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Scow, Auckland Harbour

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Scow, Auckland Harbour

The scow Gannetbrings a load of logs from Northland into Auckland Harbour in 1908. Broad-beamed, flat-bottomed vessels, scows were a particularly useful means of transport in the shallow bays and estuaries north of Auckland. 

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James Watson, Transport – overview – Before motor transport, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/24981/scow-auckland-harbour (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by James Watson, published 10 June 2013.