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… of Rotterdam. We boarded the SS Waterman, and departed about 4pm that day. The journey was rather pleasant. We experienced only one storm in … 1, 1953. We left the boat and stepped on Canadian soil about 3pm that day. After walking around Halifax for a few hours, we boarded the train …
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… 13 each. Coupons were used up quickly so new clothes were difficult to come by. Fabric and yarn for knitting were also rationed. Husband: … since discovered that it is quite good. Many other Canadian foods have come my way over the years, but I have not mastered a taste for … enjoyed other trips through the years with her family. Did your family come to Canada to visit? In 1948 Audrey's mother sent her sister Olive …
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… Country of Origin: Portugal Date of Entry: April 14, 1955 Name of Vessel: Saturnia António and … of pursing a better life for themselves and their children. They had become aware of the opening of immigration to Canada, and although other … worker", having the prerequisite "hardened hands". On Good Friday, April 8, 1955, António boarded the ship Saturnia in the port of …
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… we landed at Pier 21 in the late afternoon, we had to wait one more day on the ship before we could disembark. My Dad made all of us … We were week at sea. There were a lot of people on the ship the first day, but as the days passed, less and less people were in the dining …
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Life in Canada Time 0:00:47 Transcript Otherwise I think everything was at least as good in Canada. For me I was almost like a non-immigrant in many respects. As a child I visited Canada so I knew it was right across the border. Even when my grandmother gave me the money to buy a car, I shopped …
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… Bill One day, a letter simply addressed to “Pier 21, Halifax, Nova Scotia,” … Choir, for the ship’s concert and we were taught the songs of the day, war songs and hits from Pinocchio, a film which had just been …
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… I was so happy that I cried, we all did. On that day when we have to come to Canada I was kind of sad because I won’t be able to play with … After that we got on the airplane and flew all the way to Canada. We come to a place call welcome house in Vancouver. I was so tired I sleep like a dead person all …
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… As the time pass I soon turn in to the age of 10 and the time has come. I miss everything I had in Hong Kong, but I know life is like a …
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… She sailed out of Bremerhaven, Germany, the voyage lasting eleven days, many of which were violently stormy. They were, to a novice … My voyage over the Atlantic at the start brought me three miserable days of seasickness, when I realized that the way to take my mind off … that of passing out trays to the ship’s passengers for three meals a day. I "forgot" to be seasick. The food was splendid and the crew was …
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… during supper as a remembrance. It was a dreary, cloudy and damp Wednesday December 08/1954. This was the final day in Germany before sailing to Canada. We left Bremen, which was our … not only a luxurious liner but was a great place to spend the next few days, as it had all the latest conveniences. It was that evening when …