Item: AM75 P-149 - The Popular S.S. Lady Alexandra (Union Steamship Co.) entering Snug Cove, Bowen Island Council looks forward to filling these leases, due to the vital role the building plays in Strahan’s shared history, the successful leases will need to be open to the public at least part-time. Vessel. 912 posts. Join Community Forum Staff View All James_C Super Moderator. Wall Street, New York, is an international financial magnet and for nearly two centuries Leadenhall Street, London, was the centre of international shipping. Other biographical details concerning him are: Traffic Manager, Union Steamship Company; of Launceston & Strahan, Tasmania, & Sydney, NSW; born Longford, Tasmania; educated at Longford & Invermay state schools, Tasmania; age at time of death, 35. 1932 sold to W. Crosby & Co., Melbourne, renamed Pacific Ocean. 3551, Category 2). M.V.POOLTA Ship No 465 Last of the ships built for the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand, the end of an era really. But long before then, … 1880s. Top Contributors this Month View All K. Kevin Judkins 2 Replies. The New Zealand Shipping Company was also acquired by P&O in 1916 and in 1919 its staff were merged with those of the USSCo. Item: AM75 P-145 - Swanson Bay; Item: AM75 P-152 - T.S.S. The Sydney-Hobart passenger trade was excluded but the cargo and stock trade was divided 2/3 to USSCo and 1/3 to Huddart Parker. The splendid and beautiful bronze green hulls with a yellow band, and the red and black funnels, of the many passenger liners of the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand (USSNZ) were seen all across the Antipodes. Examiner (Launceston, Tas. In 1921, the company … 385.5K views. Join Community Forum Staff Union NZ was formed in 1875 to originally run coastal services and in 1876 they commenced sailings to Sydney. With WW1 centred mainly in the European sphere, Company passenger ships in particular were requisitioned as Hospital Ships, Troop Ships, ArmedMerchant Cruisers while the cargo ships traded worldwide. BUT, in 1946 between the Union Steamship Company, the Sannie boats and the Howe Sound Ferry, a record breaking … 4. Item: AM75 P-23 - … White Star Liner The Majestic - Iain Stevo Collection. 912 posts. Lady Cynthia, Union … The cargo ships continued their local trading on the Coast although the steamer Talune was commandeered by the Government as a stores ship at Colombo. I worked for the Union Steamship Company in the early sixties and obviously spent a great deal of time on her and the newer Tofua. Already got a Trove account. Item: AM75 P-155 - The Popular "Union S.S. Lady Alexandra" en route to Bowen Island, B.C. Spirit of Tasmania. Catala, Union Steamships Ltd. Heritage Covenant Date: 03 April 2000. It is … The Union Steamship Building has played a starring role in Strahan’s development as a port town- and with its central location, that tradition has continued ever since. … Union Steamship Company. Main Services of the Australian based and registered fleet were between main ports Tasmania to main ports of NSW and Victoria. Item: AM75 P-87 - Sunrise in Khutz Inlet [B.C.] A vital trade route was Cook Strait which linked the North Island with … Let us take a stroll down to Water Street, a Dunedin street … Most serious was the capture by Japanese surface craft of the cargo ship Hauraki in the Indian Ocean 12/7/1942. Below left, 1920 – 1940: Union Steamship Grounds, Mt Strahan Lodge. In the 1930s Union Airways of New Zealand was formed by Union Steam Ship and it built an air service through New Zealand. Rumours about Britain's inability to compete with the United States and Japan unsettled many British businesses. When Union Steamship Company bought the land from Captain Cates, they quickly began adding amenities to the land. Union Steam Ship began regular sailings between Wellington and Lyttelton in 1895 with the Penguin making two round trips a week. CSL Melbourne - Credit: Dale Crisp. In the course of the voyage they systematically sabotaged the engine to render it almost inoperable. or. Wrecked upon the New Zealand coast on May 27th 1908. [1], In 1917 P & O shareholders were asked to confirm their directors' prior purchase of Union Steam Ship with the information that USSCo had a valuable coasting trade within New Zealand, connections with India and Australia and a line of steamers running between Australia, New Zealand and Canada. You can enjoy kayaking around Bowen Island's sheltered bays, swimming at sandy beaches, hiking the mighty Mount Gardner, to the shores of Killarney Lake, and mountain biking offer both hilly challenges and pure relaxation. of 250 feet and a beam of 43 feet with design draft of 17 feet and 6 inches. tender at Southampton, 1898 sold, became harbour ferry. Item: AM75 P-57 - Sunset - Bowen Island, B.C. Legal Description: Lot 2 DP 1240. Lady Cynthia, Union Steamships Ltd. 1881-1900 … Item: AM75 P-134 - Summer Cottages at Selma Park; Item: AM75 P-87 - Sunrise in Khutz Inlet [B.C.] Strahan. Union Airways was nationalised by the government in 1947 and renamed National Airways Corporation. In 1933 the name "Steamer Express" was adopted for the service. The company … union airways; union steam ship company of new zealand; united commercial travellers & warehousemens association of new zealand; unity congress 1913; university of edinburgh. [5], In 1990 Union Steam Ship operated seven ships, and was involved in ship management, tourism, real estate and other ventures. For similarly named companies in other countries, see, name was used by at least two other ships of the era, "Cook-Strait ferries changed the nature of shipping in New Zealand", "The TEV Wahine Disaster and the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Union_Company&oldid=1001056731, Defunct shipping companies of the United Kingdom, New Zealand companies established in 1875, Articles with dead external links from December 2020, All Wikipedia articles written in New Zealand English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Missing off the China sea after acquisition by Hauroto Steamship Co. Ltd., Hong Kong, Ran aground on the Masela Island Reef off Cape Palsu in the Arafura Sea, This page was last edited on 18 January 2021, at 01:41. It was renamed the Union Steam Collier Company and then the Union Steamship Company. liners and cargo ships plied the ocean routes to ports in eastern North America, the Far East, Australia, Pacific islands and of course, around the coast of New Zealand. The rivalry between USSCo and Huddart Parker lasted to 1895 despite an earlier agreement in 1893. At the end of the 20th century Brierley Investments bought all the shares, broke Union Steam Ship into components and sold up what it could. By 2000, the Union Bulk[6] barge made its last voyage.[7]. medical school; university of new zealand; urewera national park; victoria, mount; vincent county; w. w.e.a. Reynolds, Hobart fleet, 1897 sold to Northern Steamship Co., Auckland, and renamed Muritai. As proprietors of the Union SteamShip Co. Marine Resort, we’re here to ensure that your visit to our pristine, natural wonderland is as exciting and fantastic as you dreamed it to be. The Union Steamship Building has played a starring role in Strahan’s development as a port town- and with its central location, that tradition has continued ever since. Greenock and renamed Tekapo, 1889 wrecked off Sydney. The Union Steam Ship Company was a giant of colonial commerce. Below right, 1937: Union Estates Map. [8], In what has been described as "a fatal mistake",[10] the Union Steam Ship announced in 1956 that the Tamahine was to be withdrawn from the Wellington-Picton route in 1962 and unlikely to be replaced (despite an offer of a $3 million government loan). in 1909. Union SteamShip Co. Marina is proud to be a leader in resort services on BC’s beautiful Bowen Island. She was the last of the Leith Built Ships for the Union Steamship Company of N.Z. James Mills had worked for Johnny Jones and his Harbour Steam Company. : 1890 - 1922), Tue 13 Feb 1900, Page 3 - Strahan Marine Board. Sister ship to Pateena … 1900s. "[12], This article is about a New Zealand company. The 1895 agreement between the two lines pooled the Auckland-Sydney profits and losses; the Melbourne-Launceston profits were divided 4/7 to USSCo and 3/7 to Huddart Parker. [11] The designer of the replacement ferry the GMV Aramoana recalled that, "The media said the whole thing was a red herring", adding, "In their view, if the Union Steam Ship Company couldn't make the service pay, Railways definitely couldn't. There were some very small ones in the early days, including the combination sail and steamship the Aorangi, built in 1983, but obtained by the USSCo in 1910. The Union Steamship Building has played a starring role in Strahan’s development as a port town– and with its central location, that tradition has continued ever since. The Union Steam Ship Company (USSCo) is a well established British/New Zealand Shipping Company with a huge list of ships to its name, both cargo and passenger liners. Entered on the List is the former Union Steamship Company building in Gisborne (List No. of 250 feet and a beam of 43 feet with design draft of 17 feet and 6 inches. Over the next years, the company took over several other shipping companies and sailings to … From the late 1870s the Union Company had branched out from the coastal trade to establish passenger services to Calcutta, Vancouver, San Francisco and Australia. 1881-1900 … Die Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company Ltd. (UC) entstand 1900 durch Fusion der Reedereien Union Steamship Company Ltd. (gegründet 1857) und Castle Mail Packet Company Ltd. (gegründet 1862). CT 2D/11 (Gisborne Land Registry) and Lots 3 and 4 DP1240 and Pt Sec 4 Town of Gisborne CT 102/185 (Gisborne Land Registry) Covenant appears to cover a … In 1925 the remnants of the small Tasmanian Government Fleet was acquired with the final Australian Fleet to be purchased the 4 ship Fleet of R.S. Union Steamship Company of New Zealand (Part 1) by Norman Middlemiss 125 Years of serving New Zealand and the Antipodes. Item: AM75 P-145 - Swanson Bay; Item: AM75 P-152 - T.S.S. Documents. : 1900 - 1954), Fri 4 Mar 1904, Page 4 - UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY NEW STEAMER FOR THE ISLAND TRADE. Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand Limited —when there was no chance of confusion casually referred to as Union, Union Company, Union Steam Ship Company (USS Co), or Union Line— was once the biggest shipping line in the southern hemisphere and New Zealand's largest private-sector employer. The Royal Mail Express Steamers of this Line are despatched from Sydney every fourth Monday and proceed via Auckland, Samoa, and Honolulu to San Francisco taking passengers for all European Porta on through tickets. It includes scientists who were Australian by birth as well as tho 1896 taken over by Union Steamship Co New Zealand with the rest of T.A. Also surviving is the Dunedin office of the Union Steam Ship Company used after the company shifted its headquarters to Wellington. 1910s. Union Line. 2. The Union Steam Ship fleet was described as 74 high class steamers with a tonnage of 237,860 and of an average age of 12 years.[4]. Item: AM75 P-57 - Sunset - Bowen Island, B.C. Lamb & Co. Ltd. of Sydney. In 1922, 7 cottages were built around the hotel, adding to the 28 already standing between the hotel and tennis… TSNCo did not have other routes to absorb their Tasmanian losses and was bought out by USSCo in 1891. By 1875 the Union Steam Ship Company had 32 vessels, and by 1913 the fleet had grown to 75. The Union Line was founded in 1853 as the Southampton Steam Shipping Company to transport coal from South Wales to Southampton. The Denny-built Hawea and Taupo, both then large by local standards, arrived in mid 1875 and entered service. 1932 sold to W. Crosby & Co., Melbourne, renamed Pacific Ocean. The Union Steamship Building has played a starring role in Strahan’s development as a port town– and with its central location, that tradition has continued ever since. Item: AM75 P-57 - Sunset - Bowen Island, B.C. Thus between 1891 and 1997 when the then styled Union Shipping Group’s Australian operation was sold to the Holyman Group, the Company remained the major local shipping company operating between the Mainland and Tasmania. Shipping Lines. The Union Steam Ship Company was taken over by The Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O) in 1916, although the New Zealand Board and management continued to operate reasonably independently. It was incorporated by James Mills in Dunedin in 1875 with the backing of a Scottish shipbuilder, Peter Denny. However Australian Deck and Engineer Officers were regularly employed   on the passenger and larger cargo ships that traded to North Pacific Coast ports from Australia/NZ between 1901 and 1967.Similarly on their India/South East Asia service between 1887 and 1974. WW2 saw the Company again heavily involved with Australian seafarers on board many of the Company ships including the passenger ships Niagara mined off Auckland on 19/6/1940 and Awatea sunk by bombing off Bougie, Algeria 11/11/1942 during the North African landings. The Union Steam Ship Company survived as New Zealand ’s premier shipping company for 125 years, from 1875-2000. Returned to their owners in 1856, … It became both the largest shipping company in the southern hemisphere and the largest private employer in New Zealand. After Jones’ death in 1869 Mills tried twice to float a Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand Limited without attracting enough interest from local investors but in 1875 he found backing from Scottish shipbuilder Peter Denny in return for Union Steam Ship orders for Denny's Dumbarton shipyard. Heritage Covenant Date: 03 April 2000. M.V.POOLTA Ship No 465 Last of the ships built for the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand, the end of an era really. A fine painting of the MV Matua in her latter years by J. E. Hobbs. The Union Steam Ship Company (USSCo) is a well established British/New Zealand Shipping Company with a huge list of ships to its name, both cargo and passenger liners. In 1914 the company was exploring the possibilities of a tie-up with the New Zealand Shipping Company when war intervened. The Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand (Union NZ) should not be confused with the Union Steam Ship Company (UK) which became part of Union-Castle Line. The Union Steamship Building has played a starring role in Strahan’s development as a port town- and with its central location, that tradition has continued ever since. 1870s. In 1905 this became a daily service year round. NOTE DIFFERENCES WITH COVENANT ADDRESS - Former Union Steamship Company Building, 12-16 Childers Street, Gisborne. THE UNION STEAMSHIP COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND LTD. Item: AM75 P-153 - T.S.S. Die neue Gesellschaft übernahm … In 1931 57,000 were recorded travelling to the island and in 1942 a record breaking season of 81,000 were recorded. She was the last of the Leith Built Ships for the Union Steamship Company of N.Z. or. Undated postcard of Strahan (Tasmaniana Library, SLT) Strahan, situated near the entrance to Macquarie Harbour, was founded in 1880 and largely established by Frederick Henry, owner of the historic homestead Orminston.It developed as a port to cater for the needs of the early inland mining fields of the west coast as well as the timber getters, particularly piners. Union SteamShip Co. Marina offers the perfect spot to moor your boat, while you enjoy fun outdoor activities, or seek the perfect weekend get-away. Returned to their owners in 1856, they remained idle due to the large stocks of coal accumulated at Southampton. [1] It steadily mopped up trans-Tasman and coastal shipping businesses including Anchor, Canterbury Steam, Richardson & Co and Holm. Die beiden Reedereien waren jahrelang harte Konkurrenten auf der Südafrika-Route, bevor sie sich zusammenschlossen. In the winter of 1965, I was 4th Engineer of the MV Kumalla, a Union Steam Ship of Australia vessel on a regular run between Melbourne and Strahan, west coast Tasmania. In the same year it became the Union Steam Collier Co, but in 1854 all their five ships were taken over as transports for the Crimean War. Council looks forward to filling these leases, due to the vital role the building plays in Strahan’s shared history, the successful leases will need to be open to the public at least part-time. Lady Cynthia, Union Steamships Ltd. In 1922, 7 cottages were built around the hotel, adding to the 28 already standing between the hotel and tennis… Wanaka was taken over as the RAAF supply ship , subsequently  wrecked on Eden Reef during  a cyclone with the loss of 10 personnel, whilst Taroona was the main troop carrier  from East Coast ports to Port Moresby. Union Steamship Company. In 1917 Mills pushed the sale of the Union Company to British shipping giant, P&O. With New Zealand investors TNT bought USSCo from P & O in 1971. The company went by the name USS Co. We would laugh at this abbreviated version of the company name, the joke being that what the … [3] Mark Twain criticised travel conditions on a Union Company ship in 1897 in his travel book Following the Equator. Thus between 1891 and 1997 when the then styled Union Shipping Group’s Australian operation was sold to the Holyman Group, the Company remained the major local shipping company operating between the Mainland and Tasmania. tender at Southampton, 1898 sold, became harbour ferry. Reynolds  of Hobart who operated a small fleet between Hobart and West Coast Tasmanian ports. In 1857, renamed the Union Line, it won a contract to carry mail to South Africa, mainly the Cape Colony. Greenock and renamed Tekapo, 1889 wrecked off Sydney. Union Steam Ship became a major shipping line dubbed "The Southern Octopus" with a near-monopoly on trans-Tasman shipping. Catala, Union Steamships Ltd. 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