one of four ships in the Matson Lines "White Fleet", which included SS Monterey, SS Malolo, and SS Lurline. She was later renamed SS Homeric. Mariposa was designed for service in the Pacific Ocean, including regular stops in ports along the West Coast of the United States, Hawaii, Samoa, Fiji, New Zealand, and Australia. On the 12th January 1942 the Mariposa left San Francisco in the "Australian — Suva" convoy escorted by two destroyers and the light cruiser and with two other troopships (destined for Suva). This was the first large convoy to Australia after Pearl Harbor with Mariposa transporting Army personnel, ammunition and fifty P-40 fighters intended for the Philippines and Java.Mrs B SmythAn oil painting of the SS Mariposa in an ornate gold frame. Mariposamigrant ships, ss mariposa, wwii -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Document - Passenger List, P&O Passenger List RMS Strathaird
... ...Migrant ships...RMS Strathaird Passenger Liners Migrant ships Cruise Liners British Travellers P&O Passenger List A PDF doc of a Passenger List from the 'RMS Strathaird' passenger list dated September 1952 P&O Passenger List RMS Strathaird Document Passenger List ...RMS Strathaird was the second of a pair to be built and was completed on January 10, 1932. She was preceded by her identical sister the RMS Strathnaver completed on September 2, 1931. They were built by Vickers-Armstrong Ltd, in Barrow-in-Furness, England.RMS Strathaird departed Tilbury on her maiden voyage on February 12 1932, bound for Brisbane Australia sailing via Port Said, Aden, Bombay, Colombo, Fremantle, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, a service she would remain on until the war would put an end to her passenger’s service for six long years! After the Mediterranean had been declared safe in late 1943, the Strathaird was the very first ship to sail through the Suez Canal in 1943. In 1945 she returned to Australia and New Zealand with their troops heading home. The RMS Strathaird was handed back to P&O in December 1947 and after a major refit she departed Tilbury on January 5, 1948. She returned to her regular Australian service but also continued to operate the occasional cruises. Due to demand and the migrant trade, in 1954 the Strathaird was converted to become a one-class liner, accommodating a good 1,252 passengers. Upon completion she departed Tilbury for her first voyage on April 8, 1954. TSS Strathaird departed Tilbury for Australia on March 28, 1961 and she then departed Sydney on May 9. As she sailed from Australia and had passed through the Suez Canal and was now in the Mediterranean she passed P&O’s newest superliner, the 42,570 GRT SS Canberra that had departed the UK on June 2, for Australia and New Zealand.A PDF doc of a Passenger List from the 'RMS Strathaird' passenger list dated September 1952P&O Passenger Listrms strathaird, passenger liners, migrant ships, cruise liners, british travellers -
Queenscliffe Maritime Museum
Leisure object - Boat Model, Barque David Clarke, John Evans, 2002
... Migrant ships...Migrant ships Convict ships Port Phillip boat models Scale model of the barque David Clarke Leisure object Boat Model, Barque David Clarke John Evans ...The barque David Clarke was launched in 1816 and may have been broken up at Batavia in 1854. She sailed one of the last voyages under charter to the British East India Company (EIC). In 1842 she transported more than 300 convicts to Hobart. She was last listed in Lloyd's Register in 1854.In 1839 she carried mainly Scots assisted migrants to Australia, and was the first immigrant ship to sail from the Great Britain directly to Port Phillip.Scale model of the barque David Clarkemigrant ships, convict ships, port phillip, boat models
