Passengers disembarking ORSOVA at Sydney BURWAVE (1981) HINDOSTAN (1869) was the first

HINDOSTAN (1869) was the first ship in which steel was used in the hull

BULIMBA (1959) was launched with a bottle of Bulimba beer from Queensland rather than the customary bottle of champagne

P&O steamers would arrive here late at night and passengers and baggage would be met by camels

The Jubilee class ships could carry 250 first-class passengers and 160 second-class passengers and had a cargo capacity of approximately 4

Illustrated P&O menu card overprinted inside with the menu from a 'Gala Night' on board STRATHAIRD dated 22nd June 1933

Passengers disembarking ORSOVA at Sydney BURWAVE (1981) HINDOSTAN (1869) was the firstPassengers disembarking ORSOVA at Pyrmont, Sydney in 1955. Sydney was first port of call for many British migrants. Over 400,000 'Poms' settled in Australia between 1950 and 1960 alone.