The Australian Trade Mission to South-West Asia display on board the British India Steam Navigation Company cargo liner Chandpara (1949) at Fremantle, Western Australia.
The Australian Trade Mission to South-West Asia display on board the British India Steam Navigation Company cargo liner Chandpara (1949) at Fremantle, Western Australia. The display was mounted in the tween decks and the ship sailed from Fremantle on 20 February 1962 for Karachi and 9 Persian Gulf ports. On 12 April 1962 she departed from Abadan for Australia having played host to over 11,500 visitors. A general view of a large case for The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited labelled "STEEL", and smaller cases for the Austral Bronze Company, Malco Industries Limited, the Felt & Textiles of Australia Limited and other companies.
Object Details
ID: | PCT246 |
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Type: | Colour transparency |
Display location: | Not on display |
Vessels: | Chandpara (1949) |
Date made: | 18-20 February 1962 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, P & O Collection |
Measurements: | Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm;Transparency: 40 mm x 35 mm |