1928

I'm very curious about how Olympic's interior design changed during 1928 to 1934. I have a good impression from how each deck looked according to these plans post 1913: Deck Plan / Innenansichten Interior Views I have a good idea about the 1st class areas and the new design changes there...

The Evening Post, Wellington, 26 October 1928 Retrieved from the National Library of New Zealand web site, http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspas t?a=p&p=home HIS LAST VOYAGE --- CAPTAIN JACKSON RETIRING --- A SUCCESSFUL CAREER --- Captain A. E. Jackson, of the White Star...

The Brisbane Courier, 16 July 1928 Retrieved from the National Library of Australia web site, http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper The Medic --- Having recently sold the steamer Athenic from their New Zealand service for conversion into a depot ship for Antarctic whaling, the White Star...

The Evening Post, Wellington, 23 May 1928 Retrieved from the National Library of New Zealand web site, http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=p&p=home THE OLD ATHENIC --- SOLD FOR A WHALER --- TRANSFER TO NORWAY --- Australian Press Association --- LONDON, 22nd May...

The Times, 6 November 1928 CRUISER AND LINER IN COLLISION --- MISHAP TO LONDON ON HER TRIALS --- The White Star liner Runic, of 12,663 tons gross, arrived in the Mersey yesterday with her stern considerably damaged after collision with H.M.S. London off Gourock Pier on Saturday night...

MAB Notes: 1. I have tracked down the contemporary news reports of Capt. Metcalfe's participation in the rescue of the crew of the Mallory Line's Denver in 1915; details will appear here next March. I have not, however, found any confirmation of this article's reference to Metcalfe's...

The Times, 9 October 1928 Obituary *** The death has occurred at Liverpool of Commander Samuel Bolton, R.N.R., a well-known White Star Line captain. A native of Urmston, Manchester, he went to sea when he was 15. As officer he served with the Elder, Dempster Company, the Prince Line...

The New York Times, 10 December 1928 CELTIC GROUNDS OFF QUEENSTOWN --- Arriving From New York, She Hits Cow-and-Calf Rock at Irish Harbor Entrance --- LONDON, Monday, Dec. 10 (AP)---Lloyds dispatch from Queenstown today said that the liner Celtic, bound from New York to Liverpool, was...

Does any one have any information on the buy out of White Star of 1928 and the Olympics Subsequent redecoration? Pictures would be much Appreciated.