Story: Seafarers

Crew of the Wild Deer

Crew of the Wild Deer

The sailing ship Wild Deer carried British immigrants to New Zealand in the 1870s, and had a reputation as a clean and comfortable vessel. Here the crew pose on the bow at Port Chalmers, in the 1870s.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, D. A. De Maus Collection (PAColl-3035)
Reference: 1/2-016757; G

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How to cite this page:

Neill Atkinson, 'Seafarers - The seafaring workforce', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/5370/crew-of-the-wild-deer (accessed 19 April 2024)

Story by Neill Atkinson, published 12 Jun 2006