In 1975, cans of Foveaux Strait oysters were air-freighted to Wellington three times a day. The manager of Port Nicholson fisheries, Mr P. Focus, photographed here with some of the cans, stated that he couldn’t keep up with the demand for the succulent shellfish.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PAColl-7327)
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EP/1975/1103/10
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