SS Penguin

Another interesting image related to the S.S. Penguin tragedy. Elegant funeral transport of the day.

“THE FUNERAL OF TWO OF THE PENGUIN’S PASSENGERS, THE LATE MRS. BRITTAIN AND G. TROADEC, LEAVING ST. MARY’S, WELLINGTON, FOR THE KARORI CEMETERY, FEBRUARY 16, 1909”

Taken from the supplement to the Auckland Weekly News 25 FEBRUARY 1909 p016

Read more about the SS Penguin here

SS Penguin Funeral of Mrs Brittain and G. Troadec