At the mercy of the elements: the Union Company's steamer Maitai breaking up on the shores of Rarotonga
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At the mercy of the elements: the Union Company's steamer Maitai breaking up on the shores of Rarotonga

Description:
Showing the remains of the wreck of the Union Steamship Company's steamer Maitai, which hit a reef in Rarotonga on a voyage from San Francisco to New Zealand in 1916.
Display date:
1919-03-27
Location:
Cook Islands
Collections:
Auckland Weekly News
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Auckland Libraries
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