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In November 1948 Thomas Wilkinson, his wife Millie and children Gordon and Rosemary, travelled from Belfast via Liverpool then Southampton, where they began their journey to Australia on the Asturias.  Thomas kept a detailed diary which can be read on the Wilkinson Family page.  These photos are provided courtesy of Gordon Wilkinson.
Disembarking, Aden

Aden

Leaving Aden

Gordon on Gangway
8-Nov
Aden on Shore
8-Nov
Aden on Shore

Car accident, Aden

11-Nov
At lifeboat (Rosemary, Thomas and Millie)

Rose and Millie
17-Nov
Deck Games
Wheelbarrow Race

'Gandhi'

Rose, Fancy Dress

Fancy Dress Parade
Maltese migrants on the deck of the Asturias, Feb 1949
[Source: State Library of Victoria]
SS Asturias Party
Fairbridge
29 Aug 1950
Millie & Beatrice

Tony and Tom Bates
(note Fairbridge ties)

Three young boys in front of hedge
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Mr Charles Cassar and Mr John Mangion pose with a priest after mass, Feb 1949 [Source: State Library of Victoria]
Maltese migrants on the deck of the Asturias, Feb 1949
[Source: State Library of Victoria]
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Large group of boys together - maybe pre-emigration

 Man chatting with group of boys pre-emigration
Christine and Michael Thorne with their mother Elsie [Oct 1950]

R. Elsie Thorne and Joyce
[Oct 1950]
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Denis Gardner and Friends (? Nellie and Veronique) Sep 1951
"Proclamation" - presented to Denis Gardner, on his 25th birthday, when Asturias sailed across the Equator
Denis Gardner and Friends Sep 1951
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Photos on right:
Source: State Library of Victoria, Pictures Collection [Collection of Mr Allan C Green]
SS Asturias, 1946
SS Asturias, Dec 1950
SS Asturias and Tugs, 1946
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Charles Burking (front right) with the Prathalingham family
Feb 1947
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