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WOW !!
Many, Many, Thanks to you all,
You have excelled yourselves,
I now have the Buriel plot No. from Wangaratta Cemetery.
Keep up the good work !!!
Mike.

passenger transcript details (not sure if yours?)
Name: Alfred Charles SMITH
Date of departure: 6 September 1923
Port of departure: London
Passenger destination: Melbourne, Australia
Date of Birth: 1905 (calculated from age)
Age: 18
Marital status:
Sex: Male
Occupation:
Passenger recorded on: Page 22 of 32
Ship:
Official Number:
Master's name:
Steamship Line:
Where bound:
Square feet:
Registered tonnage:
Passengers on voyage:
BARRABOOL
145424
Captain F N Wyatt
P & O Branch Service
Australia
29220
7985
985

(last UK address given for above here as, 5 Denmark Opening, Sprouston Road, Norwich)


Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839–1923
about Mr A C Smith
Name: Mr A C Smith
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1905
Age: 18
Arrival Date: 25 Oct 1923
Arrival Port: Melbourne, Australia
Departure Port: London
Ship: Barrabool
Nationality: English

Chris :)

Not sure if you have seen this:

The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.) Tues. 29/8/1933

ESPLOSION OF GELIGNITE

Young Man's Leg Blown Off.

Wangaratta, Monday - An explosion of gelignite in a camp on the Rose River, Cheshunt at half past 7 o'clock this morning inflicted shocking injuries on Alfred Smith aged 26 years. Smith, who is a young Englishman, employed by C.A. Westneat, Contractor, was in charge of explosives. It is surmised that he was warming gelignite in his tent before using it when the explosion occurred. His right leg was blown off and his face and forearm were shattered. After receiving first aid, he was hurried to the Wangaratta Hospital. His condition is very serious.

The Argus, Thurs. 31/8/1933 - On the 28th August, 1933 (result of explosion of gelignite), Alfred Charles Richard Smith, an Englishman, relatives unknown. Inserted by Mr. and A. Westneat and fellow workers Tom, George, Alex and Attie.

I couldn't find a funeral notice. What a tragic death of this poor young man. So sad.

My internet went down after my above post, not sure but it looks like he was not alone.

Ticket 52 as follows

Alfred Smith aged 40 sheet metal worker
Alfred R Smith aged 16 ditto
John Smith aged 35 fitter
Beatrice Smith aged 43 housewife
Gertrude Smith aged 35 housewife

Address in UK 29 Maxwell? Road Wolverhampton

Many Thanks, Much appreciated.

That's dreadful.

Not having much luck on the archives.

Keep nudging your thread up the board - there are quite a few Oz researchers who may be ble to dig something up for you.

it's a very sad family story MarieCeleste,
The family left Norwich for better things in London and fell on hard times,
He went to Australia at 16 to earn his fortune and was blown up by gelagnite in his tent while he was WARMING it to be used for road building.

Sorry MarieCeleste,
How do i find it on that site ?

How sad, he died so young:

Australia Death Index, 1787-1985

Name: Alfd Chas Riches Smith
Death Place: Wangaratta, Victoria
Age: 27
Registration Year: 1933
Registration Place: Victoria
Registration number: 17008
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1906

Found it!

http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/NameSearch/Interface/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=41080

You can view his naturalisation records.

EDIT, Oh I am sorry, it appears to be a different Alfred Smith. However, it's the only one that came up in the search.

sorry, reply was for all those Smith's

Good Grief!!

The incoming Queensland passenger lists on ancestry only go up to 1912.

Someone else may be able to suggest another source of records.

You could always try searching immigration records on the National Archives of Australia site. I'm not even going to attempt Smith!

http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/using/search/

All the Smiths on board....

The following people with the same last name travelled on this voyage: -

Albert E SMITH Page 11 of 35 View transcript
Mr Albert G SMITH Page 29 of 35 View transcript
Mr Alexr SMITH Page 25 of 35 View transcript
Mr Alfred J SMITH Page 3 of 35 View transcript
Mr Alfred SMITH Page 7 of 35 View transcript
Mrs Ann SMITH Page 15 of 35 View transcript
Mrs Annie SMITH Page 18 of 35 View transcript
Anthony SMITH Page 29 of 35 View transcript
Barbara SMITH Page 19 of 35 View transcript
Mrs Beatrice SMITH Page 3 of 35 View transcript
Beatrice C SMITH Page 11 of 35 View transcript
Catherina SMITH Page 19 of 35 View transcript
Mr David SMITH Page 19 of 35 View transcript
David SMITH Page 19 of 35 View transcript
Miss Dorothy SMITH Page 11 of 35 View transcript
Miss Edith SMITH Page 27 of 35 View transcript
Mrs Eliza SMITH Page 7 of 35 View transcript
Miss Elizabeth M SMITH Page 24 of 35 View transcript
Mrs Ellen SMITH Page 11 of 35 View transcript
Mrs Elsie SMITH Page 3 of 35 View transcript
Mrs Elsie F SMITH Page 29 of 35 View transcript
Miss Fanny SMITH Page 30 of 35 View transcript
Mr Frederic G SMITH Page 29 of 35 View transcript
Mr George S SMITH Page 18 of 35 View transcript
Mrs Gertrude SMITH Page 3 of 35 View transcript
Gwendoline SMITH Page 18 of 35 View transcript
Isabella SMITH Page 19 of 35 View transcript
Mrs Jessie SMITH Page 19 of 35 View transcript
Mr John B SMITH Page 3 of 35 View transcript
Miss Kathleen SMITH Page 11 of 35 View transcript
Mr Laurence SMITH Page 3 of 35 View transcript
Marjorie SMITH Page 18 of 35 View transcript
Mary J SMITH Page 19 of 35 View transcript
Nellie SMITH Page 19 of 35 View transcript
Patrick G SMITH Page 29 of 35 View transcript
Mr Percy SMITH Page 25 of 35 View transcript
Mr Robert SMITH Page 15 of 35 View transcript
Robt R SMITH Page 15 of 35 View transcript
Spender C SMITH Page 11 of 35 View transcript
Violet SMITH Page 19 of 35 View transcript
Mr Wm E SMITH Page 11 of 35

Regards Vera

He was Alfred Charles Riches Smith dob 1905, Norwich, Norfolk.
Went out on his own, as far as i'm aware.

Looks like 4 others Alfred John Beatrice & Gertrude Smith all Wolverhampton...........would you like the original manifest?

Sorry....


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Ship:
Official Number:
Master's name:
Steamship Line:
Where bound:
Square feet:
Registered tonnage:
Passengers on voyage:
EURIPIDES
133648
J Y Roberts
Aberdeen Line
Australia
24982
9399
1289



Regards Vera

Thanks Vera,
Doe's it give Name of ship and arrival Date ? Please.

Name: Mr Alfred R SMITH
Date of departure: 26 August 1921
Port of departure: London
Passenger destination port: Brisbane, Australia
Passenger destination: Brisbane, Australia

Date of Birth: 1905 (calculated from age)
Age: 16
Marital status:
Sex: Male
Occupation: Sheet Metal Wk
Passenger recorded on: Page 3 of 35

Mr Alfred R SMITH
Date of departure: 26 August 1921
Port of departure: London
Passenger destination port: Brisbane, Australia
Passenger destination: Brisbane, Australia

Date of Birth: 1905 (calculated from age)
Age: 16
Marital status:
Sex: Male
Occupation: Sheet Metal Wk
Passenger recorded on: Page 3 of 35

Regards Vera