Hi,
I am currently working on a do***entary and am desperatley hoping someone may have some ideas on how I could obtain some pictures (or even footage) of the Monowai departing Auckland (or at Auckland quay) around 1958-1960 before it was decommissioned. Would anyone have any ideas?
Thanks!
You should try the National Maritime Museum at Auckland , Museum of Wellington City and Sea and the Alexander Turnbull Library. I have posted a couple of photos of the vessel on this site.I know the Museum Of Wellington does have photos of the vessel including accommodation but they are of an earlier period of the ships career but there may well be others.They also have a short length of colour film showing the ship departing Queens Wharf at Wellington.
Regards
Emmanuel
Hi there, just found this thread while doing research on my fathers trip tp Sydney in 1958.
I have a couple of photos of the Monowai at the wharf in Auckland around sept-oct 1958 it was loading the 8 cars of the N.Z stockcar team on board for their trip to Sydney, they are colour photos 6 x 4.
I am wanting to know the exact shipping and arrival dates from Auck=Syd .
I know the N.Z team came back on the Wanganella early 1959.
Hi there, just found this thread while doing research on my fathers trip tp Sydney in 1958.
I have a couple of photos of the Monowai at the wharf in Auckland around sept-oct 1958 it was loading the 8 cars of the N.Z stockcar team on board for their trip to Sydney, they are colour photos 6 x 4.
I am wanting to know the exact shipping and arrival dates from Auck=Syd .
I know the N.Z team came back on the Wanganella early 1959.
Hi ! Just seen your enquiry about the Monowai.. At the end of the Jap war in WW2 I was apprentice on a BRocklebank ship and tied up to buoys in Colombp harbour. The Monowai came in and tied up to buoys a short distance from alongside us. She had on board the first British POWs fro Changi jail in Singapore and we were shocked to see these skeletal figures lining the rails.
I vowed afterwards never to buy a Japanese car - but I have eventually weakened.
Incidentally I sail with Pat Pallin as an apprentice during WW2 - he was in command in the Union company and died a couple of years ago. Great chap !
(A) Despite my "world travels" I have retained the following pictures taken the day of the last Pacific Islands Cruise of the TSS MONOWAI. She was at the Outer Berth Queens wharf and the full picture shot was taken from atop the USSCo building on Quay Street, Auckland.
Having been born in Auckland -- but not returned there since 1970 -- I am not sure the building still even exists!
He is ex NZSC but has an extensive collection of cine film of very many lines. He should be able to assist you.
Dulcibella (Ian)
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