Glass plate: SS RONA near Flat Rock beacon, Waitematā Harbour, 1922
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Fletcher, William Leonard
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1922: Production range for collection
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The Colonial Sugar Company ship ran aground near Flat Rock beacon, Rangitoto channel, east of Kawau Island, Waitematā Harbour. 26 June 1922.
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S.S. Rona , Colonial Sugar Refining Company vessel, photograph is vessel aground on Flat Rock, off Kawau Island, Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand, 26th June 1922, it was refloated a few days later and taken to dry-dock in Auckland for extensive Hull repairs.
- Richard Osborne posted 2 years ago.