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The Wahine crashes into Pipitea Wharf, 1936

The Wahine crashes into Pipitea Wharf, 1936

Up until the tragic sinking of the second Wahine in 1968, the Lyttelton–Wellington ferry service was generally safe and reliable. This photograph shows the aftermath of one of several incidents in the late 1930s and early 1940s when the first Wahine struck Wellington's Pipitea Wharf in thick fog in June 1936.

Alexander Turnbull Library,
Reference: 1/2-147745-F
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.

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