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'Makarora II' on the beach at Pigeon Island (Mou Waho) (unknown date) #2020.1155
Yachting on Lake Wānaka (unknown date) #2012.842.1
Foote and Co. truck (Harry A. Foote). hauling 'Tangaroa' stuck fording the Cardrona River. Cab of truck had to be removed to make way for bow of boat. Went to Queenstown from Pembroke. (Nov 1923) #1004.12
View of Lake Wānaka with second Hotel (c. 1925-35) #2018.1035.2
Ruby Island Cabaret building (c. 1930) 1004.15
The Paddlesteamer 'Theodore' beached towards Eely Point, Lake Wānaka (unknown date) #2012.791.2
Lake Wānaka and Wharf (1940s) #2018.1073
Lake Wānaka with jetty and paddle steamer aground (unknown date) #2016.991.1
'Tangaroa' at Minaret Station wharf (unknown date) #2012.791.2
'Makarora II' bought by Mr Paterson in 1917 at Makarora Wharf (unknown date) #2020.1155
Wreck of the launch 'Tilikum' (1919) #1989.182.2
"Fishing Trip" (unknown date) #1004.9
Wharf at Lake Wānaka (c. 1925-35) #2018.1035
Advertisement for Paddle Steamer 'Theodore' for passengers on Lake Wānaka; E.C. Hedditch Proprietor. (1885) #1004.8
The Steamboat, SS 'Makarora' on Lake Wānaka (unknown date) #1004.3
Boat 'Sylvia' on Lake Wānaka (1935) #2012.775
Templetons' fishing trip (unknown date) #2021.1206
Canoe on Lake on Paradise Island (Mou Waho) (c. 1920-1935) #2018.1035
Celebrations at Pembroke wharf on Lake Wānaka with PS 'Theodore' and SS 'Makarora' (1 January 1903) #1989.182.2
'Muratai' at Queenstown, a vessel used in Lake Wakatipu, taken by Douglas Elvin Brightwell (unknown date) #2020.1124
The SS 'Makarora' (1908) #1989.182.2
'Muratai' at the Wānaka Wharf (c. 1948) #2016.990.11
Wharf at Lake Wānaka (c. 1925-35) #2018.1035
Captain J Weavers outside his home in Pembroke (1929) #1993.292
The 'Viking' on Lake Wānaka (late 1960s) #1004.14
Postcard of Lake Wānaka, Muir and Moodie (unknown date) #1001.20
Foote and Co. truck (Harry A Foote), cab removed and Lake Wānaka Perry's service boat 'Tangaroa' outside the second Wānaka Hotel (24.10.1923) #1004.11
The Neck between Lakes Wānaka and Hāwea (unknown date) #1004.16
Ruby Island Cabaret dance floor (c. 1930) #1004.15
Model of PS 'Theodore' - the model is currently on display at National Transport and Toy Museum, Wānaka. (2020) #2023.1379
Eight horse train hauling the 'Muratai' boat around Nevis Bluff, with Charlie Smith and Jim Ironside (unknown date) #1004.1
Looking towards Pembroke from the eastern shore of Lake Wānaka, with SS 'Makarora' steaming, and PS 'Theodore' ashore. (unknown date) #1989.182.2
Group on the 'Bellbird' at Lake Hāwea (unknown date) #2021.1206
Steamship 'Makarora' alongside the Makarora Jetty at the head of Lake Wānaka while horses and people enjoy the water (unknown date) #1004.4
Allan Kane skiing; Makarora to Wānaka in 65 minutes behind family boat 'Kotuku' (March 1967) #2012.842.1
The 'Tangaroa' (unknown date) #2020.1155
Lake Wānaka, Boat Ramp (unknown date) #2012.842.1
Ruby Island Cabaret, leaning on the right post is Claude Bingham (c. 1930) #2022.1225
The 'Malibu' on Lake Wanaka. Colin Tapley was the first owner, and sold to Rex Sherlock, who sold to G. West.' (c. 1947-1955) #1993.292.1
'Malibu II' launching (1955) #2007.562
Boats at Wanaka Wharf; 'Tilikum' on left, 'Kura' on right (1912 - 1919) #1989.182.2
Templetons' fishing trip (unknown date) #2021.1206
Boats moored in Roys Bay, Lake Wānaka (unknown date) #2020.1155
Bill Taylor's boat 'Viking' attempting up to 30 water-skiers, Lake Wānaka (1969) #2012.842.1
Anderson and Bovett's Stirling lorry in the main street of Cromwell transporting Claude Capell's boat 'Bell Bird' from Cromwell Railway Station to Lake Hāwea (1925) #1004.7
Ruby Island Cabaret (unknown date) #2018.1035
Wool bales beside Wānaka Wharf. Perry's service boat 'Tangaroa' is tied up to wharf. (unknown date) #1004.5
Pembroke from Lake Wānaka (c. 1918-19) #2012.791.2
Loading a car on a boat at Wānaka Wharf (unknown date) #1004.2
'Malibu II' launching (1955) #2007.562
Ruby Island Cabaret. From Left to Right: George Geer, Cecil Templeton, Gwen Ironside, Lizzie Templeton. (c. 1930) #1004.15
Paradise Island (Mou Waho) Wharf (unknown date) #2018.1035
The 'Tangaroa' at Minaret Station Wharf (unknown date) #2012.791.9
The 'Tangaroa' loading supplies for Makarora. On wharf seated is Frank Norris, in shirt sleeves is James Perrow, Grocer and his assistant Alex Mole. On launch is Launch J.E. Weavers. The launch on the left side of the wharf is the 'Muratai II' owned by Max Winders (1926) #1993.292.1
Possibly a Whaleboat, beaching in Roy's Bay (unknown date) #2012.791.2
J. Weavers, Captain of the 'Tangaroa', in the engine room (unknown date) #1993.292
Launch 'Kura' at the Wānaka Jetty. By Earland photographer (unknown date) #2012.791.2
Looking across Lake Wānaka from Eely Point (c. 1916 - 1925) #2019.1088
'Bell Bird' at Meads Landing Lake Hāwea (unknown date) #2008.585
Lake Wānaka (1918-9) #2012.791.2
Pembroke from Lake Wānaka (unknown date) #1001.12
Roys Bay, '6763 Pembroke L. Wanaka' by Burton Bros (1880's) #1001.6
Pembroke and Lake Wānaka, Muir & Moodie (unknown date) #1985.15
Governor-General Viscount Jellicoe leaves Makarora on the launch Elswick, first published in the Otago Witness (1923) #2025.1622
Group on 'Tilikum' (c. 1909-1919) #2025.1579
'Bell Bird' on truck (either 1923 or 1925) #2024.1565
Launching of the 'Tinaroa' (1930s) #2024.1562
Launching of the 'Muratai' owned by the Winders Family (unknown date) #2024.1562
PS 'Theodore' on Lake Wānaka (1890) #2024.1554
SS 'Makarora' at Jetty, Makarora (unknown date) #2024.1554
'Malibu II' with passengers at Wānaka wharf (unknown date) #2007.562
'Malibu II' Captain West and passengers (unknown date) #2007.562
'Malibu II' at Wanaka Wharf (after 1955) #2007.562
'Malibu II' on trailer (c. 1955) #2007.562
Ruby Island Cabaret (c. 1930) #2023.1352
Model of PS 'Theodore' - the model is currently on display at National Transport and Toy Museum, Wānaka. (2020) #2023.1379
'Southern Star' at Minaret Wharf (Previously 'Muratai', changed name in 1952 when ownership changed from D. Grant to J.M. Young) (after 1952) #2022.1257.1
Group on the 'Bellbird' at Lake Hāwea (unknown date) #2021.1206
On the 'Tinaroa' at Pidgeon Island (Mou Waho) (c. 1925-1935) #2021.1206
'Malibu II' (early 1940s) #2021.1187
Minaret Wharf with 'Tangaroa' (unknown date) #2020.1155
Boat 'Tinaroa' with people standing beside. (1940s) #2018.1073
SS 'Makarora' at Pembroke wharf, Lake Wānaka. F.G.R. photo (c. 1904) #2020.1155
The SS 'Makarora' (1908) #1989.182.2
Milne Family boat in Roys Bay, Lake Wānaka (unknown date) #2016.990.13
'Elswick' at head of Lake Wānaka (unknown date) #2017.1006.2
Yachting on Lake Wānaka (unknown date) #2012.842.1
The 'Viking' en route to Pigeon Island (now known as Mou Waho) (unknown date) #1993.292
Crowd at Wanaka Wharf with 'Argo', owned by Morris Patterson and used to take nine passengers at a time. 'Malibu' at the back, which ran at the same time. (unknown date) #1993.292
The 'Muratai' carrying passengers on Lake Wānaka (unknown date) #1993.292
'Tangaroa' at Wānaka Wharf (unknown date) #2012.791.2
Advertisement for Royal Mail Wanaka Ferry Service launch 'Tinaroa', run by John and Sybil Hunt, to carry passengers to Pigeon Island, Paradise Lake or Ruby Island Carnival (Cabaret). (unknown date) #1004.13
Fishing boat (unknown date) #1004.10
Motor vessel, the 'Malibu' boat on Lake Wānaka (unknown date) #1004.6
Looking towards Pembroke from the eastern shore of Lake Wānaka, with SS 'Makarora' steaming, and PS 'Theodore' ashore. (unknown date) #1989.182.2
The Launch of 'Tangaroa' at Minaret Station, Lake Wānaka (1932) #1989.182.2
Wānaka Wharf (unknown date) #1989.182.2
Uploading wool bales from 'Kura' on the Lake Wānaka jetty (unknown date) #1989.182.2
Building the Makarora. From L-R: John Scott, Tom Allan, Asher Smith (ship's carpenter), unknown child, Thomas Templeton, Charles Templeton, William Allan (1896-1898) #1989.182.2
Picnic Party Boat 'Tilikum' (unknown date) #1989.182.2
Lake Wānaka, first Wānaka Hotel and PS 'Theodore' docked (early 1900's) #1987.122