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Kōrero: Subantarctic islands

Finger post, Auckland Islands

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Finger post, Auckland Islands

To assist castaways, from 1888 finger posts were erected pointing to survival depots. This one is at Sealer’s Creek, Laurie Harbour – or Port Ross, as it is more commonly known. It pointed to a provision depot at Erebus Cove.

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Department of Conservation

Reference: 10047067

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Jock Phillips, Subantarctic islands – Castaways and farmers, 1860–1940, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/38556/finger-post-auckland-islands (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Jock Phillips, i tāngia i te 28 November 2012.