A view of the Wharf and railway line with several vessels including a costal steamer tied up at the wharf.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Foxton, Manawatu
Date:          1910

Captain C. Holmwood was Captain of the "Hydrabad", which went ashore on Waitarere Beach on 25 June 1878 in gale force winds. He is shown in the picture with his Grandson, Charles.

Creator:      Ninzenberg, Masterton
Place:          Horowhenua Region
Date:          1903

Captain C. Holmwood was Captain of the "Hydrabad" which went ashore on Waitarere Beach on 25 June 1878 in gale force winds.The "Hydrabad" was a full-rigged iron ship of 1250 tons net register with a length of 229 ft, a depth of 23.2 ft and a beam ...

Creator:      Ninzenberg, Masterton
Place:          Horowhenua Region
Date:          1903

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.

Creator:      Jack Anderson
Place:          Manawatu
Date:          circa 1905