A passenger on the Empress of Tasmania, above , possibly a tourist from North Queensland with an apparent interest in cooking and baking , in October l966 had a nice cruise up the Tamar River . However, she was not impressed by the "ghastly" cakes displayed at the Launceston Show. A message on the back of a postcard sent to her mother and father contained the following critical comments :
The 10,000 ton passenger and vehicle liner Empress of Tasmania was the largest passenger ship to have been built in Australia and was on the Sydney to Tasmania run, carrying 250 passengers in cabins, space for 91 cars in the vehicle deck .
Another postcard sent October 10, l972 by a traveller, after a trip to Magnetic Island , Queensland , said a bakery had been visited which made 41,000 loaves of bread , 18,000 dozen rolls and buns every week .
