CONTRAST IN SHIPS. — These two models, built by Mr. Green, of Auckland, emphasise the progress made by shipbuilders within a lifetime. The sailing ship is the Thermopylae, which, in the China tea trade and afterwards in the Australian trade during the fatter half of last century, was the Cutty Sard's greatest rival for the title of the fastest ship of her day. The steamer is the Queen Mary, the largest ship afloat, which was recently launched on the Clyde and is now being completed. These models are for the newly-formed Ship Lovers' Society. , _ 4fct _ w
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 102, 2 May 1935, Page 5
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95CONTRAST IN SHIPS.—These two models, built by Mr. Green, of Auckland, emphasise the progress made by shipbuilders within a lifetime. The sailing ship is the Thermopylae, which, in the China tea trade and afterwards in the Australian trade during the fatter half of last century, was the Cutty Sard's greatest rival for the title of the fastest ship of her day. The steamer is the Queen Mary, the largest ship afloat, which was recently launched on the Clyde and is now being completed. These models are for the newly-formed Ship Lovers' Society. , _4fct_w Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 102, 2 May 1935, Page 5
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