Publisher's Synopsis
The author, perhaps better known for his many books on Scotland's canals and industrial history, was one of these ?10 poms, hence his interest in this subject as part of his family history. The 20th-century ships that did the Aussie run for the Orient Line, the Blue Anchor Line, the Commonwealth Line, the Branch Line, P & O and more are featured, finally looking at the P & O 'Straths'. Then, the book focuses on the ports of call before arrival at Sydney Harbour and the quirks of living in an English-speaking country with more sunshine (especially at Christmas), exotic fruit and a different array of bugs and beasties from snakes to flying cockroaches.
