TWENTY-TWO YEARS AGO.—The departure of two ships for Sydney conveying New Zealand returned soldiers to the Anzac Day celebrations in Sydney recalls this interesting picture of H.M.T. No. 38 (Tahiti) leaving Wellington on January 8, 1916, with the 9th Reinforcements. The Maunganui (a sister ship to the Tahiti, now conveying the soldiers to Sydney) and the Willochra were in the same convoy. The Tahiti was the central figure in an ocean drama some years ago when she met with a mishap in the Pacific Ocean and sank.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 121, 22 April 1938, Page 4
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87TWENTY-TWO YEARS AGO.—The departure of two ships for Sydney conveying New Zealand returned soldiers to the Anzac Day celebrations in Sydney recalls this interesting picture of H.M.T. No. 38 (Tahiti) leaving Wellington on January 8, 1916, with the 9th Reinforcements. The Maunganui (a sister ship to the Tahiti, now conveying the soldiers to Sydney) and the Willochra were in the same convoy. The Tahiti was the central figure in an ocean drama some years ago when she met with a mishap in the Pacific Ocean and sank. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 121, 22 April 1938, Page 4
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