NAA: A1, 1909/11206
Birk, Rosina Louisa
Digital copy - 5181
| Occupation as written | Domestic duties |
| Standardised occupation | DS00: Domestic service - Domestic duties |
| Application received | 7 Oct 1909 |
| Application status |
Approved |
| Official | |
| Date of approval or denial | 12 Nov 1909 |
| If rejected, why? | |
| Birthplace as written | Weinsburg, Wurtemburg, Germany |
| Modern country | Germany |
| Age on application | 59 |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 5 |
| Port of Departure | Bremen |
| Port of Arrival | Sydney |
| Date of arrival | 21 May 1855 |
| Name of ship | Boomerang |
| Voyage | Boomerang (1855-05-21) |
| Address in Australia | Percy Villa, Westmead, near Parramatta |
| Address State | New South Wales |
| Time at address | 4 years, 6 months |
| Previous address 1 | Toongabbie, Sydney |
| Address State | New South Wales |
| Time at address | 32 years |
| Previous address 2 | Parramatta |
| Address State | New South Wales |
| Time at address | 3 years, 6 months |
| Previous address 3 | Ryde (second tim), Sydney, New South Wales, 4 years
Grafton, New South Wales, 2 years
Bankstown, Sydney, New South Wales, 1 year
Ryde (first time), Sydney, New South Wales, 7 years |
| Address State | New South Wales |
| Time at address | 14 years |
| Married | Widow |
| Children | Yes |
10: five sons and five daughters:
four living elsewhere and six at Westmead. |
| Name of reference | Thomas Quirk |
| Occupation of reference | Postmaster, Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Marginalia description | |
| Police report attached | No |
| Link to other applicant | |
| Literate | Yes |
| Reason | N/A |
| Other information | |
Rosina's ship the Boomerange arrived in Australia as she says in May 1855. An Article in Trove on, The Maitland Mercury and Huntland River General Advitiser of Saturday 19th May 1855 says of her journey: "The anxiety of the public respecting the Royal Mail ship Boomerang was set at rest yesterday afternoon, by the announcement that she had arrived at the Heads; and they will be still further pleased to leam that she reached the Bay shortly before eight o'clock in the evening. As had been generally surmised, her lengthened passage was occasioned by an untoward accident. It is reported that she lost a number of spars and a quantity of sails in a squall, which, of course contributed most materially to delay her."