VALUABL £ CONSIGNMENT £)F whisky being transported round the world in order to accelerate maturity Whiskv valued at £55,000 was carried from England to Melbourne by the steamer Royal Star and there transferred to the Union Company's steamer Kairanga and brought to Auckland Yesterday it was transferred again to the liner Tamaroa, which will carry it back to London via Panama. The whisky will then have travelled about 26,000 miles and will be stored for a further period until fully matured. This photograph was taken yesterday when the consignment was being taken to tho Tamaroa.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22543, 7 October 1936, Page 10
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94VALUABL£ CONSIGNMENT £)F whisky being transported round the world in order to accelerate maturity Whiskv valued at £55,000 was carried from England to Melbourne by the steamer Royal Star and there transferred to the Union Company's steamer Kairanga and brought to Auckland Yesterday it was transferred again to the liner Tamaroa, which will carry it back to London via Panama. The whisky will then have travelled about 26,000 miles and will be stored for a further period until fully matured. This photograph was taken yesterday when the consignment was being taken to tho Tamaroa. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22543, 7 October 1936, Page 10
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