The King and Queen
of Thailand
were among the many VIPs who travelled between Wellington and Lyttelton aboard the first
Rangatira. This photograph was taken on 24 August 1962.
Alexander Turnbull Library,
Reference: EP/1962/2457-F.
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New
Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa must be obtained before any
reuse of this image.
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https://nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/thai-royals-on-the-rangatira, (Ministry for Culture and
Heritage), updated 13-Jan-2016
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alex nixon
Posted: 05 Jan 2009
hello.i have a query.could you please tell me if this passenger line,the"rangatira" was the ship
that "bert munro".'the worlds fastest indian',travelled to usa,via bonneville,in 1967?,or was it
the"tmv rangatira"? an answer would be Gratefully appreciated.thankyou.alex nixon.{hawera,sth
taranaki}
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