Port Line Documents

[David M]

Hello everyone

I joined because a friend of mine, who used to work for shipping lines, gave me some old Port Line documents. They are amazing - all the Port Line steamer positions from around 1914-18. There are various logs talking about voyages, cargos and I see a mention of a torpedo. I have not really read them....there are pages and pages. Also, some documents with steamer positions etc. go back to the 1890s. I don't know what to do with them! I could take some pictures and post material if people are interested. Regards, David M.

[Keith at Tregenna]

Welcome onboard, hope to hear and see much more.

Regards,

Keith.

[David M]

I have two boxes of material! I have uploaded two samples to the gallery. Many thanks, David M.

[Tony Morcom]

Welcome to the site David It is to be hoped that you enjoy the content here which is as varied as the members.

It sounds like you have a veritable treasure trove of material there which I am sure some of the ex-Port Line members would love to get their hands on.

[Tony Wilding]

hello, which area of the Gallery are they , ?

[Tony Morcom]

hello, which area of the Gallery are they , ?

They are posted under History in the gallery section Tony

[David M]

Many thanks for viewing the old Port Line documents. They were rescued from a skip 30 years ago, would you believe! Hopefully they should all be scanned soon and kept in some sort of database. I have uploaded pictures of some pages to the History section in the gallery. If anyone would like more information please email info@cleverwriting.co.uk. All the best, David M.

[David M]

Brian suggested that I should try for better quality by having the Port Line documents scanned. He's right - my secretary is doing just that, and they are coming out very well. There is a log on Port Kembla, which talks about her sinking in 1917. Will upload to History Gallery. Also, if anyone knows anything about Cablegrams (which I don't) there was one in our ' treasure trove' box. It was sent from Cunard in New York to Cunard in Liverpool, and is all about the ship's sinking in November 1918. We're trying to get a good quality image of the Cablegram. Regards from David M.

Port Hunter Cablegram.jpg

Port Kembla (640x581).jpg