John ArnoldSep 16, 2024

_The Evening Post_, 17 September 1924:
THE AORANGI
BIGGEST MOTOR-SHIP
RECORD MAIDEN VOYAGE
WORLD-WIDE INTEREST
AROUSED
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LONDON, 16th September.
The Union Steam Ship Company’s motor ship #Aorangi will complete her trials in November, prior to her departure on her cruise of 17,000 miles to Australia, in the course of which she will call at the West Indies, Panama, San Francisco, and Vancouver. This will be the longest cruise ever made by a liner on her maiden voyage. Many shipbuilding orders are withheld pending the reports of this cruise by the world’s largest motor liner, in which shipping circles everywhere are keenly interested.
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19240917.2.59
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Aorangi_(1924)

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John ArnoldJul 17, 2024
_The Evening Post_, 18 July 1924:
PERSONAL MATTERS
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Mr. John #Daniel, for many years repair superintendent to the Union Steam Ship Company at #Wellington, died yesterday at his residence in Vogel street, at the age of 84. The late Mr. Daniel was born at Bideford, Devonshire, in 1840, and after some years of service elsewhere entered the employ of the company in March, 1886. From that time until his retirement in 1914, Mr. Daniel was engaged in waterfront and shipping repair work, his most notable achievement being in connection with the relaunching of the Mapourika (now the Ngaio) in 1899, after she went ashore in 1898 on the north side of the Grey River. Deceased was highly esteemed for his many sterling qualities, which had endeared him to all with whom he was connected. He is survived by a widow, four sons, and seven daughters.
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19240718.2.112
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