Wreck of Waikare, Stop Island, Southland
Maker
Duncan, Russell
Current rights
Public Domain
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About this object
A photograph of the wreck of the steamer Waikare, which struck an uncharted rock between Indian Island [Mamaku] and Passage Inlet in Dusky Sound, Southland, on 4 January 1910. The Waikare beached on Stop Island to prevent her from foundering.
The photograph is mounted in an album containing images of New Zealand scenery.
The photograph is mounted in an album containing images of New Zealand scenery.
Collection
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Black and white photograph glued in an album.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 153 x 203mm
Classification terms
Subject person
Subject period
Subject date
Jan 1910-Feb 1910
Current rights
Caption
Collection of Hawke’s Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 16341
Credit Line
gifted by Jasper Herrick
Other number(s)
Album 58, m96/6 - 4, 16341, 81858
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