Kaponga stranding on Grey River bar .1932.

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DescriptionPort of Greymouth *Alan Wisdom collection*

Incident crossing Grey River bar

Date of Photo1932Map^[1]ContributorMarie Summers

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Location (city or town)GreymouthLandmark (Place)Cobden tipheadOrganisation (eg business)KapongaEventIncident crossing Grey River barKaponga shipwreck

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CommentsTroy Perrin Looks like it could be 1 of the engine rooms for the coal cranes from the warf I think they arrived from London in the late 40s

Geoffrey King I would say that it is the superstructure for the wheelhouse and accomodation on the SS Kaponga wrecked on the north tip head around 1932 Too big to be a structure for the hydraulic cranes of that era.

Mary Reynolds My father John (Ray) Wilson was on the Kaponga when she grounded on the sandbar. The crew were brought ashore by breeches boy

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Kaponga stranding on Grey River bar .1932.

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