Ernie Gates and Dorothy Lawson. "The Wreck Book" by Steve KLocker-Lampson & Ian Francis gives a brief history of the wreck. Copyright prohibits me copying this information at present. Except to say it has been at Waitarere, since 24th June 1878.
Ernie, David, Norman (father) Dawne Gates & Ivan Lawton, who was from the USA 7 was based at Kimberley Air Force Base in Levin, had a delayed action Camera which was used for this Picture.
Penciled below photo, as caption: “Summer Holidays.”
Written on back with blue ballpoint pen: “Hydrabad about 1930.”
View of seaward side of the shipwreck “Hydrabad”, looking north from the rear of the wreck with the tide washing against it. There are a number of people on the wreck and swimming in the sea.
1 B&W photo print, mounted
Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Horowhenua Historical Society Inc.”
Image from c. 1965, taken on slide film by Mr. Leonard Whittington.
Provided to Libraries Horowhenua via email in 202, by Mr. Whittington's daughter. Provided in response to a 'Windback Wednesday' post on the Te Takeretanga o Kura-hau-pō Facebook page, with other historical images of the Hydrabad wreck.
The Hydrabad slowly going forever looking over the old lady Anthony and benjamin skelton and Philip Williams 19.11.07