Welcome / Haere Mai / Ceud Mile Failte
One hundred thousand welcomes to the website of
The Big Omaha Maritime Historical Trust
The contents of the DVD – ‘The origins of the New Zealand Scow’ can be found at this link –
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoIWUhf83tDDl0shfEfuYAukGO_nT7F4O
View the Gallery for a wide variety of photos from over the years. Many of the photos can be expanded by clicking over the relevant photo.
 The Big Omaha wharf |
 The Mahurangi River towards Warkworth |
 Looking downstream on the Tamuhunga Stream – site of first shipyard – close to home |
 The history of JSM, the shipbuilder, in the Cardigan Museum |
 Kahu |
 Scow Builders |
 Onerahi |
 The late Ken Meiklejohn (1937-2016) |
 The late Errol Jones (1914-2016) with two generations |
 Birdsall bullock teams |
 Darroch Yard |
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