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Crew of the Wild Deer

Crew of the <em>Wild Deer</em>

The sailing ship Wild Deer carried British immigrants to New Zealand in the 1870s, and had a reputation as a clean and comfortable vessel. Here the crew pose on the bow at Port Chalmers, in the 1870s.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, D. A. De Maus Collection
Reference: 1/2-016757; G

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Neill Atkinson. 'Seafarers', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 24-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/seafarers/1/3