ProvenanceGreeting card produced by the Adelaide Steamship Company.
For over 50 years from 1910 to the 1960s the Gulf Trip on Adelaide Steamship vessels was a unique way to see South Australia. Popular with honeymooners and notorious party ships for young men, the seven-day trip cost £6 in 1939. Ships like the ‘Minnipa’, ‘Manunda’, ‘Moonta’ and ‘Morialta’ provided an opportunity for romance and gave many Australians the time of their lives. Luxury was also offered to passengers on the interstate trade.
In a decade which witnessed economic depression and world war, the Gulf Trip was South Australia’s affordable version of the modern cruise ship holiday; leisure on board the ships were a priority with organised deck games, music, sing-alongs, and writing rooms for sending postcards to loved ones. It also had a somewhat salacious reputation as a place where men and women could fraternise with relative ease. Gulf Trip vessels were stocked with a large range of souvenirs for sale to passengers to remember the cruise of a life time.SignificanceAn example of a greeting card showing the symbols and branding of the Adelaide Steamship company vessels.
Illustrative of ephemera produced by the Adelaide Steamship Company for their passengers.DescriptionPrinted greeting card from 'M.V. Manunda': 'THE SEASON'S GREETINGS, M.V. "Manunda", 1932 - 1933' in black writing on cream coloured card, picture of white flag with blue cross and red star, raised patterned border on front cover. Christmas and New Year poem printed in red on reverse. A picture of the ship is printed in blue and white ink on the left had inside page. On the right hand page is printed ‘May your Christmas be completely happy, and the New Year bring you much good luck. From C. L. Wynes To’ and underneath Margaret has been handwritten with blue ink.Creator (person)Creator (organisation)AcknowledgementKeywordsSportSouvenirsDate of Creationc. 1932Date of UsageLate 1932MaterialCard DimensionType: overall
Height: 115
Width: 90
Unit (Lengths): mm Accession NumberHT 1998.0389
