Monarch of Bermuda - New Australia - Arkadia This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Furness, Withy liner Monarch of Bermuda, operated by the Furness Bermuda Line. c 1953. s.s. new australia, which was a troopship in world war 2, malaya and korea She was built by Vickers-Armstrong Shipbuilders as Monarch of Bermuda for the Furness Bermuda Line, entering service in November 1931 and operating between New York City and Bermuda during the 1930s. Managed by Shaw Savill & Albion Line, NEW AUSTRALIA embarked on its first voyage from Southampton, England to Sydney, Australia on 15 August 1950. Evans donated his extensive personal library to the … This is an old postcard of the Monarch of Bermuda and her sister ship the Queen of Bermuda taken at Hamilton docks. SS New Australia Page 2 of 6 Departed Southampton, England 15 Feb 1951 Arrived Fremantle, Australia 12 Mar 1951 Arrived Melbourne, Australia 17 Mar 1951 Arrived Sydney, Australia 19 Mar 1951 Family History, Mottershead, SS New Australia. Vaughan Evans OAM (1924-1993) came to Australia as a 'ten pound pom' and his lifelong passion for maritime history led him to found the Australian Association for Maritime History. Books, images, historic newspapers, maps, archives and more.

Tags. Ship Names on this Page:-Monarch of Bermuda - Furness Withy: 1931-1947 New Australia - Shaw Savill: … NEW AUSTRALIA continued serving as a migrant ship until January 1958 when the vessel was sold to the Greek Line and renamed ARKADIA. She had a lengthy career, later serving as an emigrant carrier to Australia and a transatlantic liner for the Greek Line. SS New Australia, passenger steamer, formerly known as the SS Monarch of Bermuda, later known as the QSS Arkadia. S.S. New Australia in dock in Sydney in 1950 This and other documentation was sent to me by another child immigrant to … Trove: Find and get Australian resources. Posted by Jo Mottershead in Knox, Mottershead, Oral History ≈ 2 Comments. Latest news and in-depth analysis on Australia. Certificates commemorating the crossing of the equator line were commonly distributed to ship passengers throughout the early to mid … 1800 500 727 (toll free) comments@sbs.com.au; Locked Bag 028, Crows Nest NSW 1585

When my nephew recently suggested the idea to his mother, … SS New Australia (also named Monarch of Bermuda and Arkadia) was a passenger ship that operated during the mid 20th century. 10 Saturday Dec 2016. She was built in 1931. James and Eileen Leech and their daughter Susan migrated from Manchester, England under the ten pound assisted passage scheme in 1953. Rebuilt to 20,256 tons with one funnel and acommodation for 1,600 single class passengers, she was acquired by the Ministry of Transport (managed by Shaw, Savill & Albion Line) as an emigrant ship and renamed NEW AUSTRALIA. Stanley and Lucy (nee Simmons) Hathaway and their daughter Hazel survived World War II in heavily bombed Coventry, England, remaining there until 1946. New Australia" was previously known as "The Monarch of Bermuda" and that she was one of a proud fleet of ships engaged in the tourist trade. Date: circa 1950 SS New Australia, passenger steamer, formerly known as the SS Monarch of Bermuda, later known as the QSS Arkadia. Crossing the Equator certificate issued to the Leech family during their migrant voyage from England on the SS New Australia, November-December 1953.