Letter from Australasian Steamship Owners' Federation advising Melbourne is no longer a closed port
Date4 August 1914
Object numberANMS0775[358]
NameLetter
MediumInk on paper
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineAustralian National Maritime Museum Collection Gift from McIlwraith McEacharn Limited
DescriptionTypewritten private and confidential letter on Australasian Steamship Owners' Federation, Melbourne, letterhead begins 'Melbourne.- The Navy Office inform me that Melbourne in no longer a closed port and that vessels may pass through the heads..' and concludes 'Other ports.- The Navy Office again urge, as I wrote you yesterday that the companies should endeavour to arrange for their ships to arrive at all Australian ports for the present during the hours of daylight'.
