Summary
Passenger contract third class ticket for the SS Beltana, P&O Line, 1921. It was issued to Evelyn May Rowell when she migrated to Australia from England in 1921. A domestic servant, she came out from Basingstoke to meet up with her sister who was already settled in Australia (and may have assisted her with her fare). Evelyn worked on a cattle station in Queensland where she met her future husband Charles Warr, who was working as a roustabout.
Evelyn and Charles had seven children and settled in Wangaratta, living a simple life, camping out with Charles working at a rope works, as well as doing some timber work and flourmilling - this was Depression time. In the 1940s, the family moved to Parkdale.
Physical Description
Paper ticket with black type and completed in black ink.
More Information
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr Charles Warr, 08 Mar 2001
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Issued By
P.& O. Lines of Australia Pty Ltd, London, England, Great Britain, 1921
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Issued To
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Place & Date Used
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Inscriptions
Printed: No 13. P. & O. BRANCH SERVICE / To AUSTRALIA via THE CAPE (extensive text)
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Type of item
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overall dimensions
19 cm (Length), 0.1 cm (Width), 28.5 cm (Height)
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Exhibition Collection Management
190 mm (Width), 285 mm (Height)
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Keywords
British Immigration, Immigration, Maritime History, Migration & Settlement, Shipping Industry, Shipping Lines, Tickets
