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

AUTHOR - Michael Page

PUBLICATION - Rigby Ltd, Adelaide, Australia, 1975.

CONDITION - Hardback first edition. The book has the slightest of browning on the top page edges from dust and the slightest hint of occasional foxing on a few of the pages, but overall the internal pages including endpapers inside are very clean and bright, and the binding is very good. Dustwrapper is in as near new condition with just a little general browning and discolouration.

PRICE - $42

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. ISBN 9780851799186

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