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'Hydrabad' shipwreck, c.1908
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Typed on piece of paper glued to back: “Ship Hydrabad drifted ashore in strong westerly gale June 24, 1878. It was a fully rigged 3 masted ship of 1339 tons (1360 tonnes) 224 feet (68 m) long & 37 feet (11.3 m) wide. Partially re-floated 1879. Then abandoned. Cargo of railway engines & carriages bound for South Australia. Unloaded partially onto the beach & partially onto small ships. Foremast & crossarm stood until about 1935.”
‘Hydrabad’ shipwreck, at Waitarere Beach c.1908 . This photograph is taken from the base of the sand dunes looking west towards the sea.
1 B&W photo print copy, mounted (with 2000.018.0047a)
Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Horowhenua Historical Society Inc.”
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