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1929-1930 (Creation)
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2 pamphlets.
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Once the biggest shipping line in the southern hemisphere, Union Steamship Company operated passenger liner between British Columbia, Australia, and New Zealand. In 1931. Union Steamship Company of New Zealand and Canadian Pacific Railway established a new jointly owned company, the Canadian Australasian Line Ltd. in cooperation with Canadian Pacific. Two New Zealand Union Steamship passenger liners were transferred to the new company that offered scheduled service from British Columbia to Australasia. This service was interrupted during WWII and ended in 1953.
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Fonds consists of a passenger lists for Union Steamship Company of New Zealand's Royal Mail Line Canadian-Australasian voyage via Vancouver for RMS Aorangi sailing from Vancouver 21 August 1929 and RMS Niagra sailing from Sydney and Auckland September 1930. Each pamphlet includes a map.
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Donated by Norman Clark, 21 September 2005.
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- English
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All requests for use must be made through the MMBC Research Request program (http://mmbc.bc.ca/collections/library-and-archives/research/). Please note that fees may apply.
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- Royal Mail Line of New Zealand (Subject)
- RMS Niagra (ship) (Subject)
- RMS Aorangi (ship) (Subject)
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RAD, July 2008 version. Canadian Council of Archives.
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16 March 2018