Waterlogged matchbook throws light on the Port Line, a passenger and cargo shipping company, which served Australia and New Zealand . Initially formed in 1914 as the Commonwealth and Dominion line , an amalgamation of four shipping companies, which operated routes to Australia and New Zealand, it operated in one form or another until 1982.
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| House flag of the Port Line .. |
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| The company's large fleet. |
Its many offices and agents included one in Townsville, and one of its fleet was Port Townsville , where this link with the line was found by our Shipping Reporter.
