Address books, notebooks and related paper based material compiled and used by Eric Bolton Beeham during his career as merchant mariner, naval officer and air pilot
Subject or historical figure
Eric Bolton Beeham
(Australian, born 1917)
Date1936 - 1961
Object numberANMS0843
NameArchive series
MediumPaper
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Elaine Beeham
DescriptionThis collection of 13 items provides a comprehensive account of the career of Eric Bolton Beeham as a merchant mariner, naval officer and air pilot from 1936 to 1961. The series consists of two personal address books; one telephone book; one book containing business cards; one report and one amendment note of the final voyage of SS CHANGTE; one notebook detailing Beeham's career; one list of Beeham's qualifications; one list of naval reports; two reference letters; one note from the ARCADIA to CHANGTE and one letter from Beeham requesting a letter of service as Master in the A-O Line.HistoryThe extensive career of Captain Eric Beeham spans the period from 1936 to 1982, during which there was a great deal of change in the Australian commercial and industrial shipping industries. Beeham first went to sea as a cadet with P&O working on RMS MALOJA and RMS STRATHNAVER in 1936. During World War II Beeham worked on troopships and minesweepers and commanded the patrol boat HMAS NEROUS amongst others. After the war he worked for a number of different shipping companies including Australian & Oriental Line, later becoming a pilot for the Maritime Services Board in NSW.