'PLEASE REMEMBER' . S.S. AUSTRALIS

A BRIEF TRIBUTE

[robertlovell]

Met an Aussie girl on my way back to Uk. Engaged 3 weeks later, married now 46 years. Thank you Australis for those memories and my Wife !

[roydennis]

My wife Jean worked for Chandris in their London office in around the period 1968/1971. We were privileged to have sailed on the Australis on a cruise around the Mediterranean and we had the most fabulous time. What a beautiful ship the Australis is, even now she has gone. So sad.

[viv]

I will never forget sailing on this beautiful ship. She had something indescribably special.

[kenoath]

Our family came to Australia in 1966.We arrived in Melbourne and went by train to Adelaide our new home on 6/6/1966. It was great trip, we had a lot of fun.The interior was in the lovely Art Deco style. Watching this I had a tear in my eye! My parents would have loved to have seen this, sadly they died a few years ago. Ken Dutch

[kerryntinsley]

Sailed from Melbourne to Southampton leaving Melbourne in Jan 1977 for a two year working holiday. We had the best time.

[petermagner]

We left Southampton 26 January 1967 arrived Auckland May 6th 1967 paid my own fare Me my wife and 4 children under six when we arrived at Southampton original crew had walked off as owners had changed registration and was sailing under different flag not a Greek flag which made it very interesting. The Australis we will never forget her great memories

[diggeraussie]

I travelled to Southampton on her in 1976 what an adventure, 20 yo when I left 30 yo when I arrived enough said, thanks for the memories.

[DONC]

September 1972, just me boarding  Australis, well not just me but I was by myself, it only look a few days to make friends that would stay friends for the rest of my life.The biggest adventure of my life.Thank you Australis.

[ritageorge]

Another wonderful video John, thank you, and great timing I was on her at this very time 50 years ago. Lee C

[zack-lodn]

49 years ago today (Dec 13th 1973) I arrived in Perth Western Australia along with My Parents and 2 older brothers, My Grandparents and my Mother's Younger Brother and new Wife. I was 6 years old and still remember vividly the journey and this incredible ship. The daily school work and the clown show we rehearsed and performed for the passengers to keep us kids entertained and occupied. I remember the onboard cinema where me and my brother's watched 'Oliver' and 'The Railway Children' multiple times. I still remember the lovely fresh smell of the bread roles and chicken soup during dinner service (I was 6 lol) Both my Grandparents have passed on but I have memories of them getting front row seats and hilariously getting covered with water, flour and eggs for 'Neptunes Crossing' as the Australis cruised across the Equator. All of this to arrive as immigrants in a new country, a choice both my parents never regretted and the best decision they made in establishing our new and forever home.

[edwinvanschaijk]

2 times once from Australia and 4 years later back again at 11years old, ,,stil has a fav. place in my heart at 56 years old, ,, thanks S.S. America

[torstensander]

My grandmother took me on a holiday on the Australis, 1977, l was 12, we went from Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Tahiti, Panama canal, Miami, Cherbourg then last stop Southampton, 6 weeks it took, then off to Germany for 3 months, then flying back to Australia Frankfurt, Bombay, Singapore, Sydney, then Melbourne.
Great memories of the Australis.
Thanks for sharing.

[DeborahEHadley-qfee]

I remember sailing on this Ship with my parents immigrated to Australia we left Southampton Feb 5th 1974, will always remember ...

[australiantrains]

Have clear memories of AUSTRALIS in Sydney and Melbourne when I was a boy, such a shame she ended her years aground off the Canary Islands.

[maggiehall]

Having seen the Australis in all her incarnations one can never forget the beauty of this one of a kind ship. Over the years there were some subtle and not so subtle changes, in-spite of that she maintained the majestic romantic nature of the liner’s of that period with a great silhouette. When ships were the means of travel, a little like buses. BUT BEAUTIFUL BUSES .

[anneofgreengables]

I sailed with my family in March 1967 to Auckland NZ. Wonderful memories with photos I have as I was only six & cannot remember much of it. We went via the Suez Canal before the war. Golden age of cruising.

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I was cook at 1976 77 very nice years!!!

[arievandermeer]

1977, emigratie naar Australië, de laatste kans per boot. Het bleek ook de laatste te zijn voor emigranten. Indrukwekkende boot, maar voelde me er niet thuis. De aanlegplaatsen onderweg vanuit Southampton hebben bij mij grotere indruk gemaakt en voor het eerst weer door het Suez kanaal.
In Fremantle kleine clash in café, mannen en vrouwen apart. 2 maanden later is die regeling afgeschaft.
Wat leuk de geschiedenis van de Australis 👍👍

[stewartphilip]

Such beautiful photos and memories. My parents and I sailed out of Sydney on Australis on July 22nd 1969 for Acapulco. We then drove across to Florida and joined her on her next circumnavigation in Miami snd finally disembarked in Southampton. We sailed home to Sydney on Ellinis. I was too young to remember any detail of our 18 months away ❤

[petedamcintosh]

sailed on this beautiful ship 1972-73. A lot of memories never forgotten