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Ships at Sumpter Wharf, Ōamaru, 1880s

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Ships at Sumpter Wharf, Oamaru, 1880s

In the 1880s Ōamaru Habour was a forest of bowsprits and spars. This view looks across from Macandrew Wharf (foreground) to Normanby Wharf (centre) and Sumpter Wharf (background).

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Alexander Turnbull Library, 
Burton Brothers collection, 
Reference: PAColl-6075-14.
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa must be obtained before any reuse of this image.

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Ships at Sumpter Wharf, Ōamaru, 1880s, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/ships-sumpter-wharf-oamaru-1880s, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated


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