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The barque Rona

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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  • Union Steam Ship Company flag
    Merchant marine

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shipping
merchant marine
Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: 1/2-016142-G
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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'The barque Rona', URL: /media/photo/barque-rona, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 19-Aug-2014

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