Letters from James Filer / transcribed and edited by Hubert Filer

Transcriptions of letters from James Filer to his father and step-mother in the United Kingdom written while he was travelling on the SS `Borda' to Australia via South Africa; also one letter written to them from Westport

Filer wrote in diary form describing the course of the voyage, activities and events on board the ship, various sightings from it, their time in Cape Town, and arrival in Australia; included in the transcript are copies of photographs showing the ship, passengers and other aspects of the voyage. The transcriber and editor, Hubert Filer, also divided the account into England to Cape Town, 4-23 Jun 1920, Cape Town to Durban, 25-28 Jun 1920, Durban to Adelaide, 5-22 Jul 1920, Adelaide to Melbourne, 31 Jul-1 Aug 1920, Sydney, 9 Aug 1920 and New Zealand, 22 Aug 1920.

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