Summary
Badge from the R.M.S. Narkunda, circa 1927, which was acquired by Constance Duffell during her migrant journey to Australia. Constance Duffell was born in England in 1910. She migrated to Australia with her parents and brother on the 'Narkunda' in 1927 aged 17. During the voyage Connie was accommodated with another girl (a stranger) on the lower deck while her mother, father and brother were on the upper deck together. Connie suffered seasickness until reaching Gibraltar.
Her father, Thomas Duffell was brought out to work at the Commonwealth Printing Branch as an engraver and transferrer; this was common apparently for workers to be imported as there was not enough local printing expertise at the time. In 1934 she married Archibald Gordon Maclaurin who had migrated from England in 1928 and worked at the Note Printing Branch. They had two children, Roger and Jocelyn and lived all their lives in Essendon.
Physical Description
Small metal badge in shape of a ship wheel, enamelled in red with a flag enamelled in red, yellow, blue and white. Inscribed 'RMS Narkunda'
More Information
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Collecting Areas
Home & Community, Migration & Cultural Diversity, Transport, Working Life & Trades
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Jocelyn Maclaurin, Mr. Roger Maclaurin, 14 Oct 2004
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User
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Ship Depicted
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Inscriptions
R.M.S/NARKUNDA
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Type of item
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Object Measurements
2.25 cm (Length), 2.3 cm (Width), 0.7 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Badges, British Immigration, Immigrant Voyages, Immigration, Ship Memorabilia, Shipping Lines
