

SS Waratah --A passenger and cargo steamship built in 1908 for the Blue Anchor Line to operate between Europe and Australia.
Project to honor those that perished in disaster July 1909 . In July 1909, on only her second voyage, the ship, en route from Durban to Cape Town, disappeared with 211 passengers and crew aboard.
Please add owners of Blue Anchor Line , crew , passengers and their families to project .
Passenger List:
Mrs Adamson
Mrs Allen and infant
Miss Rose Allen
Mrs Ashe born Ethel Viola Mary Robertson daughter of Mrs. Sillery
Mr Neil Walter Black
Mr T. Blackburn
Mr Thomas George Bowden 30
Mrs Lillie Susannah Bowden 30
infant Kathleen Bowden 6 Master Harry Bowden 11 Miss G bowden 25 Mrs Bowden 55
Mr E.A. Bradley
Col. P.J. Browne
Mr Patrick John Calder 24 - AKA Patrick William Calder , " Jack "
Miss M. Campbell
Dr J.T. Carrick
Mr A. Clark
Miss P. Connolly Miss Connolly
Miss L. Cooke
Mr Wm. Coote
Mr William Cumming
Mrs Dawes and child
Mr Donaldson
Mrs Dunn
Miss D. Dunn (7 years old)
Miss B. Dunn (2 years old)
Mr John Ebsworth
Father Fadle
Mr M.J. Govendo
Mrs Govett
Master Harvey
Mrs Harvey
Mrs J. Harwood
Miss Helen .G. Hay
Mrs Agnes Grant Hay
Miss Henderson
Miss M. Hesketh-Jones
Mr R.E. Hugo
Mr J. Hunter
Mrs Ibbett
Mrs Lascelles
Miss K. Lees ( relative of Col. Browne )
Mr R. Lowenthal
Mrs A. Lyon and infant (1)
Mr J. McCausland
Miss Miller
Miss B. Murphy Mr E.A. Murphy
Mr C.B. Nicholson
Mr P. O'Connor
Mr E.B. Page Mrs Page
Mrs Petrie Master Petrie
Mrs A.E. Press
Miss Dora Schaumann
Miss Leona Schaumann
Mrs Sillery - born Laura Luois Carter mother of Mrs. Ashe
Miss Starke Mrs Starke
Mr William Stocken Mrs Stocken Stocken child (5 years old) Stocken child (2 years old)
Mr J.G. Stokoe
Miss Taylor Mr Charles Taylor Mrs Taylor Miss M. Taylor Master C.G Taylor Mr J.F.J. Taylor Miss Taylor
Mr G.H. Tickell
Mr David Turner Mrs Turner Turner child (14 years old) Turner child (12 years old) Turner child (7 years old) Turner child (6 years old) Turner child (3 years old)
Mrs Wilson Mrs Wilson Miss L. Wilson Miss Wilson (8 years old)
Mr Wright Mrs Wright
Miss Young
Crew List:
J.E. Ilbery - Master and Commander
P. Skailes - purser and chief steward
H.C. Fulford - surgeon
G. W. Hodder - chief engineer A. Hunter - second engineer T. Humphreys - senior third engineer J.H. Jamieson - senior fourth engineer F. Monk - fifth engineer F.T. Hunt - junior engineer J. Hamilton - junior engineer R.A. Hamelton - refrigerating engineer
-
A. Georgeson - boatswain
E. Stace - boatswain's mate E.J. Schafer - boatswain's mate and lamp trimmer S. Pearson - donkeyman H.A. Gibbs - apprentice N. Clarke - apprentice R. Walker - carpenter H. Barr- carpenter's mate
S. Templeton - chief cook C.W. Southwell - cook A. Sach - cook F. Sale - cook P. Oxford - barman and storekeeper K. Papinean - pantryman S.E. Gorham - pantryman F. Shasal - assistant pantryman A.E. Phillips - baker and confectioner J. Jones - second baker O.E. Haysom - butcher F. Poland - assistant butcher P. Murray - sculleryman
W. Smith - storekeeper and refrigerating greaser W. Walters - greaser
J. Costello - able seaman W. Harding - - able seaman C. Allen - able seaman G.W. Ambrose - able seaman M. McIlver - able seaman J.Shea - able seaman H.G. Smith - able seaman W. Rackliff - able seaman A.P. Moore - able seaman T. Newman - able seaman A. Martin - able seaman W. Belshaw - able seaman C. Turkle - able seaman W. Waite - able seaman R. Robinson - ordinary seaman
A. Cumming - greaser and fireman B. Steiner - greaser and fireman W. Comper - greaser and fireman J. Conn - greaser and fireman
A. Brown - fireman and trimmer C. Butcher - fireman and trimmer R. Bocker - fireman and trimmer J. Clarke - fireman and trimmer F. Dorander - fireman and trimmer C. French - fireman and trimmer J. Immelmann - fireman and trimmer J. Jacobson - fireman and trimmer K. Lindross - fireman and trimmer J. Lydiard - fireman and trimmer J. Nelson - fireman and trimmer W. Reinsch - fireman and trimmer O. Schelier - fireman and trimmer H. Seiffort - fireman and trimmer H. Tanner - fireman and trimmer C. Samuelson - fireman and trimmer A. Sandon - trimmer H. Taylor - trimmer W. Thornton - trimmer J. Steel - trimmer W. McKierian - trimmer G. Meek - trimmer H. McCrone - trimmer J. Kelly - trimmer T. Coulson - trimmer H. Dance - trimmer G. Dixon - trimmer A. Bellringer - trimmer F. Benson - trimmer
A. Nicholls - forecabin steward J.C. Clark - assistant steward S. Whitehorn - stewardess E. Swan - stewardess
W.M. Campbell - general servant A. Blake - general servant C. Baxter - general servant P. Bonham - general servant L. Burgess - general servant A. Dennison - general servant P.R. Alexander - general servant W.R. Allen - general servant C. Hammond - general servant H.W. Harding - general servant T. Ings - general servant P. Isaacs - general servant W. Edwards - general servant A.R. Francis - general servant W. McPhee - general servant P.F. Monaghan - general servant W.B. Rogers - general servant E. Rumbold - general servant W. Smith - general servant E. Sterne - general servant G. Sudbury - general servant W. Thomas - general servant F. Trott - general servant E.J. Walters - general servant F.M. Wellington - general servant W.G. White - general servant A. Woodcock - general servant G. Wyborn - general servant
--------------------------------------
Thanks to Andrew van Rensburg - Waratah revisited Blog
Thanks to Pauline Conolly for her hard work ; now we have more correct information
Reference