Lists, letters and related papers compiled by Eric Bolton Beeham while serving as master of SS CHANGTE
Compiled by
Eric Bolton Beeham
(Australian, born 1917)
Date1953 - 1962
Object numberANMS0840
NameArchive series
MediumPaper
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Elaine Beeham
DescriptionThis collection of 205 documents relate to the career of Eric Bolton Beeham while serving as master of SS CHANGTE between 1953 and 1962. The series consists of one information folder; one sailing schedule brochure; 15 event invitations issued to Beeham; 140 passenger, crew and wine lists; one souvenir menu; six newspaper clippings featuring the CHANGTE; one information sheet for passengers; one itinerary card; one horse racing card; one radiogram, two envelopes and 36 letters sent to Captain Beeham regarding passengers, crew, dry docking, boarding and a cocktail party.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.
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