Mariners and ships in Australian Waters

TAIYO MARU

OF JAPAN, BENJI EDA, MASTER, BURTHEN 2658/1620 TONS
FROM THE PORT OF KOBE, JAPAN TO SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, 9TH OCTOBER 1916

Surname Given name Station Age Of what Nation Status Comments
EDA BENJI MASTER 37 TOKYO CREW  
SHIBUYA HARUHIKO CHIEF OFFICER 28 OSAKA CREW  
NAKAMURA KIYOSHI 2ND OFFICER 24 EHIME CREW  
KOTSUJI MISAWO 3RD OFFICER 23 KAGOSHIMA CREW  
KAISO UKEN CARPENTER 27 KAGASHIMA CREW  
KANDA CHOKICHI BOATSWAIN 40 HIYOGO CREW  
SASAKI SABURO QUARTER MASTER 22 MIYAGI CREW  
INONYE GISAKU QUARTER MASTER 28 YAMAGUCHI CREW  
OYAMADA KEIJI QUARTER MASTER 26 YAMAGATA CREW  
KAWAKAMI KIYATARO QUARTER MASTER 23 NAGASAKI CREW  
NOMURA EIKI SAILOR 35 MIYE CREW  
OKA IWAKICHI SAILOR 26 WAKAYAMA CREW  
TAKUMI FUKUMATSU SAILOR 20 KOBE CREW  
KOBAYASHI KAKUJI SAILOR 20 NAGANO CREW  
SAKINADA MASANORI SAILOR 17 TATTORI CREW  
KUWASARA YOSHIRO SAILOR 20 HIROSHIMA CREW  
IOADA HIDEICHI SAILOR 18 KAGAWA CREW  
KITAMI SUYEKICHI SAILOR 20 NIIGATA CREW  
KAMIWA TEICHI CHIEF ENGINEER 39 SHIZUOKA CREW  
AIMOTO ARIHEI 2ND ENGINEER 25 YAMAGUCHI CREW  
KIMURA KEIJI 3RD ENGINEER 28 HIMEJI CREW  
YOKOGAWA KENGO OIL MAN 28 HIROSHIMA CREW  
OKA KINICHI OIL MAN 27 EHIME CREW  
OYI KAZO OIL MAN 20 TOKUSHIMA CREW  
HIDE NAGAMORI DONKEYMAN 27 KOGOSHIMA CREW  
TAKAHASHI KEIJIRO DONKEYMAN 24 OKAYAMA CREW  
ASADA IWAKICHI FIREMAN 29 FUKUI CREW  
NISHIDA TAKASHI FIREMAN 24 KAGOSHIMA CREW  
CHIBA KAGUSAEMON FIREMAN 27 MIYAGI CREW  
SHIBATA BUNSAKI FIREMAN 20 SHIZUOKA CREW  
ITO KOICHI FIREMAN 25 MIYE CREW  
TAKIHARA HEIHACHI FIREMAN 21 SAITAMA CREW  
SON SHOKUN FIREMAN 26 CHOSEN CREW  
AWOKI HISATO COAL TRIMMER 19 FUKUOKA CREW  
HIROTA NIYUSUKE COAL TRIMMER 19 FUKUOKA CREW  
KAWASHIRO TOMIJI COAL TRIMMER 19 KAGASHIMA CREW  
KUROZAWA TEIJI COAL TRIMMER 21 TUMBU CREW  
NOSUHARA JINKICHI CHIEF STEWARD 21 OKAYAMA CREW  
HASEGAWA RIUNOSUKI COOK 36 TOKYO CREW  
NOBUYE ASAMIMA COOK 25 YAMANASHI CREW  
HIEBIRO OZAKI WAITER 31 NAGASAKI CREW  
OTSUKA SHINSAKIE WAITER 20 NIIGATA CREW  

 

Source: State Records Authority of New South Wales: Shipping Master's Office; Passengers Arriving 1855 - 1922; NRS13278, [X416] reel 2095.   Transcribed by Lyn & Maurie.

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