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Newspaper - Neptune's Gazette, Lloyd Triestino Line, 26 Feb 1955

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Title
Newspaper - Neptune's Gazette, Lloyd Triestino Line, 26 Feb 1955
Subject
Italian language--Written Italian
Voyages and travels
Steamboat lines
Immigrants--Australia--History
Category
5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
Keywords
Travel
Italian immigrants
Current holder
Museums Victoria Collections
Date
February 26, 1955
Link
https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/272363
Item number
SH 990962
Access rights
Digitised
Country of origin
Australia
Language
Italian
English
Description from source
Eight page printed newspaper with black and white images. Text is in Italian.

Newspaper 'Neptune's Gazette' issued to passengers travelling on the Lloyd Triestino Line ship MV Australia on 26 February 1955. It was collected by Donald Dott during his travels between Australia and Europe in 1954-1956.

Many ships such as the MV Australia carried both tourists and immigrants, and documents such as dinner menus, luggage labels, and King Neptune certificates were provided to all passengers.
Physical format
Newspapers