Turakina

Yea Tony there riding the derrick ok but what are they doing? have you and of Mr Porter WORKING?

wheres your paint pots

Yes Dom , my very point,they pose well for da photo, but what about the poor ship owner he would expect some productifity [ dats da kiwi lads for you]

Work! do we have to work too?
I think they were suging the derricks that day, don't know what they did with their buckets.

They are not working. In my day in NZS we stripped the derricks, overhauled all the gear, replaced what needed replacing, and then stowed it in the booby hatch at each hatchway or in the winch houses. The topping lifts were of course sent back aloft. Then began the soogieing and painting with a bit of chipping for light relief. Another point, it was shirts on all the time while working on deck and believe it or not short back and sides was the order of the day

Did any of you lads know Charlie Cook, he was on the Turakina about that time had a accident on a motorbike along with another crew member Tommy Murrray , Charlie's folk lived in Wellington,