Summary
Leaflet for Sunday Service on 14 September 1958 on the SS Southern Cross. It was issued by the Shaw Savill Line. It is part of a collection of 175 items of post-war ship memorabilia collected by John McKay. John began collecting shipping brochures as a boy through an interest in travel and later used some of the material in his professional capacity as a Geography and Social Studies teacher. He finally made a voyage himself in 1957-1958, to England to attend a scouting jamboree, although he ended up staying for 18 months. He remembers lots of Australians going over at that time, and references to Earls Court as 'Kangaroo Alley'. This menu was collected by John on his voyage to England.
The S. S. Southern Cross, was in service from 1955-1972 making four world voyages each year from Southampton to Australia. Up to 1160 tourist class passengers could be accommodated on the ship.
Physical Description
Flat single-sided leaflet on matt paper. Black text on white paper. Text in English
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Migration & Cultural Diversity, Public Life & Institutions, Transport
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr John McKay, 26 Feb 2003
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Printer
Shaw, Savill & Albion Co. Ltd (Shaw, Savill & Albion Line), England, Great Britain, 1958
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Place & Date Used
SS Southern Cross (Steamship), Shaw, Savill & Albion Line, 14 Sep 1958
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User
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Inscriptions
Cover title: "S.S. SOUTHERN CROSS" "DIVINE SERVICE - 10.30AM" "SUNDAY, 14TH SEPTEMBER" "15TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY"
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
10.4 cm (Width), 14.8 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Pamphlets, Ship Memorabilia, Shipping, Shipping Lines, Travel & Tourism