View of the Koonya departing for New Zealand

1908

View of the Koonya departing for New Zealand

1908

The Koonya was supplied to Shackleton's Antarctic expedition by the Union Steamship Company to tow the Nimrod as far as possible in order to preserve the latter's coal supplies.

Highly commended entry for a collection on the 1907/8 Antarctic expedition in the 2015 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt by Mary Boyle

Area: Other / Wider Canterbury

Contributor: Mary Boyle

Source: Entry in the 2015 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt

Source: View in canterburystories.nz

Related: Christchurch Photo Hunt 2015 – the winners

Reference ID: CCL-PH15-023

Uploaded by: CCL Photo Hunt

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