The turkey for Christmas dinner, which is held as a tradition by tile British people, looked as if it might be absent from many homes this year with the accute shortage of English turkeys. The arrival of the liner Highland Monarch or "turkey-ship’’ as it had become known as, with its cargo of 250,000 turkeys from Argentina, was, therefore, anxiously awaited. After a short delay by fog and a gale the ship docked on December 19 and unloading began the following morning. Picture shows: Somebody had a true Christmas dinner after all. The ship’s cook holds two of the turkeys before they are unloaded from the ship.
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Wanganui Chronicle, 21 January 1947, Page 5
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107The turkey for Christmas dinner, which is held as a tradition by tile British people, looked as if it might be absent from many homes this year with the accute shortage of English turkeys. The arrival of the liner Highland Monarch or "turkey-ship’’ as it had become known as, with its cargo of 250,000 turkeys from Argentina, was, therefore, anxiously awaited. After a short delay by fog and a gale the ship docked on December 19 and unloading began the following morning. Picture shows: Somebody had a true Christmas dinner after all. The ship’s cook holds two of the turkeys before they are unloaded from the ship. Wanganui Chronicle, 21 January 1947, Page 5
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