tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37446909320796078942024-02-18T23:04:02.503-08:00Father MNW Edwards PostcardsBuy limited edition ship postcardsTimmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09939877593364400591noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744690932079607894.post-16639837350553598772014-01-11T08:10:00.000-08:002014-01-11T08:10:07.871-08:00SA Vaal on its inauguration<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Safmarine ship SA Vaal, 32696 tons, at Richard's Bay for its inauguration by Prime Minister BJ Vorster on 1 April 1976, escorted by SAAF planes. Photo: HA Williams.<br />
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Postcard no: BrS18</div>
Timmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09939877593364400591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744690932079607894.post-72806721420418847182014-01-11T08:06:00.001-08:002014-01-11T08:06:39.086-08:00Warwick Castle on her maiden voyage<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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RMMV Warwick Castle, 20445 tons, on her maiden voyage to Cape Town seen crossing (possibly) the northbound Armadale Castle. Photo: Edwards Collection.<br />
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Postcard no: BrS66</div>
Timmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09939877593364400591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744690932079607894.post-64695662770251760292014-01-11T08:04:00.000-08:002014-01-11T08:04:25.444-08:00Pretoria Castle in front of Table Mountain<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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RMS Pretoria Castle, 28705 tons, sailing from Table Bay for the UK on 5 October 1956. Photo: C Iliffe.<br />
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Postcard no: BrS14</div>
Timmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09939877593364400591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744690932079607894.post-62371732493358739182014-01-11T08:01:00.001-08:002014-01-11T08:01:40.044-08:00Umgeni<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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SS Umgeni, 8149 tons, of the Natal Line of Steamers seen in Victoria Basin, Cape Town, 23 March 1953. Photo: Fr MNW Edwards.<br />
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Postcard no: BrS72(N)</div>
Timmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09939877593364400591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744690932079607894.post-22541845728952304512014-01-11T07:58:00.001-08:002014-01-11T07:58:24.509-08:00Rowallan Castle<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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MV Rowallan Castle, 7801 tons, sailing from Cape Town in 1940. Courtesy of WSS Photo Library.<br />
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Postcard no: BrS71</div>
Timmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09939877593364400591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744690932079607894.post-87606967613354870312014-01-11T07:54:00.000-08:002014-01-11T07:54:36.894-08:00Umlazi<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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SS Umlazi, 4276 tons, seen sailing from Durban. She was a ship of the Natal Line of Steamers which sailed between London and South & East Africa and India.<br />
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Postcard no: BrS70(N)</div>
Timmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09939877593364400591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744690932079607894.post-54997252478642826822014-01-11T07:50:00.001-08:002014-01-11T07:50:39.079-08:00Sandgate Castle<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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SS Sandgate Castle, 7634 tons, underway sailing from a UK port. Courtesy of National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.<br />
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Timmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09939877593364400591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744690932079607894.post-78863210486522980282014-01-11T07:48:00.002-08:002014-01-11T07:48:43.603-08:00Rowallan Castle sails from Table Bay<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Refrigerated cargo vessel MV Rowallan Castle, 7943 tons, sailing from Table Bay, South Africa for the UK on 4 March 1968. Photo: CH Solomon.<br />
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Postcard no: BrS16</div>
Timmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09939877593364400591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744690932079607894.post-75228228166941824862014-01-11T07:45:00.002-08:002014-01-11T07:45:50.785-08:00Carnarvon Castle with Durban Castle<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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RMMV Carnarvon Castle, 20148 tons, (with MV Durban Castle visible astern) seen in Port Elizabeth on 14 January 1956 en route to UK. Photo: Fr MNW Edwards.<br />
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Postcard no: BrS17</div>
Timmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09939877593364400591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744690932079607894.post-62367816922751763002014-01-11T07:40:00.001-08:002014-01-11T07:40:57.177-08:00Pretoria Castle as an experimental aircraft carrier<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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HMS Pretoria Castle as an experimental aircraft carrier during flying trials in 1944. She was returned to the Union Castle Line after the Second World War and renamed Warwick Castle. Courtesy of Imperial War Museum.<br />
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Postcard no: BrS19</div>
Timmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09939877593364400591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744690932079607894.post-89578834575584707542014-01-11T07:37:00.001-08:002014-01-11T07:37:40.837-08:00Rustenburg Castle arrives in Cape Town<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Refrigerated cargo vessel MV Rustenburg Castle, 8322 tons, arriving in Cape Town on 20 March 1971. Photo: CH Solomon.<br />
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Postcard no: BrS22</div>
Timmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09939877593364400591noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744690932079607894.post-19209707403042003562014-01-11T07:34:00.002-08:002014-01-11T07:34:57.240-08:00Dunbar Castle in front of Table Mountain<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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MV Dunbar Castle, 10002 tons, sailing from Table Bay, Cape Town, for coast ports 30 March 1939. Photo: Mr N Edwards.<br />
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Postcard no: BrS25</div>
Timmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09939877593364400591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744690932079607894.post-44166899836423503772014-01-11T07:31:00.000-08:002014-01-11T07:31:25.450-08:00Rothesay Castle in Table Bay<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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MV Rothesay Castle, 9360 tons, sailing from Table Bay, Cape Town on 8 August 1970. Photo: CH Solomon.<br />
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Postcard no: BrS26</div>
Timmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09939877593364400591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744690932079607894.post-91000581449897014692014-01-11T07:27:00.000-08:002014-01-11T07:27:57.456-08:00Kenya Castle in Zanzibar<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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SS Kenya Castle, 17041 tons, anchored at Zanzibar, 3/4 June 1955. Photo: JB Boulton.<br />
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Postcard no: BrS27</div>
Timmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09939877593364400591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744690932079607894.post-83182821699792059632014-01-11T07:24:00.000-08:002014-01-11T07:24:05.392-08:00Winchester Castle in Cape Town<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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RMMV Winchester Castle, 20109 tons, sailing from Victoria Basin, Cape Town, in 1932. Photo: Cornish Collection.<br />
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Postcard no: BrS29</div>
Timmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09939877593364400591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744690932079607894.post-26781452269492758292014-01-11T07:21:00.000-08:002014-01-11T07:21:08.857-08:00Richmond Castle at sea<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Refrigerated cargo vessel MV Richmond Castle, 7971 tons, crossing the Cape Town Castle between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth on 9 January 1955, en route to Port Elizabeth. Photo: Fr. MNW Edwards.<br />
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Timmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09939877593364400591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744690932079607894.post-79853661825329949042014-01-04T05:12:00.000-08:002014-01-04T05:12:16.454-08:00Arundel Castle and Table Mountain<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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RMS Arundel Castle, 19203 tons, sails out of Victoria Basin, Cape Town, in 1931. Photo: Cornish Collection.<br />
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Timmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09939877593364400591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744690932079607894.post-84553513520091284442014-01-04T05:10:00.000-08:002014-01-04T05:10:10.587-08:00Durham Castle in Cape Town<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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SS Durham Castle, 8217 tons, sails from Victoria Basin, Cape Town in 1925. Photo: Cornish Collection.<br />
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Timmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09939877593364400591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744690932079607894.post-16266290098048060672014-01-04T05:08:00.000-08:002014-01-04T05:08:11.663-08:00Riebeeck Castle final voyage<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Refrigerated cargo vessel MV Riebeeck Castle, 8355 tons, sails from Table Bay on her final voyage on 13 June 1971. Photo: Ian Shiffman.<br />
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Timmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09939877593364400591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744690932079607894.post-49717727025435130092014-01-04T05:05:00.001-08:002014-01-04T05:05:44.118-08:00Oranje<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Safmarine ship SA Oranje, 28705 tons, sailing from Table Bay, Cape Town for the UK in July 1975. Photo: Dr EM Cornish.<br />
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Timmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09939877593364400591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744690932079607894.post-25125593077743677652014-01-04T05:02:00.001-08:002014-01-04T05:02:43.958-08:00Rhodesia Castle<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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SS Rhodesia Castle, 17041 tons, at Port Elizabeth on 7 March 1958 en route to London via the East Coast. Photo: Fr. MNW Edwards.<br />
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Timmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09939877593364400591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744690932079607894.post-80657565429763796232014-01-04T05:00:00.000-08:002014-01-04T05:00:27.042-08:00Edinburgh Castle at sunrise<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This beautiful photograph of RMS Edinburgh Castle was taken as the Union Castle ship arrived in Table Bay from the UK at dawn on 31 January 1963. Photo: Fr. MNW Edwards.<br />
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Timmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09939877593364400591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744690932079607894.post-42393484421481084752014-01-04T04:55:00.002-08:002014-01-04T04:55:43.476-08:00Pendennis Castle in Table Bay<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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RMS Pendennis Castle, 28582 tons, sailing from Table Bay on the last lap of her maiden voyage to the UK on 30 January 1959. Photo: Fr. MNW Edwards.<br />
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Timmohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09939877593364400591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744690932079607894.post-16320606859488049672014-01-04T04:53:00.000-08:002014-01-04T04:53:00.621-08:00Grantully Castle<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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SS Grantully Castle, 7606 tons, berthed at South Arm, Victoria Basin, Cape Town, c.1919. Photo: Cornish Collection.<br />
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Postcard no: BrS 37</div>
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SS Dover Castle, 8271 tons, sailing from Victoria Basin, Cape Town, c. 1909. Photo: Cornish Collection<br />
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Postcard no: BrS 38</div>
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