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Thai royals aboard the Rangatira

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.

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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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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}