A fleet of steamers plied the Manawatu River, transporting people and good to Foxton from the 1880s until 1939. This very large steamer would not have been a regular trader to Foxton Port.
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Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Digitisation ID
- 2011N_Fo89_004685
- Title
- Three-masted coastal steamer in Manawatu River
- Held In
- Coolstore
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Creation
- Created By
- Jack Anderson
- Place
- Manawatu
- Date
- circa 1905
Object rights
- Credit Line
- Palmerston North City Library
- License
- No Known Restrictions
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