Kōrero: Ferries

Building a ferry

Building a ferry

The Earnslaw, seen here on the shores of Lake Wakatipu before being launched in 1912, was designed in Dunedin. Its parts were also made in Dunedin, then carried by rail to Kingston on the lake shore, where they were assembled.

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Lakes District Museum
Reference: EL0070

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Gavin McLean, 'Ferries - Harbour, river and lake ferries', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/22440/building-a-ferry (accessed 18 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Gavin McLean, i tāngia i te 11 Mar 2010