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Voyages to & from Australia 1956-1959

From Southampton to Australia on the SS Stratheden (1956):

Leaving Southampton (Roy, Joan, Paul & Graham waving farewell)

SS Stratheden

Paul & Graham on board (at the stern)

Joan, Paul & Graham

Roy, Joan and Paul on board

Joan & Paul near Colombo, Ceylon

Crossing the line ceremonies were 'special':

Crossing the line, SS Stratheden, South Indian Ocean

Paul's 'Crossing the Line' certificate, Indian Ocean, 10 February 1956

Paul's 'Crossing the Line' certificate, Pacific Ocean, 26 March 1959

From Sydney, Australia to San Francisco on the SS Himalaya (1959):

SS Himalaya

Deck quoits on SS Himalaya

From New York to Southampton on the SS Mauritania (1959):

Arrival at Southampton: Graham with Grandma & Grandpa (Walter & Nellie Spurgeon)