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Old 29th March 2024, 00:01
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Hello from Australia

Hi All
My name is Colin and I am researching my family's shipping history. They first went to sea in 1861 in Tasmania, Australia. Of 9 brothers 8 went to sea and held masters certificates. Five of them owned ships, mainly ketches and schooners with one brother owning a brig, a barque and a number of barquentines, mainly carrying timber from Tasmania to the Australian mainland as well as some trading to New Zealand. Six of their sons were also master mariners though unfortunately 2 were lost at sea without trace with the "Handa Isle" (1918) and the "Lialeeta" (1925). Other family members were at sea through to the 1990's as shipwrights and A.B.'s. In all, over 130 years of continuous service on over 200 ships ranging from 15-ton register cutters through to large tankers.
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Old 29th March 2024, 00:19
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Hi Colin, welcome on board.

My Father was born in Katoomba in 1922 but grew up in England. He went to sea in 1938 and was diascharged as a Second Mate in 1946 for medical reasons. He got involved with small passenger vessels in 1970, and finally retired in 1978 or thereabouts. His older brother, born in Melbourne or Adelaide in 1920, also went to sea but his career and life in general were much more colourful and lost touch with the family in the 1960's.
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Old 29th March 2024, 00:36
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Welcome Colin.
You have certainly set yourself a task.
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Old 29th March 2024, 03:03
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Welcome Colin.
You have certainly set yourself a task.
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Thanks Geoff
The task is well advanced.
Colin
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Old 29th March 2024, 09:32
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Greetings ColinT54 and welcome to SH. Bon voyage.
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Old 29th March 2024, 11:37
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ColinT54,

Welcome to SH. Good luck with your research.

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