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A fully rigged ship is berthed at Sumpter Wharf, and the dredge Progress lies off the wharf, probably in the 1890s.
Gavin McLean Collection
' Sumpter Wharf, Oamaru, in the 1890s', URL: https://nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/sumpter-wharf-1890s, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 15-Jul-2013
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