Souvenir fan from SS TJIBADAK
Maker
Royal Interocean Lines
(1947 - 1977)
Date1 June 1954
Object number00046251
NameFan
MediumWood, fabric
DimensionsOverall: 300 x 202 x 10 mm
ClassificationsTools and equipment
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Chris Athey
DescriptionThis fan was kept as a souvenir of the Athey family's return voyage from Singapore to Australia in 1954. The family travelled on SS TJIBADAK and the farewell dinner menu from the ship is listed on the front of the fan. Signatures of other passengers from TJIBADAK are written next to the menu. The Athey family resided in Singapore for approximately six months.HistoryThis collection relates to the Athey family's outward bound voyage from Australia to Singapore in 1953 on SS NIEW HOLLAND and return voyage from Singapore to Sydney on SS TJIBADAK in 1954. The family resided in Singapore for approximately six months while Noel Athey worked there.
SS TJIBADAK, a 7,906 tonne ocean liner, was built in 1929 by C van der Giessen & Zonen for the Java-China-Japan Lijn (JCJL). All JCJL vessels were named with the Javanese 'Tji' prefix. In 1947 JCJL merged with Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij (KPM) to form Royal Interocean Lines. TJIBADAK was scrapped at Hong Kong in 1959.SignificanceThis fan menu helps to provide a comprehensive snapshot of one family's adventures abroad and in particular to Asia. Ocean travel in this time broadened cultural horizons.
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