Hello List I am helping someone research their ancestor, Alfred Frederick HOOD who was born 1837 in Dorset I have found him as an AB Seaman on the LUSITANIA which arrived in Sydney April 1881 I have also found a reference to an Alfred HOOD who was a victim of 'crimping' in 1892 in Sydney. The Trove newspapers have a number of articles about this incident and in one, there is mention that Alfred HOOD was looking for coastal work and was taken onboard the 'TWEED". There was a court case that mentions this Alfred HOOD was an AB, so I am hoping he is the same fellow I am researching He had sons who served in the RN and all 3 settled in Australia. Alfred Frederick HOOD b 1871 Deptford Kent, Arthur Ernest HOOD who served in WW1 ( was tattooed all over his body and died 1920) and Frederick George Kemp HOOD b 1875 , died 1949 Sydney ( buried Botany Cemetery) The newspaper article mentions that seamen would sign on for work at the Maritime Labout Bureau and I am wondering if anyone knows if these records still survive or of there are other records that may have information about Alfred Frederick HOOD If anyone can help shed some light on this fellow, I would be most grateful many thanks Jocelyn