Story: The voyage out All images & media From page 1 – Journeys to New Zealand Steerage to Wellington Safety regulations Troops being ferried ashore, New Plymouth Wharfside Sailing ships ‘Landing of passengers at Port Lyttelton’ From page 2 – Departure to landing Embarking from British ports English soil A shipboard diary New Year’s Eve on the Royal Dane Passing the time Fire on the Cospatrick From page 3 – Cabin and steerage Clara Skelton’s diary Life in steerage Church service at sea From page 4 – Life on board A good report Shipboard regulations and diet Steerage passengers eating dinner From page 5 – Sickness at sea A shipboard measles epidemic Quarantine Surgeon’s medical kit From page 6 – Early steamers Royal Mail line between London and New Zealand Steamships The Malawa The New Zealand Shipping Company Shipboard dining Comfort in the cabins From page 7 – 20th-century steamers Shipboard life on the Ruahine A six-berth cabin Reading at sea Dining saloon, Ruahine Menus from the Monowai (1st of 3) Lunch on the Monowai (2nd of 3) Dinner on the Monowai (3rd of 3) Dancing on deck From page 8 – Air travel Vietnamese boat people An airport reunion From page 9 – Personal accounts: 1840–1899 Determination rewarded Hope and sorrow The diary of George Denton A pioneering family From Nottingham on the Flying Foam Via Newfoundland Adventures on the Dauntless A Scandinavian story The Lost Boy, and other tales Smallpox outbreak The McCaw chronicles From page 10 – Personal accounts: 1900–1959 A child’s voyage Storm at sea A war bride’s tale Two near misses Guard the washing New Zealand by air A daughter of Neptune No harm done From page 11 – Personal accounts: 1960–today Impressions from the deck To find the sun From refugee to reverend A 20-year stopover Assisted immigration A long time returning
