Summary
Notice for a 'Fancy Dress Dance' to be held on the Orient Line ship SS Orontes on 20 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
Soft paper. Printed green 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), 19 Jun 1955
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Place & Date of Event
SS Orontes (Steamship), Orient Steam Navigation Company Limited (Orient Line), 20 Jun 1955
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Inscriptions
Text: S.S. ORONTES VOYAGE 50 OUTWARD/FANCY DRESS DANCE/The Fancy Dress Dance will take place tomorrow Monday 20th/June 1955. passengers are asked to wear their fancy dress at/dinner and to assemble on the Verandah Cafe situated at the After/end of B Deck at 8.25 p.m. There they will be given a number/which will be pinned on their costume.
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Overall Dimensions
33 cm (Length), 20.4 cm (Width)
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Keywords
Entertainment, Immigrant Shipping, Immigrant Voyages, Immigration, Ship Memorabilia, Shipping Industry, Shipping Lines
