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1817 The New York Packet Co was formed. It was soon known as the Black Ball Line because of the emblem carried on the foresail<ref>The Age of Cunard: A Transatlantic History 1839-2003 | 1817 The New York Packet Co was formed. It was soon known as the Black Ball Line because of the emblem carried on the foresail<ref>The Age of Cunard: A Transatlantic History 1839-2003 | ||
By Daniel Allen Butler</ref> | By Daniel Allen Butler</ref> | ||
1864 [[White Star Line]] merged with the Black Ball and [[Eagle Line|Eagle Lines]] to form a conglomerate called the '''Liverpool, Melbourne and Oriental Steam Navigation Company''' Ltd (or Australian and Eastern Navigation Company). <ref>The Age of Cunard: A Transatlantic History 1839-2003</ref> | |||
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1817 The New York Packet Co was formed. It was soon known as the Black Ball Line because of the emblem carried on the foresail[1]
1864 White Star Line merged with the Black Ball and Eagle Lines to form a conglomerate called the Liverpool, Melbourne and Oriental Steam Navigation Company Ltd (or Australian and Eastern Navigation Company). [2]
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