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Waipapa lighthouse

Waipapa lighthouse

Waipapa lighthouse

This lighthouse was built at Waipapa Point, south of Fortrose, three years after the wreck of the SS Tararua in nearby waters on 29 April 1881. Of the 151 on board, 131 were drowned.

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Southland Museum and Art Gallery
Reference: 129_2907

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