Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1897, Wellington

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Captain George Crawshaw, of the Union Steam Ship Company's “Upolu,” was born at Bury, Lancashire, England, in 1854, and came with his parents to New Zealand in 1861, calling at Dunedin. At seventeen years of age be joined the ship “Lady Jocelyn,” of London, at Melbourne, and served an apprenticeship of five years. Afterwards he became third mate of the same ship, occupying that post for eighteen months, and during that period the vessel was trading between London and the colonies. On resigning he took a position as mate on the steamer “Tanjil,” on the Gippsland Lakes, Victoria, for a period of eighteen months. Some time later the captain entered the employ of the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand, Limited, and has remained with them for over seventeen years. His first position was third mate of the “Wakatipu,” and he was afterwards promoted to the second mateship. Then he became first mate of the “Penguin,” and a year later was transferred to the “Arawata.” In June, 1885, he was appointed to the command of the s.s. “Iona,” and has since been in charge of several of the Company's steamers. In April, 1892, he was appointed captain of the “Upolu.”