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  1. Graham Austin interview – Elder Dempster

    As a Printer for Elder Dempster Lines, Graham Austin sometimes worked 18-hours a day and was responsible for printing the menus, programme of events and stationery for the ship’s various departments. Listen to Graham's interview.

  2. Elder Dempster Lines

    Elder Dempster Lines was one of the UK’s largest shipping companies. As part of the Homeward Bound project, we’ve spoken to a number of Elder Dempster’s former employees and passengers, recording their ‘real’ stories and experiences. You can listen to their Elder Dempster stories here.

  3. Jane Cordell

    Read the full oration for Jane Cordell on the Award of their Honorary Fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University.

  4. The history of Elder Dempster Lines

    Read more about the history of Elder Dempster Lines - the largest UK shipping group between Western Europe and West Africa from the late-nineteenth century to the 1980s.

  5. Lord Hall

    Read the oration for Lord Hall on the Award of their Honorary Fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University.

  6. Lord Martin Rees

    Read the oration for Lord Martin Rees on the award of their Honorary Fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University presented by Professor Frank Sanderson.

  7. Lord Michael Heseltine

    Read the oration for Lord Michael Heseltine on the award of their Honorary Fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University presented by Dr Edward Harcourt.