Commonwealth Line (6 results)

Paperback trade, good condition, stapled pamphlet, pages & covers toned, minor edgewear, extensive annotation. 24 pp. Pamphlet for passengers sailing on this ocean liner from Britain to Australia. Includes a detailed listing of localities of interest to observe during the voyage. Extensively annotated by a passenger, dated 1954. (Estimated date, 1952, printer's mark.).

September 1931 edition. 4 PP with 2 house flags and illustrated front (a Scottish terrier). Covers lightly soiled and worn, o/wise near fine. 21.6 x 14. Brief history and description of the crossing.

March 1934 edition. Sailing from Southampton on 10 October 1934. 4 PP with 1 illustration at back (a Scottish Terrier). Covers lightly soiled. Near fine. 20. 2 x 12.5.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Some marginalia. Title letters coloured in with coloured pencils on both booklets. ; 20 pages. Card covers, colour illustration on front cover. Page dimensions: 216 x 140mm. World map on page 20. Loosely included is a[6] page "Passenger List S. S. "Largs Bay" Voy. No. 30. Sailed from Southhampton 11th January, 1939.".

[Melbourne?] : Dalgety & Coy. Limited and Aberdeen and Commonwealth Line, [between 1928 and 1933]. Bookmark, 132 x 57 mm, offset printed on thin card,rectowith colour illustrationof one the company's "Bay" liners, versowith information about the service to London via Suez, inviting prospective travellers to contact the Dalgety & Co. or Aberdeen and Commonwealth Line office in "capital cities"; fine. 'The Australian Government formed a shipping company after WWI which became the Australian Commonwealth Line in 1923. The company was bought by Lord Kylsant's shipping empire in 1928, his other companies included White Star Line, Shaw, Savill & Albion, and the Aberdeen Line. The name of the company was changed in 1928 to the Aberdeen & Commonwealth Line as the Aberdeen Line had been engaged in the Australian trade since 1840 and therefore had good associations with the public. In 1933 the Kyslant organisation was declared bankrupt, the Aberdeen & Commonwealth Line was awarded to the reorganised Shaw, Savill & Albion Company.' (Australian National Maritime Museum).

[Melbourne?] : Dalgety & Coy. Limited and Aberdeen and Commonwealth Line, [between 1928 and 1933]. Bookmark, 132 x 57 mm, offset printed on thin card,rectowith colour illustrationof one the company's "Bay" liners, versowith information about the service to London via Suez, inviting prospective travellers to contact the Dalgety & Co. or Aberdeen and Commonwealth Line office in "capital cities"; fine. 'The Australian Government formed a shipping company after WWI which became the Australian Commonwealth Line in 1923. The company was bought by Lord Kylsant's shipping empire in 1928, his other companies included White Star Line, Shaw, Savill & Albion, and the Aberdeen Line. The name of the company was changed in 1928 to the Aberdeen & Commonwealth Line as the Aberdeen Line had been engaged in the Australian trade since 1840 and therefore had good associations with the public. In 1933 the Kyslant organisation was declared bankrupt, the Aberdeen & Commonwealth Line was awarded to the reorganised Shaw, Savill & Albion Company.' (Australian National Maritime Museum).