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ISBN / ISSN:

9781877418105

Migrant Ships to Australia and New Zealand 1900 to 1939

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NZ$ 49.00 each

Paperback

Author: Peter Plowman

Published by: transpress

This book examines those ships and shipping companies that transported migrants to Australia and New Zealand from 1900 to 1939, the outbreak of World War II: where they were built, by whom, their tonnage, dimensions, service speed and propulsion, when and where they were launched and the history of their migrant-carrying voyages. 192 pages in 286 x 210 mm format, with 188 b&w photos.

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ISBN / ISSN:

9781877418099

Wanganella and the Australian Trans-Tasman Liners

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NZ$ 45.00 each

Paperback

Author: Peter Plowman

Published by: transpress

THIS BOOK tells the story of the trans-Tasman shipping service from the days of the earliest steam ship service to the liner Wanganella’s last voyage to New Zealand in 1963.
The only Australian company to maintain a service across the Tasman Sea was Huddart Parker, who survived numerous attempts by the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand to drive them off the route in the early days. Eventually the two agreed to share the route in several co-operative agreements.
Towards the end of 1892, James Huddart, one of the founders of Huddart, Parker, & Company Limited, established a separate company, the New Zealand & Australasian Steamship Company, to operate a trans-Tasman service. The Union Line retaliated by placing their best ships in direct competition with the newcomers, and also started a rate war that forced the Australian company to withdraw in March 1893.
Despite this, Huddart Parker re-entered the Tasman Sea trade in November ... more

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ISBN / ISSN:

9781877333996

Always the Sound of the Sea : New Zealand Lighthouse Keepers' Lives

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NZ$ 39.99 each

Paperback

Author: Helen Beaglehole

Published by: Craig Potton Publishing

Lighthouses have a mystique, a romance, and an almost biblical significance about them. Elegant structures located on remote and exposed sites where the land is challenged by the sea, they beam light into the darkness and transform uncertainty into knowledge and safety. They are the subject of legends and yarns, shanties and poems, written and oral history around the world. New Zealand's lighthouses - their location, design, construction, operation and demanning - have been well documented in Helen Beaglehole's comprehensive history, Lighting the Coast. But the lives and work of the men and women behind the lights over the last 150 years deserves closer study. Why did they choose the life? What did the job entail from day to day and year to year? How did it change? How did they feel about their work? What were their fears, frustrations and rewards? In Always the Sound of the Sea, Helen Beaglehole again challenges the myths and the ... more

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ISBN / ISSN:

9781877257438

Lighting the Coast : A history of New Zealand's coastal lighthouse system

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NZ$ 59.00 each

Hardback

Author: Helen Beaglehole

Published by: Canterbury University Press

Lighting The Coast is the first comprehensive history of New Zealand’s system of ‘well-placed and effective’ lighthouses that were essential for ‘the great maritime future’ the country’s government envisaged. This authoritative and highly readable book reveals the fascinating story of the siting, design, construction, operation and eventual demanning of those nineteenth and early twentieth century monuments of engineering. It reveals much of the lives of the lighthouse keepers - practical, independent men who took their families to live in remote parts of New Zealand - and raises critical questions about the future of these historic structures.

Lighting The Coast features more than 250 black and white and colour illustrations, including photographs, diagrams, maps and charts.

First published November 2006.

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ISBN / ISSN:

9780908876983

Nets, Lines and Pots: A History of New Zealand Fishing Vessels (Vol. 1)

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NZ$ 30.00 each

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Author: Emmanuel Makarios

Published by: transpress

More than just the vessels, this book and the sequels tell with great pictures the stories of hardy individuals who, in the face of often adverse weather and economic conditions, have sought to earn a living from the sea.
The author, exhibitions officer at the Wellington Maritime Museum from 1986 to 2000, set out to give these individuals their much deserved place in the nation's heritage.
This first volume, among other episodes, recounts the early fishermen of Island Bay, blue cod and cray fishing in the Chatham Islands, fishing vessels at war, and the story of Ivan Tally, the founder of Tally's Fisheries. The text is complemented by over 100 photographs. 260 x 190 mm format.

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ISBN / ISSN:

9780908876013

Nets, Lines and Pots: a History of New Zealand Fishing Vessels Vol 2

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NZ$ 30.00 each

Paperback

Author: Emmanuel Makarios

Published by: transpress

The second volume, among other subjects, includes: the founder of Auckland's fishing industry, Albert Sanford; the pioneering fishermen of Napier; fishing at Makara Beach (Wellington); deep sea research in the 1960s; oyster fishing at Bluff; and accounts of notable vessels such as the Baroona, the Thomas Bryan, the Duco, the Hautapu and the Manuka. 120 pages in 260 x 190 mm format.

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9780908876037

Nets, Lines and Pots: a History of New Zealand Fishing Vessels Vol 3

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NZ$ 30.00 each

Paperback

Author: Emmanuel Makarios

Published by: transpress

The third and final volume in this triology contains, among other subjects: the mussels industry in Marlborough; Pam Williams of Wanganui Trawlers Ltd; paua diving off the Marlborough coast; marine engineer Edwin Kaminski; plus a complete index to all three volumes.
The many illustrations include 15 photographs in colour.
Press reviews say :-
"Triptych means a set of three artistic works and Emmanuel Makarios has created just that with his third and final volume covering the history of the New Zealand fishing industry and fishing vessels.

"It is truly an art work with superb black and white and coloured photographs on nearly every page."
...Makarios has gone beyond just collecting photos of various types of boats and depicting fishing methods. He has dug much deeper than that .....I couldn't put this book down. Every page was interesting. What a gift for the fishing family - recreational, armchair or still at sea."
- Val ... more

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ISBN / ISSN:

9781869536817

New Zealanders and the Sea

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NZ$ 69.99 each

Hardback

Author: Te Ara Online Encyclopedia

Published by: David Bateman Ltd

This superbly illustrated book tells the many stories of New Zealanders and the Sea: From the science of oceanography and climate, to the history of boat building and shipping, lighthouses, castaways, the fishing industry, marine conservation, recreational boating and fishing, kaimoana and aquaculture and, of course, surfing.
272 pages in 286 x 210 mm format, colour and monochrome throughout

Published November 2009.

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ISBN / ISSN:

9781877418044

New Zealand Maritime Images: The Golden Years

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NZ$ 70.00 each

Hardback

Author: Emmanual Makarios

Published by: Transpress

This book contains 288 fabulous colour images of New Zealand maritime scenes from the collection of the Museum of Wellington City and Sea, and others, taken between the 1950s and 1970s. This was the era when conventional cargo ships still plied the waters, and people headed overseas still boarded passenger liners instead of aircraft. Included are large ocean going ships and smaller coastal traders, ferries, service vessels, ports large and small, and wharf scenes redolent with the atmosphere of the time before containerization changed everything.

Many of the ships are British, as can be expected in the period when over 40 percent of New Zealand’s foreign trade was with the ‘old country’, but ships from several other countries are represented also.

210 x 275 mm landscape format, 256 pages, hardcover

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ISBN / ISSN:

9319512190798

New Zealand Maritime Memories

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NZ$ 20.00 each

DVD Media

Author: transpress DVD

Published by: transpress

Produced as the final program in the New Zealand Transport Memories series - which includes Classic New Zealand Aviation, The New Zealand Railways Story and New Zealand Road Memories - this looks at several of the vessels that voyaged around New Zealand in past years, and the types of traffic they carried.

In a country surrounded and dominated by the sea, shipping has long been a fundamentally important form of transport in New Zealand - this program revisits it during the golden age. Included are colour scenes of the apple ferry (the Zephyr II) between the Nelson Region and Wellington circa 1953, various Union Steam Ship Company ships, the coaster Breeze recorded in 1948; special-purpose ships to serve off-shore oil drilling rigs, and more.

Includes two bonus features on Lighthouses of New Zealand filmed in the 1950s and 1960s.

PAL system (all regions), colour and b/w, 100 minutes total including bonus features

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ISBN / ISSN:

9781877257261

Polar Castaways: The Ross Sea party of Sir Ernest Shackleton

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NZ$ 49.95 each

Hardback

Author: Richard McElrea & David Harrowfield

Published by: Canterbury University Press

When Sir Ernest Shackleton's dream of crossing Antarctica foundered with his ship Endurance in the ice of the Weddell Sea in October 1915, he doubtless wondered how this would affect his support party on the other side of the continent. He could not communicate with them and tell them no longer to proceed.

The task of the Ross Sea party was to lay the vital depots to support Shackleton's traverse party. Theirs was a hard task. They were under-financed, inadequately prepared &endash; and unlucky. In May 1915, shortly after arriving at Cape Evans on Ross Island, their ship Aurora was blown out to sea from its moorings, and drifted in ice for nearly a year before it could be freed. Ten men were left ashore, completely isolated from the outside world, and without proper equipment and supplies. Notwithstanding, they remained true to their responsibilities and laid depots across the Ross Ice Shelf to Mt Hope, but at great personal ... more

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ISBN / ISSN:

9780473060244

Ships of Wellington: the Past 50 Years

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NZ$ 45.00 each

Hardback

Author: Victor Young

Published by: Nivic Maritime Books

A delightful pictorial history of ships and smaller vessels of various types that were part of the Wellington Harbour scene in the second half of the 20th century. The photos, taken by Victor and his father, have extended captions, and photo essays deal with topics such as small ships and harbour service vessels. 104 pages featuring a large number of colour and b/w photos in 210 x 250 mm landscape format.
NB : limited quantities

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ISBN / ISSN:

9781877418112

Strait Crossing : The ferries of Cook Strait through time

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NZ$ 70.00 each

Paperback

Author: Victor Young

Published by: Transpress

Publishing 15 December 2009
275 x 210 mm landscape format, 256 pages
Hardcover

The cargo and passenger vessels recorded in this book have provided regular and scheduled services across Cook Strait since the late 19th century, establishing and maintaining the vital link between Wellington and the South Island ports of Lyttelton, Picton and Nelson. Many will forever be a part of our nation's history. Most are forgotten in time. Described are the ships that, year after year, in war and peace, carried our commerce and families between north and south. They were our maritime 'household names'. Ships like the Tamahine, Hinemoa, Aramoana, the giant Kaitaki, and the pioneering Straitsman are among those featured in text and photos. Profiles recall crew and passenger memories, outline the ports, detail the historic 'boat trains', visit the loss of the Wahine and acknowledge the assistance of the harbour radio stations. Lavishly ... more

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ISBN / ISSN:

9780908563913

Summer Ships

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NZ$ 70.00 each

Other Book

Author: Colin Amodeo

Published by: The Caxton Press

A comprehensive illustrated account of the first six ships sent out from England to New Zealand by the Canterbury Association in 1850 - 1851. A4 format.

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ISBN / ISSN:

9780908876228

The Era of Coastal Shipping in New Zealand : The Small Motor Ships

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NZ$ 50.00 each

Hardback

Author: Murray Jennings

Published by: transpress

For many years the transport of goods between New Zealand towns was done by ships which would voyage from one port to another. Gradually as roads improved this trade died. The introduction of the inter-island roll-on roll-off ferries in 1962 finally killed most coastal trade. Many small ports simply ceased to operate and with them went a whole era of New Zealand social and maritime history.

This book presents the stories of some of those who worked on ships and the history of the port of Raglan is presented as an illustrative example of a coastal port that no longer exists as such.

The bulk of the book is a presentation of all the motor ships that operated between 100 and 1600 tonnes with illustrations, specifications and a brief history.

192 pages in 260 x 190 mm format, hardcover.

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ISBN / ISSN:

9781877303029

The Mosquito Fleet of Canterbury : An Impression of the Years 1830-1870

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NZ$ 70.00 each

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Author: Colin Amodeo & Bill Huntley (Paintings & Sketches)

Published by: The Caxton Press

The Mosquito Fleet Of Canterbury records an almost forgotten aspect of Canterbury history - the role of sea transport in the development of the province. It explores the range of shipping and shipbuilding activity in early Canterbury and includes ship specifications, chronologies, fleet lists and shipping companies while Bill Huntley's sketches and paintings bring a strongly visual dimension to the text.
A4 format
First published October 2005.

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ISBN / ISSN:

9780908629602

The Wreck of the Manuka

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NZ$ 29.95 each

Paperback

Author: Bruce E. Collins

Published by: Craig Printing Co Ltd

On the cold, wet Monday night of December 16, 1929, the Union Steam Ship Company steamer T.S.S Manuka hit a reef off Long Point (Irihuka) in the Catlins district of South Otago.

Awaiting one hundred and seventy-three passengers was a long night in an open boat of an unfamiliar and deserted coastline.

Once the news of the wreck spread this normally quiet corner of New Zealand became the focus of national attention. It would not be until the Wahine disaster in 1968 that this many people were shipwrecked.

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ISBN / ISSN:

9780958292313

Tides Of Change : The Story of the New Zealand Federation of Commercial Fishermen

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NZ$ 45.00 each

Paperback

Author: Jenny Haworth

Published by: Wily Publications

Tides Of Change tells the story of the owner-operators - the independent fishermen - who sailed small vessles to harvest the New Zealand seas. Their small craft limited most of them to the inshore fisheries, to catching snapper, gurnard, cod, rock lobster, hapuka, tarakihi and many other popular species.
This book is a tribute to those men who gave devoted service to their industry for so long. It is also a tribute to all fishermen who have battled the elements at sea and the changing tides of policy on shore and managed to keep fishing.

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ISBN / ISSN:

9780908990962

Vintage New Zealand Launches

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NZ$ 50.00 each

Paperback

Author: Harold Kidd & Robin Elliott

Published by: David Ling Publishing Limited

This is a stunning collection of photographs of early powerboats and launches taken from the mid 1890s to the late 1920s by renowned maritime photographer Henry Winkelmann. Of his 600 recorded photographs of powerboats around 450 have survived and form part of the Auckland War Memorial Museum’s Winkelmann Collection.
Well-known maritime historians Harold Kidd and Robin Elliott have structured this book chronologically, following the style of Winkelmann’s Waitemata, their earlier book on Winkelmann’s yachting photography.
The first image is from 1897 and the last from 1928, a period which saw the decline of the steam launch and the popularisation of the internal combustion-engined 'oil launch', and the first and major leaps into the pursuit of speed on the water for its own sake.
The wide range of images shows a variety of craft, some utterly obscure, some quite famous, from elegant launches and humble working boats to dashing early ... more

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ISBN / ISSN:

9781869340797

Wahine Disaster : A Tragedy Remembered

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NZ$ 29.95 each

Paperback

Author: Emmanuel Makarios

Published by: Grantham House

An illustrated account of the sinking in Wellington Harbour on 10 April 1968 of the inter-island ferry Wahine with the loss of 51 lives.

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