Ross, Lorna, fl 1940-2002 : Letters to her family

Comprises eight letters written by Lorna Carter on the `Atlantis' from England to New Zealand in 1951 to her family in Oban, Scotland. She describes her experiences, other passengers, activities on board the ship and being on tours at the various ports they visited. The sequence ends in Wellington where she obtained work in the Public Service. The ship sailed past the Spanish coast, through the Suez Canal, the Indian Ocean to Western Australia, and Wellington. One letter includes a song composed for the end of the voyage by two women to the tune of `Thanks for the memory'.

Source of title - Supplied

Lorna Carter (later Ross) emigrated to New Zealand in 1951 but returned to Scotland in 1954. These letters were written to her family while she was sailing to New Zealand and on her arrival in Wellington in 1951.

Quantity: 1 folder(s) (eight pieces). 0.01 Linear Metres.

Physical Description: Holograph

Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mrs L Ross, Plockton, Ross-shire, Scotland, per Ms J Perry, New Zealand High Commission, London, Apr 2002

Transfers: To Photographic Archive - Photograph of the `Atlantis'.