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Kōrero: Shipbuilding

The Earnslaw at Kingston

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The <em>Earnslaw</em> at Kingston

Once the parts of the Earnslaw had been assembled to ensure they fitted together, they were disassembled railed to Kingston on the shores of Lake Wakatipu, where the ship was reassembled and completed.

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Lakes District Museum

Reference: EL0070

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Gavin McLean, Shipbuilding – The iron and steel era, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/7043/the-earnslaw-at-kingston (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Gavin McLean, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 July 2015.