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Cogedar Line
MS Aurelia
The Family Bulthuis story
Cogedar
Line - MS Aurelia
(from the
author’s private collection)
My elders were on board of the Johan van
Oldenbarnevelt in 1952 from Rotterdam to Fremantle. Arrival Date: 22
February 1952. They travelled with their three children, Margriet, Ella and Ria.
The
Netherland Line Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
(from the
author’s private collection)
When we arrived in Fremantle (Western Australia) there
was a strike, thus, it took a long time before we could get our luggage off the
ship.
We moved to and lived in Byford,
where my parents they bought a bakery, the “Byford Bakery.” They
remained in Australia
for eight years until 1960. Due to my father having health problems my parents
decided to go back to Holland.
Whilst in Australia
two more children were born, my sister Annemarie and last but not least myself,
Harry. They boarded the Aurelia in November 1960 and returned to Holland.
During our voyage there was an incident, whilst crossing
the “Great Ocean” there was a tanker that had
a ma on board who had fallen, badly injuring himself.
Because the tanker had hospital they requested for Aurelia to take him on board
and admit him to the ships hospital. Aurelia stopped all engines, which gave me
as a child, then just 6 years old, a little scary feeling as the engines were
always noisy whilst at sea. A lifeboat brought the wounded man to Aurelia
and they brought him onboard via a small stairway on the side of the
ship. Obviously Aurelia had a hospital (although small) on
board. From this incident I have two pictures.
Aurelia berthed in Fremantle (Perth Western
Australia November 1960 (Bulthuis)
The
Builthuis crate with their belongings about to go on board (Bulthuis)
The
crate is almost on board (Bulthuis)
Passengers
waiting for Aurelia’s departure (Bulthuis)
MS Aurelia & Cogedar Line INDEX:
Page One: MS Aurelia – history page
Page Two: The Bulthuis Family Story
Page
Three: MS Aurelia - Photo Page (From a brochure)
Page
Four: Jacoba
Ris-Török Story
Also read: Other Cogedar Line ships …
MS Flaminia – (The old Cogedar liner)
RMS Media / SS Flavia – (The last of the Cogedar ships)
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them when asked, knowing full well that there is no legal comeback when it
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