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Suitcase: Dr Mary Langdon, first class, SS ORONSAY, cabin 401
Suitcase: Dr Mary Langdon, first class, SS ORONSAY, cabin 401

Suitcase: Dr Mary Langdon, first class, SS ORONSAY, cabin 401

Maker
Date1950s
Object number00001694
NameSuitcase
MediumVulcanised fibre, leather
DimensionsOverall: 87 x 720 x 407 mm, 5.1 kg
Display Dimensions: 210 x 720 x 470 mm
ClassificationsClothing and personal items
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionLeather suitcase with vulcanised fibre interior belonged to Mary Langdon onboard SS ORONSAY. Mary Langdon was a full fare paying passenger on the SS ORONSAY and migrated to Australia from Britain in 1959.HistoryDr Mary Langdon, a doctor in Sussex, migrated from the UK to Australia in 1959 on board the Orient Line SS ORONSAY travelling First Class, she later worked as a doctor in Nyah West in regional Victoria.