New Zealand - Kawau Island
- Mansion House on Kawau Island, taken from the wharf, in early 1900s. It was possibly being used as a guest house at the time the photograph was taken. In the immediate foreground on the lefthandside are filled sacks piled up on the wharf.
- Photograph taken by William A Price.
Kawau Island
- In the Hauraki Gulf
- 40 km north of Auckland
- Mansion House in the Kawau Island Historic Reserve is an important historic tourist attraction.
- Almost every property on the Island relies on direct access to the sea.
- There are only two short roads serving settlements at Schoolhouse Bay and South Cove
- Named after the Māori word for the shag (cormorant) bird
- Regular ferry service and water taxi services are available
(Reference: Wikipedia)
Image source: Mansion House on Kawau Island. Price, William Archer, 1866-1948 :Collection of post card negatives. Ref: 1/2-000242-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. natlib.govt.nz/records/22815832