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The Karamea at Oamaru, 1912

 The Karamea at Oamaru, 1912

This view of Oamaru's port in 1912 shows, in the distance, Shaw Savill’s Karamea loading cargo for Britain at Holmes Wharf while two Union Steam Ship Company vessels, the Pukaki and the Kaiapoi, unload coal at Sumpter Wharf.

North Otago Museum

How to cite this page: ' The Karamea at Oamaru, 1912', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/karamea, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 18-Feb-2008

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