Dish: Union Steamship Company of New Zealand
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Dunn Bennett & Co Ltd
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The Union Steam Ship Company (USSCo) was formed in Dunedin in 1875 and dominated the New Zealand coastal and trans-Tasman trades by the end of the 1870s. It also operated mail liners to Vancouver and San Francisco, Pacific Island steamers, and a small service to the United Kingdom. By 1914 the tonnage of the USSCo's fleet exceeded that of the five largest Australian shipping lines combined. The company's market dominance earned it the nickname the ‘Southern Octopus’.
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