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Ships line the horizon in this 1874 photograph of Oamaru, and the breakwater can be seen on the right, extending into the bay.
North Otago Museum, 216
'Oamaru Harbour, 1874', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/oamaru-harbour-1874, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 20-Dec-2012
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