NRS-13286 | Registers of seamen discharged [Mercantile Marine Office, Newcastle, Shipping Master's Office]

The first volume shows registration number, date, seaman's name, ship, description, seaman's signature, and witness's remarks (concerning character). Other volumes record: date of entry; registration number; name of seaman; capacity; ship in which last served; description (of ship); name of master; date of release from last ship; nature of release (whether paid in full or forfeit); port of registry; place of birth; description or nature of voyage (colonial, intercolonial or foreign); report of conduct, character or qualifications; master's declination to comment on conduct, character or qualifications (reasons for); and name of witness. The dates in the date of entry column are only roughly chronological. An explanation of this may be that the register was compiled from the records of individual ships when they arrived(5/531-44). 14 vols. Note: This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.