MSC Hobart at Lyttelton
International cross-traders now rule the Tasman, a run that New Zealand companies dominated last century. This was the MSC Hobart at Lyttelton in 2009. Typifying the globalisation of shipping, she was chartered by her German owners to a Swiss shipping line and was crewed by Eastern European officers and Asian seafarers.
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Gavin McLean, 2009
Lyttelton cemetery soldiers' memorial
Troopships departing from Lyttelton
Scene at a wharf in Lyttelton, showing troopships and a crowd farewelling troops during the First World War. Shows HMNZT 36 on the left and HMNZT 35 on the right.
At the opening of Lyttelton road tunnel
A group of women at the opening of the Lyttelton road tunnel on 27 February 1964. People were invited to walk through the tunnel on opening day.
L-R: Janise Dickson, Carmel Doherty, Mary McLorinan, Catherine Kennedy, Christine Smith.
Sledging in Lyttelton prior to departure for Antarctica
Sledging in Winchester St, Lyttelton, prior to the departure of the Terra Nova on its second voyage, 1910.
Reference: Unknown photographer, 1980.243.2, Canterbury Museum
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NZ ports and Antarctica
Morning, Discovery and Terra Nova at the Port of Lyttelton during the British Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904.
NZ ports used by Antarctic expeditions
The Wahine and Maori at Lyttelton wharf
The Wahine (right) reverses into the new Lyttelton ferry terminal, while the Maori is berthed at another wharf. This image was taken shortly after the Wahine came into service in 1966.
The Wahine is backing towards the new link span, which was built to allow cars to drive on and off the ferry.
V.C. Browne photograph, Gavin McLean collection
Lyttelton–Wellington ferry service ends
On 15 September 1976 the Rangatira arrived in Wellington from Lyttelton for the last time, bringing to an end more than 80 years of regular passenger ferry services between the two ports. The TEV Rangatira, a 9387-ton roll-on roll-off (RO-RO) vessel, had only entered service in 1972, as a replacement for the ill-fated Wahine, which had sunk with heavy loss of life in Wellington Harbour on 10 April 1968.
Lyttelton wharves, around 1910
The ferry Maori is seen berthed at Lyttelton around 1910. The southern terminus of the Union Steam Ship Company's inter-island service, Lyttelton was also an important export port, especially for the frozen-meat and wool trade with Britain. Regular boat trains connected the port with the city of Christchurch via the Lyttelton tunnel.
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