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Tell us your Torilla story
It is a century since the arrival of the migrant ship, Torilla. It arrived in Brisbane 10 October 1911 on its one immigrant journey to Queensland, having dropped passengers at the major ports on the way down the coast.It was notable for the number of passengers it brought to Queensland, over 1600.There was also the tragedy of the death of 2 passengers, Mr and Mrs Munro who sought work as soon as they arrived. They were the parents of 4 young childrenWe want to hear your family’s stories if they were connected with this vessel. Send it to us at genie@slq.qld.gov.au
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I'm interested in the pictures. It's not easy to see them on the Nnub. Can I get a better view of them? Are there more? What else can I find about the Torilla? Brian
Comment added 4pm, Saturday 24th Sep 11 by "Brian Jones"
The images used in this posting are in the Brisbane Courier 14 October p12. There are also pictures of the luggage and passengers from the Torilla being delivered to the Kangaroo Point Immigration depot in the Queenslander 21 October 1911 p23. The Torilla was out in the bay, far too big to come into the city wharves. Lighters were used as transport to the city. You can search these on Trove http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper The Daily Mail, which is not on Trove, had a picture of the Torilla 11 October 1911 p7. The Library has 3 editions of the Torilla Trumpet, the ship's newspaper plus lots of passenger paperwork - baggage allowance, tickets and so on. You can get an enlarged image of the pictures on the Nnub by clicking on them. Stephanie
Comment added 10am, Tuesday 27th Sep 11 by "Stephanie Ryan"
I believe the Torilla was an unusually shaped ship. Where can I find out more about her design? Anne Simpson
Comment added 12pm, Sunday 2nd Oct 11 by "Anne Simpson"
The State Library has a wonderful collection of books about ships. The Torilla was built to carry horses rather than people and this is reflected in its design. Two sources which you would find helpful are B.I. centenary, 1856-1956 / by George Blake and B.I. the British India Steam Navigation Company Limited / W. A. Laxon and F. W. Perry. Stephanie
Comment added 10am, Monday 3rd Oct 11 by "Stephanie Ryan"
My grandparents, Alexander and Jeannie Ann Leslie Smith (nee Morgan) emmigrated to Australia on board the Torilla arriving in Brisbane on the 10/10/1911. The left the Banff area in Scotland with their 4 children including my father who was 3 years old at the time. On arrival the family moved to the township of Loch Lomond on the darling downs to carry on farming. I can imagine their dissapointment when they arrived at Loch Lomond and found it to be nothing like it's namesake in Scotland. It was only a couple of years later that the family moved to Ballina in NSW.
Comment added 9pm, Thursday 6th Oct 11 by "Geoff Smith"
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Irish migrants coming to Queensland - radio interview
Listen to Stephanie Ryan, senior librarian for family history at the State Library of Queensland as she discusses with ABC 612 radio presenter Kelly Higgins-Devine the arrival of early Irish migrants to Queensland and highlights a few of the records available to family historians.
http://blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/2011/03/greening-brisbane.html?site=brisbane&program=612_drive
Photo: Queensland Irish Association float taking part in the St. Patrick's Day parade, Brisbane, 1937
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