Summary
Card issued to passengers when disembarking en route at stopover ports. It was collected by Daniel and Christina Graham when they migrated to Victoria from Scotland in 1957. They arrived in Melbourne on the 'Strathmore' on 12 February 1957. They had three children, and settled in Moe where Daniel found work with the SEC.
Physical Description
Small cream 'P&O s.s Strathmore' transit card for Dakar. Bearer space handwritten to Mrs Graham and numbered 678
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr. Daniel M. Graham, Mrs. Chirstina Graham, 16 Dec 2004
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Inscriptions
Text: P&O S.S. STRATHMORE 678/DAKAR/The Bearer of this Card/MRS GRAHAM/is a TRANSIT PASSENGER.
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Overall Dimensions
10.3 cm (Width), 7.7 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Assisted Immigration, Immigrant Shipping, Immigrant Voyages, Immigration, Scottish Communities, Scottish Immigration, Ship Memorabilia, Shipping Industry, Shipping Lines
