While the picture above is apparently from a play, the picture below isn't. Apparently the two people in the photo below met while his ship was in Australia, and she became rather taken with him. After a few days, his ship sailed on, and she found herself wanting to be with him. The big problem was that she lived in Australia while he lived in the States, and trips were expensive. So, what to do? Her bright idea--stowaway on a ship bound for the US. Unfortunately for her, she was discovered and returned home. It generated a lot of publicity.
Later on, she did finally make it the States and was reunited with him. It probably started just the way she imagined it would, but then.....,well, as you can see, he let her know what he thought about her antics and the publicity.
3 comments:
I was a sailor and I can imagine a few shore leaves that could have happened (although it never happened to me,I can imagine maybe some of my shipmates might have been so lucky).great finds.Thanks
Jim
Hi! Dr. Ken, trust an Aussie girl to do that, but it should be hello Sailor, not ow! ow! Sailor. Bye for now, Jenny
Jim -- That would be a shore leave to remember!
AussieJenny -- It looks like it was a little bit of both, doesn't it?
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