Firefighters attending a fire in the hold of the Maritime Explorer at Lyttelton Harbour.
Frozen meat in an insulated container being loaded into the hold of the Hauraki at Lyttelton.
Views of donkeys being unloaded from the Waimea at Lyttelton ahead of being transported to a Southland farm.
A group of men painting on board the SS Southern Cross in Lyttelton Harbour.
New Christchurch Transport Board buses being unloaded from the Hinakura cargo ship at Lyttelton.
View of broken plate glass which was broken in the hold of the Rikke Skou - caused by poor unloading of cargo at Lyttelton.
A container being swung ashore from the Mataura at Lyttelton Harbour.
Ships carpenter, Stan Hemsley, with pillaged cargo.
Lyttelton Harbour Board cargo shed supervisor Ken Smith examines pillaged cargo from Taiwan.
Workers in protective clothing guiding the mechanical wheat trimmer in the hold of the Union Steam Ship Company Kaimai during the loading of wheat into the cargo ship at Lyttelton.
Loading meat for export into the Tekoa cargo ship at Timaru Port using the sling method.
Forklift being unloaded from the USS Wyandot at Gladstone Pier, Lyttelton.
Cars strapped to the deck of the Talisman.
A tram from Melbourne being unloaded at Lyttelton Harbour for Christchurch Tramway.
Deck and control room of the Zambeze cargo ship docked in Lyttelton Harbour.