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Port Chalmers, 1950s

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Port Chalmers, 1950s

Port Chalmers in the 1950s – a traditional port scene with ships lying alongside narrow finger wharves. The large vessel is the Port Auckland, constucted in 1949.

Compare this scene to the port in 2006

Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 1/1-003384-G
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.

How to cite this page

Port Chalmers, 1950s, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/port-chalmers-1950s, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated