Servants of the north : adventures on the coastal trade with the Northern Steam Ship Company /

Streets on Whangaparaoa Peninsula have been named after some of the company vessels (Glenelg, Alec Craig and Clansman).

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Furniss, Clifford A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Wellington [N.Z.] ; Sydney [N.S.W.] : A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1977.
Wellington : Reed. ; 1977.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Ports of call
  • The lifeline of the North
  • Ranson to the rescue
  • On the Waihou River: a waterway with an eventful history
  • Taniwha of the Waihou
  • Three and sixpence return: out and about on the Gulf excursions
  • Sundry misfortunes
  • The toll of the sea: dog-signals were not always sufficient warning
  • By river, creek and bay: the little feeder ships played their part
  • What was it really like? Memories of travel in the Northern Company's steamers
  • Cross country with suitcase: further memories of travel on the Waipu
  • The chill of the Depression and some of the effects of war
  • War-time renaissance: the advent of the Waurua
  • Off to the wars
  • and trying to win the peace: the closing years of the Northern Steam Ship Company's sea service
  • Appendix: Alphabetical fleet list vessels of the Northern Steam Ship Company Ltd.