A 70 ton cement mill being shipped on board the cargo liner Piako (1962) at Newport, Monmouthshire, for delivery to Fremantle, Western Australia.
A 70 ton cement mill being shipped on board the cargo liner Piako (1962) at Newport, Monmouthshire. The photographer is on the quayside looking at a very close view of one end of mill No. 1 sitting on a Wynn's Heavy Haulage trailer which is hauled by tractor unit GDW277, seen from alongside the vehicle. Two of these cement mills were trans-shipped for delivery to Cockburn Cement Ltd, Fremantle, Western Australia, and the ship sailed on 9th February. Negatives numbers N85582 to N85604 inclusive are of this event.
Object Details
| ID: | N85583 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | 1-9 February 1968 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 62 mm x 62 mm |
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