Mailships Of The Union Castle Line

Author : C. J. Harris
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mailships of the Union-Castle Line written by C. J. Harris and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This absorbing account of the ocean mail service that plied between Britain and southern Africa between 1857 to 1977 captures the spirit of an era now gone.

Author : Mike Roussel
Publisher : History Press
ISBN 13 : 9780750962919
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Union Castle Line written by Mike Roussel and published by History Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Union-Castle Line's heritage spans over a century. It provided the mail service to South Africa for 120 years and established an unrivalled reputation for punctual schedules. From the middle of the nineteenth century it ran 'like clockwork' until its demise in 1977, a victim of emerging competition from jet aircraft, increasing fuel costs and the containerisation of cargo.As a company, the Union-Castle Line used the latest technical innovations of the day, constantly striving to improve speed, reliability, customer comfort and safety. Its lavender-hulled ships were some of the most impressive vessels of the time. Yet the story of the Union-Castle Line is also one of people - the passengers and crew ensured that the line survived for so long. This book tells some of their fascinating stories, including tales of shipwrecks, war service, missing gold bullion, escaped wild animals and even the occasional murder on board.Utilising previously unpublished diaries, letters and photographs, this illustrated volume chronicles the shipping line from its glorious beginning to its tragic end. It is a multifaceted history of the Union-Castle Line, which examines some of the company's shipwrecks as well as the fond legacy of the line today.

Author : Laurence Dunn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ships of the Union-Castle Line written by Laurence Dunn and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William H. Miller
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445624303
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Union Castle Liners written by William H. Miller and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2013-03-15 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every Thursday at 4 p.m. a Union Castle express liner left Southampton for the Cape. William H Miller tells the story of the post-war Union Castle ships.

Author : Carolyn Slaughter
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307424936
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Before the Knife written by Carolyn Slaughter and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this unforgettable memoir, acclaimed novelist Carolyn Slaughter recalls her childhood in Africa and how the land itself released her from a rage that threatened to destroy her. For Carolyn Slaughter, who grew up in Botswana in the 1950s, it was the Kalahari Desert that made life bearable. Her father was a cruel and violent district commissioner during the last days of British colonial rule, and their family’s stiff English facade masked an unspeakable household secret. But out in the bush, the intensity of the air and the beauty of the landscape touched her with a kind of feverish grace. She would disappear for hours to watch the flat brown river with its water lilies and crocodiles; the thorn trees and the flocks of flamingos; the local women with their babies strapped to their backs. Filled with the majesty and splendor of the ever-changing desert, Before The Knife is the deeply moving story of a girl who endured and transcended her family’s violence to emerge an impassioned observer and explicator of her world.

Author : Vivian Bickford-Smith
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107002931
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Emergence of the South African Metropolis written by Vivian Bickford-Smith and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-05-16 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pioneering account of how South Africa's three leading cities were fashioned, experienced, promoted and perceived.

Author : Nick Mordin
Publisher : Aesculus Press Ltd
ISBN 13 : 9781904328001
Total Pages : 650 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Winning Without Thinking written by Nick Mordin and published by Aesculus Press Ltd. This book was released on 2002 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to take advantage of recurring patterns in the results of horse-race Basic principles that govern racing results and the betting market Mistakes commonly made by the general betting public - and how to exploit them Full details of betting systems used by professional gamblers that have made them millions How to predict and profit from new trends How to use computers to increase your returns from betting

Author : John Henry Marsh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Skeleton Coast: the Original Story written by John Henry Marsh and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David Sunderland
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351112260
Total Pages : 2144 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Communications in Africa, 1880–1939 (set) written by David Sunderland and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-24 with total page 2144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection presents rare documents relating to the development of various forms of communication across Africa by the British, as part of their economic investment in Africa. Railways and waterways are examined.

Author : David L. Smallman
Publisher : Hypatia Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781872229478
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Quincentenary written by David L. Smallman and published by Hypatia Publications. This book was released on 2003 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: