Tuesday, September 18, 2012

the 'Tamahine' in Cook Strait


A Union Steam Ship Co. ferry that for many years served the Wellington to Picton run.  For full details and lots of photos, see the book Strait Crossing: the ferries of Cook Strait through time by Vic Young. (painting by Wallace Trickett)

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  1. My understanding is this painting is now hanging in the mens ward at Wellington Hospital, how nice to know many elderly patients and visitors may see it and bring back a few memories of some wild crossings at full pelt.

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