Huddart Parker
Subtitle: a famous Australasian shipping company, 1876-1961
By: W.A. Laxon ; completed by H.W. Dick, I.J. Farquhar & T.S. Stevens
Contributors: Dick, H. W. (Howard William); Farquhar, I. J. (Ian James); Stevens, T. S. (Tom S.); Nautical Association of Australia
Publisher: Nautical Association of Australia
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Caulfield South, Vic
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9780975689615
Subjects: History; Merchant marine; Huddart, Parker & Co
Description: "Huddart Parker was not only a famous Australian interstate shipping company, but also the only one to maintain a passenger line to New Zealand. Its coastal liners Westralia and Zealandia, trans-Tasman liners Ulimaroa and Wanganella, and Bass Strait ferries Nairana and Taroona were household names. Huddart Parker also operated a small fleet of interstate cargo ships, tugs at Melbourne and Port Adelaide, and excursion steamers on Port Phillip Bay. Besides shipping, it owned large coal mines, had shareholdings in various industrial companies and was a pioneer in domestic aviation."--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 222-225) and indexes.