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Post by helen on Sept 9, 2009 1:04:45 GMT -5
Thanks for all the information Geoff. I really appreciate all the leads. Will let you know how I get on.
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Post by Henry on Sept 9, 2009 5:17:42 GMT -5
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Post by douglaslam on Sept 9, 2009 6:39:10 GMT -5
Henry, Thanks for turning up an image of the Changsha. I think it may have been a predecessor of its namesake. The second link is the correct one, because the specs. match up, but no image available. What a pity. Two weeks as steerage passenger in a cargo hold is something to tell my grandchildren about, one day.
Douglas
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Post by geoff on Sept 9, 2009 16:07:47 GMT -5
Hello Douglas, Contact or visit the Australian National Maritime Museum at Darling Harbour Sydney for anything nautical. www.anmm.gov.au/site/page.cfmThe Vaughan Evans library at ANMM may have info/image of ship you're looking for. They researched a particular ship that I was interested in. That reminds me..... that I must do research on other ships/trips that ancestors had between HK & Sydney. Are you on the "Welcome Wall, A national tribute to all immigrants" at ANMM? www.anmm.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=404
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Post by douglaslam on Sept 10, 2009 6:19:56 GMT -5
Hi Geoff, I am aware of the Welcome Wall, but never thought of adding my name to it. I have visited the ANMM two or three times. It is quite small in scale. I believe the admission charges are now waved. I may seek the Museum's help for a brief history of the Changsha. But it is a very low priority pursuit.
Douglas
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Post by helen on Dec 6, 2009 1:24:49 GMT -5
Just wanted to say that the NAA - National Australia Archives - are awesome. They have supplied me with the 2 shipping lists I required - One for the Ngs from Ngar Yiew - who arrived in N Z October 30 1939. Yesterday I got the one for the Hargee Chans who arrived in Auckland 10/10/1939.
I didn't have the ship names from HK to Sydney. Now I have both the names and the shipping lists. Thanks Australia
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Post by jing on Jan 23, 2010 0:55:32 GMT -5
Hi,
I'm in the U.S. and I'm wondering if Australia has something similar...
In the U.S., if the individual became a naturalized citizen, his Alien Case File would be under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Citizenship and Naturalization Service and copies would be accessible through a freedom of information/privacy act request (FOIA) under the individual's naturalized name. The alien case file would contain all detailed entry documents including name of the ship, date of arrrival, photos of the alien, family history, other government investigative documents, and a copy of the naturalization document.
Jing
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Post by geoff on Jan 23, 2010 2:09:48 GMT -5
Hello Jing,
I found my paternal gggfather's & maternal ggfather's 1882 naturalisation applications & oaths at the National Archives of Australia online at naa.gov.au. Not as much info as required today. I haven't needed to search for more recent naturalisations as successive generations were Australian born.
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