Immigrant Lists for Queensland 1873 (Reichstag)

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christine hill said: I am curious re passenger lists for the immigrant ships that came to Australia from Europe and the UK in the nineteenth century. I can find none. Perhaps I am not searching correctly? I am particularly interested in the "Reichstag" and its 1873 voyage from Hamburg to Maryborough (Queensland). This ship did several trips.
I know that there were 36 deaths during this particular voyage, and there were also some deaths after the ship arrived in port here in Australia, but I can't seem to find mention of any of this.

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Brett said: Christine

Firstly, "Welcome" to this "FamilySearch" ( "GetStaisfaction" ) 'Feedback' Forum.

Secondly, "Official 'FamilySearch' Representatives", do monitor; and, sometimes, participate in, this Forum.

Thirdly, I am just another User/Patron, just like yourself (and, happen to be a Member of the Church). Plus, I am from 'Down Under".

Many Users/Patrons who regularly participate in this Forum who have a great deal of knowledge and experience with "FamilySearch", like to assist/help other Users/Patrons like yourself.

Finally, I just took a quick look in the, "National Archives of Australia" (NAA); and, the "Archives" of the State government of Queensland; and, a few other sites.

I found these references for the vessel: "Reichstag" for the 1873 voyage

NAA
Trove (Newspapers)
[ 1873 ] ARRIVAL OF THE IMMIGRANT SHIP
REICHSTAG.
(Maryborough Chronicle.)
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/ar...

Gould Genealogy and History
They Came Direct: Immigration Boats Direct to the Port of Wide Bay: Reichstag 1873
https://www.gould.com.au/they-came-di...

An initiative of the South Australian Maritime Museum
Government of South Australia
Vessel: Reichstag
Departed: Hamburg, Monday, 14 April 1873
Arrived: Maryborough, QLD, Friday, 18 July 1873
http://passengersinhistory.sa.gov.au/...

National Library of Australia
Immigrants on the Reichstag : voyages 1871, 1872, 1873 and 1876 / by Kay F Gassan ; [Maryborough Family Heritage Institute]
https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/5...

You May Well Become Slaves
https://reisefredrik.com/2013/06/06/y...

I hope this helps.

Brett

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christine hill said: Dear Brett

Thank you very much for going to so much trouble; I did appreciate the links you sent.

I had actually been on all the above sites, except the last one mentioned. However, as far as I could ascertain, no site actually publishes any lists of passengers online. In the Gould case, there is a book for sale, and in Trove there is a list of passengers who died during the voyage.

I seems, currently, that I am no closer.
In the Trove article, I did find mention of the death during the voyage, of my g-grandfather's first wife Maren Lindholt. However, still no mention of the death of their only child Peter, who was 6 or 7 and died a day or two after the ship reached Maryborough and was moored in the harbour.

I posted the query in the hope that there may actually be lists in the records on the Family Search website.

Thank you most sincerely for your response.

Christine

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A van Helsdingen said: It's possible that no list of the incoming passengers at Australia was recorded.

You could try to search for lists of outgoing passengers from Hamburg.

Ancestry has a large collection of passenger lists from Hamburg: https://www.ancestry.com/search/colle...

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christine hill said: Hello A van Helsdingen
I have at last had success! Phew! I did go to Ancestry and they do indeed have the required passenger lists, however, I am not a member so was not able to view the 'final' page.

After more searches using the idea of Hamburg archives and following links, I finally found the list I wanted in the Qld Archives. Previous searches of Qld Archives always brought up an order system where you contacted them and paid and then they sent you your request. However, searching this way, I did find the immigrant passenger lists: http://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/...

Towards the bottom of that page are various vessels and towns, and there it was. However, although the 3 members of my family are listed as outward bound passengers from Hamburg and Maren is noted as having died on the journey, there is still no notation for the child Peter. It is believed Peter died on board ship after it arrived here in port.

Thank you for your interest and help.
Christine