NAA: A1, 1909/13851
Erler, Freda
Digital copy - 5670
| Occupation as written | Housewife |
| Standardised occupation | DS00: Domestic service - Domestic duties |
| Application received | 18 Nov 1909 |
| Application status |
Approved |
| Official | |
| Date of approval or denial | 3 Dec 1909 |
| If rejected, why? | |
| Birthplace as written | Zurich, District of Zurich, Switzerland |
| Modern country | Switzerland |
| Age on application | 28 |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 19 |
| Port of Departure | Switzerland |
| Port of Arrival | Brisbane |
| Date of arrival | 26 Feb 1901 |
| Name of ship | Duke of Norfolk |
| Voyage | Duke of Norfolk (1901-08-16) |
| Address in Australia | Gowrie Road, Toowoomba |
| Address State | Queensland |
| Time at address | 2 years |
| Previous address 1 | Brisbane |
| Address State | Queensland |
| Time at address | 4 years |
| Previous address 2 | Humpybong |
| Address State | Queensland |
| Time at address | 3 years |
| Name of reference | Charles John Lane Sydenham |
| Occupation of reference | Justice of the Peace (Queensland) |
| Marginalia description | |
| Police report attached | No |
| Link to other applicant | |
| Literate | Yes |
| Reason | N/A |
| Other information | |
Found the ship, in Trove the following:
The British-India steamer Duke of Norfolk, Captain Jenkyns, R.N.R., from London, via ports, arrived in Moreton Bay about midnight,on Friday, and was assisted up the river yesterday to the Norman Wharf, where she berthed about 8 o'clock. She had a smooth passage from London, and the voyage proved most enjoyable. She left London on 15th December, called in Gravesend, where she picked up 475 immigrants and left the following day. Port Said was reached on the 29th of December, the weather being very fine, except for fogs off the coast of Portugal. She passed through the Canal on 30th December, left Suez the following day, and arrived at Colombo on 13th January. While the Duke was at Colombo 698 Boer prisoners arrived from Natal. She left Colombo the following day, calling at Batavia on 21st January, and the usual Java ports. On the 31st of January the Duke arrived at Thursday Island, where she landed four immigrants and discharged 60 tons of cargo. The trip from Sourabaya to Thursday Island was negotiated in the good time of six days and five hours. At Cooktown she discharged 30 tons of cargo, and at Townsville 670 tons of cargo were landed and 175 Immigrants. It rained for three consecutive days at Townsville, which so delayed operations that the Duke was six days in port. A female immigrant died there of enteric fever, and was taken ashore for burial. The immigration agent at Townsville speaks very eulogistically of the immigrants landed there, who are said to be much above the usual class. At Mackay three immigrants were landed, and 50 tons of freight, and at Rockhampton 302 tons with fifty-six immigrants were landed, while at Maryborough sixtean passengers wore dropped and 130 tons of cargo landed. For Brisbane the Duke of Norfolk has about 2000 tons of general cargo and 220 immigrants. The saloon passengers were Dr. and Mrs. Lyster for Townsville, and Trooper Starkey, of the Second Queensland Contingent. The latter made himself extremely popular on the voyage, and gave several magic lantern displays Illustrative of scenes in the South African campaign, through which he had passed, while the immigrants should also have benefited by a lecture on life in Queensland. After discharging her cargo, the Duke of Norfolk is under orders for London, via the Cape.