Kōrero: Shipping

Brigantine at Riverton, about 1860

Brigantine at Riverton, about 1860

Small sailing ships linked colonial New Zealand’s rough and dangerous sea ports. Riverton began as a whaling station and remained a coastal port in the early 20th century.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: PA2-2760

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

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Gavin McLean, 'Shipping - The era of sail', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/5668/brigantine-at-riverton-about-1860 (accessed 2 May 2024)

He kōrero nā Gavin McLean, i tāngia i te 12 Jun 2006, updated 1 Jan 2016