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HubPages! Nearly forgot we had this one…

MS Dunera Troop Ship To School Ship Posted on April 4, 2012 by Mike FindingApril 4, 2012

Please note there is a HubPages page here as well – not large and it’s been up a while. Just so you know! Image from Kathryn Vercillo: How to Successfully Attract Fans on HubPages

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Alexander Shaw (originally was probably SCHÖNTHAL, SCHWARZ, SHUR or SCHÖNTHAL?

MS Dunera Troop Ship To School Ship Posted on March 29, 2012 by Mike FindingMarch 29, 2012

Posted on behalf of J T from Italy. My grandmother’s companion (since deceased) was on the Dunera as an Austrian Jewish refugee previously arrived on the Kindertransport and taken to Australia in 1940. He was born (we think) around 1924 … Continue reading →

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Leo Schifrin – any news or information would be welcome please.

MS Dunera Troop Ship To School Ship Posted on March 29, 2012 by Mike FindingMarch 29, 2012

Posted on behalf of Mr Mark Robins I’m almost certain that my late Grandpa was on the MS Dunera, deported to Australia as a German-Jewish enemy alien. Are there any records that could prove his internment on the ship. His … Continue reading →

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Robert Aufrichtig: Dunera Internee

MS Dunera Troop Ship To School Ship Posted on March 24, 2012 by Mike FindingMarch 16, 2012

On 10 July 1940 the HMT Dunera left Liverpool, England with 2,036 Jewish refugees from Austria and Germany, 451 German and Italian prisoners of war and others scheduled for internment in the remote rural town of Hays in New South … Continue reading →

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Just found my MS Dunera Log Book for June ’62

MS Dunera Troop Ship To School Ship Posted on March 20, 2012 by Philip WakeMarch 20, 2012

Good heavens – I’ve still got my MS Dunera Log Book! FOR CRUISE: L LEAVING: Tilbury ON: 21st June 1962 CALLING AT: Kiel, Stockholm, Leningrad, Helsinki, Copenhagen NAME: Philip Alan Wake PARTY: Prices DORMITORY: Blake According to the log book … Continue reading →

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HMT Dunera – from Wikipedia.org

MS Dunera Troop Ship To School Ship Posted on March 19, 2012 by Mike FindingMarch 16, 2012

His Majesty’s Transport Dunera was a British passenger ship built as a troop transport in the late 1930s. She also operated as a passenger liner and as an educational cruise ship. Dunera saw extensive service throughout the Second World War. … Continue reading →

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Launched 1937: mv DUNERA

MS Dunera Troop Ship To School Ship Posted on March 17, 2012 by Mike FindingMarch 16, 2012

mv DUNERA Built by Barclay Curle & Company Glasgow, Yard No 663 Engines by Shipbuilders Port of Registry: London Propulsion: Two five cylinder 2SCSA Doxford~type opposed piston oil engines, 11880bhp, twin screws, 16 knots Launched: Monday, 10/05/1937 Built: 1937 Ship … Continue reading →

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New Facebook Timeline now active!

MS Dunera Troop Ship To School Ship Posted on March 16, 2012 by Mike FindingMarch 16, 2012

The new Facebook Timeline for our page is now active, have a look here and let me know what you think! It’s a bit difficult to know how people want to see it – assuming they DO want to see … Continue reading →

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Posted on Behalf of Jane

MS Dunera Troop Ship To School Ship Posted on March 16, 2012 by Mike FindingMarch 16, 2012

Posted a while ago by: Jinjijane says: March 10, 2012 at 2:34 pm, on this page. Hi, My father was a junior crewmember on the Dunera for most or all of the war. He never said much except to indicate … Continue reading →

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Thanks for your patience!

MS Dunera Troop Ship To School Ship Posted on March 11, 2012 by Mike FindingMarch 16, 2012

Maintenance is done – many thanks for putting up with this. It happens rarely, but usually to try to make the site better and easier for you all (this time to update the theme I’m using)… ALSO for your information: … Continue reading →

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Sandy Fraser the Head Teacher who Pioneered Educational Cruise Ships

MS Dunera Troop Ship To School Ship Posted on March 11, 2012 by Philip WakeMarch 11, 2012

I’ve just discovered that without the vision of a headmaster called Sandy Fraser there might never have been Eductional Cruises like the MS Dunera used to run – see here for details!

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Posting in the Blog / Diary area

MS Dunera Troop Ship To School Ship Posted on March 10, 2012 by Mike FindingApril 16, 2012

MY apologies – I forgot to add a link into the How to Post page! Once registered go to this Login Link and post a comment IN the Blog / Diary area. This post will NOT show immediately on first … Continue reading →

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Dunera – Tilbury

MS Dunera Troop Ship To School Ship Posted on February 16, 2012 by donald duckFebruary 17, 2012

I was a superintendent stevedore in charge of dockers handling stores and baggage on Tilbury Landing Stage Does anyone remember the name of the society who organised the school trips?

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A Dunera Boy came back to England by John Haim

MS Dunera Troop Ship To School Ship Posted on October 13, 2011 by Mike FindingOctober 13, 2011

My father (George Haim) was a Dunera Boy and came back to England. He did not talk much about his experience but we have a few artefacts. He died in 1972. I am in contact with Tanya Tintner (nee Buchdahl) … Continue reading →

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HMT Dunera action in Singapore 1942

MS Dunera Troop Ship To School Ship Posted on September 9, 2011 by Neil RossiterSeptember 9, 2011

I was wondering if someone can help me.  I have a death certificate of my cousin Walter Rossiter who was killed on the 15.2.1942 on the HMS Dunera off Singapore by Enemy action at sea, he was 18 at the … Continue reading →

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Richard Kandelmann’s diary aboard ‘The Dunera’

MS Dunera Troop Ship To School Ship Posted on July 22, 2011 by bcstroudJuly 19, 2011

Here are a few pages from his experiences on ‘The Dunera’. I am only including 3 pages.. of the 43..!I am also including his prisoner of war papers.      

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Watercolors of ‘Barmera’ Internment camp in Australia

MS Dunera Troop Ship To School Ship Posted on July 21, 2011 by bcstroudJuly 19, 2011

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Newspaper clippings mentioning the ‘Dunera’ and internees

MS Dunera Troop Ship To School Ship Posted on July 20, 2011 by bcstroudJuly 19, 2011

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‘Tatura’ Australian internment camp watercolor

MS Dunera Troop Ship To School Ship Posted on July 19, 2011 by bcstroudJuly 19, 2011

Here is a watercolor drawn by an internee of the ‘Tatura’ internment camp. (click the image to see larger version in a new tab / window)

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Looking for any “Dunera Boys” and/or survivors of the Arandora Star

MS Dunera Troop Ship To School Ship Posted on July 17, 2011 by FranzTheMovieJuly 17, 2011

Hello Mike and all your visitors. I am an actor/filmmaker, currently working on a documentary as writer/director about Austrian athletics coach, Franz Stampfl (the man who coached Roger Bannister to break the 4 minute mile in England), who was also … Continue reading →

Posted in "Dunera Boys", Arandora Star | Tagged athletics, Australia, Dunera, Franz Stampfl, Hay, World War II, WW2 | 1 Reply

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