![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() We were met by my father's brother and then travelled to the town of Myrtleford in north-eastern Victoria. ![]() We sailed via Suez and Aden and landed in Melbourne on 11 April. I left Southampton on the 'Fairsky' with my parents and sister on 13 March 1960. I maintain to this day that the fair Sky was THE best passenger ship during those days.very very fond memories of it all and I still have my certificate for 'crossing the line'. Im super proud of them, and us.and love this life (albeit the heat is a swine during menopause! hahaha). I think our parents were ail blazers, they took an opportunity and helped create the Aussie we know today. He absolutely loved his life here in Aus!! A few of us travelled back and forth and ive finally returned (had to re-emigrate), married and happily settled here once more. This year we took some of him home to his native Liverpool and he took his final boat ride on a ferry across the Mersey. Sadly, we have lost a few heartbeats along the way, my own Dad being the most recent and he passed, ironically, 49 years to the day that we arrived in Sydney Harbour. I loved the pools on deck, the kiosk guy who became a family friend spoiling us with mars bars and the like and the friendships we forged with other migrant families.they became our new 'family' in Australia and still remain so today. I remember crossing the equator and the party on deck that followed, I recall all the kids being given gifts.mine was a huge rubber Bugs Bunny and I think my sister got a kangaroo (can't recall my brothers gift). I had my 5th birthday on board, ive got pics of me blowing out my candles flashing a grin as wide as the pacific. We set sail from Southampton (from Liverpool initially) in August 1969 as 10 pound poms. ![]()
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