Name: John Conroy
Email: jpchk@optusnet.com.au on Friday, March 25, 2005 at 18:52:52
From: Grimsby, Lincolnshire
Home: Melbourne
Ship: Strathnaver
Dates: 12th March-15th April 1960, Tibury to Adelaide
Comments: Arrived in Adelaide April 1960 with my Mum, Dad, brother and
sister.
Name: Glen Baker
Email: glenbaker_nhw@iprimus.com.au on Saturday, March 26, 2005 at 17:41:14
From: London UK
Home: Melbourne, Australia
Ship: SS Arcadia
Dates: Nov 69 to June 71
Comments: A great site!! I was a Bell Boy on the 'Arc' First trip was
a Migrant run to Sydney via Rotterdam, Lisbon, Canary Islands, Cape Town, Durban where I
got chased by a big Zulu in national dress, scary moment at 16 yrs of age, on to
Fremantle, Melbourne, Sydney then cruising around the Islands and up to Alaska....Great
times!!! Was crew cabin 131 (joined Police in London later and got shoulder number C131
too....been a lucky number since) Remember another Bell Boy we called 'Farmer'. I
was one of the 30 crew members that walked off the ship at Vancouver in protest of
non-payment of overtime and left to the immigration bod's then deported back to UK only to
be kicked out of the Merchant Navy (I still have the Canadian newspaper clipping reporting
the story)....Joined Police then and never looked back....now working for large Mining
company in Australia. If anyone else was one of the 30 and wants to get in touch please
do.
Name: David Mason
Email: dydave@xtra.co.nz on Sunday, March 27, 2005 at 10:22:12
From: C.B.Is. Nova Scotia Ca
Home: New Zealand
Ship: Orcades
Dates: Arrived 25/01/1955
Comments: Would love to see passenger list. We were a contingent of migrants
from all over Canada. Great site, good luck.
Name: Margaret Marrone
(nee Cook)
Email: patrice13@iprimus.com.au on Sunday, March 27, 2005 at 15:47:10
From: Prestwich,Manchester, U.K.
Home: Western Australia
Ship: SS.Orcades
Dates: 16 Jan-11 Feb 1963
Comments: My parents, brother & I left Tilbury on the 16th January 1963
in the freezing cold & snow of winter, to arrive in Fremantle on the 11th Feb 1963,
one of the hottest days on record that year. I was 13 at the time & remember that the
voyage was very rough, especially going through the Bay of Biscay. The voyage took 4 weeks
& I couldn't wait to arrive in Aussie (even though it was really hard leaving all my
friends, having to start again, with a new school & making new friends).We were
scheduled to land in Melbourne, but by some hand of fate were asked if we would like to
disembark at Fremantle, at which my father agreed. We went to Graylands hostel in
Claremont,staying there a few months before moving out to rental accommodation. My father
was a painter & decorator, always getting plenty of work & eventually achieving
the Australian dream of buying his own home, something he never had the chance to do in
the U.K. My father never regretted making the decision to move to Australia so that his
children would have a better future (as so many other families did back then). I didn't
settle in too well at school (Swanbourne Senior High School) finding it hard to make
friends & I remember in the holidays telling my father that I wanted to leave, he gave
me 2 weeks to find a job, which thankfully I did, working for a wonderful Aussie couple
who owned a gift shop in Manning. I finished up marrying an Italian boy (also an
immigrant) in 1971 in St. Patricks church in Fremantle. Looking back all those years ago
it was a huge decision for my father to make on behalf of his family, travelling to the
other side of the world for a better life.
Name: Janet
Lewis-Richardson
Email: janmlr@ihug.co.nz on Sunday, March 27, 2005 at 20:14:33
From: England
Home: New Zealand
Ship: Oronsay
Dates: April-June 1962
Comments: Very pleased to have found your site, anyone on same voyage please
e-mail me. Regards Janet.
Name: John Shipley
Email: etrcomtrain@bigpond.com on Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at 00:23:57
From: North Shields UK
Home: Melbourne Victoria
Ship: Strathmore
Dates: March3rd April 2nd1963
Comments: Emigrated for "Lonnie Trade Mission" To Perth with my
wife and 2 kids to Point Walter Hostel. Any Info would be great
Name: Reg Cox
Email: rerg.c@ntlworld.com on Friday, April 1, 2005 at 01:08:53
From: South Wales U K
Home: Port Talbot Wales
Ship: Stratheden
Dates: 1-11-42
Comments: I travelled to Algiers N Africa aboard the Stratheden along with a
lot more Troops Not a comfortable journey "Operation TORCH" but it took us 11
days to get there. I think we must have gone halfway across the Atlantic to dodge U Boats
etc I thought it was a huge Ship
Name: Terrence Gene
Watts
Email: wattsy1@iprimus.com.au on Friday, April 1, 2005 at 07:04:04
From: Barrow Hill Derbyshire UK
Home: Melbourne Australia
Ship: Strathmore
Dates: 17/3/59 - 20/4/59
Comments: Always remember that five weeks of my life.
Name: Jane Wooldridge
Email: jane.wooldridge@btinternet.com on Friday, April 1, 2005 at 07:55:01
From: Horley, Surrey
Home: Norfolk
Ship: Strathnaver
Dates: June 1956
Comments: Would like to see passenger list for this trip, is this possible?
Can anyone confirm that this was the last ship through the Suez before the conflict?
Name: Clive Owens
Email: dolphinman@optusnet.com.au on Friday, April 1, 2005 at 23:37:56
From: Coventry UK
Home: Australia
Ship: Orontes
Dates: Arrived Aust 1.4.1955
Comments: Was overwhelmed by folk looking for their history. Would love to
have passenger list or copy of same for travel period ex Tilbury to Sydney arriving April
1955. Thank you for a great site. Clive.
Name: Susan Knight
nee Harris
Email: persue@bigpond.com.au on Sunday, April 3, 2005 at 17:59:55
From: Surrey, England
Home: Corowa N.S.W. Australia
Ship: Strathnaver
Dates: 24/12/1956 to 26/1/1957
Comments: My parents John and Dilys Harris migrated on Christmas Eve so we
had Xmas Day on board ship but I was only 8 years old and still remember being sea sick. I
have two brothers John who was nine and David who was five. We had to travel around Africa
as there was trouble with the Suez Canel and I will always remember the sight of Table
Mountain from the harbour. I am doing scrap booking on my life and this is a very big part
of it. Thank you so much for the pictures of the ship.
Name: David Mottershead
Email: Davidmottershead@aol.com on Monday, April 4, 2005 at 07:12:17
From: Stockport
Home: Stockport
Ship: Strathnaver
Dates: 16th Feb 1959
Comments: Left from Tilbury for Sydney aged 9 with my parents and 3 sisters
and 3 brothers. Memories of the ship and voyage will be with me forever, Fabulous.
Name: Mary Barker
Email: mpbarker@bigpond.net.au on Monday, April 4, 2005 at 13:00:33
From: Tayport, Fife, Scotland
Home: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Ship: SS Iberia
Dates: 22 December 1955 to 17 January 1956
Comments: My Mum, Dad, brother and I were £10 immigrants. I was only 10
years of age, when we went on this beautiful new ship. We went through the Mediterranean
sea, and down the Suez Canal. Stopped in Port Said, Aden, and Colombo, Freemantle and then
Melbourne.
Name: Robert Stewart
Email: robert@stewart1891.fsnet.co.uk on Tuesday, April 5, 2005 at 19:42:20
From: Dover
Home: Dover
Ship: Himalaya
Dates: 1972-1973
Comments: I was a utility steward then. I had some good memorys of that
time. A good friendly crew most of the time. I was young then.
Name: Royston Anthony
Shaw
Email: roystonshawis@hotmail.com on Thursday, April 7, 2005 at 09:28:17
From: Richmond Surrey
Home: Bognor Regis
Ship: SS Chusan
Dates: 1955-1958
Comments: I spent three very happy years of my life on board this ship.
Brings back very happy memories of when I was a steward on board Chusan.
Name: Joey Rowan
Email: joey28@optusnet.com.au on Thursday, April 7, 2005 at 09:36:43
From: Northenden Manchester Lancs
Home: Hawkesbury NSW
Ship: Strathnaver
Dates: 1954
Comments: I don't know if anyone would have met or known my grandfather, but
he travelled over to Australia on the SS Strathnaver around April 1954 from what I have
been told. His name was Gerald Rowan and came with his wife and children. I am researching
my grandfather's history and I am after anyone who would have any information or more so,
pictures. If anyone can help me, I would be most grateful. Please email. Thanks Heaps
Name: David Broome
Email: davediane@bigpond.com.au on Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at 20:25:12
From: UK
Home: Australia
Ship: Stratheden
Dates: Approx April 1963
Comments: My family emigrated to Australia in 1963 it was the last voyage
for the Stratheden. As a 10 year old boy it still remains a part of my life. Looking at
the pics is a thrill and I thank you.
Name: Lawrence Shaw
Email: fesr56@dodo.com.au on Friday, April 15, 2005 at 01:29:52
From: Belfast NI
Home: Wyong NSW Australia
Ship: Mooltan
Dates: Feb-March 1951
Comments: Great site. Arrived in Brisbane March 1951 on Mooltan with my
family, Jack and Marion Shaw and six children from Belfast NI. Joined the RAN and Merchant
Marine over many years and a lot of ships. regards, Laurie Shaw.
Name: Roger Lewis Jones
Email: walescot@arcom.com.au on Saturday, April 16, 2005 at 23:00:47
From: Barry Dock, South Wales
Home: Adelaide South Australia
Ship: Strathnaver
Dates: 12th January 1958
Comments: Congratulations on a job well done. I travelled with my parents
Wilf and Doreen Jones to Australia, disembarking at Fremantle. Can you imagine the thrill
of a thirteen year old on a voyage like that? I must have explored every inch of that
beautiful ship as only a thirteen year old would, leaning over the stern rail and watching
the wake for hundreds of nautical miles on end, the flying fish, and nothing but water
from horizon to horizon, and where did all those seagulls come from way out there? The
free icecreams for the children, the duty free drinks and cigaretts for the adults, the
wonderfull P&O food and attention to detail, and the dedication of the crew.
It was without a doubt one of the best memories of my life, Regards to all Roger Jones.
Name: Daniel O'Connor.
Email: doconnor@nsw.gov.au on Thursday, April 21, 2005 at 08:18:34
From: Scotland
Home: Sydney, Australia
Ship: SS Strathmore
Dates: March / April 1961
Comments: We arrived in Sydney on 23/04/1961 after a 6 week voyage from
England. What happened to the SS Strathmore after she left Sydney in April 1961?.
Name: Alan (now known
as Rob) Smith.
Email: robary1@bigpond.net.au on Saturday, April 23, 2005 at 17:07:50
From: Carshalton, Surrey.
Home: Hervey Bay. Queensland.
Ship: RMS Strathnaver.
Dates: Arrived Fremantle 5/6/51
Comments: If Geraldine Livesley who went to Geelong with her mother should
read this, please make contact.
Name: John Shaw
Email: shawj@ns.sympatico.ca on Wednesday, April 27, 2005 at 12:57:00
From: Belfast, Ulster
Home: Dartmouth, Canada
Ship: Ranchi
Dates: WW2
Comments: My father served on Ranchi for 3 years in WW2 when she was an armed
merchant cruiser.
Name: Roberta Sybil
Sharpe-Martin
Email: Rsybl@aol.com on Friday, April 29, 2005 at 15:26:59
From: London, UK
Home: San Diego, California, USA
Ship: SS Stratheden &
SS Chusan
Dates: 3 September 1939, 11
April l959
Comments: I would be interested in anyone who may have travelled on the 3
September 1939 voyage to Bombay, India. I was 18 months old and my parents are no longer
living, so I am unable to obtain any more information than I was told as a young person. I
do know that we were the last passenger ship to set sail after WWII was declared and that
the ship went to sea without an escort. My father said that all male passengers had to
take turns at night to man the watch. I would also like to know if there is a passenger
list available for that sailing. Also, would anyone remember this 80 Days Around the World
Cruise from 11 April 1959 on SS Chusan. I boarded in the UK and got off in Hong Kong. My
mother Sybil Sharpe and I had a wonderful time on board and met some very nice people.
Some stayed for the entire cruise and many of us got off at ports throughout the cruise.
Would love to hear from anyone who might remember this voyage and my mother and me.
Name: Mary Combe
Email: mjjlcombe@internode.on.net on Saturday, April 30, 2005 at 09:48:02
From: Darjeeling, India
Home: Aldgate, South Australia
Ship: SS Strathmore
Dates: Oct/Nov 1952
Comments: Such an absorbing website, Mel, thank you! My family emigrated
from India to Australia in 1952/3. My mother, Patricia Bampton, two brothers, William John
and Victor Guy and I, Mary Christine, aged 3, travelled on the SS Strathmore leaving
Bombay on 26/10/1952 and arriving in Freemantle, WA on 7/11/52. We travelled on to South
Australia, settled for a time in Burra before moving down to Adelaide. (My father William
John Bampton remained in Darjeeling, India for another year, then joined us in 1953.) I am
compiling our family history and would be thrilled to hear from anyone who travelled with
our family on the Strathmore, and would love to receive a copy of the passenger list and
any copies of memorabilia associated with that trip.
Name: Jack Grimwood
Email: rosinoz@adam.com.au on Saturday, April 30, 2005 at 15:06:26
From: U.K.
Home: South Australia
Ship: SS Orontes
Dates: 22/12/59-23/1/60
Comments: I left from Tilbury, with family, Cyril (father) Mary (mother) Len
Bert & Mary. Landed in Adelaide, stayed in Elder Park hostel.From Tottenham N. London.
Name: Rosalind Grimwood
(nee) Hughes
Email: rosinoz@adam.com.au on Saturday, April 30, 2005 at 15:27:47
From: U.K.
Home: Reynella S.A. 5161
Ship: New Australia
Dates: 7/11/51-20/12/51
Comments: I left Southampton and landed in Sydney. We stayed in migrant camp
at Bathurst for 6 weeks. Then came to Adelaide to Gepps Cross hostel. My parents were
Denis & Edith. Would like to hear from anyone that came on the same voyage.
Name: John Lyon
Email: john.lyon3@btopenworld.com on Sunday, May 1, 2005 at 04:58:12
From: Aberdeen
Home: Aberdeen
Ship: Arcadia
Dates: 1972 & 1976
Comments: I sailed on the Arcadia 1972 & 1975 first as a bell boy then
as a utility steward. I have fond memories of both trips.
Name: Jean Bailey
(Turnbull)
Email: cjbailey@northnet.com.au on Sunday, May 1, 2005 at 18:14:24
From: Durham, UK
Home: Tamworth, NSW
Ship: RMS Orontes
Dates: 1948-1949
Comments: I travelled to Australia with my parents William and Gladys
Turnbull and my brother Terry, celebrating my fourth birthday on the way. The one night my
parents decided to go to the movies my brother and I went up to the deck to watch the
waves from over the rail until a steward came and got us and took us back to our parents.
Would love to hear from anyone who may have been on the Orontes around that time.
Name: Elizabeth Gazzard
Email: elizabethann@kol.co.nz on Sunday, May 1, 2005 at 18:59:29
From: New Zealand
Home: New Zealand
Ship: Orcades & Oriana
Dates: February 1964
Comments: I had my 21st on the Orcades. I travelled from Auckland, New
Zealand to Honolulu. There was a storm and someone came into our cabin in the middle of
the night to screw the thing over the porthole as our cabin was on the water line. Also
travelled on the Oriana from Honolulu to Vancouver.
Name: Jeanie McAdam
Email: mcadamharry@hotmail.com on Friday, May 6, 2005 at 11:04:32
From: Belfast
Home: Rosebud
Ship: Strathnaver
Dates: Nov-Dec 1957
Comments: It was a great trip to Australia
Name: Barbara Petch nee
Hancock
Email: petcg19@hotmail.com on Friday, May 6, 2005 at 23:24:24
From: Hong Kong
Home: Weston super Mare, England
Ship: SS Oronsay
Dates: July 1967
Comments: My parents Jessie and Ted Hancock, my brother Paul & I sailed
home to England. There was a fire in the hold and we were delayed a few days! Paul won
first prize in the childrens fancy dress comp. as Oronsay with a fire warning! We all had
a very good time. I would love to hear from any one who remembers the Hancock family esp.
Dave Gardner lift boy and Dave Biddwell, really love to know how life has treated you all.
Name: Robert Wagner
Email: chef@verizon.net on Monday, May 9, 2005 at 15:23:42
From: Cleveland,Ohio
Home: Santa Paula,Ca
Ship: SS Oronsay
Dates: June 1958
Comments: I was 10 yrs. old when our family returned to the States after two
years in Lismore Australia. What a wonderful memory. I recognized the Dining Room. My
Mother is from Sydney. She would always dress me and my younger brothers in little suits
with caps to go to dinner! Great Memories! Glad I found your site. Bob.
Name: Theresa Shorter
Email: shorter01@slingshot.co.nz on Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at 10:28:06
From: New Zealand
Home: New Zealand
Ship: Strathallan - My Grandmother Truda was on her.
Dates: circa 1939
Comments: I am hoping to find other people and stories of travels my
grandmother did. I have found her diary of the trip and am about to start working on
transcribing it
Name: Roger Garrod
Email: roger@tcb99.com on Thursday, May 12, 2005 at 09:36:43
From: London
Home: Gold Coast Australia
Ship: Himalaya
Dates: 1970 - 1972
Comments: Great to read all the comments from others. I worked as a cinema
operator on the Himalaya 1970-1972 met my future wife on board and been married ever
since. Have lots of pics to share of the Himalaya including the final sailing from Sydney
19th October 1974, contact me if you know me or want some pics.
Name: Dr Bill Paterson
Email: bill.pat@optusnet.com.au on Sunday, May 15, 2005 at 17:56:52
From: Paisley
Home: Melbourne
Ship: SS Oronsay, SS Himalaya and the SS Arcadia & SS Chusan
Dates: 1971
Comments: I was the boilermaker on the Chusan in 1971 - she was my last
P&O ship. I had already sailed on the SS Oronsay, SS Himalaya and the SS Arcadia. If
any engineer remembers me, please get in touch, regards, Bill Paterson
Name: Jeff Simmons
Email: jtsimmons@optusnet.com.au on Tuesday, May 17, 2005 at 14:45:22
From: England
Home: Sydney
Ship: S.S.Strathnaver
Dates: 24.12.56--27.01.57
Comments: I was trying to find the passengers list of that migrant intake
with no luck.You have done a great job very interesting.
Name: Dave Oakley
Email: dmdr@bigpond.net.au on Wednesday, May 18, 2005 at 19:26:58
From: Dagenham Essex
Home: Adelaide S A
Ship: Strathnaver
Dates: 1956
Comments: As an 11 year old with parents and brother sailed via the Suez
prior to the closure. I vividly remember all these Arabs lifting their kaftans on the Suez
canal banks with nothing on underneath. Mum had the binoculars at time & got quiet a
shock I remember.
Name: Linda Praamsma
Email: linda@praamsma.org on Thursday, May 19, 2005 at 05:00:50
From: Netherlands
Home: Pahrump, Nevada
Ship: S.S. Orsova
Dates: September - October 1959
Comments: My family and I immigrated to the USA from Australia on the
Orsova. Between Sydney and Auckland, we hit a very nasty storm. During this storm, the
ship hit something. It damaged the ship and it took on water. Can anyone tell me what
happened?
Name: Jane
Email: truedesign2000@yahoo.com on Saturday, May 21, 2005 at 11:06:40
From: Melbourne Vic
Home: Melbourne Vic
Ship: Orcades
Dates: 1970
Comments: I travelled on the Orcades when I was a youngster 1970, it was a
great time I was running about the ship and even playing the slot machines. I even helped
save an officer from a group of young ladies he was about to be tossed in the swimming
pool. Since then my cruise ship imagination grew and I have travelled on P&O in Oz and
Overseas and lots of other cruise ships my favourite is the Panama Canal. I have scored up
many cruises and wonderful times and it all stemmed from my fascination with the Orcades
as a 9 year old. I have kept all of the memorabilia menus programmes etc. I love ships.
Cheers to you all.
Name: Bob Cantwell
Email: Robert.Cantwel@btinternet.com on Saturday, May 21, 2005 at 16:38:01
From: York
Home: Lincoln
Ship: Strathaird, Arcadia & Iberia
Dates:
Comments: My Dad,John (Jack) Cantwell was Steward on many P&O ships in
the 50's and 60's including Strathaird, Himalaya, Arcadia and Iberia. Finished on the
Oriana in 1976 after 40 odd years with the company. He died in 1978.
Name: Dave Winder
Email: dw5050@tpg.com.au on Sunday, May 22, 2005 at 16:42:21
From: London
Home: Sydney Australia
Ship: Strathnaver
Dates: Left Tilbury 29th August 1961
Comments: Left England with Mum & Dad, 4 brothers and sister. Arrived in
Sydney in October 1961. Trying to find anyone else or passenger list of this voyage. Have
not looked at all of your site but what I have seen I am impressed. Look forward to seeing
the rest of the site and bringing back more memories of my short time on the Strathnaver.
Name: Katy Hatton (nee
Evans)
Email: hattons@gmx.net on Monday, May 23, 2005 at 21:52:34
From: England
Home: Germany
Ship: Stratheden
Dates: 1962
Comments: I was aboard the last voyage of the Stratheden, sailing from
Melbourne to Tilbury. I was ten years old. We stopped in the Indian Ocean to transfer a
stowaway to the Canberra. The ship was delayed due to engine trouble and we missed the
tide at Tilbury.
Name: Bert R Hayling
Email: bhayling@bahamas.net.bs on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 at 06:15:04
From: Nassau, Bahamas
Home: Nassau, Bahamas
Ship: Oronsay & Orsova
Dates: Oronsay - '65; Orsova - '72
Comments: My parents, siblings & I travelled from the Bahamas to the UK
aboard the Oronsay in '65 and returned seven years later aboard the Orsova. I was just shy
of my tenth birthday when we set sail from Southampton aboard the Orsova. The route was
Southampton - Bermuda - Port Everglades - Nassau - Kingston... and on through the Panama
Canal to San Francisco and points West (we, of course, disembarked in Nassau). Our cabin
was on F deck, at the waterline, and I distinctly remember the sea swashing against the
porthole glass like suds in a front-load washer. I quickly made friends with the other
more adventurous kids emigrating hither and yon, and we soon quit the "playroom"
and took to roaming the decks and passageways, much to the consternation of parents, crew,
and cabin stewards. Poor Mr. D'Souza.. Thanks for taking the time to put this site
together -- it's certainly a pleasure to look at the grand old ladies again and remember a
time when ships were a lot more (and a lot less, in some ways) than glizty floating
hotels.
Name: John (Ginger)
Newall
Email: c.newall2@ntlworld.com on Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at 01:17:39
From: Cheshire, UK
Home: Cheshire, UK
Ship: Iberia, Oronsay, Canberra, and The Spirit of London
Dates: 1965 - 1975
Comments: I spent 10 years with P&O on Iberia, Oronsay, Canberra, and
The Spirit of London. I started as a winger on Iberia in 1965 and then joined the u gang
and worked in the leading hands mess, eventually ending up as 3rd laundryman and assistant
linenkeeper. I remember the long days at sea when there was no water for the laundry to
work, all we could do was drown our sorrows and work all the time we were in the next port
sometimes upto 48 hours straight. Also there was the oil leak in the baggage room
Assistant linenkeeper on the Canberra for the New York cruising round the Caribean. Ran
aground in Grenada(was it twice or three times in one night). Then there was the fire on
the Oronsay and the job of clearing up all the damaged cases of beer afterwards. That was
some homeward journey. I enjoyed doing the crew shows and entertaining the passengers in
the Old Time Music Hall etc. When people ask me what it was like, I tell them that it was
the best ten year holiday I ever had. If any body recognises me you are welcome to get in
touch.
Name: Dorothy and
Edward Jones
Email: dazlyn@picknowl.com.au on Friday, May 27, 2005 at 16:03:32
From: Dudley West Midlands
Home: Adelaide South Australia
Ship: SS Orion
Dates: Dec 1961 - Jan 1962
Comments: My name is Lynne. My two brothers and one sister & I came over
from England with my parents. My father has passed away in 1973 but my Mother is still in
Adelaide and turns 82 this year
Name: Barney O'Neill
Email: ade@amorgan41.freeserve.co.uk on Saturday, May 28, 2005 at 05:19:10
From: Port Glasgow
Home: Bedfordshire
Ship: Ranchi
Dates: 1953-1954
Comments: Ranchi was a happy ship. Does anybody remember the fire in the
Indian Ocean when we proceeded at 1 knot after the fire for a while!! Does anybody
remember Captain Halliday or Ray Elms? I enjoyed my time serving guests in the cabin and
saloon initially and later cabin steward. Would love to hear from anybody.
Name: Winifred Jean
Ellis
Email: arlin@weingold.net on Thursday, June 2, 2005 at 03:44:05
From: Moulmein, Burma
Home: USA
Ship: SS Strathnaver
Dates: Last voyage 1938 Last voyage of Strathnaver was 1962. Mel
Comments: My late wife, Winifred Jean Ellis was 10 years old when she last
sailed from Freemantle to Tilbury with her two sister, Mum and Dad. At age 77, she still
vividly recalled that most pleasant voyage. She remembered that the Ballet Russe de Monte
Carlo was on board and she claimed that she could still smell the spices that eminated
from Colombo. She had been at Perth College and returned to England for what turned out to
be her Dad's last leave from Pilot Boat Duty (he was a Master Mariner) on the Salween
River in Burma. He died upon his return to Burma of pneumonia, and my wife spent WWII in
Tunbridge Wells. Much to my good fortune, she emigrated to the USA, I met her in 1962 and
we had 43 years of glorious wedded bliss before Leukemia claimed her. Any stories of that
voyage would be appreciated for our kids and grand kids.
Name: Jarrad Croft
Email: militaryconspiracy66@hotmail.com on Thursday, June 2, 2005 at
12:20:52
From: Newcastle NSW Australia
Home: Newcastle NSW Australia
Ship: Strathnaver
Dates: Depart UK 24th Dec 1956
Comments: My GrandParents and Father Immigrated to Australia aboard the
Strathnaver under the Assisted Passage Migration Scheme. Anyone who may have met them, I
would be grateful if you could contact me.
Name: Frances Wright
Email: franspeter@dodo.com.au on Sunday, June 5, 2005 at 18:40:20
From: Fulham England
Home: Sydney Australia
Ship: Strathaird
Dates: Jan '55 -Feb '55
Comments: As I was only 5yrs old have limited memories but photo's help me
to recall the time I had with Mum, Dad, 3 sisters and my brother. Does any one know how I
can access passenger list from that voyage? Would love to hear from you.
Name: Laurie Irish Shaw
Email: fesr56@dodo.com.au on Saturday, June 4, 2005 at 00:33:25
From: Belfast
Home: Wyong NSW
Ship: Mooltan
Dates: 1951
Comments: Travelled from Tilbury to Brisbane on the Mooltan in February
1951. Arrived Hamilton wharf Brisbane 23rd March that year with my family. Father Jack
Shaw, mother Marion, sisters Marie and Patricia, brothers Jim, David and Brian plus
myself, Lawrence aged 13. Great trip, great memories, joined RAN for seven years in 1954
and Merchant Navy in 1961 until 1978, sailing around Honiara, Rabaul, Australia, New
Zealand, Asia, USA and Canada. My father Jack, brothers Jim and Brian have since passed
away, Jim married Jaqui Sales who was also a passenger onboard Mooltan with her family.
Father Ernest [Deceased]and Mother Marjory Sales with five daughters, Jaqui, Molly,
Lorraine, Mary and Josephine along with the Shaw family, shared cabins on 'D' deck, they
all still reside in and around Brisbane with their spouses and children. I'm retired now
and living on the New South Wales Central Coast with my wife Carol and my mind often
travels back in time to those halcyon days. Regards, Irish.
Name: Val Gates
Email: rsmether@bigpond.net.au on Sunday, June 5, 2005 at 16:22:07
From: Twyford (Hants)
Home: Brisbane Australia
Ship: Strathmore
Dates: 1960-1961
Comments: Like your website. I'm trying to trace a good friend I worked with
on the ship for couple years. Name Tanya Taylor married name I think Eastham. We were
telephonists.
Name: Frances Wright
Email: franspeter@dodo.com.au on Sunday, June 5, 2005 at 18:40:20
From: Fulham England
Home: Sydney Australia
Ship: Strathaird
Dates: Jan '55 -Feb '55
Comments: As I was only 5yrs old have limited memories but photo's help me
to recall the time I had with Mum, Dad, 3 sisters and my brother. Does anyone know
how I can access passenger list from that voyage? Would love to hear from you. Fran
Wright.
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