This figurehead from the Auckland Museum is claimed to have come from the wreck of the Orpheus. It is in splendid condition, but is not in the least like Orpheus of tradition. A ship Emma was broken up at Onehunga and possibly this is the lady!
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 928, 22 March 1930, Page 17
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46This figurehead from the Auckland Museum is claimed to have come from the wreck of the Orpheus. It is in splendid condition, but is not in the least like Orpheus of tradition. A ship Emma was broken up at Onehunga and possibly this is the lady! Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 928, 22 March 1930, Page 17
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