The dining rooms of the ships on which most post-war immigrants came to New Zealand were on a par with high-class restaurants or hotel dining rooms. On the Ruahine passengers were served meals of several courses by waiters – a far cry from the experience of 19th-century immigrants, who had perched on their bunks eating dreary meals they had prepared themselves.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, P&O Nedloyd Collection
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Eph-D-SHIP-1950s-01-1
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