Summary
'Queen Victoria' Dinner Menu for the Orient Line ship SS Orontes on the 23 June 1955. It was collected by Percival Alfred (Pat) Thomas. Pat migrated to Australia in 1955, on the voyage he struck up a friendship with Amy McCloskey, who was returning home from a year's working holiday in England, the pair had dinner together every night on the voyage. Most of the immigrants on the voyage were put in the bottom half of the ship but Pat was on E Deck like Amy because he had paid his own fare. In Melbourne Pat left the ship, to stay with a cousin, and Amy returned home to Sydney, they corresponded and Pat visited Amy in Sydney. They were married in 1958 and lived in Noble Park. They had two children and often returned to England by ship for holidays.
Physical Description
Menu from the Queens of England series. Cover has Watercolour drawing of a Queen drawn by Dorrit Dekk. Back cover has details on the life of Queen Victoria printed in black and red. Inside is a dinner menu printed in black.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Amy Thomas, 28 Jun 2005
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Place Used
SS Orontes (Steamship), Orient Steam Navigation Company Limited (Orient Line), 23 Jun 1955
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User
Mr Percival A. Thomas, 23 Jun 1955
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Inscriptions
Text, reverse: Queens of England/This is the third of a series of six Menu Cards giving sketches of those/few Queens of England who succeeded to the Throne in their own right./QUEEN VICTORIA, of the House of Hanover, 1837-1901.
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Overall Dimensions
20.5 cm (Length), 14.2 cm (Width)
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Keywords
Immigrant Shipping, Immigrant Voyages, Immigration, Menus, Ship Memorabilia, Shipping Industry, Shipping Lines
