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Steam Ship Model - SS Jervis Bay, circa 1921

This 1:48 scale model of the S.S. Jervis Bay was donated to the Museum by the Aberdeen & Commonwealth Shipping Line in 1955. It was originally built as a model of the 'Moreton Bay' but ...

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Digital Photograph - Passengers On Deck of 'SS Ballarat', Arriving at Station Pier, Port M ...

Contributed by Ms Judy Archer

From: Port Melbourne, Australia Images: 1
Scrapbook - Caroline Chisholm, circa 1844-1861

Scrapbook of newspapers and other flyers compiled by Caroline Chisholm, circa 1844-1861. The scrapbook includes hundreds of original newspaper cuttings, flyers and public notices origi ...

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Souvenir Spoon - G.Marconi, 1970

Souvenir Spoon bought on board the ship SS Guglielmo Marconi by Laura Mecca as a souvenir of her journey to Australia when she immigrated from Italy in 1970. The SS Guglielmo Marconi wa ...

From: Melbourne, Australia Images: 2
Notes - Margaret Wood, Activities & Occupations, circa Oct 1956

Notes written by the Margaret Wood on a piece of paper torn from a diary. One page lists all the occupations of the migrants arriving on the Sibajak in October 1956. Margaret recorded a ...

From: Melbourne, Australia Images: 4
Newsclipping - The Herald, 'The Lonely Men of Melbourne', 1 Mar 1958

Article from the Herald, dated 1 March 1958. The article is about loneliness of migrant men in Australia and psychiatric and criminal repercussions. It is part of a collection of migrat ...

From: Melbourne, Australia Images: 2
Newsclipping - The Age, 'Greek Migrants Rush Bride Ship', 27 Jan 1958

Newsclipping from the Age 27 January 1958 with an article about the arrival of the 'Castel Felice' in Melbourne. The article describes how the ship was carrying 800 women, mostly Greek, ...

From: Melbourne, Australia Images: 2
Newsclipping - Herald Sun, Weg Cartoon, 22 Jun 1957

Cartoon by WEG (William Ellis Green), published in the Herald Sun, dated 22 June 1957. The cartoon shows a man with just arrived woman with bag over her head and her hands tied. The wom ...

From: Melbourne, Australia Images: 2
Newsclipping - Herald Sun, 'No Eyes for Camera', 1 Mar 1958

Article from the Herald Sun, dated 1 March 1958. The article is about the arrival of 'bride ship' Toscana, in Melbourne, and also covers the Greek men waiting in port. It is part of a c ...

From: Melbourne, Australia Images: 2
Newsclipping - The Age, 'Bride, Nursery Ship Brings 1300', 14 Jun 1957

Article from the Age dated 14 June 1957. The article is about the US Navy's 'Bride and Nursery' Ship, the 'Genera; Langfitt' which arrived in Melbourne with 1300 Greek migrants, 300 who ...

From: Melbourne, Australia Images: 2