Purpose built and strengthened for navigation in polar waters. Built in Denmark. (Information from Australian Government Antarctic Division site at http://www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=1485 accessed 5 Sept 2006)
Thala Dan (Ship : 1957-1982)
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Creator unknown : Photograph of a wharf at Lyttelton, Christchurch, with sheep to be lo...
Date: [late 1950s?]
Reference: PAColl-8835
Description: Photograph of a scene at a Lyttelton wharf taken circa late 1950s. Shows Corriedale sheep, for export to Kenya, about to be loaded on to the ship `Thala Dan'. A sign by the ship reads: "NZ Farmers Coop Assn Ltd [unreadable] Kenya Farmers Association [unreadable]". Photographer unidentified. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Source of descriptive information - Notes on back of print mount. Inscriptions: Verso - Ship waiting to [be] loaded, onto the Thala Dan Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 14.2 x 19.9 cm