Photograph - Group Image, MV Fairsea, 1957

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Summary:: Group photograph of passengers having dinner on MV Fairsea, 1957. Barbara Woods is on the left; John Woods on the right,

Barbara and John Woods migrated to Australia as assisted migrants from Buckinghamshire on the MV Fairsea in 1957. The Barbara and John Woods Collection comprises documents and photographs that provide a comprehensive insight into the Woods' immigration experience, from the issuing of their passage tickets, to their arrival in Melbourne.
Description:: Landscape format, black and white photograph. Taken on board the MV Fairsea, 1957. Barbara and friends dining at their regular table. L to R: Barbara, Shirley & Stan Sexton, John and Tony their waiter.

Photograph printed on a postcard backing.
Description Of Content:: Dining room, MV Fairsea, 1957. Barbara and friends dining at their regular table. L to R: Barbara, Shirley & Stan Sexton, John and Tony their waiter.
Acquisition Information:: Donation, 2002

Discipline:	History
Dimensions:	14.7 cm (Width), 10.4 cm (Length)

Tagged with:	boats, ships, trading
Themes this item is part of:	Barbara & John Woods, British Migrants, 1957, Cultural Diversity Collection, Migration Collection, Transport Collection
Primary Classification:	MIGRATION
Secondary Classification:	Travel - Shipboard Life
Tertiary Classification:	social functions
Inscriptions:	Reverse; "LEONAR"
People Depicted:	Woods, John; Woods, Barbara; Sexton, Shirley; Sexton, Stan
Organisations Depicted:	MV Fairsea
Format:	Photograph: Black & White; See Dimensions
Person Depicted:	Mr. John Woods, Oct 1957
Person Depicted:	Mrs Barbara Woods, Oct 1957