Huddart Parker : a famous Australasian shipping company, 1876-1961 /W.A. Laxon ; completed by H.W. Dick, I.J. Farquhar & T.S. Stevens.

"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.This book is the first to record the history of the company from the arrival of its founders during the gold rush of the 1850s through the establishment of the company in 1876 to its takeover and withdrawl from shipping in 1961. It includes a detailed fleet list and over 130 illustrations."--Provided by the publisher.