Sunday, January 20, 2013

1907, To England on the SS Medic

The White Star Liner SS Medic
 
Vasco's travels took him on a number of major sea journeys:
 
1907      SS Medic          Melbourne to England via Capetown
1907      SS Cedric         Liverpool (UK) to New York
1909      SS Peru            Ancon (Panama) to San Franciso via Mexican ports
1913      RMS Makura    Vancouver to Sydney via Hawaii
1916-17 SS Suevic         Sydney to England via Capetown with 11th Field Company, 1st AIF
 
On each of these voyages he drew many of the passengers.
Some of these drawings, with their distinctive VASCO singature, and possibly a date and reference to the ship are likely to have survived amongst souvenirs from the journey.   
 
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3 comments:

  1. daryl jamiesonJune 17, 2014 at 7:02 PM

    Vasco did a caricature of my G Grandfather James Alexander Jamieson who was the Chief Steward on the SS Wyreema. I can send you a photo if you are interested.

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  2. PaulJune 18, 2014 at 6:13 AM

    Hi Daryl
    Would love to see a photo and information you have on when it was drawn and your g Grandfather.
    I think the Wyreema operated on the east coast from 1908 and was briefly a troopship in 1908. So I am guessing that the caricature was drawn sometime between 1913-1916, when Vasco was in Qld.
    Thanks
    Paul

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