Items of Captain Donald Robert Munro

Reference NumberAms 495Collection SummaryA globe and photograph of a ship that accompanied Captain Donald Robert Munro's collection of nautical books.DescriptionCollection comprises:

Ams 495/1: Globe
Ams 495/2: Framed photograph

Captain Donald Robert Munro presented his collection of nautical books to the Tauranga District Libraries before his death in 1995.

See also: Ams 233, Ams 309, Ams 400

Born in Hawera, Don Munro was the son of a farmer. At the age of 17 he served upon his first ship, during his lifetime he made four voyages around Cape Horn. After the Second World War Munro went commercial fishing out of Tauranga, later developing a slipway and boat-building business, and in 1961 a cargo-surveying business at Mount Maunganui.LevelCollectionExtent2 itemsLanguageEnglish

Archive Items

Globe

Framed photograph of a ship

Supporting PDF

Pamir Globe information

Audio Visual Files

Capt D. Munro (1904-1995) interviewed by Jinty Rorke (1990)

Asset Location

RoomClimate controlled room

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Kaitiakitanga StatementWe ask that, in addition to normal copyright and privacy considerations, users of our heritage resources uphold the mana and dignity of the people, communities and places depicted within.CopyrightNo known copyrightAccess ConditionsNo access restrictions apply to this collection.AcknowledgementTe Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Ams 495

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Items of Captain Donald Robert Munro