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  1. Peter Woods

    Peter Woods was a Cadet Officer at Elder Dempster Lines. Listen to Peter's interview.

  2. Financial Coding Guidance

    LJMU's Chart of Accounts is the data structure that controls how financial transactions are collected and stored in the Oracle Financial System (Oracle is also known as Staff Infobase). It consists of fields and codes that are used to classify and record financial data to meet a number of objectives.

  3. John Goble

    John Goble was the Chief Officer for Elder Dempster Lines. John joined Elder Dempsters in 1963 as Third Mate. In his interview, John discusses the challenges of working at sea, his first impressions on West Africa and how the impact containerisation had on the industry.

  4. Steve New

    Steve New began working for Elder Dempsters in 1962 as an Indentured Deck Officer Apprentice. In his interview, Steve talks about those early days in the engine room, the dangers of cleaning wheelhouse windows and about why Steve joined the Merchant Navy.