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Field name | Value |
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Title | Passenger Contract Ticket, TSS Marathon, Issued to E & J Brookfield, London to Melbourne |
Date | 14 Apr 1920 |
Document Type | Shipping Papers |
Reference | HT 23922 |
Library / Archive | Museums Victoria |
Collection Name | Tickets of Passage |
Description | Passenger contract ticket on pink paper for Mrs E Brookfield and son John (aged 9) on board the Aberdeen Line ship TSS Marathon from the Port of London to Melbourne. The third class passenger ticket shows that the ship was due to depart on 13 April 1920; however the ticket was issued on 14 April and the balance paid on 19 April 1920 for a total cost of 54 pounds. The ticket is also stamped cancelled, dated 1 May 1920. Mother and son were travelling to Australia to be reunited with their husband/father who had migrated eight years earlier in order to purchase land and build a house. |
Biographical Note / History | This passenger contract ticket provides a useful insight into early 20th century immigration from Britain to Australia, documenting the shipping line and ship, ticket type and prices, departure and arrival points; all assisting in representing early 20th century immigration processes. |
Theme(s) | Departures: Port Conditions and Organisation; Ships and Shipping Lines |
Country (from) | Great Britain |
Country (to) | Australia |
Ports | London, England; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Ships | TSS Marathon |
People | Brookfield, E; Brookfield, John |
Keywords | Aberdeen Line, shipping, ticket, emigration |
Additional Information | Please note: Some of the metadata for this document has been taken from the Museum Victoria catalogue. |
Catalogue Link | Museums Victoria Catalogue |
Language | English |
Copyright | Museums Victoria |