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Thirza Pidgeon’s 1937 World Tour – 23 Nov: Suva, Fiji

Tuesday, 23 November 1937

Arrived this morning. Fiji very clean & fresh looking. Went ashore, had a short walk around, posted P.C. to Sep [Thirza’s nephew, John Septimus Patterson]. Bought 3 rings, stayed on board after lunch, and had a rest.

The Monterey at Suva, Fiji; 23 Nov 1937
The Monterey at Suva, Fiji; 23 Nov 1937
Suva, Fiji; 23 Nov 1937
Suva, Fiji; 23 Nov 1937
Suva, Fiji; 23 Nov 1937
Suva, Fiji; 23 Nov 1937
Police Band at the Opening of Parliament, Suva, Fiji; 23 Nov 193
Police Band at the Opening of Parliament, Suva, Fiji; 23 Nov 1937 – Note the photographer; suspect it may be either R.T. Coulter or Fred Thearle
Police Band at the Opening of Parliament, Suva, Fiji; 23 Nov 193
Police Band at the Opening of Parliament, Suva, Fiji; 23 Nov 1937 – the photograph taken by either R.T. Coulter or Fred Thearle
Members of the Police standing in front of the SS Monterey at Su
Members of the Police standing in front of the SS Monterey at Suva, Fiji; 23 Nov 1937

Fiji

Eastern 96799, American Samoa

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Thirza Pidgeon’s 1937 World Tour – 15 Nov: Aloha! Honolulu

Monday, 15 November 1937

Arrived here, lovely welcome band playing; men in water diving for pennies. Went ashore with Mr & Mrs Coulter, had a good look at the shops, had lunch, then met Mr & Mrs Wonden [?] Took us all around, to all the sites, in an Oldsmobile. Went to the beach, mountains, in fact saw everything that was to be seen. Got back to the boat at 5.30, sailed again at 6. Band playing sweet aloes, all had ropes of flowers, around our necks – had photo taken with Fred & Mabel, lovely send off.

Honolulu; 15 Nov 1937
Believed to be L-R: Mr Fred Thearle, dentist, Thirza Pidgeon, Mrs P. Coulter, Mrs Mabel Thearle and Mr R.T. Coulter, dentist, at Honolulu; 15 Nov 1937
Honolulu; 15 Nov 1937
Believed to be L-R: Mr R.T. Coulter, dentist, Thirza Pidgeon, Mrs P. Coulter, Mrs Mabel Thearle and Mr Fred Thearle, dentist, at Honolulu; 15 Nov 1937
Honolulu; 15 Nov 1937
Standing in the distance, believed to be L-R: Thirza Pidgeon, Mr Fred Thearle, dentist, Mrs Mabel Thearle, Mrs P. Coulter and Miss P. Coulter at Honolulu; 15 Nov 1937
Thirza Pidgeon, 2nd from left with one of the Hall girls on her
Thirza Pidgeon, 2nd from left with Miss P Coulter (17) and Mrs P Coulter (48) either side of her at Honolulu; 15 Nov 1937
One of the Hall girls and Mrs Hall on the left and Thirza Pidgeo
Miss P Coulter and Mrs P Coulter on the left and Thirza Pidgeon facing towards them at Honolulu; 15 Nov 1937

 

Eastern 96799, American Samoa

New Zealand

Fiji

 

[In 1936, Frederick Herbert Thearle, dentist, and wife Mabel lived at ‘Namrow’, Elfreida Street, Mosman, NSW, Australia. Frederick was born in 1892 in Moruya, NSW and married Mabel Ruddinan in Waverly in 1916. Fred was age 45 at the time, Thirza, 58.

Sources:
Ancestry.com. Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Original data: Australian Electoral Commission. [Electoral roll]
Ancestry.com. Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources.
Ancestry.com. Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources.

 

Mr R.T. Coulter (46), his wife, Mrs P. Coulter (48) and daughter Miss P. Coulter (17) along with Fred and Mabel Thearle were fellow passengers with Thirza aboard the RMS Moldavia when Thirza sailed from Sydney in February to London, the Coulters having joined the ship in Brisbane.

Source Citation: Class: BT26; Piece: 1124; Item: 69.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. 
Original data: Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA). Series BT26, 1,472 pieces.]
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Thirza Pidgeon’s 1937 World Tour – 6 March: Fancy dress party

Friday, 5 March 1937

Lovely day. Busy making hair for fancy dress dance tonight. Going as a tough guy. Mr [R.T.] Coulter [Dental surgeon aged 46, accompanied by Mrs P., 48, and Miss P., 17 of 592 Colombo St, Christchurch, NZ ] has lent me his clothes.

Made a mistake, put the dance down for Saturday instead of tonight.

 

Saturday, 6 March 1937

Fancy dress tonight wonderful turn out. Hundreds in fancy dress. I went as a heavy champ, very hot, the first prize made on board was lemon squash – very nice. I went to bed very soon, as it was awfully hot.

Mrs [E] Hall [68, accompanied by Miss A., 34, & Miss D., 28, from NZ] gave a party in the front saloon, 16 of us. It was very nice. Fearfully hot today.

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