Diary on board the Passat 1948

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This diary provides a detailed description of Betty Northmore’s life as a stewardess onboard the PASSAT. She details her duties as a stewardess as well as the weather, activities on the ship and descriptions of other crew members. Her voyage on the PASSAT started from Port Talbot to Port Victoria in 1948 and occurred as a part of the famous Grain Trade Races which ran during the mid-20th century. As one of the major windjammers during this period, this diary connects South Australian maritime history to Europe through the documentation of windjammers in the global maritime trade of the early to mid-20th century.

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sunshine and under full sail we were sighted at 8 a.m. and would arrive at the ballast ground at 3 p.m. Almost on the tick of 3 o'clock a plane arrived and flew over and round us at a very low altitude several times, probably feeling very disappointed they hadn't seen us in full sail.

And so the voyage round the world in sail is over. Port Victoria to Port Victoria by way of Cape Horn and the Cape of Good Hope - 244 days at sea.

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