| Accession No |
1802.3899
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| Name/Title |
PHOTOGRAPH; Damage to the Castlecliff Wharf caused by S.S "City of Lincoln"
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| Brief Description |
Black and white photo of the port of Castlecliff showing the damage caused by the S.S "City of Lincoln". This was a 5-6,000 ton vessel that ran into the end of Castlecliff Wharf destroying the wharf, and also the wharf lifeboat. This happened at midday on 18/04/1930 when the vessel was entering the port but no one knows how the mishap occured.
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| Classification |
Print, Photographic/Documentary Artifact/Communication Artifacts/Nomenclature
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| Primary Maker |
T H Whetton
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| Primary Prod Date |
18 Apr 1930
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| Primary Prod Period |
20th century
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| Primary Prod Place |
Whanganui/Aotearoa/New Zealand
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| Measurement Reading |
20.5 x 15.5cm
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| Signature/Marks |
The S.S. "City of Lincoln" (5 - to 6,000 ton) / ran into the end of the Castlecliff Wharf / destroying crande also the Wharf lifebost / and davils (?) at midday Friday the / 18/4/30. / The vessel was entering the port: / no one knows how the misshap occured. / T.H. Whetton / Wanganui
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