Ray Ironside's Picture Gallery Part One.

My brother Ray worked as an Entertainments Officer, alongside other crew such as John L Sullivan, and Christine Venn, during the early 1970's. He then worked on the Australis between 1973 and 1974. You may have also met Ray when he worked on other Chandris cruise ships, such as the Amerikanis, Patris and the Queen Frederica. During this time he met Wendy, a passenger, who later joined Chandris as a crew member - being a dancer. Ray left Chandris Lines in 1974 and married Wendy, they live in Tasmania, Australia and have 2 grown up sons.

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The pictures above are courtesy of my brother Ray Ironside, Entertainments officer from 1971 until `74

View Rays second set of photos here: Ray Ironside's Picture Gallery Part Two.

See Rays memorabilia slideshow: Ray Ironside's Memorabilia Slideshow.

Welcome all visitors to the S.S. Australis Website, which has now been online since 1998!

I will continue to update the site if I receive a new story, or if you have interesting photos taken on the ship during your voyage on either the southbound, northbound, or on one of the South Pacific cruises. We used to do those trips several times a year from Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland (New Zealand).

I am deeply moved by the interest and wonderful contributions from the numerous passengers and crew over many years.

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A HUGE THANK YOU

Warm Regards

Ken

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