Summary

Brochure issued by P&O Line, in 1971. It contains information about the ships available for voyages of cruises, suggested clothes to take, and details of the services available on-board the ships. 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'.

Physical Description

Folded double-sided brochure on matt paper. The front cover has colour photograph of the deck of a boat with passengers. Inside the brochure are colour photographs of the ships, crew and passengers. There is also a colour illustrated 'typical' deck plan of a ship.

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