Mariners and ships in Australian Waters

AOBASAN MARU

OF URAGA, JAPAN, K. YASUI, MASTER, BURTHEN 2181.83/1299.62 TONS
FROM THE PORT OF KOBE TO SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, 5TH SEPTEMBER 1918

Surname Given name Station Age Of what Nation Status Comments
YASUI K MASTER     CREW  
HIRONO RIOICHI CHIEF OFFICER 30 JAPAN CREW  
SATE SHIGEJIRO 2ND OFFICER 30 JAPAN CREW  
DEGUCHI MASUTARO 3RD OFFICER 33 JAPAN CREW  
HAENO EIKICHI CHIEF ENGINEER 41 JAPAN CREW  
KINOSHITA ETSUSABURO 1ST ENGINEER 37 JAPAN CREW  
TAKASHITA KURAZO 2ND ENGINEER 28 JAPAN CREW  
YAMADA YOSHIKATA PURSER 42 JAPAN CREW  
KANAZAKI HIKOJIRO BOATSWAIN 54 JAPAN CREW  
UENO UGORO CARPENTER 32 JAPAN CREW  
KURODA JUNKICHI QUARTER MASTER 38 JAPAN CREW  
MATSUI SOTARO QUARTER MASTER 27 JAPAN CREW  
NISHIMURA TOJIRO QUARTER MASTER 30 JAPAN CREW  
UCHI MORIZO QUARTER MASTER 23 JAPAN CREW  
SHISHIDO BUNJI STORE KEEPER 27 JAPAN CREW  
MATSUBARA TOKUTARO SAILOR 20 JAPAN CREW  
SATO JIRO SAILOR 20 JAPAN CREW  
MASUDA TAIZO SAILOR 19 JAPAN CREW  
HENDO MITZUJI SAILOR 15 JAPAN CREW  
MATSUDA KIMIYASHI SAILOR 23 JAPAN CREW  
TSUCHIYA KOZOI NO. 1 OILER 42 JAPAN CREW  
MIZUNO SAZO NO. 2 OILER 30 JAPAN CREW  
IEDA GENTARO NO. 3 OILER 30 JAPAN CREW  
KOMODA TOYOSAKU FIREMAN 29 JAPAN CREW  
MORI JUTARO FIREMAN 29 JAPAN CREW  
KAGOHARA MOTOI FIREMAN 22 JAPAN CREW  
HORI SHIGEO FIREMAN 21 JAPAN CREW  
TANABE KICHIICHI FIREMAN 20 JAPAN CREW  
HARUYAMA HEIJI FIREMAN 20 JAPAN CREW  
OHIRA TORAKICHI FIREMAN 25 JAPAN CREW  
MATSUKAWA YASUGORO COAL PASSER 18 JAPAN CREW  
SAKAGUSHI SANSHI COAL PASSER 26 JAPAN CREW  
MURAKAMI SUSUMU COAL PASSER 16 JAPAN CREW  
HARA RISUKE STEWARD 15 JAPAN CREW  
KANITANI SADAMU COOK 30 JAPAN CREW  
MACHIDA YOGAEMON COOK 19 JAPAN CREW  
MUNIDA KISABURO WAITER 27 JAPAN CREW  
SHIRAHAMA TOKUSABURO WAITER 28 JAPAN CREW  

 

Source: State Records Authority of New South Wales: Shipping Master's Office; Passengers Arriving 1855 - 1922; NRS13278, [X433] reel 2103.   Transcribed by Lyn & Maurie.

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