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The Hinemoa in Wellington Harbour, 1951

The Hinemoa passes the Union Steam Ship Company's trans-Tasman liner Monowai, berthed at the Queen's Wharf outer tee, Wellington.

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Alexander Turnbull Library,
Reference: 114/280/17-G.
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