New Zealand Shipbuilding New Zealand has not taken her place among the shipbuilding nations of the world, but many years ago the country produced a vessel. Mr. J. K. L. Webling, speaking at the social gathering of the Wellington branch of the New Zealand Institute of Marine and Power Engineers, said the first ship built in New Zealand was constructed before. 1880. It was built before anything of a like nature was attempted in Australia. Very much later the engineering industry in New Zealand built successfully a number of steel and iron vessels for coastal work, river work, and duty on some of the lakes in the South Island. The last of those was the steam tug Dunedin, built at Port Chalmers for the Otago Harbour Board just before the Great War. If his information was reliable, nothing had been done since. Xmas Pudding Sets from 9d to 2/a set, at A. Stoneham & Co. Ltd., 109 Gladstone Road, Gisborne.* In wonderful variety—the latest engagement rings in pure platinum settings, from Good & Co.’s, the Leading Jewellers. The brilliance of your choice will be reflected not only In this year but through all the years to come.*
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20116, 9 December 1939, Page 5
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195Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20116, 9 December 1939, Page 5
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