Coast to Coast: The Great Australian Coastal Liners

Author:   Peter Plowman
Publisher:   Rosenberg Publishing
ISBN:  

9781877058608


Pages:   200
Publication Date:   01 September 2007
Format:   Paperback
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Coast to Coast: The Great Australian Coastal Liners


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There was a time when the only way to travel between the major cities located around the coast of Australia was by ship. From the earliest days of European settlement up to the middle of the twentieth century, ships were the backbone of Australian trade. Up to the end of the nineteenth century, these ships were primarily intended to transport cargo, with scant attention being paid to the requirements and comfort of passengers.

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Author:   Peter Plowman
Publisher:   Rosenberg Publishing
Imprint:   Rosenberg Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 28.50cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.780kg
ISBN:  

9781877058608


ISBN 10:   1877058602
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   01 September 2007
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction; Early Days; The First Passenger Ships; Into a New Century; The Big Six; The First World War; Post-War Problems; Losses and Gains; The First Motorships; The Big Three; The Second World War; The Post-War Years; A Slow Decline; The Final Years; Under New Names; A Brief Revival.

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Peter Plowman is a noted maritime researcher and writer, having had five books published in Australia over the past twenty years. His first books detailed the history of Australian and New Zealand Passenger Ships from 1875 to 1980.

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