Hi All, My grandfather claimed to have arrived on the Nikko Maru that docked in Townsville on 20 May 1914. I have been over the passenger and crew lists, and there didn't appear to be any passengers on board (it was a cargo ship after all), and the crew section just states "As per articles". I'm not sure what "As per articles" means, but I'm presuming it's referencing another document of some sort. According to one document I found at the National Archives, there were 4 Russian crew on board when the ship arrived in Townsville. Does anyone know where I may be able to source the names of the crew, or even what "As per articles" mean? Thanks, Mark Feodoroff Brisbane --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

Found on the State Archives page http://archives.qld.gov.au/Researchers/CollectionsDownloads/Documents/DUNCOMBE-GAFFNEY.pdf and I think he may have been transcribed as FEEFLOFF Alexi who arrived on the Nikko Maru on the 22 May 1914 Regards Kerry (Young)

Hi Kerry, It turns out my son got a copy of the scan of these pages from our visit on Saturday :-) Reading the document, it really does look like FEEFLOFF. I'm guessing the crew handed the immigration people some documentation with the crew's names, and a transcription error occurred at that point. Alex's age is close (ish) to what I know his age to be. That leaves me with a theory that my grandfather disembarked in Brisbane, which then questions why his Naturalisation file states he got off in Townsville. I'm hoping to access Sydney records for Nikko Maru crew (payment via some transcription work on my part), to see if there were 4 Russian crew on board as the NAA records show. It's not entirely conclusive, but would add weight to him disembarking as a passenger in Brisbane...or he got off in Townville as a passenger, assuming the identity of someone who kept heading south on the ship although this is not supported by immigration records in Townsville. It's inconclusive, but a lead nonetheless that should keep me entertained for a while. Cheers, Mark -----Original Message----- Found on the State Archives page http://archives.qld.gov.au/Researchers/CollectionsDownloads/Documents/DUNCOM BE-GAFFNEY.pdf and I think he may have been transcribed as FEEFLOFF Alexi who arrived on the Nikko Maru on the 22 May 1914 Regards Kerry (Young) --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com