Postcard. Timber-laden vessel waiting for favourable breeze, Kaipara Heads, N.Z. E.R. series, 57 [posted 1908]

Postcard. Timber-laden vessel waiting for favourable breeze, Kaipara Heads, N.Z. E.R. series, 57 [posted 1908]
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Date
1908
Reference
Eph-F-POSTCARD-Vol-1-28-1
Description

Shows a sailing ship with sails down, at sea, with a small dinghy tied to it at the right.

Message on verso to Mr J Swan, Sailors' Home, Auckland, from SS "Sterling", Aratapu, Kaipara, says: Dear Joe, This job is A1, I have been looking out for you regards job, & skipper says he will let me know soon, there are always jobs going here. I wrote to Grant about my box of clothes [...], will you kindly give them over to Mr Grant's care, I will come over end of month. You will see to this won't you, as I do not want to loose them. Yrs J Thorbath[?]

The ship pictured is slightly smaller that the SS "Sterling" (see Reference No. 1/2-041347-F)

Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on postcard in album..

Physical Description: Photograph on postcard, 89 x 139 mm.

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Alternative form available: Scanned from original

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Part of
[Postcard album of cards donated by Mrs Brabin. 1909-1920s]. / [Postcard album of cards donated by Mrs Brabin. 1909-1920s].
Format
1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on postcard in album., Ephemera, Photographs, Postcards, Photograph on postcard, 89 x 139 mm., Orientation: Horizontal image
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Postcard. Timber-laden vessel waiting for favourable breeze, Kaipara Heads, N.Z. E.R. series, 57 [posted 1908]. [Postcard album of cards donated by Mrs Brabin. 1909-1920s].. Ref: Eph-F-POSTCARD-Vol-1-28-1. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23044640

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