Summary

Black and white photograph showing Edythe Watson (fifth from left) arriving at Station Pier, Port Melbourne, on the 'SS Ballarat' in 1925. According to her daughter Judy Archer, Edythe's father Wilfred Watson was a ship builder and the industry had collapsed in England and Wales. They were sponsored by an aunt to migrate to Australia. It was one week prior to Edythe's tenth birthday, and she had wandered away from her family to see what she could see from the ship. After their arrival, Wilfred Watson later worked as a shipwright and on the docks in Port Melbourne. The Watsons stayed with their extended family for a week or two in Balaclava, and then found themselves lodgings behind a shop in Caulfield. They then moved to Mentone to be near the beach. This photograph was taken by a street photographer from the pier.

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A view from a pier, of passengers standing on the deck of a ship. This photograph shows Edythe Watson, arriving at Station Pier, Port Melbourne, on the 'SS Ballarat' in 1925. According to her daughter Judy Archer, Edythe's father Wilfred Watson was a ship builder and the industry had collapsed in England and Wales. They were sponsored by an aunt to migrate. Edythe was almost 10 years old, and she had wandered off to see what she could see from the ship away from her family. After their arrival, Wilfred Watson later worked as a shipwright and on the docks in Port Melbourne. The Watsons stayed with their extended family for a week or two in Balaclava, and then found themselves lodgings behind a shop in Caulfield. They then moved to Mentone, wanting to be near the beach. This photograph was taken by a street photographer from the pier.

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Black and white digital photograph.

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