Original Ticket - Zemindar Ship - Liverpool to Maryborough

In 1859 Maryborough was declared a port of entry for settlers coming to Australia and it became a major entry point for many travelling from overseas looking for a new life. People with diverse heritages including German, Danish, Dutch, Scottish, Irish, Chinese and South Sea Islander came through the port and settled on the Fraser Coast, see our blog entry on this topic . Keith Buhr came to the Library this week looking for information on the passenger ship the Shakespeare (Hamburg to Maryborough). He let us scan an original ticket that has been restored by conservationists at State Library of Queensland. 

Original Ticket - Zemindar passenger ship

This ticket was purchased by Keith's great grandmother for herself and her three children. Their names on the ticket appear to be:
Johanna Maria Amanda
Amanda Hanna
Sascha Agnes Matilda 
The ship was the Zemindar. The voyage was Liverpool to Melbourne with an arrival date of March, 1873. Keith's forebears were from Hamburg, Germany. Keith's great grandfather (the husband)  Robert Andreas preceded them on the Shakespeare (Hamburg to Maryborough) in 1871, as an assisted passenger. 

Keith generously let us share this ticket.

The Butchulla People are the Traditional Custodians/Owners of the Land, and their continued connection to the land on which we walk, work and live is acknowledged. Fraser Coast Libraries acknowledges and pays respects to the Elders past, present and emerging.

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