BT27 passenger lists include long-haul voyages to destinations outside Britain and Europe. NeilEnnis says: 22 January 2012 at 6:07 pm . Please note, it is based on incomplete records.The source material for 1960 and 1962-1966 was damaged or missing. on the records is Passenger #1548 from Ukraine. As there are no comprehensive indexes to passengers arriving after 1855, and if the name of the ship and the exact year of arrival are unknown, researchers will need to try to determine the date of arrival from other sources listed here and on the Indexes tab above. I have found my father, his brother and parents on the SS FairSea immigrating to Australia. As a result passenger list records for the post 1900 period are generally held by the WA Branch of the National Archives of Australia. Additionally, convict passenger lists for some ships can be located among the Colonial Office despatches received by the Governor (Acc 41). 182 : MCMILLAN, P, G & S: 1963 : FAIRSEA : We came to Australia to have a better life. Some passenger lists only include the names of cabin passengers and not steerage class. increase our data base would be gratefully received. This shows that both the Fairsea and the Fairsky sailed to Australia in 1960, six times each (the index only goes up to 1960, later records have yet to be indexed). a small display at the Old Northam Railway Station in Fitzgerald Street Northam. As well as being accessible at the State Records Office, the above-stated indexes are also available for purchase from FamilyHistoryWA. For records relating to earlier juvenile immigration check the heading Parkhurst Boys in the Convict Records section. We have Chief Engineer: Mario Agrenzano. This is a record of Aletta's voyage on board the Fairsea. Renamed Fairsea, she was rebuilt for his Alva Steamship Company as a passenger ship to fulfill his contract to bring displaced persons and refugees from Europe to Australia. Subjects: Indexes Immigration and … As there are no comprehensive index… See also further information on accessing CSO records. His passenger number The Troop carrying passenger ship "Oxfordshire" , operated by The Bibby Line, became available when the British Government decided to cease troop carrying by sea and opt, istead, for airborne trooping. Staff Engineer: Rosario Caravella. 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. You can search these arrival records in our collection. Citizenship records. 5.2 What Records are Available National Archives for Passenger Arrivals - This will link you to the National Archives (NARA) catalog of microfilms of Immigration Passenger Lists and the available indexes to these lists. The Naturalisation Act of 1871 (35 Vic. The State Records Office holds the following naturalisation records: State Records Office staff at the Enquiry Desk can provide additional information on the range of passenger and immigration related records available from within the State Records Office collection. Also a former German seaplane tender the Friesenland was purchased from the British Government and converted into a refrigerated ship with limited passenger accommodation and named FAIRSKY (1). The collection includes ship passenger arrivals, crew lists, air arrivals, and quarantine lists. In addition to passenger lists contained within the CSO correspondence it is also possible to identify distinct passenger registers and passenger lists. Some immigration scheme records can also be uncovered through the records of the Department of Community Welfare listed at the hardcopy AN 320 finding aid available at the State Records Office Search Room. Sitmar bought the ship and had her refurbished, renaming her "Fairstar". Fairsea passenger lists show the Gibb family, including future Bee Gees Barry, Maurice and Robin, travelled third class from Southampton to make a new life in Australia. article Post World War II Migrant Ship History: Fairsea, 1949-1969 The Fairsea holds an important place in the memory of many immigrants to Australia during the post World War II period. Hi Andre. Destinations which feature strongly include Australia Canada India New Zealand South Africa All continents are covered and you can find passengers on ships sailing to all … The collection includes ship passenger arrivals, crew lists, air arrivals, and quarantine lists. Also a former German seaplane tender the Friesenland was purchased from the British Government and converted into a refrigerated ship with limited passenger accommodation and named FAIRSKY (1). Before 1948, every passenger ship or aircraft captain provided a list of passengers on their vessel when they arrived. THERE ARE NO PASSENGER LISTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DATABASE, THESE ARE ARRIVAL DATES ONLY. Passenger lists are arranged chronologically by arrival of the ship. Dawn M Generally, after Federation in 1901 the State Records Office will only hold information on assisted or nominated migrants. Most of these records relate to free settlers arriving in Sydney. The following microfiche indexes may also prove useful for determining passenger arrivals; Staff at the Search Room Enquiry Desk are always available to provide assistance to researchers in using these indexes. article Post World War II Migrant Ship History: Fairsea, 1949-1969 The Fairsea holds an important place in the memory of many immigrants to Australia during the post World War II period. During the gold rush many newcomers arrived in Albany before proceeding to make their way on foot to the goldfields, or by train to Perth. These early references can be located through the Fremantle Passenger Arrivals Index 1829-1890 (described above) and in most cases can be accessed through the microfilmed CSO correspondence (Acc 36) available for use in the Search Room Microforms Area. These microfilm records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) include indexes, passenger lists, crew lists and other records for the U.S. ports listed below. To assist in accessing information from the Inward and Outward Passenger Lists housed within the State Records Office, a number of indexes to passenger names have been created. please can any one tell me how to find out a passenger lists for the ellenis from greece in 1965 any of the 4 trips the ship did and the dates the ship left greece and arrived in australia. The State Records Office holds numerous records relating to the arrival and departure of passengers and crew from both overseas and interstate. Chief Surgeon: Angelo Mazzardis Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild is independently owned. Ship Passenger Lists (the 1870s through the 1960s) The GG Archives is a Great Resource for Ship Passenger Lists - USA, Canada, Australia, and Other World Ports, from the 1870s - 1960s. in Australia. Hi Andre. on 2 March 1950. The Fairsea departed Genoa, Italy for her maiden immigrant voyage to Australia on 3 … To find out how to obtain information regarding people travelling on a ship please contact us. There are some transcriptions of passenger lists that have been preserved scattered across the internet. There are various types of lists including both outbound and inbound passengers at the various port of New Zealand. See also further information on convict records available from the State Records Office. The least to expect is the name of "head of household" only, with check marks indicating the numbers and sex, and age grouping of the other members of the party. Renamed Fairsea, she was rebuilt for his Alva Steamship Company as a passenger ship to fulfill his contract to bring displaced persons and refugees from Europe to Australia. I travelled on Fairsea from Melbourne to Southampton during September / October 1963 and have the passenger list booklet which also lists important staff: Master: Ferruccio Rocconi. From 1901 responsibility for immigration passed from the States to the Commonwealth. Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild World War II Refugees to Australia. Files relating to other child migration schemes are also held, such as the Young Australia League Boys Scheme (Consignment 541, Item 1927/6569) and the Chandler Scheme (Consignment 541, Items 1925/3747& 1933/0103). Colonial Secretary's Office, Passenger Lists of Immigrants for Certain Ships, 1876-1877, Series 1243, Consignment 633, Convict Establishment, Lists - Convicts, 1850-1853, Series 691, Consignment 4285, Convict Establishment, List - Convicts of Good Conduct, 1856, Series 1138, Consignment 929, Resident Magistrate Busselton, Ships' Manifests - Inward and Outward, 1851-1900, Series 1593, Consignment 594, Items 8/1-8/39, further information on accessing CSO records, Department of Immigration, Nominal Indexes, 1921-1929, Series 2399, Consignment 568, Department of Immigration, Register of Inmates at Immigrants Depot Arriving by Orient Line Vessels, 1908-1910, Series 2399, Consignment 569, Department of Lands and Surveys, Noalimba Reception Centre, Register of Departures 1977-1978, Series 1319, Consignment 5008, Item 1, Department of Lands and Surveys, Noalimba Reception Centre, Admission Cards 1976-1986, Series 1317, Consignment 5011, Department of Lands and Surveys, Registers - Statistics, 1973-78, Series 1318, Consignment 5010, Department of Lands and Surveys, Settlers' Files, 1923-1932, Series 1733, Consignment 724, Department of Lands and Surveys, Group Settlement Plans (Chief Draftsman), 1923-30, Series 2451, Consignment 6160, Department of Lands and Surveys, Foremans Reports, 1923-1931, Series 1732, Consignment 724, Items 1-12, Colonial Secretary's Office, Naturalisation Register, 1841-1903, Series 1547, Consignment 1157, Clerk of Courts York, Applications for Citizenship, 1957-1962, Series 412, Consignment 3800, Supreme Court, Naturalisation Certificates, 1871-1903, Series 61, Consignment 3442, Supreme Court, Registers of Naturalisation Act Certificates, 1871-1903, Series 60, Consignment 3441, Premier, Cabinet and Parliamentary Records, Researching Births Deaths and Marriages for Family History, Passenger Arrivals into Western Australia, 1839-1890 [CD-ROM], Passenger Arrivals into Western Australia, 1898-1925 [CD-ROM], Shipping Passenger Arrivals from Overseas, Albany, Western Australia, 1873-1925 [microfiche], Albany Interstate Passenger Arrivals Index, 1873-1924 [microfiche], Fremantle Passenger Arrivals Index, 1829-1890 [microfiche], Fremantle Interstate Passenger Arrivals Index, 1885-1908 [microfiche], Ships Index (All Ports), 1829-1890 [microfiche], Registers of Outward Passengers, 1888-1890, 1895 & 1902-1923, Acc 110, AN 371, Registers of Inward Passengers, 1888-1924, Acc 111, AN 371, Passenger Lists, 1873-1932, Acc108, AN 371, Register of Inward and Outward Passengers, 1893-1896, Acc 113, AN 371, Esperance Police Station, Index to Arrivals and Departures, 1899-1903, Acc 782, Survey Office, Passenger Lists - Inwards from Overseas, 1829-1930, Acc 297, Arrivals and Departures for Fremantle and Outports, 1898-1915, Acc 457, AN 371, Colonial Secretary's Office, Passenger and Crew Lists, Manifests Inwards for Fremantle, 1880-1898 (incomplete), Acc 503, AN 371, Convict Establishment, Convict Lists and Registers, 1850-1868, Acc 128, AN 358, Albany Police Station, Occurrence Books, 1863-1902, Acc 364, Items 1-45, AN 5, Busselton Police Station, Occurrence Books, 1860-1934, Acc 410, AN 5, Busselton Courthouse, Diary - Court Events, 1855-63, 1875-76, Acc 594, Item 4, WAS 1596, Busselton Water Police, Inward and Outward Shipping, Crew and Passenger Lists, 1873-1903 (incomplete), Acc 3315, Items 1-16, AN 5, Carnarvon Police Station, Occurrence Books 1882-1902, Acc 250, Items 1-10, AN 5, Dongara Police Station, Occurrence Books 1868-1882, Acc 417, Items 1-6, AN 5, Esperance Police Station, Occurrence Books, 1888-1894, Acc 781, Items 2-3, AN 5, Wyndham Police Station, Occurrence Book, 1886-1888, Acc 741, Item 1, AN 5, Albany Road, 36-Mile Police Station, Occurrence Book, 1879-1883, Acc 696, Item 1, AN 5, Halls Creek Police Station. “The passenger lists are the sole surviving official records of the arrival of the majority of people accepted as immigrants in Canada,” says a Library Archives Canada webpage. Examples of these types of records include: Police station occurrence books often noted the names of people passing through a town or district. The Troop carrying passenger ship "Oxfordshire" , operated by The Bibby Line, became available when the British Government decided to cease troop carrying by sea and opt, istead, for airborne trooping. 1800 Slabosz Henryk Germany There are 120,133 entries in this Index. I am now in contact with my family in Ukraine after 30 years and I am hoping Northam Railway Station. 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. The earliest outbound lists are from minor ports (ports other than Auckland or Wellington) and begin in 1886. My organization has a website of the same name. Passenger lists are arranged chronologically by arrival of the ship. SS Fairsea 2 October SS Roma 11 October SS Castel Felice 2 November SS Waterman 17 November SS JV Oldenbarnevelt 7 December SS Fairsea 30 December. Most of the passenger lists described below are available on microfilm from the State Records Office Microforms Area. FAIRSEA : Came to Australia with three children Pauline 8, Gail 6 and Shona who had her 4th birthday on the ship. Passenger Lists contained in the GG Archives collection represent the souvenir list provided to the passengers of each cabin class (and other classes). Correspondence added 04 April 2015 Passengers #1161-1163 SMIGRODZKA Passenger lists on ships continued until 1965, when cards completely replaced lists for both air and sea travel. Like Dundee says, try NAA. In addition the main series of passenger and crew lists it is possible in some instances to identify information on passenger arrivals for smaller ports through the records of other agencies, particularly those of local police stations and courthouses. Consequently, files relating to assisted immigration can be found in the Lands and Surveys Department General Correspondence series. Under this scheme settlers were to work in small groups to develop a number of dairy farms in the South West of the State. arrived alone to Fremantle and went to work in Northam. ISTG™ NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in whole or part in any format for presentation, distribution or profit by anyone without the express written consent of the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild. Anna Smigrodzka is my grandmother; please add my name as a contact person. share stories and experiences. NeilEnnis says: 22 January 2012 at 6:07 pm . Looking forward to meeting people who came on that ship and their descendants to Augustyn Lasisz              Augustyn & Marianna Lasisz, Identity Card                        Identity Card, Marriage Certificate            Jan Lasisz Birth Certificate She was built by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co, Chester USA and launched on March 1, 19 41. She had three sons, Nat 1957, Oleg 1959 (Deceased)and Wally 1969. If you know the name of the ship, this index will be useful to check or confirm the date of arrival. Passengers on board the S.S. Conte Biancamano, August 1954. But in some cases, other lists have information about the travelers’: 1. health 2. religion 3. previous travels to Canada 4. family members 5. and how much they carried in their wallets. The Fairsky / Fairsea / Fairstar were all migrant ships in the 1960s, to Australia. The passenger lists in BT27 include long-haul voyages to destinations outside Britain and Europe. Taken with a Super 8 movie camera in the sixties, copied onto DVD and from there I ripped it to AVI. Sitmar bought the ship and had her refurbished, renaming her "Fairstar". Passenger lists tend to provide more detailed information on individual passengers and sometimes include age and profession. Australian shipping and passenger records The arrival of an ancestor in Australia is a key moment in a family's history. Canadian Museum of ... Schultz family on board the S.S. Fairsea, 4 Dec 1951. Passenger arrival records. Individual convicts can be identified using the Fremantle Passenger Arrival Index or the WAGS Convict Lists (Acc 128) Index, both of which are available on microfiche from the State Records Office Microforms Area. Please see the Accessing Restricted Records section for information on how to apply for access to restricted records. The State Records Office holds a significant collection of passenger lists, particularly for the pre-Federation period. Your link to the past since February 1996! Other significant collections relating to child migration schemes include: NOTE: Some child migration records held by the State Records Office may have a restricted access period. This is a schedule of passenger ships calling at Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The Fairsea holds an important place in the memory of many immigrants to Australia during the post World War II period. The following are selected examples of available police occurrence books: Prior to 1901, when the Commonwealth of Australia came into being, immigration was the responsibility of the Western Australian Government. Outgoing passenger lists (1890-1960) Additionally, convict passenger lists for some ships can be located among the Colonial Office despatches received by the Governor (Acc 41). Purchased by Alvion Steam Ship Corporation in 1949, she was converted into a Passenger Liner, and renamed “Fairsea”, and operated as a Passenger Liner and Cruise Ship until 1969 when she was eventually broken up for scrap. My email is Genoefa Budas Correspondence added 6 July 2018 Passenger #1548 BONDARENKO Vlasov also bought an American C3 ship in 1949, and was rebuilt as the 1,800 passenger FAIRSEA (1). Generally speaking, each manifest provides the following information: 1. the name of the ship 2. port(s) 3. date(s) of departure and arrival in Canada 4. names 5. ages 6. sex 7. professions or occupations 8. nationalities 9. destinations The earlier lists aren’t always so detailed. I have found my Grandfather on this ship, SS Fairsea arriving into Fremantle Correspondence added 14 March 2015 Passengers #1797-1800 SALBOsZ Even if not assisted migrants, they should be there in the passenger lists. If you know the name of the ship, this index will be useful to check or confirm the date of arrival. Chief Purser: Helmar Seeman. If the record is a police station occurrence book, then the names of passengers will be in the entry for the day of arrival. The State Records Office holds a number of records connected with various child migration schemes, many of which can be located through the records of the Lands and Surveys Department. This is the only series that refers to a country of origin for British migrants. Step 5: Search for ships passengers in Ethnic Groups immigrating to America, other miscellaneous ports of arrival, Ships Passenger Lists on NARA microfilm, J.J. Cooke Shipping Agent Records, Castle Garden New York Ships Passenger Lists 1855-1890, Ellis Island New York Ships Passenger Lists 1894-1927 & Naturalization Records In most cases these records only provide the name of the person, date of arrival, ship arrived on and occasionally where from. From the early 1920s to 1973 the Department of Lands and Surveys was responsible for the operation of State assisted migration. I conducted a quick search using the UK National Archives Ancestors Onboard index of UK passenger records www.ancestorsonboard.com, where they link to a search for all ships. Passenger lists for the majority of convict ships arriving in Western Australia between 1850 and 1868 contain information such as physical descriptions, sentence, age and former occupation. Britain and Australia agreed to share the costs of the migrant's passages, as well as the costs associated with developing the settlements.Unfortunately very few records relating to Group Settlement have survived. There are 120,133 entries in this Index. Name of the ship: SS Fairsea Volume 3 Passenger's number: R75 Forename: AUGUSTYN Surname: LASISZ Place of birth: Gewice, Poland Date of birth: 12.12.1913 Furthermore, I enclose a marriage certificate between Augustyn Lasisz and my grandmother Marianna Lasisz. If you have any photos that you would to share to Above is the first page of the passenger list showing details of the Fairsea. She was the first passenger ship of the famous Sitmar Line and the first non-British ship employed to carry assisted immigrants from Britain to Australia. The changes included a completely remodelled superstructure, with cabin-class accommodation for 596, while the aft holds were fitted out with dormitory style accommodation for another 944. Passenger Lists for the Year 1952. kbriscoe(Jan's daughter) Correspondence added 15 February 2014 Passengers #361-367 HRYHORENKO My mother (Tamara) was passenger 367 on this ship (Fairsea, arr 31/12/1949). We hold records of free settlers from 1792-1922. I am now in contact with my family in Ukraine after 30 years and I am hoping The Turbine Steamship Fairsky was a one-class Italian-styled passenger ship operated by the Sitmar Line, best known for service on the migrant passenger route from Britain to Australia from May 1958 until February 1972. Passenger Lists for the Year 1952. 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. The passenger lists in BT27 include long-haul voyages to destinations outside Britain and Europe. A digital copy of this record is viewable on the website of the National Archives. Records relating to other migrants may be located by searching records of the National Archives of Australia. Passenger lists for the majority of convict ships arriving in Western Australia between 1850 and 1868 contain information such as physical descriptions, sentence, age and former occupation. Early passenger lists typically include the name of the ship, the names of passengers, ages, ports of arrival and departure, date, country of origin, and occupation. on the records is Passenger #1548 from Ukraine. Incoming passenger lists (1878-1960) Search and download lists of passengers arriving in the UK on ships that departed from ports outside Europe and the Mediterranean, though lists include passengers who joined ships at European and Mediterranean ports en route to the UK, between 1878 and 1960 (BT 26) on the Ancestry.co.uk (£) website.. Hannah Brennan The 1980s one is possibly a replacement for the original - I vaguely remember reading somewhere that this happened. All Passenger Lists For 1952 Available at the GG Archives. The Fairsea was a regular sight in Australian waters and made a total of 81 voyages to and from Australia between 1949 and 1969. She was Panamanian-flagged. She was the first passenger ship of the famous Sitmar Line and the first non-British ship employed to carry assisted immigrants from Britain to Australia. Having being born in 1925, he would of been 25 years of age, Australian shipping and passenger records The arrival of an ancestor in Australia is a key moment in a family's history. Police stations known to have recorded this information in their occurrence books include Albany, Fletcher Creek, Hall's Creek, Mount Barker, Nannup, Norseman, Pinjarra and Youanmi among others. DI2014.234.5. All content copyright Government of Western Australia, All rights reserved. The Department's General Correspondence files contain nomination forms for child migrants arriving in Western Australia on board the Jervis Bay (1934), Otranto (1934 and 1935), Ballarat (1934), Oronsay (1934 and 1937), Moreton Bay (1934 and 1935), Baradine (1934) and Balranald (1935). 1799 Slabosz Zdzislaw Germany Migrant ships to Australia . Passenger registers generally contain information on date of arrival, name of ship, port of embarkation, where bound. Migrant ships to Australia . The level of detail included within passenger lists varies widely. The lists, which are arranged chronologically, recorded passengers arriving from other Australian states and overseas and can include names of passengers passing through those ports en route to other ports within, and nearby ports outside, Australia. 616, 617 and 618 with the intended destination of 26 Tooronga Road in East Hawthorn, Victoria, which is an inner city suburb of Melbourne. Convict ship listings generally do not include the names of the crew or of the pensioner guards accompanying the prisoners. The least to expect is the name of "head of household" only, with check marks indicating the numbers and sex, and age grouping of the other members of the party. Search for your ancestors in free Ships' Passenger lists, Naturalization Records, Palatine Genealogy, Canadian Genealogy, American Genealogy, Native American Genealogy, Huguenots, Mennonites, Almshouse Records, Orphan Records, church records, military muster rolls, census records, land records and more. Fairsea was another converted C3 class ship, originally named Rio de la Plato, a passenger freighter, ordered by Moore-McCormack Lines. Chief Officer: Franco Dagnino. 2) provided for the granting of a certificate of naturalisation to any non-British subjects who requested it by means of a memorial to the Governor, and who agreed to take the prescribed oath. Sadly, there are not complete sets of passenger lists to Canada before 1865 because of lack of government requirement to keep each ship manifest. There are various types of lists including both outbound and inbound passengers at the various port of New Zealand. Shona's date of birth - 19/11/1959. These lists give the convicts name, borough and date of conviction. These lists give the convicts name, borough and date of conviction. Cameron The Strachan family were identified on the Passenger List of the Sitmar as nos. 1953 SS Sydney 19 February SS Neptunia 2 March SS Fairsea 14 March SS Australia 23 March SS Oceania 13 June SS Sibajak 20 June SS Castel Verde 7 July SS JV Oldenbarnevelt 30 July SS Fairsea 18 October SS Neptunia 19 October This record is arranged in three parts: A - An alphabetical list of all approved migrants sent to groups with particulars of sailing, establishment, family and whether remained on Group;B - Australians and non-approved migrants on groups as at 30 June 1929, with particulars of family, placing and whether remained on Group; andC - Return of Standard Holdings arranged in Group order, showing occupants, improvements and expenditure.Records for other immigration schemes, such as the War Service Settlement Scheme, can generally be located in the records of the Department of Lands and Surveys through the listings at hardcopy AN 3 finding aid available at the State Records Office Search Room or by searching online. The National Archives holds naturalisation and citizenship records from 1904 onwards, as well as some earlier records for Victoria and South Australia. References to many of these schemes, particularly for the 1900s-1920s, can be found in the files of the Agent General to London. How To Find Shipping and Immigration Records Vlasov also bought an American C3 ship in 1949, and was rebuilt as the 1,800 passenger FAIRSEA (1). 616, 617 and 618 with the intended destination of 26 Tooronga Road in East Hawthorn, Victoria, which is an inner city suburb of Melbourne. “The passenger list is a list of immigrants arriving at an official port of entry on a particular ship on a given date. Thank you so much. I have found my Grandfather on this ship, SS Fairsea arriving into Fremantle The crew list then were.. Captain....MASTER.....Avolio MATARESE . 1797 Slabosz Boleslaw Poland ... Schultz family on board the S.S. Fairsea, 4 Dec 1951. Correspondence added 02 February 2017 Passengers 1067-1069 SIEKEIRKA No. Our collection of ship and aircraft arrival records tell us how people moved in and out of Australia. Listing Includes Date Voyage Began, Steamship Line, Vessel, Passenger Class and Route. Copies of the microfilm have been digitised and indexed by Ancestry.com.au, which you may search on in the State Records Office Search Room, or a Western Australian public library. Listing Includes Date Voyage Began, Steamship Line, Vessel, Passenger Class and Route. Fairsea passenger lists show the Gibb family, including future Bee Gees Barry, Maurice and Robin, travelled third class from Southampton to make a new life in Australia. These records often note the names of people arriving at a particular place by ship, road or rail. Early passenger lists appear in the records of the Colonial Secretary's Office (CSO) and in newspapers. Reply. Also known as free settlers, unassisted passengers paid their own way to New South Wales. The records listed below are selected examples of the types of immigration records held by the State Records Office. The Fairsea departed Genoa, Italy for her maiden immigrant voyage to Australia on 3 … The passenger lists for the sailing ships may contain either a little, or quite a lot of information. 16 Replies to “Ellinis, Fairsea” ari says: I am trying to find more information about my grandparents Boleslaw and Helena. Ship Arrival Database. Your link to the past since February 1996! 182 : MAY, Norman, April, T & J: 1963 : FAIRSKY Most passenger lists do not contain the names of the crew. Index file 135 Vessels arriving by year Version 7.0.0001 Last updated 16/11/2008