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Feeding the crew

This generous bill of fare for the Union Steam Ship Company crew in 1925 contrasts favourably with the gastronomic experience of many merchant seamen.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Federated Seamen's Union of New Zealand Papers

Reference: fMS-Papers-0650-3-01

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Neill Atkinson, Seafarers – Life at sea, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/zoomify/5374/feeding-the-crew (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Neill Atkinson, published 2 March 2009.