Colin's Diary

These photographs were taken on board the Asturias in November 1948, by Pat Piggott. His wife Irene (Rene) and son Michael are pictured with other passengers. If you can identify them, please let us know.

Who Are They?

Looking for	Message
Passengers - Asturias Voyage April 1951	I would like to exchange emails with anyone who travelled on the Asturias leaving Southampton on the 6th March 1951,  arriving in Sydney on the 9th April 1951.   I was a twelve year old girl at the time and my name was Barbara Rayner.  I have one brother Rodney who was nearly nine at the time.  My parents Elsie and Bill soon made friends with a couple from Newcastle - or near there, Gladys and Walter Scott and their young son, also Walter.  My parents and Gladys and Walter and their son are all deceased now.  We made friends with two single Maltese men, one was called Joseph and he was 21 at the time, and I think he went to Victoria.  Also with two German brothers, both married and travelling without their families (who would come along later they said) one was called Karl.  I am not sure of their surname, but think it was Muller or Schmidt and they went to live in Queensland.   I have documents from the time (ships concert programme, programme of events for the voyage) and photos.  Barbara Oehm (Rayner)
Passengers - Asturias Voyage June 1950	Chris Manning from Colchester (UK) is seeking information about his Great-Uncle Edward James (Ted) Conway who migrated to Australia, together with his wife Winifred and son Alan Edward Conway.  He has a lot of information about the family he would be happy to pass on.  If you know the Conways, please get in touch.
Passengers - Asturias Voyage March 1950	Ian Burgess, from Morwell (Victoria) came to Melbourne on the SS Asturias on 6 March 1950, with his parents, brother and four sisters.   He would like to communicate with anyone else who travelled on the same voyage.  "If you are interested, please contact me so we can discuss our lives from that time.  I was 6 years old and have very few memories prior to that time".
Passengers - Asturias Voyage June      1952	My name is Albert Connorton - my nickname was Conny.  I arrived on June 27, 1952, on the Asturias - boarding from Southampton. I returned to the UK in 1957.  I would like to hear from anyone who remembers this period or was on the same ship.  I shared a cabin with Lofty (second name unknown) who got off in Perth.  There was around 6 in our cabin - a Scot from Glasgow, a fellow from Lancs.  I got off in Melbourne and went to the migrant nissan huts in Exhibition Buildings.  I boarded around St. Kilda, Fraser St - Middle Park and mostly around this area.  I got a job as a carpenter when they were building the Post Office in Little Lonsdale Street.  I would like to hear from anyone from this period - any memories of this time.
Crew Lists May 1948	Cassandra is trying to find the name of a crew member from the voyage of May 1948.  She thinks his name was either Michael or Joseph Daniel O'Laverty
Crew Lists 1950	Jenny is trying to find crew lists for the voyages of March and June 1950.

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