FITTED FOR THE VOYAGE
THE ADELAIDE STEAMSHIP COMPANY LIMITED, 1875-1975

AUTHOR - Michael Page

PUBLICATION - Rigby Ltd, Adelaide, Australia, 1975.

CONDITION - Very good condition, slight discolouration and a little foxing on page block edges. Dustwrapper is bumped at corners and top of spine, but no tears or chips.

PRICE - $40

DESCRIPTION - In 1875 a group of South Australians formed a company to run two passenger ships between Adelaide and Melbourne. The service was popular but had to fight fierce competition. In the struggle against competitors, the directors and staff of The Adelaide Steamship Company extended into one trade after another and built Australia's largest shipping company. In this book, the ventures and adventures of Company men and the ships they served are woven into a narrative covering an important segment of Australian social history. It is a story of successes and failures, endeavours and rewards, during a century of revolutionary change.

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