Union History

MUNZ Wellington Branch President Tony Mowbray has sent in these photos from the seagoing career of his father Stewart Mowbray.

Stewart crewed the two pictured vessels Toa (Northern Steamship Co.), and Kaimiro (Union Steamship Co.)

He shipped out of Auckland in 1941 and spent his working life as a member of Federated Seamens / New Zealand Seaman’s Union, finishing up working on the wharves in Auckland before retiring in 1987. He also served in the Merchant Navy during the Second World War.

Also pictured are his discharge papers and letter from this period.