Who Are They?
These photographs were taken on board the Asturias in November 1948, by Pat Piggott. His wife Irene (Rene) and son Michael are pictured with other passengers. If you can identify them, please let us know.
A form of organised entertainment was provided on most days of the 4-5 week journey to Australia. Activities included cinema
screenings, whist drives, 'race meetings', concerts and fancy dress competitions. 'Sports tournaments' included deck tennis,
deck quoits, table tennis, darts, peg quoits and 'bull board'.
The programmes below have been kindly supplied by passengers.
July/August 1948
Sports and Entertainments Programme and Grand Concert Programme submitted by Mr Tony Mount
May 1949
Sports and Entertainments Programme submitted by Mr Alistair Trotter
November 1949
Statement announcing the miles run the previous day by the ship. It was apparently common for passengers to
have a guess at this statistic, and bets may have changed hands. (Thanks to Roger Cullingham, UK, for this information)
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Army Chaplain's Poems
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Ship's Voyage Logs
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Statistics about the Ship
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