This ship information was originally distributed in eight parts, 
with a DOS program to view the contents of the files. Coherent 
Software Australia had re-packaged the files in PKZIP format, 
to better suit the diversity of computers connected to the 
Internet.

Anne Foxworthy
Coherent Software Australia Pty Ltd
coherent@ozemail.com.au
August 1995.

We have unzipped the files and subdivided them into their original 
parts for convenience in downloading.

The original downloadable "zip" file is no longer 
available.

The "readme" file originally distributed with this list is 
reproduced below, slightly modified.

Lou Alfano
alfano@erols.com
December 1999

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                                README

        Australasian Ships - "ANZSHIPS" Files

This disk consists of a list of ships and craft that served in Australia 
and New Zealand waters over the years.   The data is held in a series of 
files named ANZ1, ANZ2, etc & contain details of 1699 ships. The data have 
been gleaned from a number of sources as follows:-

        1. PLOWMAN    - "Passenger Ships of Australia & New Zealand"
                         Vol 1. 1876-1912 by Peter Plowman - pub 1981.

        2. WRECK BOOK -  "The Wreck Book" by Steve Locker-Lampson & Ian
                         Francis   Published  1979.

        3. NORTH      - "Servants of the North" - the story of the Northern
                         Steamships Co,  by Cliff Furniss - pub 1977.

        4. WAITEMATA  - "Steam on the Waitemata" by W.W.Stewart,  published
                         1972.

        5. MOORE      - "Captain F.G.Moore - Mariner & Pioneer" by John
                         O. Ross - published 1982.

        6. NZ WRECKS  - "New Zealand Shipwrecks 1795-1970" by CWN Ingram.
                         4th Edition published 1972.
                         (up to and including February 1877 only)

        7. TAIRUA     - "Tairua" by Francis Bennett. Published 1986.

        8  ARGOSY     - "Argosy of Sail" by Clifford Hawkins 1980.
                         (These are references to photographs of ships).

        9. MITCALFE   - "Gulf" by Barry Mitcalfe published by Coromandel
                         Press.

        10. PHANTOM   - "The Phantom Fleet" by Ted Ashby published 1975
                         - The Scows of Auckland -

The following abbreviations that appear in the text may need some explanation:

   a) NSSCo.        -      The Northern Steamship Company
   b) DSF           -      Devonport Steam Ferry Company.
   c) ANSSFCo.      -      Auckland & North Shore Steam Ferry Co.
   d) AUSN          -      Australian Steam Navigation Co.
   e) USSCo         -      The Union Steamship Co.
   f) NZ Co         -      The New Zealand Company.

For further information about any particular entry you should  consult the 
source document or other authoritative works on the subject.

The file has been compiled using PCFILE+ database and the records have
been sorted into alphabetical order by ship name and within each ship name
by year of construction or event, and then reported to disk file.    No
attempt has been made to eliminate duplicate entries nor to resolve any
errors  in spelling etc.   At this time the data should be treated as
completely random and not comprehensive at all.   No apologies are made for
omissions or for any errors.

If you wish you may print out the contents of these files but are
warned that the contents of ANZ1, ANZ2, ANZ3 & ANZ4 amount to a total of 79
pages.  The files are formatted so as to print out with the printer line 
spacing set at the default setting of 6 lines per inch or 66 lines per 
page.  To print ANZ1 (for example),at the DOS prompt, enter COPY ANZ1 PRN
 (return).

This information has been compiled by the Genealogical Computer Group of the
NZ Society of Genealogists using an Amstrad PC 1640 with 32 Megabyte hard
disk.