The barque Rona, one of several old sailing ships which gained a fresh lease of life due to wartime shortages of shipping. The old vessel is now preserved at Melbourne under a former name, Polly Woodside.
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'The barque Rona', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/barque-rona, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 19-Aug-2014
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