SS ARAMAC
Maker
Australasian United Steam Navigation Company Limited
(1887 - 1961)
Date1889-1925
Object number00002957
NamePostcard
MediumPaper
DimensionsOverall: 85 x 137 mm
ClassificationsPosters and postcards
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionA colour postcard showing an illustration of the Australasian United Steam Navigation Company steamship ARAMAC.HistorySS ARAMAC was a steel steamship built in Glasgow in 1889 for the the Australasian United Steam Navigation Company, Limited (AUSN) and served as a passenger and cargo ship between Cooktown and Melbourne.
SignificanceAs industry and trade expanded up and down the east coast, steamers to service the regions and inland river ways grew in demand. Companies such as the Australasian United Steam Navigation Co. were vital to keep waterways accessible to the coastal centres.
Australasian United Steam Navigation Company Limited
17 February 1929
Australasian United Steam Navigation Company Limited
1902-1912
Australasian United Steam Navigation Company Limited
before 1974
Australasian United Steam Navigation Company Limited
c 1905
Australasian United Steam Navigation Company Limited
1933
Australasian United Steam Navigation Company Limited
1887-1930
Australasian United Steam Navigation Company Limited
1914-1929
Australasian United Steam Navigation Company Limited
1974-1979