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    Hi Des,
    An interesting history.

    This was less than 18 months after the end of WWII and the Lowlander was previously the Leme of Navigazione Libera Triestina. As a war prize by USA she was renamed Lowlander, after the war she was handed back to the Italians and renamed Leme.

    After the USA took her over, Port Line included her in the the MANZ (Montreal, Australia, New Zealand) Line fleet. Later I sailed on the Port Saint John from Sydney, joined the Connaught Road, London Pool on arrival and did a trip to NZ on the Port Dunedin before joining the Gothic in 1950.
    As for Pickers and Choosers I would have taken anything that floated at that time.

    Just prior to reaching New York, Boston and Halifax Lowlander was clobbered with terrible weather off Cape Hatteras and it shows in the photo of her in Halifax. She did everything except turn over. By the time we set sale for Oz via Cape Town she had a new coat of paint.

    I'm therefore very glad Specksavers weren't around in those days, look what I could have missed.
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    Please stick to the Flying Tab Nab lads - thanks.
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    Sorry Chris. I'll try not to drift.
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    Really Richard, how dare you drift !!! Be careful that you don’t get logged. Idle chit chat amongst crew members, what next I ask !!
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    Hello stranger Danger Duke
    Hows things going long time no see of hear!
    Been doing Walkabouts again have you ! LOL
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    Yeah Doc, have just entered what I think will be my last year of work and fewer walkabouts, as you call it.
    I do look in almost on a daily basis but curb my thoughts on posting. As the saying goes, “ Better to shut my mouth and be thought of as an idiot than to open it and have it confirmed”.
    Oops, careful we don’t drift here Doc, we might get logged.
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    Yikes!!! I better stop Chris will be having my Guts for Garters! Sorry!!
    Need to be an Example here dont i ??
    I,m outa here! Dont want to end up !! Fighting with Baseball Bat
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    I'm not really a drifter, Duke, I just try to steer a steady coarse but memories keep butting in and it's full steam ahead. Like when I saw your location. Nearly fifty years ago I bought this Auld Smiddy in Perthshire and turned the cow byre into self catering units. Sold it three years later and headed of to Jakarta. but look at it now. Bed and Breakfast at the Old Smiddy, Kinclaven by Stanley, Perthshire . You see - Can't help myself.
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    Now Richard i know what you mean its just Memories, like most they just come flooding back , but like me now i will try and stay away from off topic! See what i have done now! GRRRR!
    Well at least i did say sorry LOL
    Now you too be a good Lad and steer clear or i will throw some Flying Tab Nabs at you! Eeeeeek@ Head Smack
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    Quote Originally Posted by Richard Quartermaine View Post
    I'm not really a drifter, Duke, I just try to steer a steady coarse but memories keep butting in and it's full steam ahead. Like when I saw your location. Nearly fifty years ago I bought this Auld Smiddy in Perthshire and turned the cow byre into self catering units. Sold it three years later and headed of to Jakarta. but look at it now. Bed and Breakfast at the Old Smiddy, Kinclaven by Stanley, Perthshire . You see - Can't help myself.
    Can't help my self, big hit by Billy Fields back in the 80's, whoops sorry no Tab Nabs left>
    Happy daze John in Oz.

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