Summary
Leaflet with port of call information for Aden, issued by the Orient Line. It notes that the Orontes is expected to arrive in Aden on 13 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.
Description of Content
Port of Call information.
Physical Description
Four page leaflet with printed black text.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Amy Thomas, 28 Jun 2005
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Manufactured For
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Place Used
SS Orontes (Steamship), Orient Steam Navigation Company Limited (Orient Line), 1955
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User
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Place & Date Inscribed
Aden, Yemen, 13 Jun 1955
Date the Orontes is expected to arrive in Aden -
Inscriptions
Text: ORIENT LINE/S.S. "ORONTES"/ENGLAND-AUSTRALIA/31st May, to 6th July, 1955.
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
19 cm (Length), 12.8 cm (Width)
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Keywords
Immigrant Shipping, Immigrant Voyages, Immigration, Ship Memorabilia, Shipping Industry, Shipping Lines
