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A sea voyage from Wellington to Southampton on board the FAIRSEA in 1967
A sea voyage from Wellington to Southampton on board the FAIRSEA in 1967

A sea voyage from Wellington to Southampton on board the FAIRSEA in 1967

Date1967
Object number00027393
NameDiary
MediumLeather, board, paper, gilt and ink
DimensionsOverall: 182 x 130 x 10 mm, 0.2 kg
ClassificationsBooks and journals
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Jeanette Fry
DescriptionDiary by Jeanette Fry of a sea voyage from Wellington to Southampton on board the Sitmar Line passenger liner FAIRSEA in 1967 with a date of departure 1 January 1967 on the ship FAIRSEA bound for Southampton. Jeanette records the voyage of the FAIRSEA departing Wellington (New Zealand) then to Singapore, Colombo (Sri Lanka), Aden (Yemen), Suez and Port Said with a detour to Cairo (Egypt), Naples (Italy) and to Southampton (England) via Gibraltar. The diary has been decorated throughout with blue biro drawings byJeanette Fry.