Mariners and ships in Australian Waters

CHOSEN MARU

OF OSAKA, JAPAN, K. TASHIRO, MASTER, BURTHEN 2912/1815 TONS
FROM THE PORT OF HAKODATE, JAPAN TO SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, 28TH JUNE 1918

Surname Given name Station Age Of what Nation Status Comments
TASHIRO K MASTER     CREW  
KOJIMA J CHIEF OFFICER 36 TOKYO CREW  
KIMURA M 2ND OFFICER 31 ISHIKAWA CREW  
TAKAGI M 3RD OFFICER 26 KUMAMOTO CREW  
SUZUKI S DECK APPRENTICE 22 AICHI CREW  
WATANABE T DECK APPRENTICE 20 OKAYAMA CREW  
HARA S CHIEF ENGINEER 40 TOKYO CREW  
NAKAZAWA K 1ST ENGINEER 36 NAGANO CREW  
IRIYE E 2ND ENGINEER 31 YAMAGUCHI CREW  
UMEMOTO J 3RD ENGINEER 28 HIOGO CREW  
OKIYAMA T DOCTOR 29 NARA CREW  
OGAWA K PURSER 35 TOKYO CREW  
SHINODA T WIRELESS OPERATOR 24 CHIBA CREW  
SAKAMOTO Y BOATSWAIN 32 IWOTE CREW  
TAKAHASHI M CARPENTER 27 YEHIME CREW  
SAKUDA K QUARTER MASTER 27 KAGOSHIMA CREW  
TOYOSHIMA M QUARTER MASTER 29 KAGAWA CREW  
UCHIDA M QUARTER MASTER 29 SAITAMA CREW  
MIYAMOTO S QUARTER MASTER 25 MIYAZAKI CREW  
HASEBE O STOREKEEPER 30 NIGATA CREW  
YUKI F SAILOR 26 OKAYAMA CREW  
TASHITA K SAILOR 23 KAGOSHIMA CREW  
HIGETA S SAILOR 21 TOCHIGE CREW  
ITO C SAILOR 21 AICHI CREW  
CHUMA M SAILOR 18 KAGOSHIMA CREW  
MURATZAWA T SAILOR 22 NIIGATA CREW  
AMANO K SAILOR 18 TOKYO CREW  
BANNO H NO 1 OILER 34 AICHI CREW  
NAKAMURA H NO 2 OILER 30 KAGOSHIMA CREW  
MORI S NO 3 OILER 29 KYOTO CREW  
KAWAMURA I STOREKEEPER 24 KOCHI CREW  
SASAOKA K FIREMAN 28 KOCHI CREW  
KOBAYASHI W FIREMAN 26 FUKUOKA CREW  
NGAI K FIREMAN 21 HIRISHIMA CREW  
YOSHIMOTO T FIREMAN 28 KAGOSHIMA CREW  
WADA K FIREMAN 20 KOCHI CREW  
FURUKAWA G FIREMAN 28 FUKUOKA CREW  
KIN M FIREMAN 22 CHOSEN CREW  
ICHIKAWA H COAL PASSER 22 SHIZUOKA CREW  
NAKANISHI K COAL PASSER 20 TOKUSHIMA CREW  
SITA D COAL PASSER 23 SAITAMA CREW  
MATSUMOTO K COAL PASSER 22 SHIZUOKA CREW  
MACHIDA S COAL PASSER 24 KAGOSHIMA CREW  
YAMANE T STEWARD 45 KOBE CREW  
SEKINE H COOK 24 SAITAMA CREW  
SHIMONAGA S COOK 23 MIYAZAKI CREW  
TATSUNO J WAITER 21 KAGOSHIMA CREW  
ISHII T WAITER 25 YOKOHAMA CREW  
NAGAI H WAITER 25 HIROSHIMA CREW  

 

Source: State Records Authority of New South Wales: Shipping Master's Office; Passengers Arriving 1855 - 1922; NRS13278, [X431] reel 2102 & [X432] reel 2103.   Transcribed by Lyn & Maurie.

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