Ships at Sumpter Wharf, Oamaru, 1880s

Ships at Sumpter Wharf, Oamaru, 1880s

In the 1880s Oamaru Habour was a forest of bowsprits and spars. This view looks across from Macandrew Wharf (foreground) to Normanby Wharf (centre) and Sumpter Wharf (background).

Alexander Turnbull Library,
Burton Brothers collection,
Reference: PAColl-6075-14
Further information and copies of this image may be obtained from the library through its 'Timeframes' website, http://timeframes.natlib.govt.nz.
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa must be obtained before any reuse of this image.

How to cite this page: 'Ships at Sumpter Wharf, Oamaru, 1880s', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/sumpter-wharf-1880s, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 18-Feb-2008

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