Historical information

MV Duntroon was a passenger motor ship built for the Melbourne Steamship Company and used as a troopship between 1942 and 1949.
In 1950 it was returned to its owners and refuse as paasenger ship. It was sold in 1961and renamed Tong Hoo.

Nicholas Garlick May have worked in the Duntroon between 1950 and 1961.

Significance

One of the last purpose-built passenger & general cargo ships for the Australian coastal trade, the Duntroon was also known for its role as a troopship (1942-1949) and for the tragic incident on 20 November 1940 when she hit and sank the small auxiliary minesweeper HMAS Goorangai off Queenscliff with the loss of all 24 of Goorangai's crew. This was the first RAN ship to be lost during the Second World War.

Physical description

Christmas card with photograph of the ship MV Duntrron.

Inscriptions & markings

Written in blue ink: To Nick all the best / signed John ?? / when are you ??