Summary
Passenger list and information booklet issued to passengers travelling on the SS Jervis Bay from Australia to England from May - June 1938.
It was kept as a souvenir by Daisy Poole who was 12 years old at the time of her voyage.
The booklet provides a list of passenger's, describes the services available on board, gives details of the ship's routine and information on points of interest enroute.
Physical Description
Non-illustrated 20 page limited colour booklet. Cover illustration shows one of the Bay ships with the Aberdeen & Commonwealth Line's green and white colours.
Significance
Daisy Poole's souvenir passenger list has dual significance as a personal record of the migration experience of one family and as a rare surviving relic of the SS Jervis Bay, the most famous of the five 'Bay' ships built for the Commonwealth Shipping Line.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr Philip Maggs, Dec 2010
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Inscriptions
Text, front cover: ABERDEEN &/COMMONWEALTH LINE/PASSENGER LIST. Artist's name inscribed: A.E. AGER'
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Overall Dimensions
140 mm (Width), 225 mm (Height)
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Keywords
English Immigration, Immigrant Shipping, Immigrant Voyages, Naval Vessels, Passenger Lists, Passenger Ships, Return Migration, Shipping Lines, Souvenirs
