New Zealand - Coastal Steamer - "Queen of the South" at Foxton - 1902 - L Daroux Photo "Queen of the South" - An iron screw steamer of 198 tons gross and 121 tons net register, built at Paisley Scotland in 1877. Her dimensions were: length 126.2 feet; beam 22.1 feet; depth 7.8 feet. Her engines were 40 hp. She was employed in the Wellington-Foxton trade and later on on the Wellington-Lyttleton run. She was wrecked on a reef about 3 miles WSW of Cape Campbell lighthouse at 5 pm, 10th May 1919. (Reference: https://manawatuheritage.pncc.govt.nz/) Foxton, New Zealand - Foxton is a town in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand - on the lower west coast of the North Island, in the Horowhenua district, 30 km (19 mi) southwest of Palmerston North and just north of Levin. - The town is located close to the banks of the Manawatu River. It is situated on State Highway 1, roughly in the middle between Tongariro National Park and Wellington. - The slightly smaller coastal settlement of Foxton Beach is considered part of Foxton, and is located 6 km (4 mi) to the west, on the Tasman Sea coastline. (Reference: Wikipedia) --------------------- Image source: Coastal Steamer "Queen of the South" at Foxton – L Daroux 1902, No Known Restrictions https://manawatuheritage.pncc.govt.nz/item/f9ff7b73-4cea-4f25-a755-1b198b90079d