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SS Blenheim on the Ōpawa River

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SS <em>Blenheim</em> on the Ōpawa River

The Blenheim, seen here some time before 1920, was one of a number of vessels that traded between the Wairau and Wellington. Agricultural produce was the principal freight from the Wairau, with manufactured goods predominant on the return voyage.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Marlborough region – Transport and communications, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/31785/ss-blenheim-on-the-opawa-river (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 9 May 2011, updated 1 November 2016.