Kōrero: Marlborough region

SS Blenheim on the Ōpawa River (2 o 4)

SS Blenheim 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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Marlborough Historical Society, Marlborough Museum & Archives
Reference: 0000.500.0043

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Malcolm McKinnon, 'Marlborough region - Transport and communications', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/31785/ss-blenheim-on-the-opawa-river (accessed 19 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Malcolm McKinnon, updated 1 Nov 2016