Summary
'At the Equator' Dinner Menu for the Orient Line ship SS Orontes on the 20 June 1955. It was used 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 with image of a person on the cover, which is half blue, half white. The inside of the menu contains details printed in black ink.
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), 20 Jun 1955
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User
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Inscriptions
Text: at the Equator/Orient Line
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
19.8 cm (Length), 13 cm (Width)
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Keywords
Immigrant Shipping, Immigrant Voyages, Immigration, Menus, Ship Memorabilia, Shipping Industry, Shipping Lines
