Summary
Brochure issued by the E&A Line, circa 1960s. It contains information on the ship SS Aramac. 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
15 page, paper brochure, stapled on left hand side and printed in black and brown ink. The front and rear covers are basically identical in appearance with the E& A Line logo in the top left corner (brown/ white colour scheme) and the remaining text running from left- right across the landscape format page. The information contained inside the pamphlet includes details of room types and other facilities available on the ship. The information provided is a combination of text, tables and black and white photographic images.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr John McKay, 26 Feb 2003
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Mr John McKay, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1960s
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Front cover; 'E & A LINE/ the oldest established British Shipping Company in service between Australia and the Far East (since 1873)... announces a regular passenge service to and from the Far East by the splendid s.s. 'ARAMAC' 13,610 TONS.' Rear cover; 'E & A LINE/ the oldest established British Shipping Company in service between Australia and the Far East (since 1873)... announces a regular passenge service to and from the Far East by the splendid s.s. 'ARAMAC' 13,610 TONS./ PRINTED IN AUSTRALIA BY SHEPHERD & NEWMAN PTY.LTD.'
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Overall Dimensions
10.3 cm (Length), 22.9 cm (Width), 0.1 cm (Depth)
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