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Kōrero: Whanganui region

Ships and riverside wharves, around 1900

Ships and riverside wharves, around 1900

Whanganui and its hinterland were prosperous at the start of the 20th century. The riverside wharves were busy, with wool, meat and timber being loaded, and coal, grain and other items offloaded.

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Whanganui Regional Museum

Reference: W/S/TWB/19a

Permission of the Whanganui Regional Museum must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Diana Beaglehole, Whanganui region – Overview, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/19002/ships-and-riverside-wharves-around-1900 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Diana Beaglehole, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 June 2015.