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billiedog
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 Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 7:52 pm Post subject: Post war immigrant ships |
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| Information on immigrant ship "Captain Hobson" 1956? |
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jock
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Location: Christchurch , of Southland Irish stock
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| Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 10:08 pm Post subject: |
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Amarapoora (4) 1920 1939 became hospital ship HMS Amarapoora. 1946 acquired by Ministry of Transport, 1948 converted to emigrant ship, 1951 renamed Captain Hobson. 1959 scrapped. 8,084
http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/burma.htm
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http://www.google.co.nz/search?hl=en&q=ship+%22Captain+Hobson%22+1956%3F&btnG=Google+Search |
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billiedog
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| Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 1:04 pm Post subject: Thanks.Trying to find passenger list "Captain Hobson&qu |
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Amarapoora (4) 1920 1939 became hospital ship HMS Amarapoora. 1946 acquired by Ministry of Transport, 1948 converted to emigrant ship, 1951 renamed Captain Hobson. 1959 scrapped. 8,084
http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/burma.htm
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http://www.google.co.nz/search?hl=en&q=ship+%22Captain+Hobson%22+1956%3F&btnG=Google+Search[/quote] |
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Megan Hutching
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| Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 3:27 pm Post subject: Captain Hobson |
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Transferred to NZ government from British Ministry of Transport in 1951; made its first voyage carrying assisted immigrants in July 1952. After 12 voyages to NZ it was laid up in 1958, and broken up in 1959.
There's more information about it, and from people who travelled to NZ in it, in my book, Long Journey for Sevenpence: Assisted immigration to New Zealand from the United Kingdom, 1947-1975 |
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billiedog
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| Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 4:07 pm Post subject: Re: Captain Hobson |
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| Megan Hutching wrote: | Transferred to NZ government from British Ministry of Transport in 1951; made its first voyage carrying assisted immigrants in July 1952. After 12 voyages to NZ it was laid up in 1958, and broken up in 1959.
There's more information about it, and from people who travelled to NZ in it, in my book, Long Journey for Sevenpence: Assisted immigration to New Zealand from the United Kingdom, 1947-1975 |
Megan, Could you please tell me where and at what cost I MAY GET YOUR BOOK AS MENTIONED IN YOUR REPLY TO ME - : | Quote: | | -my book, Long Journey for Sevenpence: Assisted immigration to New Zealand from the United Kingdom, 1947-1975 |
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Megan Hutching
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Hi Margaret, the book might be out of print now but you could try your bookseller. You've got the title and author, and it was published by Victoria University Press in 1999. ISBN 0-86473-360-7.
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billiedog
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Megan,
Many thanks for your info. I hot-footed it down to local library, and there it was all the time. I also got "New Zealanders by choice". Enjoying both books. Thanks again |
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