P & O Line ship of 10946 grt, built in 1909; used as cruise ship between 1913 and 1914; then fitted as an Armed Merchant Cruiser; from 1915 used as a troopship. In 1920 refitted by Vickers Armstrong and returned to the Australia service; scrapped at Shanghai in 1935. See internet: www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines.
Mantua (Ship : 1909- )
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Craddock album 4
Date: [Circa 1914-1919]
From: Craddock, Gerald Rainsford :Assorted photographs including New Zealand locations and Kashmir, India
Reference: PA1-o-115
Description: Album includes a large section of British naval ships, some travelling in convoy, some camouflaged, with closeup views of armaments and naval personnel, taken by unidentified photographers during World War I. It appears that the creator of the album was serving on the SS Parattah. A section in the album covers a port-of-call by the Parattah to Nauru and the Loyalty Islands, showing scenes and aspects of life on the islands, including several related to the phosphate industry on Nauru. There are a number of images of a group on camels near the Spinx and pyramids in Egypt, dated 1919, followed by a section on the Yosemite area, California, with scenic views of mountains and valleys, and several showing the "largest tree in the world". The last section in the album covers the royal tour of HRH The Prince of Wales in 1920, in Sydney. Views of decorations in the city, crowd scenes, and night scenes of decorative lighting and fireworks. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Maroon album, 23 x 34 cm
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Herrick, A :The ship Mantua at Auckland Wharf
Date: [ca 1910]
By: Herrick, A, active 1890s-1910s
Reference: PA4-1150
Description: Stereoscopic photograph of the ship `Mantua' at Auckland Wharf, taken by A Herrick Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - P & O Mantua at Auckland Wharf; Backing board recto - right of image - New Zealand Graphic Series; Backing board recto - left of image - A Herrick - photo Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print
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Herrick, A :The Mantua at Auckland Wharf
By: Herrick, A, active 1890s-1910s
Reference: PA4-0531
Description: Stereoscopic photograph of the P & O ship `Mantua' at Auckland Wharf, taken by A Herrick. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - P & O `Mantua' at Auckland Wharf; Backing board recto - right of image - New Zealand Graphic Series; Backing board recto - left of image - A Herrick, photographer Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print
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Interview with Clive Galilee
Date: 2 June 1983 - 02 Jun 1983
From: NZOHA Customs Department Oral History Project Part I
By: Galilee, Clive Matthew Webster, 1914-1999
Reference: OHInt-0096/24
Description: Clive Matthew Webster Galilee born Christchurch, 1914. Outlines family background - father, John Webster Galilee born Whitby, Yorkshire came to New Zealand ca 1906 to work on the construction of the Exhibition in Christchurch. Explains the family originated in Italy. Describes childhood; discipline / punishment; religion; politics - father involved with the beginning of the trade union movement in England and New Zealand; Depression (1930s) and unemployment. Gives background to getting employment with Customs Department in Wellington and gives reasons for accepting transfer to Christchurch. Mentions the P.S.I.S. (Public Service Investment Society) and explains how it was started and how it worked. Recalls first day in the Long Room and refers to Ian Lythgoe and Charlie Woods. Explains that Customs Department had a language of its own and gives examples, e.g `jerquing', also explains the hierarchy and how the real work was done at the Wharf or railway shed. Explains the job rotation system and promotion system. Describes: office dress; etiquette, etc; salary and conditions; social life in Customs, with reference to Warners Hotel; relationship with importers; Customs Act; Lockers and bonds; Import Licensing (1938); Sales tax; gauging; duties of Examining Officer and boarding inspector and explains the certificate of transire required by coastal vessels. Describes duties of boarding inspector and rummaging procedure and refers to opium as the main drug with a little heroin and marijuana. Mentions: the `Waitaki' and the `Mantua'. Recalls the effect on Customs of the Waterside dispute (1951) and refers to goods offloaded by the Army and delivered to King Edward Barracks in Christchurch. Also recalls difficulties in sorting goods from the `Waikouaiti' (?) which had been wrecked off Dog Island near Invercargill. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Venue - Picton Interviewer(s) - Hugo Manson Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-000622B, 000623-000624 Quantity: 3 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 3 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-0064. One photograph of Mr and Mrs C M W (Clive) Galilee
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Herrick, A :The promenade deck of the Mantua
By: Herrick, A, active 1890s-1910s
Reference: PA4-1152
Description: Stereoscopic photograph of the promenade deck of the `The Mantua'(ship), taken by A Herrick. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Promenade deck The `Mantua'; Backing board recto - right of image - New Zealand Graphic Series; Backing board recto - left of image - A Herrick, photographer Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print
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Herrick, A :The promenade deck of the Mantua
By: Herrick, A, active 1890s-1910s
Reference: PA4-0532
Description: Stereoscopic photograph of the promenade deck, `The Mantua', taken by A Herrick. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Promenade deck The `Mantua'; Backing board recto - right of image - New Zealand Graphic Series; Backing board recto - left of image - A Herrick, photographer Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print