Summary
Notice for a 'Madhatters Dance' to be held on the Orient Line ship SS Orontes on Thursday 23 June 1955. It was given to Percival Alfred (Pat) Thomas on the SS Orontes, in 1955. 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
Printed red figure holding a deer hat. Blacked typed text.
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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), 22 Jun 1955
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Place & Date of Event
SS Orontes (Steamship), Orient Steam Navigation Company Limited (Orient Line), 23 Jun 1955
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Inscriptions
Text: S.S. ORONTES VOYAGE 50 OUTWARDS/MADHATTERS DANCE/A Madhatter's Dance will be held tomorrow Thursday 23rd June 1955./Passengers are requested to wear some form of original, humorous or/grotesque headdress, which should be worn to dinner.
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Overall Dimensions
29.1 cm (Length), 20.4 cm (Width)
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Keywords
Entertainment, Immigrant Shipping, Immigrant Voyages, Immigration, Ship Memorabilia, Shipping Industry, Shipping Lines
