Union Steam Ship scrapbooks

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Archives IdentifierAF084Date RangeCirca 1912-Circa 1936DescriptionA series created to contain various scrapbooks created by the Company over the period from 1912 to 1936. These have historical information and high pictorial interest, especially relating to the Company's Pacific tours and its 25th anniversity celebrations. One scrapbook contains clippings relating to the Company's 'South Sea Islands' tours to Tonga, Samoa and Fiji, and illustrations from its published booklet, 'Three wonderful nations'. Two other scrapbooks (News cuttings A and B) contain cuttings of Company advertisements from New Zealand and overseas magazines and newspapers. These are annotated with the names and sometimes the dates of the journals or newspapers, and the cost of the advertisement. Another scrapbook of advertisements is arranged by location with an index at the front, and contains clippings from the 1930s. A further volume contains clippings and special newspaper supplements covering the 50th Jubilee celebrations in June 1925.Quantity (Linear Metres)0.58MediumBound VolumeSystem of ArrangementRoughly by date of complilationCollection TypeWellington Museums Trust

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Controlling or Creating AgencyUnion Steam Ship Company of New Zealand LtdRelationship Date Range1875-30 November 2001

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Union Steam Ship scrapbooks