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The SS 'Tararua' on Roper River [B 4643] • Photograph

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Summary

[Genera description] The SS 'Tararua' moored on the Roper River, 96 miles from the mouth. The ship is reflected in the water. Three men are seated in a rowing boat in the foreground and another man is standing on the yard-arm of the vessel. Copy in Sweet Collection folder 5 has Sweet signature (Sweet Adelaide 887). This ship, seen in such a peaceful setting here was later wrecked at Waipapa Point, New Zealand on 29-30th April, 1881 with 133 lives lost, New Zealand's worst maritime disaster. [On back of photograph] ''Tararua' at Roper River / 1972. (Chartered for conveyance of horses and stores for the Overland Telegraph) / Presented by Mrs. C. Trinne'.

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Physical description

Photograph; 15.5 cm x 20.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1872

Photographer

Sweet, Samuel White

Collections

Part of Roper River Collection
Part of Sweet Collection

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Digitisation information

Date

12/05/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,119 x 2,310 pixels (7.2 MP)

Size

21.63 MB

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