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Visit of Governor-General to Greymouth, 29 November 1911 from National Library NZ on The Commons uploaded May 2010
Greymouth, 1924 from National Library NZ on The Commons uploaded November 2008
Greymouth and Kumara Tramway, ca 1881 from National Library NZ on The Commons uploaded November 2008
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Greymouth, 1924
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- Lynda said:
- Karen said:
- Darryl Bond said:
The steam ship "Hawea" run ashore at the entrance to the Grey River, Greymouth, 30 October 1908
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Jens Roesner said:
A great shot, but a tragic sight. I never realised that the Grey River is so dangerous, but then again, the West Coast can be pretty rough...
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Lú_ said:
Terrible event, but what a wonderful photograph!
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Marcello Sokal said:
Great one!
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National Library NZ on The Commons said:
@Jens @Lu There are many shipwreck photographs in our collections - some of them are extremely poignant. I suppose today we have no conception of just how risky sea travel was. -- Courtney
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Photos of the Past said:
With storms hitting the US, there's a spooky coincidence that this one ran aground on this day 104 years ago
Visit of Governor-General to Greymouth, 29 November 1911
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-go crazy said:
I love this transition era between horse modern cars
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National Library NZ on The Commons said:
Me too - I think that's why the photo appealed to me. I guess there are lots of points in time like this - gas lights & electric lightbulbs, typewriters and word processors - but it's amazing to reflect on photographic evidence. -- Courtney