This picture was taken in 1925 when the tanker Cyrena grounded at Wanganui and after being pounded by heavy seas broke in half. The wreck was eventually demolished by explosives.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 204, 29 July 1939, Page 4
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30This picture was taken in 1925 when the tanker Cyrena grounded at Wanganui and after being pounded by heavy seas broke in half. The wreck was eventually demolished by explosives. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 204, 29 July 1939, Page 4
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