Lounge on the Captain Cook immigrant ship

We left Glasgow 26 or 27th Sept 1959 and arrived Wellington 1 November via Curacao and Panama. I went to ChCh via Lyttleton on the overnight ferry and stayed at The Hansen's Lane Hostel in Riccarton. I would dearly like to contact Jimmy Adams, Jimmy Murray, Jack Murphy, Neil Franklin and Alan and Marion who were dear friends and I have not seen them since August 1960 when I came to the North Island to work at Waiouru at the RNZN Radio Station. If anyone knows of the whereabouts of any of the names mentioned I would be forever grateful.A Kiwi now for 54 years and never regretted it.

I'm looking to contact Jim Henderson who posted on here 14 September 2010. My Gran Agnes was James Henderson's sister. She died 1n 2003. If anyone can help please my email address is . Thanks Simon

My parents, John and Teresa, sailed on the 'Captain Cook' in October 1957 on assisted passages the day after their postponed wedding! What an adventure for newly weds! They settled in Wellington but only for the minimum 2 years as my mum was terribly homesick and in those days you couldn't just pop home by plane or putting the fare on the 'plastic'. I was born in 1959 and at the age of 6 weeks I left my land of birth on the SS Southern Cross. My parents kept a lot of memorabilia from the ships and shared happy memories of their round the world trip. One day soon I'll make it back to NZ - but by plane as, although by the time we arrived at Southampton I'd spent half my life at sea, I do suffer from sea sickness! Much like the lady my mum told me about who didn't leave her cabin throughout the outward passage to NZ. I hope she did settle in NZ better than my parents as there was no going back!

I was a small passenger on the TSS Captain Cook which left Glasgow on 9 December 1952 and arrived in New Zealand on 15 January 1953. As I was quite young at the time, I have no personal memories, However my parents (Pam and John White) were able to provide a lot of information. It was the measles which broke out among the children on the boat, but both my brother and I passed a quarantine check on docking - only to go down with the illness a few days later.

I came to NZ on the Captain Cook landing in Wellington in November 1958 I gave ballroom dancing lessons during the voyage. I started life in NZ in Tokoroa and moved to Taupo in 1959 and still here after 54 years. Anyone else who was on that voyage please make contact?

Pat - the Captain Cook arrived and waited for berth on the 23rd of Sep, 1952 and berthed on the 24th September.

Does anyone have the actual date the tss Captain Cook arrived in Wellington in September 1952? I hope to celebrate my arrival here 60 years ago this mionth but I have lost this date. Thanks.

My father from Glasgow worked on the Cook for many years and and met my mother on board, I was interested to read the comments re: Curacao as that is where they became engaged although I have never heard that it was as a result of an enforced stay :-)

My Mum and Dad brought me to NZ as Immigrants on the TSS Captain Cook in October 1954. I was 6 years old at the time. I can vividly remember leaving Glasgow and arriving in Wellington before being transhipped to Christchurch and onto Milton where we stayed in a specially built transit camp. Later on Dad gained work as a Carpenter in Dunedin and then onto Christchurch where they lived to the day they died, my Mum in 2008 aged 90 and my Dad in 2009 aged 89. The voyage was exciting for a 6 year old and some memories stick- Panama Canal, flying fish etc. There was a lad in my Dad and My cabin who was a great knitter! never did know where he went.

Dear Admin, Thanks so much for your information. Do you know if there is a company now having photo's from this ship.