Beautiful Port Line Ships

[Frederick Lacey]

Hi Vernon, Pounds, Shillings and Pence and a Ford Cortina gathering, what year was that, ????

F.

[Captain Kong]

I heard many years ago that the Beauty Point Hotel Burned down, It was made of wood when we were there and painted it in 1955, and then it was re built, Does anyone know ???
Cheers
Brian

[Doc Vernon]

Must have been around the 1953 mark or thereabouts!
Cheers

[Richard Quartermaine]

Re: #12. Scanned a few old photos. I was the youngest on the Lowlander but who knows there may be some old shipmates in them. I am still in touch with Colin Duke of the Port St John and later Dominion Monarch and Gothic. I was not on the DM.
Richard

[Richard Quartermaine]

A few more Photos of old shipmates.
With the lads we were off to the local dance hall. Was it the Orange Ballroom or was that in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne? R.

[Ivan Cloherty]

Hi Vernon, Pounds, Shillings and Pence and a Ford Cortina gathering, what year was that, ????

F.

Think they may be Holden Commodores Frederick

[Doc Vernon]

They are indeed Classic Holdens!

[Michael Trezise]

Sorry shipmate but they are ford cortinas in the photos at what was called the Rivera Hotel(its close to the old Beauty Point Hotel).Cortinas once apon a time were available in Oz..if you google hd holdens you will see a much larger& different vehicle which came out in 1965 from General Motors Holden.the Commodore is again a different vehicle still produced by GMH in Oz. Michael T

[Doc Vernon]

Very similar in looks then Lewis! But I bow to your first hand knowledge!
Cheers

[Ivan Cloherty]

Sorry shipmate but they are ford cortinas in the photos at what was called the Rivera Hotel(its close to the old Beauty Point Hotel).Cortinas once apon a time were available in Oz..if you google hd holdens you will see a much larger& different vehicle which came out in 1965 from General Motors Holden.the Commodore is again a different vehicle still produced by GMH in Oz. Michael T

Are ye sure Michael, no blue ovals on any radiator and looks like Holden (H) badges on the radiator, looks larger than the UK Cortina/Consul, not saying they are not Cortinas but see no blue ovals, but I bow to your local knowledge