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The B class keeler Ngahuia was launched from the Auckland yards of Lidgard & Sons in 1939, for Tauranga based garage proprieter Frank Gresham. Gresham sailed her to Tauranga to complete her interior. In December 1939, Ngahuia participated in the Auckland to Tauranga race coming in second to the yacht Ngahau. She was 38ft long, with a beam of 10ft 3in, and a draught of 5ft 6in.<br />
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In the race to Tauranga the starters were Ranger, Restless, Ngahau and Ngahuia, a Tauranga yacht of a very handy size and good lines, which made a strong bid for the cup and at one part of the journey looked like winning it. Off Karewha Island she carried away her spinnaker boom. The veteran, Ngahau, 50 years old this month, made a great race of it against Messrs. Tercel brothers' hanger, built only 50 weeks ago, and from the seven-hour mark Ngahau won with just 45s to spare from Ngahuia.</blockquote>
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On January 12, Gresham and four others sailed from Tauranga to White Island in the Bay of Plenty the journey there and back to Tauranga had been without any incident. On the 13th they had again left Tauranga for White Island in what had been good sailing weather. On the return journey she hit rough weather. On the evening of January 13, Ngahuia ran into a storm with heavy seas. Gresham decided to try to head for Motiti Island to find shelter. The winds however had reached gale force, which prevented the vessel from reaching the island. An attempt was then made to go on to Mt Maunganui, but the force of the gale continued to frustrate any efforts to reach that location. The men on board Ngahuia had also tried to spot the seaward beacon on the Mount, but failed to do so and headed back out to sea once more in a fierce rain storm.</div>
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At 3 a.m., on the morning of January 14, Ngahuia ran aground on the shore of Matakana Island, 2 miles north of Mount Maunganui. Gresham the only survivor out of a crew of five had stated that 50 yards of boiling surf had lain between the crew and the safety of the nearby shoreline. Gresham had handed the four other members of his crew kapok mattresses, to use as floats after abandoning the vessel in the breakers.</div>
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Gresham had managed to swim to shore and then alert a nearby local resident who had sent for help. Search parties were sent out to find the four missing crew, but only the kapok mattresses they had used to keep afloat in the water were later found washed up on the beach.</div>
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It is feared that four men lost their lives when the B class keel yacht Ngahuia was wrecked on Matakana Island during a storm last night. The missing men are:— Mr. Leslie M. Mellars, married, aged 38, recently of Auckland and now local inspector at Tauranga for the National Insurance Company. Mr. Phillip H. Nielson, married, aged 33, borough council employee, of 11th Avenue, Tauranga. Mr. Roy Tonkin, single, aged 23, second son of Mr. C. Tonkin, builder and contractor, of Grey Street, Tauranga. Mr. John Herbert Willcock, aged 19, only son of Mr. S. G. Willcock, secretary of the Bay of Plenty Racing Club. The owner of the yacht, Mr. Frank C. Gresham, of Tauranga succeeded in reaching the shore and, although injured, struggled to Mr. R. Faulkner's homestead for help. </blockquote>
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150 men were engaged in the search for the bodies of the four missing men. Matakana Island was thoroughly searched, but the crew were not found. Wreckage from the Ngahuia had started to come ashore; half of the vessel being found 8 miles north of where she had wrecked, with no sign of the bodies the searchers had hoped to find. On January 21, 1940 the bodies of two of the crew members Leslie M. Mellars and Roy Tonkin were found on the shore of Matakana Island. On January 26, the body of John Herbert Willcock was also found on the beach. The body of Philip Herbert Neilson was never recovered.</div>
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Frank Gordon Gresham, owner of the Ngahuia, slated that on their return trip from White Island they encountered bad weather, with poor visibility. About 11.30 p.m. he called Willcock on deck and they endeavoured to see the outline of the Mount or the North Rock light, but were unsuccessful. The boat, was handling splendidly, with no green water coming aboard.</blockquote>
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At two o'clock they lowered, anchor with a 30 fathoms warp as a precaution. At 3.15 a.m. the yacht was knocked down by three successive curlers, but no damage was done. The next broke the mast. The hatches were torn off, the dinghy washed away and a hole made in the cabin top. The yacht evidently hit bottom. </blockquote>
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Left, on Mattresses. The crew decided to leave the boat on kapok mattresses. Tonkin was first away, then Willcock. The remaining three stayed aboard until the yacht sank, then left the yacht together. Witness lost his mattress but managed to make shore after about half an hour. He noticed that all the mattresses were ashore and thought the crew safe. The Ngahuia was a triple-skinned yacht, perfectly seaworthy. Trouble started when they were unable to see the North Light. Had the light been half-way up the Mount to give a landfall, they would have been in no trouble. All the crew were yachts men and could swim. </blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 120, 7 February 1940, Page 5</span></div>
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In his conclusions the Coroner had noted that the "question of the light at the Mount would receive publicity. He would not add a rider, but would attach a note to the depositions suggesting that the Minister of Justice direct the attention of the Minister of Marine to the position of the light." (Bay of Plenty Beacon 7 February 1940)</div>
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14894843346568503643noreply@blogger.com0Matakana Island, Bay Of Plenty 3172, New Zealand-37.5570958 176.05805850000002-37.7584953 175.73533500000002 -37.3556963 176.380782tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028124814150532220.post-9539702548702444942013-11-03T08:49:00.001+13:002013-11-03T08:49:53.485+13:00The Toiler (1912)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;"><b>The Toiler was launched in Te Kopuru from the yards of boat builders Brown & Sons on 22 January 1912. The steamer was built for Francis Lionel Kitching for a passenger and cargo service on the <a href="http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/1966/wairoa-river-northern">Northern Wairoa River</a>. She was the second vessel built for Kitching for his Kaipara trade. The vessel was christened by his wife with a bottle of champagne and named "Toiler". She was built with a length of 75 feet (22.86m), 15 feet beam (4.572m), and a 5 foot draught (1.524m). She was powered with 130 h.p engines. Her tonnage was 61 tons register. She was of wooden construction, presumably of kauri planking.</b></span></span><br />
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After no further mention of the vessel she reappears again in early March 1916, when a man named Frank Thompson drowned after crossing from the Toiler to another vessel named the Bellbird. He fell between the vessels and was lost. His body was not recovered from the North Wairoa River. In May 1916, she assisted the schooner Maroro, when the vessel was caught up in heavy seas and towed her into harbour. In November, Kitching the Toiler's owner took the Sydney based Union Box & Packing Company, owners of the Maroro, to court. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: white;">A salvage action involving a claim for £1000 for services rendered to a vessel in distress at the Kaipara Bar was commenced at the Supreme Court this morning before his Honor Mr. Justice Hosking. The plaintiff was Lionel Thomas Kitching. master and owner of the small steamer Toiler, and the defendants tbe Union Box and Packing Case Co., of Sydney, owners of the three-masted schooner Maroro, the vessel alleged to have been salved. Mr. M. G. McGregor appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. H. P. Richmond for the defendant-. The statement of claim based the sum claimed upon the estimated value of tbe Maroro's hull at £2300, and her cargo at £1200, the value of the Toiler being assessed at £3500. It was also stated that the Toiler was not insured except against fire risks.</span></b></blockquote>
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<span style="color: white;">Judgement for the plaintiff for £250 was given by His Honor Mr. Justice Hosking at the Supreme Court yesterday in an Admiralty case in which Lionel Francis Kitching (.Mr. M. G. McGregor), owner and master of the steamer Toiler, claimed £1000 from the Union Box and Packing Case Company, Ltd. (Mr. H. P. Richmond). for salvage and towage services I rendered to the defendant's three-masted schooner Maroro. in the Kaipara Harbour in May last.</span></blockquote>
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In August 1917, Toiler was purchased by the Auckland East Coast Freezing Company for use at its Whakatane freezing works. She reappears in 1920 still owned by the same company.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">The East Coast Freezing Company's steamer Toiler (Captain A. McGlashan), which underwent annual inspection last week in Auckland by the Marine Department's officials, arrived here at eleven o'clock last night. She will tow the Company's lighter Moa, laden with timber, from this port to Whakatane.</span></blockquote>
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In 1927, after being laid up in the Whakatane River for two years, Toiler was sold on to the Bluff Crayfish & Oyster Company in Southland for use as an oyster boat.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">Among the arrivals at Wellington yesterday was the small wooden steamer Toiler, of 61 tons register, en route from Whakatane to Bluff. The vessel was recently purchased by the Bluff Crayfish and Oyster Company from the East Coast Freezing Company, after having been idle in the Whakatane river for about two years. After some alterations to the decking she will be employed for oyster fishing in the South. Tho Toiler left Whakatane on 10th May under the command of Captain L. L. Petrie. Meeting with heavy seas at the East Cape she had to put back to Wangaparawa Bay, but on the following day she again, put out and, despite the heavy weather, almost reached Mahia Peninsula, but the coal began to run short, which necessitated, putting in to Gisbbrne to replenish the supply. She sailed from Gisborne on Saturday, and at 5 p.m. on Sunday, had reached Castlepoint, but exceptionally heavy seas were again encountered, and it was not until 3.30 p.m. yesterday that the Toiler berthed at Wellington to obtain a further supply of coal. Weather permitting, the Toiler is to sail from here at 8 o'clock to-morrow morning for Lyttelton, in continuation of her voyage.</span></blockquote>
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After 1927, there is no further mention of her. A brief search on google revealed she had been <a href="http://www.southport.co.nz/documents/PortsiderSept2003.pdf">laid up</a> on a beach at Bluff alongside the former <a href="http://www.fclarchives.co.nz/item.php?id=36741">Ocean Beach Freezing Works</a> (closed in 1991) and left to the elements. Her remains are still there today.</span><br />
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The Lutterworth was an iron barque of 883 tons and was launched at Hartlepoole in 1868. In 1872 she was purchased by Shaw Saville & Co for the New Zealand trade. In 1906 she was dismasted in a storm and abandoned. She was salvaged and towed back to port where a court case ensured over whether or not she was in fact a derilect. The salvors of the vessel were awarded costs. The vessel was found too costly to repair and she was sold to the Northern Steamship Company for use as a coal hulk in Wellington. I have found reports on her as late as 1940 still in use in Wellington as a hulk. There is an excellent chapter on her from the book 'White Wings' on line at the NZETC <a href="http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-Bre01Whit-t1-body-d45.html"><b>here</b></a>. I'm still working on a more detailed time line of her shipping career and will add to this blog post once it's completed</div>
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The Eure was a French man of war built sometime in the 19th century, at this stage I haven't been able to find any details about her commissioning in the French Navy. She first visited New Zealand in 1898, coming into Auckland Harbour for the first time in that same year. She also called at various ports around the country including visiting the settlement of Akaroa, before heading to Port Chalmers under the command of Captain Le Cuve.</div>
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<strong><o:p>A</o:p>RRIVAL. March 7.</strong> Eure, French war corvette, 1600 tons, 10
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The vessel again visited New Zealand waters in 1900 including a visit to <a href="http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19000205.2.18.4&srpos=13&e=-------10--11----0eure+french+war+ship--">Wellington</a>. She was then under the command of Captain Thibauld.<br />
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In 1911 after her decommissioning, the Eure was towed to Sydney from Noumea and dismantled according to some reports at Balmain in Sydney, where as other reports in the Australian papers have stated she was dismantled in Noumea. In 1913 she was purchased by the Northern Steamship Company for use as a coal hulk and was towed by the Ihumata to Auckland arriving 26 January 1913.</div>
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January. The old French gunboat Eure arrived to-day in, tow of the steamer
Ihumata. The passage from <st1:city><st1:place>Sydney</st1:place></st1:city>
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For the next 26 years until 1939 the Eure was laid up and used as a hulk for storing coal for the Northern Steamship Company supplying its fleet of vessels until 1939, when the old vessel's days finally came to an end. She was sold to the ship breakers and beached at Shoal Bay where she was broken up. The Evening Post report below stated she was towed to Auckland by the 'Joan Craig', however that is not accurate. It was the Ihumata that towed her from Sydney on her last journey to Auckland Harbour. </div>
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ships lying in <st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city>'s
"Rotten Row," a former French man-of-war. Eure, has been sold to the
ship-breakers and is to be beached at <st1:place><st1:placename>Shoal</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype>Bay</st1:placetype></st1:place> for dismantling. While this is
being done the men engaged on the task will live on board the Taniwha. which
was recently sold by the Northern Steam Ship Company to the same firm for
breaking up. When the Eure's teak and oak timbers and metal work have been
recovered, the Taniwha will be beached for similar treatment. Little is known
of the Eure's service in the French Navy. Her last station, however, was <st1:city><st1:place>Noumea</st1:place></st1:city>.
<st1:state><st1:place>New Caledonia</st1:place></st1:state>, where she was
probably sent on patrol among French possessions, the inhabitants of which were
not so friendly to white people in those days as they are now. That she has
seen battle is evidenced by the fact that when she came to <st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city>
her sides bore signs of shot marks. She was bought by the Northern Steam Ship
Company for use as a hulk a few years before the war. The French Government
sent her to <st1:city><st1:place>Sydney</st1:place></st1:city>, and from there
she was towed across the Tasman in 1912 by the Joan Craig. Since then she has
spent her days as a hulk, though oblong ports for her guns in the remnants of
her poop and forecastle indicate her former status. Though the Eure has
outlasted her usefulness as a hulk, her timbers are still remarkably sound, and
it is considered on the waterfront, that she has been a particularly well-found
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A brief investigation into the Australian papers of the earlier time period (1890's) show reports of the Eure visiting various ports along the Australian coastline. She had taken part in the search for a missing vessel, and I also found several reports of her visiting New Guinea. She had also laid a supply depot down at an island called 'Amsterdam Island' for ship wrecked sailors. Whatever her early history the Eure had been an impressive vessel in her time, and played a significant role in the history of the Pacific Islands. <br />
<br />Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14894843346568503643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028124814150532220.post-14897185534183693202011-09-04T09:48:00.000+12:002011-09-04T09:48:33.869+12:00The Hulk of the Eli Whitney 1840-1877 sunk Wellington 1877<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Captioned "Port Chalmers from a painting by Captain John Robertson"</div><div style="text-align: center;">Vessels named from far left to far right of the image</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Favourite" "William Hyde" "Lord Ashley" "Eli Whitney" "Alhambra"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=OW18640213.2.2.1&srpos=4&e=-------10--1----2eli+whitney--">Otago Witness 13 February 1864</a></div><br />
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The Boston built barque <i>Eli Whitney</i> had been used as a coal hulk in Wellington Harbour during the 1870's. I came across her when I was researching some of the hulks lying at Quail Island at Lyttleton Harbour, Christchurch. She was launched in Boston, Massachusetts, USA in 1840. A vessel of some 500 tons although the figures vary on the different reports of her. For many years between 1860 and 1870 this vessel helped to keep the trans-Tasman trade functioning. She carried everything from passengers to livestock, wool and coal. She was a vessel whose sailing career extended over thirty years before finally she was sold to Captain Williams in 1870 and stripped down to be used as a coal hulk. In 1877 the Eli Whitney was struck by the Union Steamship Co owned vessel Taupo with the loss of two lives.The resulting enquiry held both parties responsible for the accident. Williams attempted to get compensation for the loss of his vessel. However the Union Steamship Co refused to pay the amount being claimed.<br />
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The Eli Whitney sat submerged, 200 yards from the end of <a href="http://www.wellingtonwaterfront.co.nz/history">Queen's Wharf </a> for several months after her sinking. In January of 1878 several attempts were made to blow the vessel up in the hope she would be obliterated and not be a shipping hazard. However in 1879 exactly 12 months after the explosions, a diver was sent down to inspect the hulk. Being of solid construction the Eli Whitney had held fast against the destructive forces of the dynamite used in her hull. A decade later in 1887 the sunken hulk was at last destroyed. 200 pounds of gun cotton were packed into the Eli Whitney which led to her final destruction. In 1890 the Mana dragged up part of the Eli Whitney while the vessel was being used to drag for lost mooring buoys. The piece of the hulk was shifted out of its original position and placed elsewhere to prevent any further shipping hazards.<br />
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Now and then throughout the old newspapers she is recalled. One article mentioned the possible origins of the vessel's name. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_Whitney">Eli Whitney (1765 - 1825)</a> inventor of the cotton gin was suggested. Being born in the same state as where the vessel of the same name was built, plus the history behind the man's inventions - it could be a possibility.<br />
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Below is a timeline of articles I've found to date about this vessel. It's not a complete list but an idea of the life of a very well built and hardworking vessel such as the Eli Whitney was paints an interesting portrait of the history of NZ shipping. It was once the backbone of our economic survival without these grand old sailing vessels our country would never have become what it is today.<br />
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The first record I have of her in New Zealand waters was her arrival at Lyttleton on April 26 1860 <i>"Eli Whitney, ship 510 tons" </i>Her cargo manifest included; <i> </i>300 tons of coal , two horses, 1 box of books, 1 box of earthen wear, 3 pack saddles, 1 cask preserved seal skins, 50 bales of hay. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Lyttleton Times 28 February 1860</i></span>.<br />
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<blockquote><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">The ship Eli Whitney, which arrived in port on Thursday, is commanded and partly owned by Captain B. Jenkins, hitherto the well known commander of the equally well known and favourite brig Dart. This is the best introduction which the new visitor could bring to our port. Captain Jenkins left Sydney on the 20th March, and proceeded to Twofold Bay, where he took on board 2300 sheep, the property of Mr. Wentworth, and on the 6th April proceeded with them to the Bluff, which port was reached in six days, with the loss of only forty-five of the living freight. After discharging at the Bluff, of which harbour Captain Jenkins speaks highly, a week was consumed in coming up the coast, only light baffling winds being met with until the southerly breeze of Wednesday. The Eli Whitney passed the best days of her existence in the American trade with </span><st1:place><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">Liverpool</span></st1:place><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;">, and being of Yankee origin, testifies to the substantial workmanship of the days of the earlier clippers.</span></blockquote><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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<blockquote>Same day, ship Eli Whitney, 507 tons, Jenkins, for <st1:city><st1:place>Sydney</st1:place></st1:city>. Cabin passengers—Mr. and Mrs. Day, the Misses Cain and Papprill, Mrs. Clarkson, Messrs. Lee, Robertson, <st1:city><st1:place>Richardson</st1:place></st1:city> and Stoddart. Steerage: Mr. and Mrs. Harrison and two children, Mr. and Mrs. Booth, Mr. and Mrs. FitzGerald and child, Mrs. and Miss Saunders, Miss Stewart, Messrs. Boyd, Thorley, Jessop, Hughes, Price, Goodman, Clark, Jones, Frame, Barrett, Higgins, G. and F. Culling, Short, Sykes, Taylor, J. and P. Wood, Swan wick, Roberts, Dowling, Cowan, Oben, Casey and Stuart.<br />
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ARRIVED. <st1:time hour="0" minute="0">2.30 p.m.</st1:time> — Eli Whitney, from <st1:city><st1:place>Newcastle</st1:place></st1:city><br />
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DEPARTURES. March 14.— Eli Whitney, barque, Place, for <st1:place><st1:city>Dunedin</st1:city>, <st1:country-region>New Zealand</st1:country-region></st1:place>, with 835 tons coal.<br />
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</st1:date></div><div class="MsoNormal"><st1:date day="6" month="12" year="1870"></st1:date></div><div class="MsoNormal"><blockquote>Captain Williams, of the barque Haversham, who has been trading to this port for some three years, intends, we understand, taking up his residence in this city. He has obtained the contract for supplying Messrs M'Meckan and Blackwood for the ensuing twelve months. He has brought the barque Eli Whitney from <st1:state><st1:place>New South Wales</st1:place></st1:state>, and has converted her into a coal hulk, and has also bought the hulk Rosebud, which is undergoing a thorough overhaul previous to being again brought into requisition.<br />
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<blockquote style="text-align: right;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><st1:city><st1:place> Wellington</st1:place></st1:city> Independent <st1:date day="18" month="3" year="1872">18 March 1872</st1:date></span></i></blockquote></blockquote></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">1875</span></b><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><blockquote><b>THE <st1:stockticker>ELI</st1:stockticker> WHITNEY SUNK BY THE TAUPO.</b> <b>TWO LIVES LOST</b>.<br />
A most painful sensation was excited in town this morning by the news that the hulk Eli Whitney had sunk in the harbor during the night, and, that two lives had been sacrificed. It appears that the hulk was lying at the buoy about a quarter of a mile east from the Queen's Wharf, with about 800 tons of coal on board, the property of Captain Williams, who also was the owner of the hulk. </blockquote><blockquote>She was under the charge of Mr. Edwin Davey, who, with his wife Amy and his infant son Alfred Ernest (5 months old), lived on board, and slept last night in the cabin. A very severe gale was blowing from the N.W., with furious squalls, and the night was very dark. The hulk was straining heavily at her moorings. Shortly after <st1:time hour="0" minute="0">midnight</st1:time> Davey suddenly was awakened, and heard water rushing into the vessel. He jumped up and found the cabin full of water. </blockquote><blockquote>Rousing his wife and child, he hurried them on deck, there being no time to put on any clothing, for when they reached the deck the water already was nearly on a line with it. He rushed to the boat, and had hold of the painter, when t'ue hulk, boat, and all suddenly sank right under his feet. He had only time to seize one of the planks lying about the decks, and to get on it with his wife and child when the hulk disappeared, and the fury of the gale drove them rapidly to leeward.<br />
About ten minutes afterwards the child was washed off, and it was impossible even to attempt to save it. The husband and wife continued drifting in the direction of Meech's baths, but before reaching the shore the wife also was washed off, and lastly Davey himself lost his hold, but was driven ashore, and although greatly exhausted, managed to crawl as far as a house occupied by Mrs. Davies, who, on being aroused, at once rendered him all the assistance in her power, while the alarm being given to Mr. and Mrs. Meech, they also promptly came to help. </blockquote><blockquote>An immediate search was made for the wife, who was thought to stand some chance of being driven ashore alive. The extreme darkness made all their efforts for a long time futile, but at length the unfortunate woman was discovered, after nearly two hours' search, holding on to the wooden stage lying on the beach near Meech's baths. When found, she was quite warm, and her heart was beating, but although all possible means were used to restore animation, they utterly failed, and it soon became evident that she had passed away. About 4.30 this morning, the body of the child was found on the Te Aro beach, near the Gasworks, by a man named Thomas Minty, of course quite dead. The remains of the mother and child were conveyed to the Morgue, where an inquest will be held on Monday. </blockquote><blockquote>The cause of this deplorable catastrophe at first appeared involved a mystery. Although an old vessel, the Eli Whitney was thoroughly sound, and had ridden out many gales as severe as that of last night. She was scarcely two thirds full of coals, her carrying capacity being 1900 tons, while she had barely 800 tons on board. The theory that she had simply parted, and sunk at her anchor was proved untenable, and the most feasible conjecture appeared to be that the severe jerks on her chain caused by the gale either had carried away one of her bow ports, or had caused a plank to start, on which, of course, she would fill and sink instantly. </blockquote><blockquote>The real facts of the case were not known until 10 a.m., when Capt. Alexander Chambers, master of the schooner Clio, came ashore and made the following statement : —<br />
"The Clio was lying at anchor about midway between the wharf and the hulk, but somewhat to windward of a direct line from one to the other. Wind, N.W., hard gale with violent squalls, and night dark, but not so dark but that the hulk and her mast were visible from the schooner. Shortly after <st1:time hour="0" minute="0">midnight</st1:time> the steamship Taupo left the wharf bound for Picton and <st1:place><st1:placename>Northern</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>Ports</st1:placetype></st1:place>. In going out, the steamer passed very close to the schooner. Suddenly he (Capt Chambers) heard someone on board the steamer shout out that the hulk was right ahead, and the telegraph bell was sounded to stop the engines, but two seconds afterwards the Taupo ran into the hulk, striking her a little abaft amidships with a crash that was heard most distinctly on board the Clio, which was lying to windward at a distance of fully 200 yards." </blockquote><blockquote>"The Taupo then dropped astern and lay for about ten minutes, apparently ascertaining whether she herself had sustained any serious damage in the collision, she then steamed away. Captain Chambers, on seeing the accident, went below for a glass, and, on returning on deck, after an absence of less than two minutes, found that the hulk had sunk, and only the top of her mast was visible above water"</blockquote><blockquote>The Eli Whitney was showing no light at the time the steamer ran into her. There were lights on board earlier in the evening, but as the night wore on they were extinguished, and Captain Chambers supposed that if any persons had been on board, they must have gone on shore. He heard no cry for help or anything which could lead him to suppose that anybody was on board the hulk when she was struck.</blockquote><blockquote> This statement is corroborated by the night watchman on board the Avalanche, and by other eye witnesses of the disaster. As the Taupo arrived at Picton this morning, at 6.20, it is plain that she has not suffered materially by the collision, and probably some further particulars will be received by telegram during the afternoon. The three unfortunate castaways, however, were not allowed to drift to destruction without some efforts being made to pick them up as they were driven across the harbour. </blockquote><blockquote>About half-past twelve, the night watchman on board the barque Adamant heard cries of distress, apparently from a female voice in the water. Captain Bowling, on the alarm being given, at once manned and lowered a boat, of which he himself took command, and pulled in the direction from which the cries were heard, but before the boat could be got into the water, those cries had died away altogether, and, although Captain Bowling and his brave seamen pulled about for a long time, they could neither see or hear anything of the castaways. The fierce storm and rough sea rendered their own situation one of great difficulty and danger. </blockquote><blockquote>They found it impossible to pull back to the ship, and at length were compelled to beach the boat at Clyde Quay, where they landed, thoroughly drenched to the skin. Another and even more daring attempt at a rescue was made by Mr. Peter Fergensen, who is in charge of Messrs. W. & G. Turnbull and Co.'s hulk India, who heard the cries while he was below in his cabin, and at once rushed up without waiting to dress, and pulled off alone in his boat. He says that had the cries only been once repeated after he' had launched his boat, he could have saved the castaways, but unfortunately not a sound was to be heard, and at length, his boat being full of water, and finding himself just under the stern of the s.s. Agnes, he shouted for help, and those on board lowered him a life-buoy and rope, by which he pulled himself on board. </blockquote><blockquote>The Eli Whitney was an American-built barque of 540 tons ; built at <st1:city><st1:place>Boston</st1:place></st1:city> in 1840 of pitch-pine. She was purchased by Captain Williams about six years ago from Messrs. Pickett Bros., of Melbourne, and was brought down by him to this port,'where she has been used as a coal-hulk ever since. She had two powerful steam winches on board,- one forward and the other aft, the two being valued at several hundred pounds. The coals on board were worth upwards of £1200, and the hulk herself about a like sum, thus, as there was not a penny of insurance on either the hulk or her contents, Captain Williams, we regret to say, a loser to the amount of fully ,£3OOO. </blockquote><blockquote>He informs us that the hulk was thoroughly overhauled only three days ago by several shipwrights, who pronounced her sound in every part. The unfortunate man, Edwin Davey was sufficiently recovered this afternoon to be removed to the house of his father-in-law, Mr. Price., Tory-street, where he gave to the representative of this paper a very clear account of what took place, so far as his own personal knowledge went, but throwing no light whatever on the origin of the disaster. </blockquote><blockquote>He says that, having been kept awake by the gale during most of the previous night, he and his wife retired to rest early last evening, and, after a time, slept well although at first disturbed by the violent creaking and jerking of the vessel as she strained at her warps in the furious squalls. Suddenly his wife roused him, asking him to listen to the strange noise the water was making in the closet, which opened off the cabin. He sprang up and at once found the water already in the cabin.</blockquote><blockquote> Rushing on deck he endeavoured to haul the boat, which was fastened by a painter to the stern — round to the side-ladder in order that his wife and child might be able to get down to it, but by the time he had accomplished this the water was coming over the vessel's bows, and he exclaimed to his wife that there was nothing for it but to strike out. He succeeded in securing a plank and hauling his wife on to it, but in a very few minutes it capsized, throwing them into the water. He recovered the plank at last, and then managed to seize his wife by the hair and drag her on to it again, but in the shock of the immersion she had dropped the child, and they never saw it again. </blockquote><blockquote>He and his wife succeeded in reaching the southern shore of the bay safely, although much exhausted — the plank several times capsizing by the way. With great difficulty he scrambled ashore, leaving his wife in safety by Meech's floating stage — aground at the time — and went to the nearest house as above stated, to get help, but overcome by exhaustion, he fainted, and for nearly an hour was unable to explain what he wanted.</blockquote><blockquote>The rest of the circumstances are detailed above. Mr. Davey asserts positively that the Eli Whitney's light was burning when he went to bed. He also states that he felt no particular shock, the acuteness of his perception probably having been deadened by the motion and noise of the vessel in the violent storm racing. He had been married only about eighteen months. His wife whose maiden name was Amy Price, was a young girl only twenty years of age. formerly at service in the family of the Right Rev. Bishop Hadfield, and always was a general favorite. </blockquote><blockquote>In addition to the irreparable loss of his fair young wife, the unfortunate Edwin Davey has lost all his worldly possessions, and is absolutely destitute. He had furnished his cabin on board the hulk very comfortably and tastefully, and all, of course, is gone. It appears that the first messenger sent for Dr. Doyle, as the nearest doctor, went to the house in Manners-street formerly occupied by that doctor, and knocked up the present inmates, stating that a drowning man required assistance. Soon afterwards a second messenger called on the same errand. </blockquote><blockquote>As Dr. Doyle was never asked for at all, the inmates were puzzled to account for this demand on their services. The mistake at length was discovered, and a third messenger went to Dr. Harding, the next nearest doctor, who was on the spot within ten minutes, and did all in his power, both for the husband, who soon recovered under his care, and also in trying, although unhappily in vain, to restore the wife to consciousness.<br />
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An attempt was made this evening to blow up the sunken hulk, Eli Whitney, which was cut down by the Taupo some months ago. The hulk lies about two hundred yards from the end of Queen's Wharf, in thirty feet of water. A charge of twenty pounds of dynamite was used, and set off by electricity from a battery supplied by the Telegraph Department; there was a sharp report, a few pieces of timber came to the surface, and the mainmast was canted to an angle, with a very little commotion in the water, and no shock felt at the end of the pier.<br />
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<div style="text-align: right;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><st1:place>Thames</st1:place> Star <st1:date day="28" month="7" year="1887">28 July 1887</st1:date></span></i></div></blockquote></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><st1:date day="28" month="7" year="1887"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">1890</span></b> </st1:date></div><div class="MsoNormal"><st1:date day="28" month="7" year="1887"></st1:date></div><div class="MsoNormal"><blockquote>The steamer Mana was engaged this morning dragging a short distance from the wharf for the moorings of two buoys belonging to the Harbour Board, and which became unshackled a short time ago. The moorings wore not recovered, but a large piece of the old hulk Eli Whitney, which, it will be remembered, was sunk some years ago, was picked up, and placed in a position where it cannot be the cause of damage to any vessels.<br />
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"I christen you Kia Ora; may you have good luck." </div>
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Those were the words spoken by Mrs W. Jagger when she christened the brand new <a href="http://www.jordanyachts.com/archives/3745">yawl rigged</a> yacht "Kia Ora" at her launching on 14 October 1903 from Stanley Bay on the North Shore of Auckland.</div>
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Built by the firm of Bailey and Lowe Kia Ora was destined for greater things if her new Captain Horace E. Buckridge had his way. She had been launched with pomp and ceremony with the news, that she would be soon to sail around the globe to London where he intended to put her on display. He then planned to have her exhibited at the World's Fair in St Louis Missouri USA - where Buckridge intended to sell her to American interests.</div>
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She was not a large sailing vessel her dimensions were given in the contemporary newspaper reports of the time as: </div>
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"...<i> a yacht of 2½ tons, 22ft overall. 6ft’ 6in beam, with a depth of 3ft 6in aft, and graduating forward. It was built (so far as the woodwork was concerned) entirely of <st1:country -region="-region"><st1:place>New Zealand</st1:place></st1:country> woods and had a lead keel of 7½ cwt.</i>" <br />
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Kia Ora was a vessel though destined to have a run of bad luck and a death would be added to her story a mere few months after her launching. She was supposed to be a challenger for the ocean - but instead Old Man Sea was to decree otherwise.</div>
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Horace Edgar Buckridge her captain had an intriguing background. A veteran of the Boer War he had made it to the rank of Sergeant Major, and after the war had been asked by Robert Falcon Scott to join him on the Discovery Antarctic Expedition (1901-1903). A check into the team Scott took with him reveals the name H.E. Buckridge - position Laboratory assistance. It seemed to me an unglamorous position - however Buckridges own words when he was interviewed by the '<i>Truth</i>' (<a href="http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=OW19030415.2.79.4&srpos=5&e=-------10--1----0buckridge+discovery+expedition--">Otago Witness 15 April 1903</a>) he himself had said the boredom of being stuck on board the Discovery was a monotony. He had returned to Lyttleton on the ship <i>Morning in </i>March of 1903<i> </i>to start a new venture.<br />
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He met up with Captain Voss who had been sailing the small craft Tilikum on an around the world sailing voyage. Voss was exhibiting the craft and Buckridge soon joined him on a lecture tour. Voss spoke of his journey with the Tilikum (described as a four ton 'Indian War Canoe') and Buckridge gave his account of his experiences of the Antarctic ice and of his time on board the Discovery.<br />
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<b>TWO MEN IN A BOAT.</b> Arrival of the Tilikum. It is not within the memory of the oldest resident of Feilding, nor is it ever likely to be repeated, " a deep sea ship in the Drill Hall," yet this is what will happen on Wednesday, when the tiny Tilikum, an Indian war canoe, hewn from a log of cedar, 4 tons, 6ft beam, 82ft on the water line, and drawing only 18in water, will be placed on exhibition.</blockquote>
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This diminutive craft had sailed 12,870 miles when she reached <st1:city><st1:place>Wellington</st1:place></st1:city>, and must do 17,000 more before she has hauled down the Stars and Stripes, and runs up that British flag, the Canadian Ensign. For you see she is beating the American yacht Spray, 14 tons, 12ft beam, which holds the proud distinction of being the smallest vessel that ever girdled this old globe of ours.</blockquote>
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Capt. Voss and Mr Luxton, a journalist, left Victoria, B.C., on the 21st May, 1901,on the most intrepid journey the world has ever known for the circumnavigation of the globe in a canoet For three times the little ship was driven back to the friendly shelter of Cape Flattery, on the rock-bound Canadian coast, through gales that blew with cyclone fury, and she did not finally start until the 6th July. Then 58 days were spent at sea until the Penlaylow Island was reached ; here 17 days were spent amongst the natives,and sail was set for Suva, calls being made at the Danger Group, Humphrey Islands, where the R.R. Dr Wallis, Bishop of Wellington, went on board the tiny voyager.</blockquote>
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At Suva Mr Luxton left, and Mr Louis Begant joined as mate, and then came trouble. Begant lost his balance, fell over the side, and was never afterwards seen, unfortunately taking the compass with him. Captain Voss was then alone on the vast Pacific no mate, no compass, nothing to guide him but the stars ; this happened five days out from Suva, but this plucky mariner shaped a course for Sydney, 1200 miles, meeting gale after gale, little rest, nothing but anxious watching.</blockquote>
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On the 23rd day he arrived off the Sydney Heads in an exhausted condition. <st1:city><st1:place>Sydney</st1:place></st1:city> went frantic, thousands of people seeing this plucky mariner and his tiny craft. After staying a month in the doctor's care he loft for <st1:city><st1:place>Newcastle</st1:place></st1:city>,and then sailed for <st1:city><st1:place>Melbourne</st1:place></st1:city> ; in the latter place she fell from a crane, and was so badly damaged as to cause a delay of five months for repairs. Thence she visited Ballarat, 1400 ft above sea level. Back to <st1:city><st1:place>Geelong</st1:place></st1:city>, sail was set for <st1:city><st1:place>Adelaide</st1:place></st1:city>, and afterwards for <st1:place><st1:city>Hobart</st1:city>, <st1:state>Tasmania</st1:state></st1:place>. </blockquote>
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Across the <st1:place>Tasman Sea</st1:place> awful weather was experienced, and gale after gale met, five days and no hot food was ate. The stove being smashed on the 11th day, anchor was cast in the new river estuary, a happy relief from battling with the elements. The voyage around the coast was not without some incident, but then as we said we could not give a detailed account, and Captain Voss will tell you himself in a homely style his adventurous career, and explain the use of that wonderful device the sea anchor. </blockquote>
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Associated with Captain Voss as mate is a remarkable man, Mr H. E. Buckridge; he has been prospector, trooper, explorer, seaman, pearl fisher, etc., was in the last south Polar expedition, in fact only left the ice last March, having been relieved by the Morning. For fifteen months he was in the Discovery, and was one of six men that explored the interior of the Antarctic Continent. Captain Voss and Mr Buckridge lecture on Wednesday.</blockquote>
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An Attempt to Outdo the Tilikum. (Per United Press Association.) <st1:city><st1:place>AUCKLAND</st1:place></st1:city>, August 31.<br />
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Bailey and Lowe, of <st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city>, boat-builders, have commenced to build a craft not exceeding two and a-half tons measurement, resembling partly a lifeboat and partly a yacht in appearance. Mr Buckridge hopes to start in six weeks, sailing around the Horn direct to <st1:city><st1:place>London</st1:place></st1:city>, without calling at any intermediate ports, unless compelled by bad weather,<br />
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Bailey and Lowe were a major shipwright firm of the day. Their yard was based in Customs Street West in what is now Downtown Auckland. The Kia Ora as she would be soon named was their work. With the publicity surrounding Buckridge's grand schemes, 400 spectators turned up to see the small yacht launched ready for her circumnavigation of the globe. The champagne bottle was broken upon her hull and she was duly christened - to begin a sailing career of mishap and bad luck.<br />
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<st1:place><st1:placename>Stanley</st1:placename></st1:place> <st1:placetype>Bay</st1:placetype> was visited by at least 400 people yesterday afternoon, when Mr. Buckridge's yacht the Kia Ora took the water for the first time, the launching ceremony being performed by Mrs. W. Jagger, who, in breaking the champagne bottle on the vessel's counter, said:</blockquote>
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When the vessel was nearly afloat a slight accident to the skids caused her to overbalance, but as she had some way on she shot out into deep water and quickly righted. The boat was taken alongside the wharf, where she was boarded by her owner, Mr. Buckridge, and Messrs. Percy Isaacs, E. Davies, Bailey and Lowe. The vessel was taken in tow for a short distance by an oil launch, and was then made fast to her moorings.<br />
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The Kia Ora will leave <st1:place>St. Helier</st1:place>'s Bay on Sunday afternoon at <st1:time hour="15" minute="0">three o'clock</st1:time>. Captain Buckridge will be the only occupant of the boat as far as Gisborne, which will be the only port touched at until arrival at <st1:city><st1:place>London</st1:place></st1:city>. After leaving Gisborne it is proposed to make a straight course, east by south, for Cape Horn, which should be rounded six or seven weeks later. Between eight and twelve weeks after that the captain hopes to reach <st1:city><st1:place>London</st1:place></st1:city>. Should necessity arise, through shortness of provisions or illness, the boat will call in at <st1:city><st1:place>Rio de Janeiro</st1:place></st1:city>, Monte Video, of Pernainbuco. </blockquote>
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The Kia Ora will be exhibited in <st1:city><st1:place>London</st1:place></st1:city> for about two months. She will then recross the <st1:place>Atlantic</st1:place>, and Captain Buckridge hopes to reach <st1:country -region="-region"><st1:place>America</st1:place></st1:country> in time to exhibit her at the St. Louis Exhibition in August next year. This, he explains, is the real object of the expedition, as he is very anxious of advertising the colony. Mr Buckridge may return to <st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city> in his tiny craft, but it is more than probable that he will dispose of her while in <st1:country -region="-region"><st1:place>America</st1:place></st1:country>.</blockquote>
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<b> KIA ORA SAILS FOR GISBORNE</b>.<br />
(Per Press Association.) <st1:city><st1:place>AUCKLAND</st1:place></st1:city>, this day.<br />
Mr Buckridge, formerly with the Discovery in the Antarctic, left for Gisborne yesterday in the Kia Ora, a craft of two and a-half tons, in which he intends to make the trip round the world. He goes hence to Gisborne, where he picks up Harry Brandt, a seaman who accompanies him to <st1:city><st1:place>London</st1:place></st1:city> via <st1:place>Cape Horn</st1:place>.</blockquote>
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The Kia Qra weighs only 7 cwt, and is therefore considerably smaller than the Tilikum (four tons), which is now circumnavigating the globe under command of Captain Voss, and the American yacht Spray (13 tons) which performed the hazardous task some time since. The Kia Ora is no bigger than the ordinary small yacht seen about <st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city>, and should her master: be successful in piloting her safely to <st1:city><st1:place>London</st1:place></st1:city> he will have performed a feat hitherto unaccomplished in so small a boat. She is only 22ft in length, and her beam is 6ft 6in, but the builders, Messrs Bailey and Lowe, have excelled themselves in turning but a craft that probably could not be improved on for the task she is set to accomplish.<br />
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The Kia Ora is a perfect model of buoyancy and strength. She is built of the choicest timber, and is copper fastened throughout. Every plank is worked its full length from stem to stern, so that there is not a "but" in the whole craft, despite the fact that the model is full and shapely. So long as the. craft floats it will be impossible for her to break up, however severe may be the gale encountered; there will be enough lend on her keel to keep her upright; she cannot take on board much sea-water, and there is an automatic device for returning it to the ocean. The main danger is being driven upon a lee shore, but with the sails provided, and good steering gear, Mr Buckeridge feels very confident m trusting his life to his craft. — Star.</blockquote>
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<b>KIA ORA ASHORE.<br />
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Lloyd's agent here this morning received a telegram from Mr Leigh, of Little Omaha, stating that the yacht Kia Ora, which left <st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city> on Sunday for Gisborne, was ashore at Point Rodney. The telegram gave no details as to how the mishap occurred or the extent of the damage to the vessel, but stated that no lives were lost. The Kia Ora was in charge of Mr Buckeridge, formerly connected with the Discovery, Antarctic expedition, and he had with, him Mr Percy Isaac, licensee of the Royal Hotel, the arrangement being that the latter should leave the Kia Ora at Gisborne, and make room for a seaman named Harry Brandt, with whom Mr Buckeridge proposed to proceed to <st1:city><st1:place>London</st1:place></st1:city> via <st1:place>Cape Horn</st1:place>. It is difficult to understand how the Kia Ora got ashore at Point Rodney, but probably she was driven considerably, out of her course by adverse gales. </blockquote>
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<b>The Kia Ora.</b><b>WRECKED AT POINT RODNEY.</b><b>LITTLE HOPE OF SAVING THE BOAT</b>(By Electric Telegraph.)<br />
<st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city>, October 20. Lloyd's agent here this morning received a telegram from Little Omaha stating that the yacht Kia Ora, which left <st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city> on Sunday for Gisborne, was ashore at Point Rodney. The telegram gave no details as to how the mishap occurred or the extent of the damage to the vessel, but states that no lives were lost.</blockquote>
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The Kia Qra was in charge of Mr Buckridge, formerly connected with the Discovery Antarctic expedition, and he had with him Mr Percy Isaac, licensee of the Royal Hotel, the arrangement being that the latter should leave the Kia Ora at Gisborne and make room for a seaman named Harry Brandt, with whom Mr Buckridge proposed to proceed to London, via Cape Horn. It is difficult to understand how the Kia Ora got ashore at Point Rodney, but probably she was driven considerably, out of her course by adverse gales.<br />
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" Kia Ora missed stays and got in breakers; now on rocks at Point Rodney. Both safe and unhurt. Weather too bad for steamer to call. Both had Very anxious time. Little hope of saving the boat."</blockquote>
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Mr Buckeridge's story of the wreck of the Kia Ora is as follows:—<br />
“ We were blown from the lee of Great Barrier Island, and endeavored to make South Channel, Kawau Island, under the cabin was half full of water, and the pump was choked, of us had had food or sleep since starting. Owing to the yawing of the boat and the tremendous sea, we could not steer our course, but had to run before the gale. About us was very foggy weather, which, when lifting, disclosed our position to be off <st1:place><st1:placename>Rodney</st1:placename> <st1:placename>Point</st1:placename></st1:place>, <st1:city><st1:place>Omaha</st1:place></st1:city>. We tried to weather the point, but failed. We were caught by breakers and washed on to the shore, miraculously escaping the jagged rooks all round. We have been royally entertained by Mr and Mrs Tenetahi."</blockquote>
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Mr Harper, Lloyd's agent at Leigh, Omaha, says: — "I saw a small boat approaching Maori Island, at the entrance to Omaha Harbour, and seeing that it was impossible for her to round the point, I waited to see what those on board intended to do. Finding that no attempt was made to head her out to sea and Knowing that she must go on to the rocks, I, with several others, hastened to render what assistance we could, and on reaching- the yacht found that it was the Kia Ora. The yacht was stranded on the beach and was nearly high and dry. It was low water at the time, and myself and the other settlers worked her up to above high water mark, and made her safe by tying her to the flax. The yacht had a small hole in her side, and appeared to be badly strained. On visiting the yacht again I found that the heavy sea had done her little or no damage during the night, and probably when the sea moderates she will be got off safely. Yesterday Mr Buckridge telegraphed to Messrs Bailey and Lowe, the builders of the yacht, stating, that the Kia Ora was high up on the beach, with, a small hole in her side. Mr Walter Bailey leaves for <st1:city><st1:place>Omaha</st1:place></st1:city> to-day to make an examination of the yacht, and see what repairs are necessary.</blockquote>
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The repairing of the yawl-rigged yacht Kia Ora, which went ashore at Point Rodney on Tuesday week last whilst on a voyage from Auckland to London, was completed at Stanley Bay, North Shore, to-day. The damage to the boat herself is only slight. The replacing of the stores destroyed by water is the more expensive. Mr. Brandt, who will be mate of the tiny vessel, arrived from Gisborne to-day. Mr. Buckridge anticipates resuming the voyage for <st1:city><st1:place>London</st1:place></st1:city> on Saturday or Sunday.</blockquote>
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He took part in the expedition, and returned to Lyttelton. While there he came across Captain Voss, of the Tilikum; the little four-tonner which holds the record for dangerous ocean travelling, and he became Captain Voss' mate. Together they brought the little craft to <st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city>, and then Buckeridge created a sensation by crossing the geyser at Waimangu in a small boat, accompanied by Guide Warbrick, and took soundings. The building of the Kia Ora was arranged for. It is a yacht of 2½ tons, 22ft overall. 6ft’ 6in beam, with a depth of 3ft 6in aft, and graduating forward. It was built (so far as the woodwork was concerned) entirely of <st1:country -region="-region"><st1:place>New Zealand</st1:place></st1:country> woods and had a lead keel of 7½ cwt. The yacht was launched on October 15.<br />
She was loaded up with concentrated foods and 95 gallons of water. The water was made to serve the purpose of ballast, and as it was used up it was intended to replace it with salt water. The water was estimated to be sufficient for two men for 280 days, but it was hoped to catch a good quantity of rain water occasionally to replenish the supply. The cockpit was lined with zinc for salt-water baths, and this could also be used for collecting rain water.<br />
Buckeridge proposed to sail straight for <st1:city><st1:place>London</st1:place></st1:city>, via <st1:place>Cape Horn</st1:place>, calling in only at <st1:place><st1:placename>Slaten</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>Island</st1:placetype></st1:place>. The trip would occupy four or five months. In <st1:city><st1:place>London</st1:place></st1:city> he would exhibit the yacht for a month or two, and he would then cross the <st1:place>Atlantic</st1:place> in time to attend the <st1:city><st1:place>St. Louis</st1:place></st1:city> exhibition. Buckeridge left <st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city> in due course for Gisborne, where he was to pick up his mate. Mr Isaacs, of <st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city>, accompanied him, intending to go as far as Gisborne, and see him on for his voyage to <st1:city><st1:place>London</st1:place></st1:city>. In the attempt to make Gisborne, however, they encountered very heavy seas, and the salt water played havoc with their provisions. They endeavoured to gain the shelter of the Barrier, but were foiled, and finally, missing stays near Point Rodney, went ashore. Both men got safely to land, and the yacht, which was only slightly damaged, was brought back to Auckand for repairs. Another start was made and this time she arrived safely.<br />
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The Magisterial enquiry concerning cruise of the Kia Ora and the death of Captain Buckridge commenced to-day, before Mr Barton, S.M., and Captain Chrisp, nautical assessor. W. J Hawley, Collector of Customs, detailed the circumstances, and called the survivor, George Henry J Sowden, whose evidence bore out the narrative previously given. --.<br />
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The yacht Kia Ora, which gained some notoriety about a year ago in connection with the attempt of Messrs Buckridge and Sowden to circumnavigate the globe, and which has been lying at Gisborne Wharf for a considerable time, and has been the object of much interest, has been returned to her builders, Messrs Bailey and Lowe, of Auckland.</blockquote>
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The little yacht Kia Ora, in which Messrs Buckridge and Snowden started out from Gisborne last year to make the voyage to <st1:city><st1:place>London</st1:place></st1:city>, and which had to put back owing to the death of Mr Buckridge, has been taken to <st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city> from Gisborne.</blockquote>
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A proposal by Captain Warwick to attempt an around the world voyage was met with one publication (The Poverty Bay Herald) with the Headliner "<b><i>YACHT KIA ORA. ANOTHER FOOLHARDY EXPEDITION</i></b>."<br />
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<b>YACHT KIA ORA.<br />
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The Auckland Herald's Opotiki correspondent telegraphs on Friday :— The yacht Kia Ora, which left Tauranga on Tuesday last for Gisborne, stranded near the entrance to the harbor this morning, and now lies high and dry a mile on the east side of the entrance. Captain Warwick, who was the sole occupant of the yacht, got ashore safely. He states that as ho had run short of water after leaving Tauranga. He made for Opotiki, but, missing the entrance, the yacht vent ashore. The Kia Ora has since been sold to local parties, who expect to get her floated tomorrow.<br />
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<o:p> </o:p>Captain Oswald Warwick, who started from <st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city> some weeks ago, intending to go round the globe in the little yacht Kia Ora, has abandoned his scheme, and is now on his way overland to <st1:city><st1:place>Wellington</st1:place></st1:city>. The Kia Ora (Maori for " good luck ") has been anything but a lucky little craft. Buckridge, the young Englishman formerly of the Antarctic ship Discovery and later mate of the Tilikum, died on board the Kia Ora some time after he and Captain Sowden's son had started on a voyage round the world. Captain Warwick then decided to make the voyage in the yacht, but a few days after she bad left <st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city> she was driven ashore at Opotiki. She was floated off and the voyage resumed, but ill-luck still pursued her, as she stranded again, this time near Tauranga. She has now been sold to an Opotiki syndicate for £25 to satisfy the debts incurred by Captain Warwick in connection with his undertaking.</blockquote>
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<b>THE WEATHER.</b><b>LYTTELTON. </b><b>STEAMERS DELAYED. </b>The southerly gale which began yesterday morning continued throughout last night and the early hours of this morning, but after sunrise moderated to a strong breeze, which blew throughout the forenoon. The accompanying squalls of rain and hail became less frequent during the early hours, and later on ceased altogether, giving place to a morning of sunshine. The sea remained rough, but it also gradually moderated as the day advanced. No serious damage was reported as the result of the gale. Nothing on shore was blown down, and the most notable instance of mishap on the water was not serious. It was the drifting of the yacht Kia Ora, which was anchored in the usual mooring ground for yachts, between No. 7 jetty and the dock. She drifted until her moorings became entangled with those of the dredge Mandheser. No damage to the vessel resulted, but it was about <st1:time hour="8" minute="0">eight o'clock</st1:time> this morning before the entanglement was cleared, and the dredge lost considerable working time in consequence.<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">THE <st1:stockticker>ELI</st1:stockticker> WHITNEY.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><st1:city><st1:place>Wellington</st1:place></st1:city>, Jan. 29. A second and third attempt to blow up the hulk Eli Whitney were failures.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">CONVERTED INTO A HULK</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><st1:city><st1:place>SYDNEY</st1:place></st1:city>, June 27 The well-known <st1:country-region><st1:place>New Zealand</st1:place></st1:country-region> trader Elizabeth Graham has been sold to a Melbourne Steamship Company for a hulk.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></o:p> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">COAL-LADEN HULK SINKS.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(Per Press Association) . LYTTELTON, April 6. The hulk Blackwall sank at the wharf through a seam opening. The hulk was insured for £4,000, and had 1,300 tons of coal aboard.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">END OF THE <a href="http://www.nzmaritimeindex.org.nz/izvessel.php?ID=80002041&name=oreti&db=&dm=&ds=&dh=&gsn=&owner=&num=&sh=&st=&sd=Y&svv=&typ=fuzzy&tid=0&tix=0&tot=3&wds=&pix=0&sourceid=&refid=&hit=1">ORETI.</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">[United Peess Association.] <st1:city><st1:place>Wellington</st1:place></st1:city>, Feb. 11. The hulk Oreti, which had been condemned, was taken out into <st1:place>Cook Strait</st1:place>, off <st1:place><st1:placename>Lyall</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>Bay</st1:placetype></st1:place>, and sunk by the guns of the forts.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Colonist <st1:date day="12" month="2" year="1915">12 February 1915</st1:date></span></i><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></o:p> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">REFITTING A HULK.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(Per Press Association.)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">DTJJNEDIN, July 26<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Union Steam Ship Company has decided to refit another hulk as a seagoing vessel. The steamer <a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_370060619"></span>Te Anau <span id="goog_370060620"></span></a>will leave <st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city> to-day with the <st1:place><st1:placetype>County</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename>Anglesea</st1:placename></st1:place> in tow for Port Chalmers, where the hulk will be refitted.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Ashburton Guardian <st1:date day="27" month="7" year="1918">27 July 1918</st1:date></span></i><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></o:p> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">GANYMEDE'S LAST TRIP<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Union Company hulk Ganymede, which is to be broken up at Nelson, left her moorings in <st1:place><st1:placename>Evans</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>Bay</st1:placetype></st1:place> in tow of the Titoki shortly, before <st1:time hour="19" minute="0">7 o'clock</st1:time> yesterday morning.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p> </o:p><st1:placename>HULK</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>DANCE <st1:stockticker>HALL</st1:stockticker></st1:placetype></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">VESSEL FOUND SINKING<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(By Telegraph—Press Association.) <st1:city><st1:place>AUCKLAND</st1:place></st1:city>, This Day. The Show Boat floating cabaret was discovered shortly after <st1:time hour="0" minute="0">midnight</st1:time> to be making water rapidly. For some ( months this former sailing vessel has been conducted as a dance club. Today the dance floor was eight to ten feet under water. The police are investigating the matter, it being alleged that eight holes made with an auger were discovered in the side of the hulk.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></o:p> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><blockquote>The Star of the East was loaded with timber, and ready for sea, at Kaipara, on the 22nd inst; she expected to sail the next day for <st1:city><st1:place>Sydney</st1:place></st1:city>.<br />
<o:p> </o:p>- Daily Southern Cross 26 January 1855<br />
<o:p> </o:p><o:p> </o:p><b>LOSS OF THE "<st1:stockticker>STAR</st1:stockticker> OF THE EAST."</b><o:p> </o:p>We regret having to record the loss of the ship "Star of the East," Captain A. Ashmore, which occurred off Kaipara, on the morning of the 30th January. The following are the particulars, as far as we have been able to ascertain, of the unfortunate occurrence :—:<br />
<o:p> </o:p> The "Star of the East" was timber laden, and had been waiting for some days for a fair wind to enable her to proceed to sea ; on the morning of the 30th ult. a strong breeze set in from the North, and the Capt. immediately made all sail in order to get to sea, unfortunately before the vessel was clear of the outer shoal, the wind fell light, with puffs from the S.E., there being no hopes of getting the ship through the main channel, the Pilot recommended that an attempt should be made to get to get to sea by the Fanny Channel.<br />
<o:p> </o:p>Owing to the lightness of the wind, and the ebb tide, the attempt did not succeed, and the vessel struck in the Fanny Channel. The boats were cut adrift, the long boat filled, and was washed overboard ; one of the gigs was also stove, twenty men got into the remaining boat, while the Captain was stunned, by a blow received from some of the falling rigging ; on recovering he found two lifebuoys, one of which he fastened on, he handed the other to the Chief Officer, who had remained on board, they then jumped overboard and swam to the remains of one of the boats which was floating bottom upwards, where they remained until the crew having reached the long boat, and bailed her out, came to their assistance, in about an hour and a half afterwards.<br />
<o:p> </o:p>During the time the Captain and Chief Officer were on the bottom of the boat, they saw three sharks swimming round them. After some time all hands reached the North Head, and eventually Mangawhare, the residence of H Atkins, Esq., where they were hospitably received ; and the tale of the unfortunate catastrophe was immediately forwarded to <st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city>.<br />
<o:p> </o:p>- Daily Southern Cross <st1:date day="6" month="2" year="1855">6 February 1855</st1:date></blockquote><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><st1:date day="6" month="2" year="1855"><br />
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</st1:date></div><div class="MsoNormal"><st1:date day="6" month="2" year="1855"></st1:date></div><blockquote><b>For the Benefit of whom it may Concern, THOS. WESTON & CO., Will Sell by Auction, at their Stores, <st1:street><st1:address>Shortland Street</st1:address></st1:street>, on Friday, 9th Feb., at <st1:time hour="11" minute="0">11 o'clock</st1:time>, THE wreck of the ship <st1:stockticker>STAR</st1:stockticker> OF THE EAST, - as she now lies in the Fanny Channel, Kaipara Heads, French carvel built, 6 oar gig, and 2 anchors, long boat, carvel built, both secured at the landing-place Kaipara, 2 life buoys. Terms — Cash.</b><o:p> </o:p><b>On Account of whom it may Concern. THOS. WESTON & CO., Will Sell by Auction at their Stores, Shortland- street, on Friday next, 9th Feb., at 11 o'clock, THE Cargo of Timber, 451 Loads, shipped on board the <st1:stockticker>STAR</st1:stockticker> OF THE EAST, at Mangawhare, Kaipara, and supposed to be still remaining in the wreck of that vessel at Kaipara Heads. Terms — Cash.</b><o:p> </o:p><br />
- Advertisements Daily Southern Cross <st1:date day="6" month="2" year="1855">6 February 1855</st1:date><st1:date day="6" month="2" year="1855"><br />
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Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14894843346568503643noreply@blogger.com0North Island, Waikato, New Zealand-36.3611661 174.20679919999998-40.2679651 170.77558369999997 -32.4543671 177.63801469999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028124814150532220.post-81730102415395940012011-08-09T23:00:00.001+12:002011-08-09T23:01:30.852+12:00The Concordia - Muriwai September 1902<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8g_zqf7xYAsPDmTEn2FTSu2kDwX4Zqq19URsnQxVTC5nDFEYQ8wW4Y1zQVwRdxMpTkBD-VomuMwaLLP_MDNdp7cX8-NI3V1SA9m_Shza0FCCHIw6MfrEC47B8JXWVdpoNF10Y1i-nC8dz/s1600/800px-Muriwai_Beach_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8g_zqf7xYAsPDmTEn2FTSu2kDwX4Zqq19URsnQxVTC5nDFEYQ8wW4Y1zQVwRdxMpTkBD-VomuMwaLLP_MDNdp7cX8-NI3V1SA9m_Shza0FCCHIw6MfrEC47B8JXWVdpoNF10Y1i-nC8dz/s400/800px-Muriwai_Beach_02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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Near where the public at Muriwai Beach take their pleasure with kite fishing, horse riding and other leisure activities, there once once the sight of a number of wreckings of ships caught up in storms. The steel barque Concordia was another one of those victims. For her there was no chance, with the power of the waves from the Tasman Sea she was soon high and dry on the bank sands. One seaman was drowned, the rest of the crew making it ashore. And there she sat stuck fast on the beach awaiting her fate.<br />
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<blockquote><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">BARQUE CONCORDIA WRECKED.</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">A SEAMAN DROWNED.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Late last evening Inspector Cullen received a telegram from the stationmaster at Helensville that it had just been reported from Waimauku that a three-masted vessel was ashore on the West Coast, near <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muriwai">Muriwai Creek</a>, and some twenty miles to the north ward of Manukau Heads.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">At <st1:time hour="9" minute="0">9 a.m</st1:time> to-day our Helensville correspondent wired:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span> "A large barque, in ballast, came ashore near Waimauku at <st1:time hour="16" minute="0">4 p.m.</st1:time> yesterday. From particulars to hand she is standing upright. There is no information<br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(From Our Own Correspondent)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>HELENSVILLE, this day.</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Additional particular's - have since been received here, and states that the vessel ashore on the coast is the Russian barque Concordia, which left Fremantle on the 8th ult. for Kaipara, in ballast under charter to the Kauri Timber Company to load for the <st1:country-region><st1:place>United Kingdom</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">One English sailor was drowned, but the remainder of the ship's company, including the master, Captain Wickmass, succeeded in reaching shore.<br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The barque at low water lies high and dry on the beach. The Concordia is insured in the Salamander office.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">A message to the same effect was received this morning- by Mr. Q. T. Niccol. No particulars of the wreck are as yet available, and it can only be surmised that, getting too close in shore, the barque, unable to make an offing against the westerly gale blowing was driven helplessly on the beach, which just about here is very sandy.<br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Acting under instructions from Inspector Cullen a constable left Helensville this morning for the site of the wreck. A telegram received this afternoon by Inspector Cullen states that all the crew landed safely, but one man died subsequently.<br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Besides Constable Watts, of Helensville, Constable Gordon, of Avondale, has also gone to the scene of the wreck.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Concordia is a steel barque of 1031 tons, of the following dimensions: Length. 193 ft' 9in; breadth. 35ft 4in; and depth', 20ft 6 inch. She was built at <st1:city><st1:place>Amsterdam</st1:place></st1:city> in 1886 by Messrs. Huijgens & Oelder, and is owned by Messrs. Schfahrts, Ges & Austra, of <st1:place><st1:city>Riga</st1:city>, <st1:country-region>Russia</st1:country-region></st1:place>. She is classed100 Al at Lloyds'.<br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The barque comes from Fremantle, in ballast, under charter to the Kauri Timber Company.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">-<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span><st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city> Star <st1:date day="24" month="9" year="1902">24 September 1902</st1:date></span></blockquote></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>THE<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>BARQUE<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>CONCORDIA.</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The stranded<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>barque<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Concordia<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>still lies on the beach south of <st1:place><st1:placename>Kaipara</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>Harbour</st1:placetype></st1:place> (says an Aratapu paper of recent date). She has settled down about five feet into the sand on an even keel, and looks very comfortable.<br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Her bow is seaward, and she appears quite willing to take to the sea again with little persuasion. She seems to have suffered no injury. A gentleman who was having a look at the vessel this week states that with a little energy and expense there should be no great difficulty ill floating the barque.<br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">At the time of his visit there was a fair wind and a growing tide, and the captain had an anchor out seaward, but he is of opinion that unless more energy is displayed the vessel will not be moved. More men and better appliances are necessary to ensure success.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">- <st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city> Star <st1:date day="7" month="10" year="1902">7 October 1902</st1:date></span></blockquote></div><div class="MsoNormal"><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>BARQUE CONCORDIA STRANDED.</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Russian barque Concordia, a vessel of 980 tons, is stranded about 20 miles south of Kaipara Heads, where she was driven ashore, ballasted, by a heavy westerly gale on September 22. The crew landed on the beach, but subsequently the steward of the vessel (Henry Harris) succumbed to effects of exposure. The barque is not badly damaged, and if the weather keeps good she will be floated off.</span>-<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span><st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city> Star <st1:date day="9" month="10" year="1902">9 October 1902</st1:date></blockquote></div><div class="MsoNormal"><st1:date day="9" month="10" year="1902"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><st1:date day="9" month="10" year="1902">On January 5 1903 the vessel was purchased by Helensville local James Stewart and Aucklander George Nicol for just over </st1:date>£200. The salvage through, was not without its hazards. A small boat was wrecked in the process of attempting to refloat the huge vessel, at the end of the ordeal though at last she floated and was taken to Shelly Beach to be readied for a voyage to Auckland.</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><st1:city><st1:place><b>SALE</b></st1:place></st1:city><b> OF A<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>BARQUE.<br />
<o:p></o:p></b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(Per United Press Association.)</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><st1:city><st1:place>AUCKLAND</st1:place></st1:city>, January 5. The iron<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>barque<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Concordia, recently stranded near Kaipara Heads, was sold at auction for £200. The purchaser is James Stewart, of Helensville. The hull is undamaged and almost afloat at high spring tides.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">-<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span>Wanganui Herald <st1:date day="6" month="1" year="1903">6 January 1903</st1:date></span></blockquote></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><blockquote><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">THE WRECKED CONCORDIA.</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>SALVAGE </b><st1:stockticker><b>WORK</b></st1:stockticker><b>.<br />
<o:p></o:p></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>NARROW ESCAPE OF A BOAT'S CREW</b>.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Efforts are being made by the purchaser of the Russian barque Concordia, which was stranded sometime on Rangatara beach, south of Kaipara Heads, to get the vessel off. The risky nature of these operations on such a coast was illustrated by an accident that occurred last Wednesday.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">An attempt was made to run a line from the tug boat Pilot about <st1:time hour="15" minute="0">3 o'clock</st1:time> in the afternoon, to the bow of the Concordia.<br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mr Harrison first went out with a small boat but was capsized. One of the Concordia's big whale boats was got out with about a mile of line in it. The crew had been carefully selected, all being good swimmers. Amongst them were Mr Harrison, who acted as coxswain, Captain Cooper, who has taken charge of the barque, a seaman named Jenner, a Russian and two others.<br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The idea was to get the rope out, and then drag a wire cable on which to put the steam pressure, to try and get the Concordia off. When within half a mile of the shore, however, the whaleboat swamped in the surf, and was Almost immediately smashed to pieces. For the next few minutes the crew had a very lively time. One man expressed his sensations as being rolled over and over like a cork, and he says he did his best to swim, but really knew very little more until he was helped on shore by Mr J. Stewart. He then saw Captain Cooper struggling through the surf, assisting the Russian sailor, who was pretty well exhausted.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Fortunately, however, all reached the shore safely, after a very rough half hour in the water. The difficulty the swimmers had to face was that the wind was off the shore, and tide going out, added to the surf.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">When the men got ashore Mr Stewart had spirits and hot drinks for them, for which they were very thankful.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mr Harrison, although twice capsized, made a third attempt in a small boat, and had another ducking, being overturned within a quarter of a mile of the shore.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Concordia is lying on a hard sandy bottom, and rises at high water. A steam pump is being put on her to keep the water down in the event of her being got off safely. She will then be taken to Kaipara, load timber, and come on to <st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city> for repairs.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">- <st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city> Star <st1:date day="23" month="1" year="1903">23 January 1903</st1:date></span></blockquote></div><div class="MsoNormal"><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>THE CONCORDIA.</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><st1:city><st1:place>AUCKLAND</st1:place></st1:city>, February 113.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Russian barque Concordia, which went ashore near Kaipara Heads several months ago and was purchased by a local syndicate, was successfully floated yesterday and towed to Helensville.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">- Wanganui Chronicle <st1:date day="14" month="2" year="1903">14 February 1903</st1:date></span></blockquote></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
<blockquote><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">SALVAGE OF BARQUE CONCORDIA.</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>INTERESTING ACCOUNT OF THE </b><st1:stockticker><b>WORK</b></st1:stockticker>.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The barque Concordia, of 1045 tons register, which was stranded during a gale on the West Coast in the month of September, was successfully launched on Friday, February 13. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">She is an iron vessel, and was valued at £ 7000.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The salvage operations were of an expensive character, new boilers and winches having to be conveyed over the sand hills to the coast and about six or seven tons of winch hawsers with a mushroom anchor weighing 3½ tons, all having to be conveyed to the vessel and placed.<br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">These extensive operations were conducted under the immediate supervision of Mr James Stewart, of Helensville, Mr George Nicol, of Auckland (the purchasers of the stranded vessel), and last, but by no means least, Mr John Harrison of Aratapu, who gallantly volunteered to lay the wire cable from the sea anchor a mile off the coast to the beach.<br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">So hazardous was this feat that Mr Harrison and his assistants in their first attempt to land through the surf with the small line had the lifeboat capsized and broken to pieces close to the beach, and after a severe struggle landed. He (Mr Harrison) being badly bruised with portions of the boat falling on him.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> At 9.30 on Friday morning all was in readiness for a trial, and the steam winches set to work, as did also the Concordia's capstan, and the powerful steamer Gosford, the latest addition to the fleet of the North Union Steamship Boating Company of Kaipara, was in attendance with Captains Sellars and Cash on board.<br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">With great difficulty the rope from the Gosford was taken through the surf to the Concordia, all the hauling appliances were put in motion by a signal from the barque, and in a few minutes the vessel began to roll and heave, and amidst great cheering and waving of flags, was once more launched into her native element.<br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Anxiety was caused by the non-arrival of the tug <st1:city><st1:place>Sterling</st1:place></st1:city>, which had been ordered to be in attendance. However, the Gosford proved equal to the task. Mr Harrison, knowing the great anxiety of the owners to get the vessel away from the west coast and into the harbour before dark, offered to take her through the south channel into the Kaipara. and successfully accomplishedthe navigation of the same with this large vessel at dead low water, although much to the detriment of the harbour this channel is still unsurveyed.<br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Gosford towed the Concordia inside the harbour from the scene of the stranding in 5 hours, and later anchored her at Shelly Beach, when all bands engaged in the work were invited to drink to the success of the vessel and owners, and the workmen were conveyed to Helensville.<br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The vessel, fortunately, has suffered very little damage, and shortly proceeds to <st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city> to go in dock.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">-<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span><st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city> Star <st1:date day="16" month="2" year="1903">16 February 1903</st1:date></span></blockquote></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><st1:date day="16" month="2" year="1903"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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While she was moored in Auckland, tragedy struck when the night watchman Michael Bain vanished overboard. His body was later found on rocks opposite Rangitoto.<br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The watchman of the barque Concordia, which is lying at the Railway wharf, has been missing since Saturday, and it is feared that he either accidentally fell overboard or fell off the wharf when making his way to the vessel.<br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The man's name is Michael Bain, and he lived in Chapel Street with his half-sister, Mrs. Ellen Muller, who states that be left home at <st1:time hour="16" minute="0">four o'clock</st1:time> on Saturday afternoon. He was quite sober, and would in due course have gone aboard the barque.<br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Enquiries on the vessel show that the missing man was paid a guinea by the captain on board at <st1:time hour="13" minute="0">one o'clock</st1:time> on Saturday, and that he then went ashore.<br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">He had not been seen since by the captain. Bain was an Irishman, 47 years of age, 5ft 6 inch in height, of fresh complexion, with dark whiskers and a moustache turning grey.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">- <st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city> Star <st1:date day="2" month="7" year="1903">2 July 1903</st1:date></span></blockquote></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>FOUND DROWNED.</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(Per United Press Association.) <st1:city><st1:place>AUCKLAND</st1:place></st1:city>, July 6.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The body of Michael Bain, watchman on the barque Concordia, who has been missing since June 27th, was recovered among the rocks opposite Rangitoto</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">.</span>-<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span>Wanganui Herald <st1:date day="6" month="7" year="1903">6 July 1903</st1:date></blockquote></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><st1:date day="6" month="7" year="1903"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The barque Concordia which was anchored off Judge's Bay in readiness to sail for the <st1:country-region><st1:place>United Kingdom</st1:place></st1:country-region>, got adrift through her anchor chain parting early this morning, and was very nearly ashore at Devonport.<br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">A very strong south-easterly wind was blowing at the time, raising a heavy sea. About <st1:time hour="14" minute="0">two o'clock</st1:time> this morning, the captain states, the chief officer and the night watchman were on deck. In a very rough sea the barque crossed the tide and parted her cable a short distance from the anchor, which was lost.<br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The vessel was then driven across the harbour on an ebb tide and brought up alongside the Calliope Dock. Her bobstays fouled the stone masonry on the harbour side of the dock, with the result that they carried away. No other damage was done. The Concordia was towed alongside the dock wharf this morning by the s.s. Awarua.<br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The necessary repairs were being carried out to-day.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">- <st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city> Star <st1:date day="30" month="7" year="1903">30 July 1903</st1:date></span></blockquote></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><st1:date day="30" month="7" year="1903"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><st1:date day="30" month="7" year="1903">We see no more about her, after she sailed for England in August 1903, however in the Australian Newspapers I found numerous references to a barque named the Concordia. She experienced a long sailing career before ending up grounded after a severe storm. She almost matches the above vessel referred to in this post, however the vessel was stated as being built in 1800 yet she was stated as being a steel barque. It was also stated that she was built in Germany and had Norwegian owners. Therein lies the mystery. Is she the same vessel? Possibly she is or possibly not. Her tonnage was also larger whereas the vessel described in the Auckland Star article states:</st1:date></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Concordia referred to in the Australian entries was sold to a British Firm then dismantled her hull used as a coal hulk from 1914 onwards.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>CAPTAIN VERSUS PILOT.</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>THE <st1:stockticker>PORT</st1:stockticker> <st1:city><st1:place>ADELAIDE</st1:place></st1:city> CASE.</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The action against Alfred Wells, one of the <st1:place><st1:placetype>Port</st1:placetype> <st1:placename>Adelaide</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>Harbor</st1:placetype></st1:place> pilots, by Captain S. Johnsen, master of the Norwegian barque Concordia, who seeks to recover. £119 12/ for damage caused to the vessel whilst in charge of the defendant, was continued in the <st1:street><st1:address>Port Adelaide Local Court</st1:address></st1:street>, before Sir. T. Gepp, S.M., and justices, on Tuesday Mr. R. Cruickshank appeared for the informant, and Mr. S. H. Skipper for</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">the defendant.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The cross-examination of the defendant by Mr. Cruickshank was resumed. He told counsel that the plaintiff was wrong in saying that he stated he was sorry the accident occurred. The accident was due to the vessel having taken a sheer in the wrong direction.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Captain W. H. Poynter, master of the tug Falcon, said after a tow-line had been made fast to the Concordia the defendant ordered the tug to co slowly ahead. When the Concordia was in a position to pass through the bridge fairway the tug was given orders to stop and the vessel carried her way to the bridge. As soon as she had entered the fairway the order was given slow speed ahead. The order was obeyed. The Concordia touched with, the bluff of her bow and then slid through the fairway. The blow was very slight. No fenders were used coming through the fairway by the Concordia. The means for removing the Concordia were in his experience proper. The Concordia had not too much way on. A line connected with the wharf was a better means of checking a vessel than a tug astern.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Captain Loveridge, master of the tug Leveret, said it would have been dangerous to take a line astern from the Concordia whilst she was fast by a wire line ashore. The check line to the tug astern could not have kept the Concordia’s bow straight.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">John Nesbitt, caretaker of Robinson's bridge, said all bolts connected with that bridge were countersunk. Vessels frequently struck the bridge in going through the fairway.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The court awarded a verdict for the plaintiff for £38 16/6.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">- The Advertiser <st1:date day="19" month="6" year="1907">19 June 1907</st1:date></span></blockquote></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">COAL CARGO ON <st1:stockticker>FIRE</st1:stockticker>.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">CONCORDIA AT FREMANTLE.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">FREMANTLE, October 23.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The barque Concordia, bound from <st1:city><st1:place>Swansea</st1:place></st1:city> to Balla Balla, with a cargo of coal, put into Fremantle unexpectedly in distress. She left <st1:city><st1:place>Swansea</st1:place></st1:city> on July 10, and everything went well till October 13, when smoke was observed coming from the fore hatch. All the hatches were immediately sealed, and as on additional precaution, the air pipes and ventilators leading to the hold were closed up. It was thon decided to make for Fremantle, and it was a great relief to the crew when Rottnest hove in sight. Separating the cargo in the lower hold is a partition of wood and canvas, and it 's supposed that the movement and friction of the vessel caused the canvas to ignite. A portion of the cargo will have to be removed before the outbreak can be subdued<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><st1:stockticker>FIRE</st1:stockticker> ON A BARQUE.</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Fremantle, Oct 24. The barque Concordia, bound from <st1:city><st1:place>Swansea</st1:place></st1:city> to Ballaballo, has put in with her cargo of coal on fire since the 23rd inst. The closing of the hatches prevented the flames from spreading extensively. A portion of the cargo had to be removed to reach the outbreak.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">- Colonist <st1:date day="25" month="10" year="1911">25 October 1911</st1:date></span></blockquote></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">…..The captain of the barque Concordia seeing the anchors were unable to hold steered on a sandy beach, and the vessel was practically undamaged….</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">After lying ashore on the beach at Balla Balla for nearly six months, the Norwegian barque Concordia is afloat again, and will shortly leave the West Australian port in tow for Fremantle, where repairs will probably be effected.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Concordia was, it will be remembered, loading at Balla Balla when, the memorable ''willy-willy," which brought about the loss, of the Adelaide Co. a steamer Koombana sprang up. It arose with such suddenness, that the crew of the barque were not able to do anything to save the Concordia, which was lifted high and dry on the beach, by a succession of huge seas. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">While this was happening, the Norwegian ship Crown of England, which was lying close by the Concordia; was similarly treated by the elements, but instead of being carried on to a sandy beach, she crashed upon a reef, and almost immediately went to pieces. At first high hopes were entertained of refloating the Concordia, but as time went by it seemed as if it was not to be, and it appeared as though the vessel had found her last resting place.<br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">However, some, more sanguine of success than others, held on to the task of refloating her, and in the end found their efforts successful.<br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Concordia will be towed to Fremantle by the Swan River Shipping Co.'s new tug Wyola, which will proceed direct to Bunbury from <st1:city><st1:place>Colombo</st1:place></st1:city>, en route from the <st1:place>Tyne</st1:place>.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>A PROFITABLE TOW. </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Probably never before in the maritime history of the Commonwealth has a new tug made such a remarkable start as the Wyola, which left the <st1:place>Tyne</st1:place> at the end of last July for Fremantle, and arrived there last week, with the Norwegian barque Concordia in tow. This maiden tow of the Wyols, for which she will receive £650, was brought about under strange circumstances. It will be remembered that in the destructive "willy willy" on the north west coast of Australia last March the Concordia was stranded at Balls Balla when nearly loaded with ore for Liverpool. At first it -was thought that the Concordia was past recovery: then, again, it was reported that she would probably be dismantled; however, she was refloated last August, and arrangements were soon afterwards made with the owners of the Wyola to call at Balla Balla and tow the Concordia to Fremantle. The Wyola was constructed by Messrs. J. T. Eltringham and Co., South Shields, for the Swan River Shipping Company, Perth, West Australia, through the agency of Messrs. M'Ilwraith, M'Eacharn, and Co., London, and on her official trial everything proved highly satisfactory, and a mean speed of over 11½ knots was attained on the measured miles, the machinery, constructed by the Shields Engineering and Dry Dock Company, North Shields, giving every satisfaction, and developing about 1100 h,.p. She is fitted out with appliances for heavy sea towing and salvage work, her outfit including electric light and Morse signalling lamp, a centrifugal salvage pump, capable of delivering 4000 gallons per minute, steam windlass, and special type of steam winch, steam steering gear, etc.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">- Examiner <st1:date day="14" month="11" year="1912">14 November 1912</st1:date></span></blockquote></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">For many months the Norwegian barque Concordia has lain crewless in the river basin at Fremantle. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The beginning of the Concordia's end came with the disastrous gale which was responsible for the disappearance of the s.s. Koombana in March of last year. She was then laden with ore from Balls Balts, on the North -West coast, and was leaving on a trip to <st1:place>Europe</st1:place> with her cargo when she was carried ashore and beached. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">There she lay with her holds full for many months, until she was eventually towed out and brought to Fremantle by the new Swan River Shipping Co. tug Wyola. She was then demasted, and her Captain went back to <st1:country-region><st1:place>England</st1:place></st1:country-region> enter a new commission and it was only on the request of the harbour authorities that a crew of one was placed on board to act as caretaker. For some time past negotiations have been going on between the owners in <st1:place>Europe</st1:place> and Messrs. McIlwraith, McEacharn and Co., with the result that the vessel has come into British hands and is being dismantled at the <st1:place><st1:placename>North</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>Wharf</st1:placetype></st1:place>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">For the future she will act as a collier for the afore mentioned company. The Concordia was built at Vegesaek, on the River Weser, in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Germany</st1:place></st1:country-region>, in 1800, and after making several trips to various outlying ports for a German firm she entered the hands of Norwegian owners under the management of Mr. N. A. Stangjun. She was a well known visitor to all the Australian ports, and ran regularly from European ports to Melbourne and Fremantle with general cargoes. On unloading here the vessel was several times chartered to load ore from Balla Balls for <st1:place>Europe</st1:place>, and it was on just such an occasion that the Concordia met her doom. She is an iron hull of 1423 tons gross registered tonnage, and was classed 100 Al at Lloyd's. It is expected that in a few weeks the necessary alterations will be completed to fit her out as a coal hulk, and it is understood that she will pass the remainder of her days at Fremantle in that capacity.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</div></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14894843346568503643noreply@blogger.com0Muriwai, New Zealand-36.8362109 174.4340691-36.937926399999995 174.3495341 -36.7344954 174.51860409999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028124814150532220.post-50277784121899466102011-08-08T11:22:00.001+12:002011-08-08T11:26:19.544+12:00The Phoenix (Schooner) - December 1846<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQ5gghKO_nVyJ8ErRg4za3Yb1eHYx3_OlzIWy_vwTTm4NKRJVym-tGcq-kldGgwLRxEE-4Jl67afXeM7T18lar7CZE9qNHWLe-2C99XzB8jtDdVwVmu0HL9tHQ2q8SR5YDqNVYspluXnE/s1600/Shenandoah_lying_on_her_anchor_in_Vineyard_Haven%2527s_Outer_Harbor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQ5gghKO_nVyJ8ErRg4za3Yb1eHYx3_OlzIWy_vwTTm4NKRJVym-tGcq-kldGgwLRxEE-4Jl67afXeM7T18lar7CZE9qNHWLe-2C99XzB8jtDdVwVmu0HL9tHQ2q8SR5YDqNVYspluXnE/s400/Shenandoah_lying_on_her_anchor_in_Vineyard_Haven%2527s_Outer_Harbor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Schooner Phoenix was built in Nelson in 1846. The first records of her being reported in the newspapers of the time, have her lying in port at Nelson in October of 1846. She left Nelson for Wellington on November 21st 1846 and was never seen again. The first sighting was reported in early December of 1846. She was wrecked near D'Urville Island with the loss of seven lives. This was possibly her first and last voyage.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>SUPPOSED WRECK of the </b><st1:city><st1:place><b>PHOENIX</b></st1:place></st1:city><b> </b><st1:stockticker><b>AND</b></st1:stockticker><b> LOSS OF </b><st1:stockticker><b>ALL</b></st1:stockticker><b> HANDS.<o:p></o:p></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">It is our painful duty to state that there is every reason to fear the beautiful little, schooner Phoenix, lately built at this port and which sailed hence for Wellington, on her first voyage, on the 21st ult., has been wrecked somewhere between Stephen's Island and the Rangitoto side of D'Urville' Island.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">All the information we at present possess relative to this most unfortunate event has been obtained from Mr. James M'Laren, of Croixelles, who arrived here in a boat from Rangitoto on Monday evening last.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mr. M'Laren left Croixelles in a boat, accompanied by a canoe, on Monday the 23rd of November, and proceeding through the French Pass, reached Rangitoto on the day following. A native lad who had accompanied him having strolled into an adjoining bay, picked up. there a piece of the bulwark of a vessel, and , bringing it back with him, Mr. M'Laren immediately suspected it belonged to the Phoenix, which he had seen in Nelson a short time before she sailed, and that she had been wrecked in the neighbourhood. On the morning of Wednesday, the 25th, he himself . proceeded along the same coast, and picked up several pieces of bulwark, part of the wreck of a boat, one of the main hatches and the false keel of a vessel, and a piece of sawn .limber. When he arrived opposite to Stephen's <st1:place>Island</st1:place>, Mr. M'Laren remained there till low water to take a survey of the sunken rocks, but discovered nothing further that day.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">On the following morning he started again on the same track at daylight, but finding nothing, he crossed the hills to Port Hardy, and ranged the whole of the north-west coast to <st1:place><st1:placetype>Cape</st1:placetype> <st1:placename>Stephens</st1:placename></st1:place>, without discovering a particle of the wreck.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">At daybreak, on the 27th, Mr. M'Laren manned his boat and started for the <st1:place>Admiralty Islands</st1:place>. On the northernmost one he discovered part of a boat, a main-hatch, a forecastle scuttle, a handspike, and several small pieces of bulwark.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Proceeding to the next island, he there picked up part of a bag of flour, one of the companion stanchions, two of the companion doors, and a curtain roller. As it came on to blow heavily, Mr. M'Laren was obliged to discontinue further search.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">On his return to Rangitoto, a native brought him a parcel he had picked up containing letters and papers belonging to Mr. Perry, which proved at once that the wreck was that of the <st1:city><st1:place>Phoenix</st1:place></st1:city>. Another bag with flour, and a cask which had been stoved, supposed to have contained brandy, were also picked up by the natives ; the bags were marked AP.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">On Monday, the 30th, Mr. M'Laren started for Nelson, but the state of the weather did not permit him to reach here before Monday last. The above is all we know regarding the fate of this unfortunate vessel ; what remains is mere conjecture.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The <st1:city><st1:place>Phoenix</st1:place></st1:city> left Nelson on Saturday the 21st November, about <st1:time hour="21" minute="0">nine p.m.</st1:time>, with a fair breeze. There were seven persons on board, namely, Mr. A. Perry, of this place, merchant and owner of the vessel; Cooper, master, formerly mate of the Fifeshire; Manning, mate, from Sydney in the Royal William ; Joseph Hall, a seaman ;' Scott, M'Donald, son of Mr. M'Donald, late of the Wakatu Tavern ; William Rice, shipped as carpenter; and Thomas Lightband, son of Mr. Lightband, leather-dresser.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The probability is that the night after she started, she ran in the dark inside Stephen's <st1:place>Island</st1:place>, supposing she had passed it, and was in the Straits, and striking on one of the sunken rocks there, bilged, or went down at once by the head in deep water.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The finding of Mr. Perry's parcel of private papers on the beach, leads us to think that when the vessel struck, the unfortunate gentleman seized it and rushed on deck, but whether he succeeded or not in getting into the boat, the wreck of which was found, it is impossible for us to say. As no part of the rigging or spars was found, it would seem that the vessel must have gone down bodily.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The weather at the time was very foggy, and the wind strong, without however blowing a gale. The pilot boat started on Tuesday evening, with Mr. Tinline, who had charge of Mr. Perry's affairs in his absence, to endeavour to learn something more of the fate of the vessel and those on board. Whether we view this unfortunate event as a public or private calamity, it is equally distressing. In a small community such as ours, the loss of any single member leaves a hiatus ; to lose at once seven, and among them a man who acted a prominent part in the mercantile affairs of the settlement, is a blow we shall long feel.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mr. A. Perry was, we believe, the son of Dr. Perry, of <st1:city><st1:place>Glasgow</st1:place></st1:city>, and emigrated to <st1:city><st1:place>Wellington</st1:place></st1:city> with the first settlers. For the last four years he has carried on business in this place, and was always characterized by his indefatigable industry. No man more willingly assisted struggling enterprise, or exerted himself with greater energy to develop our resources.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">If we could persuade ourselves the thing were possible, we should hope the lives of those who were on board the ill-fated vessel may yet prove safe; but, had they been carried ashore in any of the bays or on the islands in the neighbourhood, they must have been heard of ere now through the natives.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The loss of the vessel to the port is also a serious matter. Strongly built, and fitted up in the most tasteful and complete manner, we looked to her to supply the want we have long laboured under— a regular communication with the neighbouring settlements.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The captain of the <st1:city><st1:place>Phoenix</st1:place></st1:city> has left a wife and young family, for whom a subscription will be opened at the Custom House. Nel. E.</span></blockquote><blockquote style="text-align: right;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">-<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">New Zealand Spectator & Cook’s Strait Guardian 2 January 1847</span></i><o:p></o:p><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">In February of 1847 it was reported that two masts had been seen on the sand spit, which were possibly the wreck of the Phoenix.</span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Elora reports having seen the wreck on the sand spit at the mouth of the bay which we noticed last week. Two masts were distinctly visible, but whether she way a brig or a schooner does not appear, though Captain Turnbull inclines to the latter opinion, as the masts appeared to be slender. We still think it will prove to be the <st1:city><st1:place>Phoenix</st1:place></st1:city>. A whaleboat started on Tuesday for the spot, and we may therefore expect quickly to have full intelligence.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The last reported possible sighting of the wreck came in July of 1847.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Captain Watson, of the Fisherman, reports having passed a vessel, keel uppermost, off Port Gore. She was apparently about thirty tons, but as it was night when she was seen, no very accurate description of her can be given. We think it not improbable, but this may have been the hull of the <st1:city><st1:place>Phoenix</st1:place></st1:city>, supposed to have been lost near the spot, and which the late heavy gales may have liberated.<o:p></o:p></span></blockquote></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14894843346568503643noreply@blogger.com11D'Urville Island-40.852738754946927 174.02544680390622-44.44113475494693 169.87726030390621 -37.264342754946924 178.17363330390623tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028124814150532220.post-39081947613638505052011-08-08T08:17:00.008+12:002011-08-08T08:34:09.010+12:00Guest Blog Post - Edward Wall's hulk at Customs Street<span style="font-style: italic;">This is the second in a series of Guest Blog Posts written by my close friend and well known Historian Lisa Truttman author of the outstanding <a href="http://timespanner.blogger.com/">Timespanner Blog</a>. Once again it's a privilege to present this contribution. </span><br />
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When workmen were excavating for the foundations of Messrs Hipkins and Coutts' new warehouse in Customs Street East, Auckland, near Messrs A. H. Nathan and Co's large warehouse, in one of the trenches the ribs of a vessel were discovered about sixteen feet below the surface. Mr Ed. Bartley, the architect for the work, was informed of the discovery. He states that the ribs were of oak, and were embedded in the mud at about the old beach level. In the early days, before this portion of the city was reclaimed, Edward Wall had a blacksmith's shop near the spot where the ribs of the boat were found. Wall purchased the boat and dragged her up on the beach close to what was known as Jacob's ladder. Subsequently the boat was allowed to be buried in the earth as the reclamation work proceeded. </div></blockquote><div style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Yesterday, at his auction mart, Fort street, Mr. S Cochrane disposed of the hulk in Custom-house street, formerly occupied by Mr. Edward Wall, as a boat-building depot. It was disposed of to Mr W. F. Blake, for £37 10s.</div></blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Southern Cross 10 October 1863</i></span></div><br />
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So were the oak ribs the remains of the hulk which seemed to hard to auction off? And whatever happened to Edward Wall?<br />
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</div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14894843346568503643noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028124814150532220.post-35704895913043439802011-08-07T09:40:00.003+12:002011-08-07T11:58:16.077+12:00The Bad Luck Saga of the Schooner Orpheus (1875 -1907)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-skNInxPbvJSMD0hhloUSAhVjDcTQi-umKpAVkZy-UiEIhI0LV4sMX-rIxNp0-YaY1MduCndjpXIRvZJXQ7qUcJhDT6KVtDwEH4UrroFijIVJPN2OAXfzXMbD_UjQwrieh5siIZXpcPtF/s1600/IMG_0485.1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 202px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-skNInxPbvJSMD0hhloUSAhVjDcTQi-umKpAVkZy-UiEIhI0LV4sMX-rIxNp0-YaY1MduCndjpXIRvZJXQ7qUcJhDT6KVtDwEH4UrroFijIVJPN2OAXfzXMbD_UjQwrieh5siIZXpcPtF/s400/IMG_0485.1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637896214984918978" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal">The Orpheus was an ill fated schooner with a history of bad luck and deaths to go with it. She started life from the ship building yards of Henderson and Spraggon at Smales Point in Auckland, New Zealand. Built in 1875 she was launched from her builder's yard on the night of 8 March 1875 to begin her maiden voyage under the ownership of Schapp & Ansenne. Her maritime career however would be full of losses of life and two sinkings. I've followed her journey through the papers of the past. Sadly her journey ended in 1907 with the tragedy of her second and final sinking off the coast of Western Australia. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><blockquote><p class="MsoNormal">A new schooner was successfully launched from the yard of Messrs. Henderson and Spraggon, at high-water last night. She was built to the order of Mr. James Ansenne, of the name of Schapp and Ansenne, and is of the following dimensions :— Length of keel,63 feet<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>beam, 19 feet ; depth of hold, 7 feet 4 inch. ; registered tonnage, 56 ; builders measurement, 165 tons. She was named the Orpheus. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><o:p> </o:p><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >- Daily Southern Cross <st1:date month="3" day="9" year="1875">9 March 1875</st1:date></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>Th</o:p>e new schooner Orpheus cleared for Napier this afternoon with a cargo of timber, shipped by Mr. D. H. McKenzie.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><o:p> </o:p><i><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city> Star <st1:date month="3" day="25" year="1875">25 March 1875</st1:date></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p>TAURANGA.</b></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"></p><blockquote><p class="MsoNormal">[Per Press Telegram Agency]. This day. The Orpheus, schooner, from <st1:place><st1:placename>Mercury</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>Bay</st1:placetype></st1:place> for Napier, put in here yesterday through stress of weather.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><o:p> </o:p><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >- <st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city> Star <st1:date month="4" day="26" year="1875">26 April 1875</st1:date></span></i></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" ><st1:date month="4" day="26" year="1875"></st1:date></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">The first death came with the drowning of Seaman Thomas Blair when he was washed overboard in June of 1875.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><blockquote><p class="MsoNormal"><b>NAPIER. A Seaman Drowned Monday Evening.</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Monday Evening. Thomas Bair, a seaman, has been washed overboard from the <st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city> schooner, Orpheus, and drowned.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" ><o:p> </o:p><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><st1:place>Waikato</st1:place> Times <st1:date month="6" day="15" year="1875">15 June 1875</st1:date></span></i></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" ><st1:date month="6" day="15" year="1875"></st1:date></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>In 1882 the second loss of life came with the captain one William Doughty again being washed overboard during a fierce gale near Bank Peninsula in March of that year.</o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><blockquote><p class="MsoNormal"><b>THE SCHOONER ORPHEUS IN A GALE.<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Captain Doughty Washed Overboard.</b><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Mr Player, agent for Schappe and Ansenne's estate, has received a telegram from <st1:city><st1:place>Dunedin</st1:place></st1:city> conveying the mournful intelligence that Captain Doughty, master of the <st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city> schooner Orpheus, was lost overboard during a gale on the 14th inst.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> The schooner arrived at <st1:city><st1:place>Dunedin</st1:place></st1:city> to-day. No further particulars are yet to hand. The Orpheus left this port in ballast about a month ago, proceeded to the <st1:place>Thames</st1:place> and loaded with timber, for <st1:city><st1:place>Dunedin</st1:place></st1:city>. While on her way thither she had most likely been caught In one of the late terrible gales which have been experienced down the coast, and her captain while endeavouring to save his vessel, lost his own life.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Captain Doughty is one of <st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city>'s oldest coasting captains, having been engaged in that capacity for the past thirty years. During that time he has been most fortunate, and until the present lamentable occurrence, has never experienced & mishap of any kind. He was a first-class seaman, and was known to all as a thorough gentleman. </p><p class="MsoNormal">Many <st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city> residents will regret his loss, but none more so than his wife and family of five children, who reside in <st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city>. To them the intelligence of the drowning of their husband and father will be a heavy blow, and one which will be long and severely mourned.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" ><o:p> </o:p>- <st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city> Star <st1:date month="3" day="20" year="1882">20 March 1882</st1:date></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>A FATALITY OF THE <st1:stockticker>SEA</st1:stockticker>.</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">[United Press Association.]<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:city><st1:place>Dunedin</st1:place></st1:city>, March 20. Win. Doughty, master of the schooner Orpheus, timber laden, from the <st1:place>Thames</st1:place>, and washed overboard off Banks' <st1:place>Peninsula</st1:place> on the morning of the 13th and drowned. He leaves a wife and four children at <st1:city><st1:place>Newtown</st1:place></st1:city>, <st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" ><o:p> </o:p><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><st1:place><st1:placename>Grey</st1:placename> <st1:placename>River</st1:placename></st1:place> Argus <st1:date month="3" day="21" year="1882">21 March 1882</st1:date></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><o:p><i><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></i></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>LOSS OF THE MASTER OF THE ORPHEUS.</b><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">(Otago Daily Times, March 22nd.) </p><p class="MsoNormal">An inquiry into the circumstances under which William Doughty, the master of the schooner Orpheus, was lost overboard on the morning of the 20th March, was held before Mr Hackworth (Collector of Customs) yesterday morning . The following evidence was taken : — Thomas Walsh (the mate of the schooner) deposed : The schooner Orpheus is 52 tons register, and belongs to James Ansenne. We sailed from the <st1:place>Thames</st1:place> on the 3rd of March, bound for <st1:city><st1:place>Dunedin</st1:place></st1:city>. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>Nothing particular occurred until we reached the neighborhood of <st1:place><st1:placename>Banks</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>Peninsula</st1:placetype></st1:place>, on the evening of the 13th inst. The wind was then blowing from the north-east, and the vessel was going about five knots before the wind. I took the wheel at <st1:time hour="8" minute="0">8 o'clock</st1:time>, and kept it until <st1:time hour="0" minute="0">midnight</st1:time>, when the captain came to relieve me.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>The weather at that time was thickening. The captain gave orders to take in two reefs in the mainsail, and to jibe the ship. After jibing we steered S.W. by S. Seeing that everything was clear, and the captain not requiring me up to do any more, I went below at 20 minutes to 1. At 10 minutes to 1 I had occasion to go on deck, and as I was passing forward I saw that the jib was hauled down, and I also saw the captain out on the boom making the jib fast. I went into the lee rigging, and whilst there I heard a loud shout aft. The cook, who was at the wheel, called out " Man overboard."</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>I ran aft, and then ran forward again, and called the other man, telling him that the captain was overboard. Then I lot go all the gear belonging to a squaresail which we had set at the time, thinking it would come down. It did not come down, but got flat aback and around the rigging, and the vessel became unmanageable for some time. It took us some 15 to 20 minutes to get her clear. There were three of us working at it to get the sail clear. After that we tacked to and fro for two hours.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>We could see nothing of the man overboard. It was very dark and thick. We could not see or hear anything of the captain. Sometimes we laid the vessel to the wind. There was a six-knot breeze and a high sea from the north-east. We had a boat on board (a double-bowed boat), but did not use it. We might have got it out in time, but there was too much sea on for us to launch it. The boat was lashed across the main hatchway. There were no lifebuoys on board. We did not throw anything overboard. There was nothing we thought of at the time; but we had a deck-load of timber, and I thought afterwards we might have thrown some of it over. We must have got two miles away before the vessel became manageable. The master's name was William Doughty. He held a certificate of service " Home trade." He was between 50 and 60 years of age, and was a native of <st1:place><st1:city>Whitby</st1:city>, <st1:country-region>England</st1:country-region></st1:place>. He was married in <st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city>, and leaves a wife and four children there.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>A</o:p>fter two hours, we stood in to the land. We could not see the land on account of it being so foggy. We then hove the vessel to, and lay that way for three days — until the 17th, when we ran the vessel to the N.W. On the night of the 17th, about 9.30, we made <st1:place><st1:placetype>Cape</st1:placetype> <st1:placename>Saunders</st1:placename></st1:place> light — south of it; then we had clear weather till we arrived in port. We got into Port Chalmers on Sunday, 10th. There were no means of getting the sail clear quicker than we did. I went aloft to clear the sail, and tried to roll it so that it would hold loss wind, and the two men on deck were pulling at it. We lost no time. The captain was very sober. There was no one on board who drank, and the captain had been an abstainer for three or four years. If the squaresail had not been set, we should have had a better chance of picking the man up. I think the captain must have gone under the vessel, as I did not hear him cry until he was aft. We did not keep the vowel away to get the squaresail down, because the vessel would not answer her helm. George Erse (an A.B. on board the schooner Orpheus) gave corroborative evidence, and also stated that on the following morning ho noticed that the gasket was carried away, not a particle being left. He thought that upon the gasket broke the captain must have gone under the vessel. Alfred Melgren, the cook, also gave corroborative testimony. This was all the evidence, and the inquiry being a preliminary one, it therefore closed at this stage, the evidence will be forwarded to the proper quarter.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" ><o:p> </o:p>- Timaru Herald <st1:date month="3" day="23" year="1882">23 March 1882</st1:date></span></i></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" ><st1:date month="3" day="23" year="1882"></st1:date></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>By 1897 we see the Orpheus off the coast of Western Australia ending up stranded at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houtman_Abrolhos">Albrolhos Islands</a> in the Indian Ocean. She became a total loss but was later sold at auction, then refloated several months later. With the repair came a new name "Harriet Constance' </o:p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><blockquote><p class="MsoNormal"><b>A STRANDED SCHOONER.</b><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>THE ORPHEUS ASHORE AT THE ABROLHOS.</b><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">GERALDTON, February 7.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">By the lighter lone, which arrived from the Abrolhos on Saturday night, intelligence reached Geraldton that the schooner Orpheus was hard and fast between two reefs at the islands. The Orpheus left the Bay on Thursday to load guano for Bunbury. Reaching the Abrolhos the same night, she anchored out about a mile and a half from the <st1:place><st1:placename>Woody</st1:placename> <st1:placename>Island</st1:placename></st1:place> passage. The next morning, getting under weigh, she drifted between the two reefs. The efforts so far to extricate the vessel have been unavailing. It is feared that the schooner will be in grave danger should southerly<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>wind spring up before she can kedge out. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><!--[endif]-->The West Australian <st1:date month="2" day="8" year="1897">8 February 1897</st1:date></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">THE STRANDING OF THE ORPHEUS.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">THE SCHOONER A COMPLETE WRECK.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Geraldton, February 14.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Captain Mackenzie and crew of the schooner Orpheus arrived at Geraldton , from the <st1:place><st1:placename>Abrolhos</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>Islands</st1:placetype></st1:place> on Friday night. The captain reports that the vessel is a total wreck and is rapidly going to pieces. He states that Mr. Beddoes, of Messrs. Broadhurst, McNeil and Co., was in charge of the schooner. At <st1:time hour="21" minute="30">9.30 p.m.</st1:time> on the 4th inst. they anchored about half a mile from <st1:place><st1:placename>Woody</st1:placename> <st1:placename>Island</st1:placename></st1:place> in two fathoms of water. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>Getting under weigh the next morning the anchors dragged. The schooner dropped suddenly into a twelve fathom hole, and before she could be checked was on the reef. Every endeavour was made, under Mr.Beddoes' directions, to take her off, but without success. On the night of the 9<span class="Apple-style-span" >th</span> inst. she filled with water, and was abandoned, lying on the reef with the bottom out. The vessel was not insured.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>Captain McKenzie leaves again to-night for the <st1:place><st1:placename>Abrolhos</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>Islands</st1:placetype></st1:place> in the fishing boat <st1:city><st1:place>Defiance</st1:place></st1:city> to try to save a portion of the stores and gear. He complains that Messrs. Broadhurst, McNeil and <st1:place>Co.</st1:place> have refused to render him any assistance.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">An inquiry will probably be held, at Geraldton concerning the wreck.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><o:p> </o:p><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >- The West Australian <st1:date month="2" day="15" year="1897">15 February 1897</st1:date></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p>THE SCHOONER ORPHEUS WRECKED.</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Cable advice has been received by Mr. J. Ansenne, of <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>this city, stating that the <st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city> schooner Orpheus is a total wreck near <st1:place><st1:city>Houtman Islands</st1:city>, <st1:state>Western Australia</st1:state></st1:place>. The Orpheus is a wooden schooner of 53 tons register, built in 1875 at <st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city>, and owned by Messrs John Ansenne and others, of this city. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" ><o:p> </o:p><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city> Star <st1:date month="2" day="15" year="1897">15 February 1897</st1:date></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><st1:city><st1:place>PERTH</st1:place></st1:city>, February 22.</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Captain McKenzie, of the wrecked schooner Orpheus, has returned from <st1:place><st1:placename>Abrolhos</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>Island</st1:placetype></st1:place> to Geraldton and reports that he was successful in getting off most of the gear and cargo from the abandoned vessel</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" ><o:p> </o:p><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>The Advertiser <st1:date month="2" day="23" year="1897">23 February 1897</st1:date></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p>GERALDTON, March 2.</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The wrecked schooner Orpheus was sold by auction at Geraldton on Saturday. Mr. H. S, Ainsworth acted as auctioneer, and the vessel was quickly knocked down to Mr. F. C. Broadhurst for £40.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><o:p> </o:p><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Western Mail <st1:date month="3" day="5" year="1897">5 March 1897</st1:date></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>THE ORPHEUS REPAIRED.</b><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The schooner Orpheus arrived from Fremantle reports the latest issue of the Geraldton Express on Saturday morning.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Since she stranded on the Abrolhos, some nine months ago, the schooner was floated successfully by Messrs Broadhurst, MacNeil and Co , and repaired as required, when she was sent to Fremantle with a cargo of guano, in charge of Mr Neil Johnson, who has been so well and favourably known at this port as sailing; the lone out of Geraldton.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The vessel, after discharge, was submitted to Lloyds' Surveyor (Captain Webster) for examination, and it will be satisfactory to shippers to learn that he found the schooner in excellent condition, and has duly certified her as fit to carry dry and perishable cargoes on the coast of Western Australia.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>The schooner's port of registry has been changed from <st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city>, N Z, to Fremantle, so that she is now a local boat, and as soon as the necessary permission of the Board of Trade has been obtained, the name will be changed to the Harriet Constance.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>While at Fremantle, Mr Johnson went up for examination before the Harbour Board, and duly passed for a master's certificate for <st1:state><st1:place>Western Australia</st1:place></st1:state>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>As the vessel is a smart one, and Captain Johnson can be relied upon for quick despatch, we trust Gerald ton merchants will give him ever encouragement.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">She will trade principally between the Abrolhos, Geraldton, Dongarra, Fremantle and the southern ports.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The following is the Marine Surveyors report as to the present condition of the Orpheus</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>September 21 </b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>This is to certify that I have this day surveyed the schooner Orpheus, now lying at Fremantle, with no cargo on hoard, and the ballast shifted and timber boards taken up.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>On examination I find the above vessel in good order, and showing no defects in hull She also has a good and sufficient equipment I consider her to he fit to carry a dry and perishable cargo in the coasting trade of <st1:state><st1:place>Western Australia</st1:place></st1:state>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">W.M. Webster, Marine Surveyor to Messrs Broadhurst and MacNeil, <st1:place><st1:city>Perth</st1:city>, <st1:state>Western Australia</st1:state></st1:place>.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The Fremantle agents for the vessel are Messrs Jas Lilly and Co, and the Geraldton agents Messrs Burns, Philip and Co, Ltd.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><o:p> </o:p><i><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>Western Australian <st1:date month="10" day="9" year="1897">9 October 1897</st1:date></span></i></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" ><st1:date month="10" day="9" year="1897"></st1:date></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> In 1907 fears came for the Harriet Constance's safety. She had not shown up at her intended port of destination at Cossack. Despite many searches the vessel was never found - until three years later in 1910 when a report came that the wreck of the Harriet Constance had been found at <a href="http://www.getamap.net/maps/australia/western_australia/_stewart_island/">Stewart Island</a> off the North West of the Australian Coastline. All hands were lost.</o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><blockquote><p class="MsoNormal"><b>AN OVERDUE SCHOONER. GRAVE FEARS FOR THE<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>HARRIET CONSTANCE. </b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>The schooner Harriet Constance, 100 tons, Captain John Andersen, which sailed from Fortescue for Cossack on March 8, has not since been heard of and grave fears are entertained by the owners, Messrs Denny Bros. and Lynn, for her safety. Some ten days ago a message was rcceived at Fremantle to the effect that the schooner had arrived safely at Cossack, but it subsequentlyv transpired that this referred to another small coasting schooner. The Harriet Constance had a full cargo of general merchandise from Fremantle which port she left on Monday morning, February 18.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The mate is named Andrew Holm and is a brother in-law of Captain Andersen, whose wife and family reside in <st1:place>East Fremantle</st1:place>. The mate is also married his wife residing in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Norway</st1:place></st1:country-region>. He has no children.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Three other men constituted the crew, but their names are not known at present, as the articles were on board the ship. The Harriet Constance was one of the best known schooners on the coast, and within the last year was completely overhauled, and in leaving Freemantle was thoroughly well found. The belief is that she was caught in the willy-willy that did such damage to shipping on the north-west coast last month.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The owners have ordered the fullest inquiries and searches to be made for the missing vessel, but up to the present without success. In the ordinary course, of things the Harriet Constance should have arrived at Cossack within 48 hours of leaving Fortescue. The Harriet Constance was in <st1:place><st1:city>Auckland</st1:city>, <st1:country-region>New Zealand</st1:country-region></st1:place>. in 1875. The vessel, which was valued at £1.000, was uninsured.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" ><o:p> </o:p>- The West Australian <st1:date month="4" day="10" year="1907">10 April 1907</st1:date></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" ><o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><o:p><i><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></i></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><b>THE MISSING SCHOONER HARRIET CONSTANCE. A SEARCH INSTITUTED</b>. </p><p class="MsoNormal">Mr. R. Lynn. of Denny Bros. and <st1:city><st1:place>Lynn</st1:place></st1:city>. owners of the missing schooner Harriet Constance, stated yesterday that he had telegraphed to the Commissioner of Police asking him to send the police cutter out from Cossack to make a more complete search of the Montebello and Barron Islands to see if any discovery could be made which would explain the disappearance of the Harriet Constance. The Commissioner replied that he had immediately instructed the police at Cossack to act in conformity with Mr. Lynn's wishes.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" ><o:p> </o:p><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span>West Australian <st1:date month="4" day="13" year="1907">13 April 1907</st1:date></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p>OCEAN MYSTERY SOLVED.</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>DISAPPEARANCE OF THE HARRIET CONSTANCE.<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>WRECKED VESSEL FOUND.</b><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:city><st1:place>PERTH</st1:place></st1:city>, December 4.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The wreck of the schooner Harriet Constance, which had been three years missing, has been found on Stewart Island, on the North-west coast. The vessel sailed from Fortescue for Cossack early in 1907, and was not again heard of.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><o:p> </o:p><i><span class="Apple-style-span" >- <st1:city><st1:place>Brisbane</st1:place></st1:city> Courier <st1:date month="12" day="5" year="1910">5 December 1910</st1:date></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><o:p><i><span class="Apple-style-span" > </span></i></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14894843346568503643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028124814150532220.post-57148451700400469222011-08-07T09:18:00.001+12:002011-08-07T09:30:51.896+12:00Guest Blog Post - A Shipwreck Confusion the Posthumus and the Helena September 1863<i><span class="Apple-style-span" >This is a guest blog post written by my great friend Lisa author of the outstanding <a href="http://timespanner.blogspot.com/">Timespanner Blog</a>. This is the first of a series of guest blog posts Lisa has contributed towards the Shipwrecks NZ Blog. Very much appreciated. Lisa is an outstanding writer and historian. I am very privileged to be able to post her contributions here on this blog.</span></i><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPufwFysexeOtSXEwSLeoTzhYffZRIhlPh1Qh5RYGSIqjNFQI9RQdCzO1nN0SV5Kd0f4nOcTR1lwVStM9fIGxsyi1IdZehf_H-Ly3pl6msJZsTxJxL5pQ_iyPrNDhBBI4IF_hLNBJ2T-w/s1600-h/BethelsBeach1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPufwFysexeOtSXEwSLeoTzhYffZRIhlPh1Qh5RYGSIqjNFQI9RQdCzO1nN0SV5Kd0f4nOcTR1lwVStM9fIGxsyi1IdZehf_H-Ly3pl6msJZsTxJxL5pQ_iyPrNDhBBI4IF_hLNBJ2T-w/s200/BethelsBeach1.jpg" /></a></div><br />Over the course of two issues in the <i>New Zealander</i> newspaper, 16 and 19 February 1859, a correspondent recorded what a trip was like out to West Auckland and the about-to-be-named Parish of Waitakere on the West Coast.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br /></div><br /><blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />“The beach of Waitakeri Bay, rock-bound as it is, is one of the best we know for a watering-place – as smooth and soft as a planed floor. The sea comes in (with a West wind especially) with a heavy, yet not unpleasant surge and, the ledges of rocks every here and there, form themselves into very sheltered and safe bathing salles in every one of the bays formed as this part of the coast by headlands. The caves are eminently attractive – two of them being about a hundred yards long, and proportionately wide and high. In the largest, as the Maoris are proud of telling, their progenitors used to make their abode, and the floors of both are strewed with gigantic sea-weed springing from heavy blocks of conglomerate, which have been torn from the ocean’s bed and washed up into these caves by the fierce-surging waves carried far in-shore by the Western gales. In the close vicinity of the largest cave, there is to be seen a huge volcanic dyke, upheaved by subterranean action, and without the slightest break, through the close-gritted conglomerated headland.”</div><br /></blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In both parts of the article, reference was made to the wreck of the <i>Posthumus</i>:</div><blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />“At the Northern end of the first bay, close to where the “top-layer”, so to speak, of the once-deep Waitakeri struggles through the magnetic iron-sand to join the sea, the keel, the floor, and fragments of the French barque “Posthumus” were pointed out to the visitors, and “Henry Waterhouse” (brother of the Chief) told how he had met the four survivors wandering about the shore, faint, hungry, and fearing they had escaped death by drowning only to be devoured by cannibals – how the poor fellows were at length persuaded to come up to the settlement and their first wants supplied – and how, afterwards, other requisite steps were taken to meet their necessities. In a nook was also pointed out the place where the Captain of the ill-fated vessel Was buried. Fragments of the wreck are scattered about in different small bays adjoining the scene of the wreck.”</div></blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Not familiar with the Waitakere Ranges in any great detail, I thought looking up details on the wreck of the <i>Posthumus</i> might give me an idea as to where the writer had been. Not really.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />According to <i>New Zealand Shipwrecks</i>, the <i>Posthumus </i>was a barque wrecked on 21 September 1853 – at Kaipara. Just off the Tory Shoal, the <i>Posthumus</i> struck and was breached by the sea. There was no loss of life, including the captain – they all made their way along the Kaipara River inland, arriving in Auckland five days later. The <i>Posthumus</i> wasn’t French; she was part-owned by a New Zealander, William Williams of Tamaki.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I looked through Papers Past – and found references to the <i>Posthumus</i> close to those of another wreck, that of the <i>Helena</i>. This from the<i> Southern Cross</i>, 23 September 1853:<br /><br /></div><blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;">"Calamitous Shipwreck.<br /><br />"It is with deep regret we have to state that the barque <i>Helena</i>, belonging to Mr. Macnamara, of Sydney, was totally wrecked in Waitakare Bay, between Manukau and Kaipara, on the night of Friday, the 16th inst. on which disastrous occasion her commander, Capt. John Brown, — well known to many of our fellow-citizens whilst in command of the brig <i>Nina </i>— his chief officer, and five of his ship's company, unfortunately perished. The following particulars have been furnished us by George Gordon, an intelligent young seaman, one of the four survivors.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“The <i>Helena</i>, a fine, smart barque of 265 tons, sailed from Melbourne, bound for Hokianga, on the 23rd August, under the command of Captain John Brown, formerly of the brig <i>Nina</i>, of Bristol, which vessel was lost off the island of St. Paul, on her passage from Bristol to Melbourne. </div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"The <i>Helena</i> experienced pleasant weather from the time of leaving Melbourne until the evening before she made the coast of New Zealand, which was on the eighth or ninth day. At that time, the westerly gales, which have blown so long and fiercely, set in, and the ship was in consequence hove to under a close-reefed main-topsail and spinnaker, a heavy sea running, and driving her bodily inshore. Captain Brown, of whom the survivors speak with the utmost affection and respect, took every precaution a skilful mariner could take to reach offshore, prefixing by every possible opportunity to make sail and stand out to sea; but the gale continued with unabated fury; and although top-gallant masts, mizzen top-mast, and all top-hamper had been sent down to stiffen her; although even her topmast back-stays had siarted the dead eyes under the pressure of her canvas, yet, being in ballast trim, and making so much leeway, it was only by means of the most untiring energy and skill that the ship was enabledto long to maintain her seaward position.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"During eleven days of weary anxiety, Capt. Brown and his crew were thus occupied, vainly endeavouring to gain an offing; and tossed about, up and down the West Coast, from Hokianga to Manukau. Three several ports were successively sought to be entered viz, Hokianga, Kaipara, and Manakau. The attempt, however, was found to be altogether impracticable, so close was the Helena, at one time, to the former port, that a ship was seen at anchor in tide. Not knowing the bar and the sea breaking right across, Captain Brown was afraid to venture. </div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">"An attempt was then made to enter the harbour of Manukau. This was on Friday last, and between 3 and 4 p.m. The ship was, unfortunately, driven too far to leeward, fetching to leeward of the reef. In this melancholy position, there was no alternative but to wear the ship; in doing so, she was driven still further to leeward and, in fact became hopelessly embayed. Night being now fast approaching, as the last remaining chance of escape, the ship was beached, taking the flat sandy shore nearly at low water. She struck heavily several times, when the mainmast was cut away to lighten her. At this moment, she broke right across in two pieces, all hands being left on the after part. A boat was then lowered, but, the moment it touched the water, the sea swept it clear of the tackles.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Two of the crew next endeavoured to swim ashore with a line fastened to them. Neither of them could succeed, the sea and tide utterly overpowering them. They with difficulty got back to the wreck. The only alternative was thus to remain by the ship until she broke up, an event which took place almost immediately after the tide began to flow. At this appalling juncture, all hands, except the chief officer (Mr. James Hutton, of Aberdeen) and one seaman (Edward Davis, of Bristol, late of the <i>Nina</i>), who were on deck, from whence they were swept by a heavy sea, were in the cabin, where Captain Brown wan reading prayers to them. The cabin was a deck house; and was continually filled with the sea that burst in from seaward, and the back wash that poured in from a-lee. Whilst the Captain was reading, the mizzen mast fell, killing, it is supposed, a boy of fifteen years of age named Thomas Harrold, a native of Bristol. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"The ship at the same time parted in pieces, and all hands were swept away. The survivors can give no account of the manner in which those who perished met their fate; but as Captain Brown's head was frightfully lacerated, when his body was found, it is supposed he must have been killed by some portion of the wreck. The names and occupations of the others who perished were:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Mr. Willam Farthing of Bristol, second officer; John Hutchins, of Torquay, Devon; </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>George Smith of Tenby, seamen; these last being the two poor fellows who vainly endeavoured to carry a line ashore. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"The names of the survivors (who, of course, have lost their all) are:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"George Gordon, London; John Coleman, Armagh, late of the Nina; Thomas Pettit, Leven; and Robert Williamson, Sunderland, seamen. These four were washed ashore on a part of the stern frame which split in two the moment it struck the ground. They were sadly buffeted, being sucked back by the under-tow. Gordon was dragged ashore in a state of insensibility by his shipmates and Williamson had the cap of his knee badly wounded. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"The survivors were discovered by the natives the next day, about 3 o'clock; and, we rejoice to state, experienced the utmost kindness and humanity at their hands. Capt. Brown’s body having been cast ashore, the natives dug a grave, and interred it, his late shipmates reading the funeral service over his remains. The seamen were conveyed to the dwellings of the natives where, having been hospitably entertained for the next three days, they were conveyed to Mr. Henderson's Mill, at the head of the Waitemata. </div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"There was no other body but that of the captain cast ashore. Two boats, some stores, together with several spars, rigging, sails, and a considerable portion of the vessel, have been saved. These have been taken charge of by the natives. The barque <i>Posthumous</i> was to have sailed from Melbourne, for Kaipara, on the 24th ult., the day after the <i>Helena</i>.”</div></blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was the <i>Helena,</i> not the <i>Posthumus</i>, which had become a shipwreck off Waitakeri Bay – the bay known these days as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Te_Henga_%28Bethells_Beach%29">Bethell’s Beach / Te Henga</a>. I suppose six years down the track from the tragedy, the <i>New Zealander’s </i>correspondent simply got the two wrecks mixed up, seeing as they happened relatively close to each other in time and geography.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Helena, though, wasn’t French, either.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw54tAzU7XIZmPd3JZ7lNehlj1EaZy2zhJBhi08VaXU76Mmse6lTNPrfuxFs4L5Ls3MH1PEkayfZF1R4xNeXVPJpih5jLrmac-IjkETzGeTW8G63ZR8gVwNafWsDlBiTAgigKbd1Ma_XM/s1600-h/SC+30.9.1853.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw54tAzU7XIZmPd3JZ7lNehlj1EaZy2zhJBhi08VaXU76Mmse6lTNPrfuxFs4L5Ls3MH1PEkayfZF1R4xNeXVPJpih5jLrmac-IjkETzGeTW8G63ZR8gVwNafWsDlBiTAgigKbd1Ma_XM/s400/SC+30.9.1853.gif" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><i>Southern Cross, 30 September 1853</i></div><br /></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14894843346568503643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028124814150532220.post-29575568736078423222011-08-06T17:50:00.000+12:002011-08-06T17:53:01.815+12:00Punt Sinking at Tokatoka - 1871 (Kaipara)<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4b7CmHwh37ryEI96BmaDSscFoOfGIC6saMrNb5rkyplV-XOCB_9cT1g516QIDNMGIlgTdAyhErUmfEQkyd3jMyXN2enekRAbQNOXeEieur0Py0DvRHugv-LcM_fxw-gerzRYhdBmUgGnO/s1600/IMG_3756.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4b7CmHwh37ryEI96BmaDSscFoOfGIC6saMrNb5rkyplV-XOCB_9cT1g516QIDNMGIlgTdAyhErUmfEQkyd3jMyXN2enekRAbQNOXeEieur0Py0DvRHugv-LcM_fxw-gerzRYhdBmUgGnO/s400/IMG_3756.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617558081595799074" /></a></div><div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div>In May 1871 three people were drowned, when the punt they were in, swamped with water then sank. The inquest found that the punt had been overloaded with kauri gum - which resulted in teh drownings of two men and a young boy named Francis Norwood. The bodies of the two men Henry Tullock and James Arthur were recovered. The body of Francis was not recovered until September of the same year.<div></div><div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><st1:place>NORTHERN WAIROA</st1:place>.</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><b>SAD ACCIDENT.—TWO LIVES LOST. </b></p><p class="MsoNormal">One of those sad accidents which cast a gloom over a neighbourhood, cause sorrow in families, and fill some hearts with anguish, occurred at Tokatoka on the 9th instant. A youth named Frank William Northwood, and a man named Henry Tullock, were drowned by the upsetting of a boat. The youth was related to Mr .J. Fitness, of Tokatoka, (through his wife) and employed by him in the stores of Messrs. Must and Co. During Mr. Fitness's absence in <st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city>, the care of the store was left in the deceased Tullock's charge. He appears to have been very anxious to do all he could during his absence, and made a voyage to Kaihu on Monday with two tons of gum, and returned to Tokatoka about <st1:time minute="0" hour="15">three o'clock</st1:time> in the morning of Tuesday. He loaded again, and started with two tons and 13 cwt. more gum, Frank North-wood, Mr. Fitness's brother-in-law,being with him in the boat, at the helm. When abreast of Mr. Jenkins', it came on to blow very hard, and whilst Tullock was endeavouring to take in a reef, the boat gave a heavy lurch, took in water, then righted again, and eventually sank. Captain Stanaway, of the <st1:place>Clyde</st1:place> ; Mr. Manning, of the Packet; <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Mr. Stanaway, of Tokatoka, and several of the settlers on the banks of the Wairoa, spent considerable time in endeavouring to raise the boat and to find the bodies. The boat came to pieces with the efforts made, and, I regret to say, the bodies have not been found. The elder deceased was a married man, and leaves a family, now residing at Melbourne.—[" Herald's" Correspondent, May 16.]</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><o:p> </o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city> Star 22 May 1871</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>GREAT <st1:place>NORTHERN WAIROA</st1:place>: CORONER'S INQUEST.</b><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>On Saturday, the 20th May, an inquest wag held at the Tokatoka Hotel, before Thomas Stirrup Webb, Esq., Coroner, and a jury of settlers, upon the bodies of Henry Tullock and James Arthur Brown, who were drowned while conveying gum up the river. Joseph Fitness, George Smith, and James Kelly were examined. The jury returned verdicts to the effect that both persons came to their deaths by drowning, owing to the upsetting of a punt loaded with kauri gum, on the Mangonui river, and they expressed their opinion that the punt was overloaded, and wished to express their disapprobation of the practice of overloading boats.— It appears Tullock has been a captain of a ship in the other colonies. He leaves a wife and several children to lament their loss, at <st1:city><st1:place>Melbourne</st1:place></st1:city>. The body of the little boy, who was drowned at the same time, has not yet been found. Both the bodies were buried side by side (on Sunday last, May 21, when a number of relatives and friends attended. The funeral service was conducted in a very solemn and impressive manner by the Rev. Moses Breach, who used a revised form of the Church of England. —[Correspondent.]</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><o:p> </o:p><span class="Apple-style-span">- The Daily Southern Cross 29 May 1871</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>GREAT <st1:place>NORTHERN WAIROA</st1:place> : INQUEST.</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">On <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Monday evening, September 18, a coroner's inquest was held at the Tokatoka Hotel, before Thomas S. Webb, Esq., Coroner, on the skeleton of a little boy, found on Sunday, the 17th instant, at hiqh water mark near Tokatoka by Mr. William Paton. The remains of the corpse were identified as those of Francis Northwood, who was drowned on the 9th of May last in company with Henry Tullock, by the swamping of a boat too heavily laden with kauri gum. With the bones were found a boot, sock, the buckles of a belt, parts of a coat, pants, and shirt, which Mr. Fitness and his brother could swear belonged to and were worn by the ' boy Northwood at the time of his being drowned. The jury unanimously agreed in the verdict of Accidental death by drowning. As soon as the decision was given, and the warrant issued for interment, the grave was dug by moon and lantern light between those of two others who met with their deaths in the same way a few months ago. The burial service was read by the Rev. Mr. Breach, whose voice sounded forth the Christians' hope, amid the hills above and dales below, as literally — " We buried him dark at the dead of night, The sods with our shovels turning, By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And our lanterns dimly burning." — [Correspondent.]</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><o:p> </o:p><span class="Apple-style-span">- Daily Southern Cross <st1:date year="1871" day="25" month="9">25 September 1871</st1:date></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14894843346568503643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028124814150532220.post-90240462548854476912011-08-06T17:44:00.000+12:002011-08-06T17:45:39.512+12:00Mary Catherine - Kaipara 1846<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieqQi-Wf8itLfAQu9GSIyT8bixYMLHb3GUVc6oj3CIWpobCHsv-fb6FkCYvhFEUiw977Zkb8ly3exzXEEV_9Anf-aKLphBb4hgqpDNxaG1sIEu-JweVf3chjVcT0Ho3g0budCqhmthzTFx/s1600-h/ship.1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieqQi-Wf8itLfAQu9GSIyT8bixYMLHb3GUVc6oj3CIWpobCHsv-fb6FkCYvhFEUiw977Zkb8ly3exzXEEV_9Anf-aKLphBb4hgqpDNxaG1sIEu-JweVf3chjVcT0Ho3g0budCqhmthzTFx/s400/ship.1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298365800662409762" border="0" /></a><br />The <a href="http://www.nzmaritimeindex.org.nz/izvessel.php?ID=999990094&name=Mary%20Catherine&db=&dm=&ds=&dh=&gsn=&owner=&num=&sh=&st=&sd=Y&svv=&typ=fuzzy&tid=16&tix=undefined&tot=1&wds=&pix=0&sourceid=&refid=&hit=1"><span style="font-style: italic;">Mary Catherine</span></a> was a barque of some 400 tons commanded by Captain Howlett. She stranded on one of the many sand bars that criss crossed the entrance to the Kaipara Harbour. Declared a total loss the Mary Catherine was put up for auction in Auckland. She was refloated then returned to Auckland where she was rebuilt then renamed the Charles (<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Article Nelson Examiner & NZ Chronicle 23rd October 1847</span></span>) . 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Howlett, 400 tons, left </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-family:Arial;">Auckland</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-family:Arial;"> for the </span><st1:place><st1:placetype><span style="font-family:Arial;">Port</span></st1:placetype><span style="font-family:Arial;"> of </span><st1:placename><span style="font-family:Arial;">Kaipara</span></st1:placename></st1:place><span style="font-family:Arial;"> on the western coast, to take in a valuable cargo of spars for </span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span style="font-family:Arial;">England</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family:Arial;">. It is with regret, we have to announce that advices were received last Sunday, overland, with account of the <span style="font-style: italic;">Mary Catherine</span> having being driven on a sand-bank in the harbour of the Kaipara, after parting from the chain and warps, in that most tremendous gale which occurred during the night of Saturday, the 9th May. It is most satisfactory to state, that no lives were lost, and that what cargo there was on board of copper, oil, flax, and kauri gum, will be saved.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">The <span style="font-style: italic;">Mary Catherine</span> arrived off the </span><st1:place><st1:placetype><span style="font-family:Arial;">harbour</span></st1:placetype><span style="font-family:Arial;"> of </span><st1:placename><span style="font-family:Arial;">Kaipara</span></st1:placename></st1:place><span style="font-family:Arial;">, on the afternoon of the 5th May, when she lay to until the following morning, Wednesday, the 6th; - when she entered the heads, with a north-east breeze, and work in, beautifully, between the shoals.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">The Tory shoal was weathered at 5 p.m., and she anchored at 7 p.m., in nine fathoms water, off Point Dawson; she remained at this anchorage until Saturday, the 9th, when, at 3 p.m., as the barometer was rapidly falling and the weather bore a very threatening aspect, the barque got underweigh, blowing hard at south-west, under double reefed topsails; but at the first cast of the lead the water shoaled from six to two fathoms, and she immediately struck.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> However, the stream anchor was immediately got out ahead, with 140 fathoms of good warps, and she was hove off to six fathoms water; but the breeze increasing to a perfect gale, it was found impossible to get her into deep water, and the larboard chain veered out, until her heel was in three fathoms water, and still holding onto the warps.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">The gale during the night increased to a prefect hurricane, and continued until the following Wednesday, with increasing violence. On Monday, the 11th, the ship parted from both warps and chain, and was driven height on the sand-bank. It then being the full moon, the spring tides, added to the force of the gale, forced the vessel higher on the bank.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> A survey has been held on board the vessel by the captains of other ships in the harbour of the Kaipara, where there are so few facilities as well as inhabitants, will be so great, that it will be more to the interest of the underwriters and all parties concerned, that the vessel should be publicly sold as she now lies. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><st1:date year="1847" day="23" month="10"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></st1:date><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14894843346568503643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028124814150532220.post-29519348535965586272011-08-06T17:40:00.000+12:002011-08-06T17:47:41.985+12:00Tory - Grounding Kaipara 1839<a href="http://www.nzetc.org/etexts/Gov15_03Rail/Gov15_03Rail027a.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 485px; height: 684px;" src="http://www.nzetc.org/etexts/Gov15_03Rail/Gov15_03Rail027a.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" >Ship: Tory 3 masted Barque built 1834 by Frederick Preston, Southdown Suffolk for Joseph Soames. Registered 8th May 1834. Purchased by the New Zealand Company November 1834. Sailed from London in May 1839 under the command of Captain Edward Mein Chaffers with 35 passengers on board. She arrived in Queen Charlotte Sound on the 17th September 1839 and entered Port Nicholson (Wellington) 20th September 1839. Wrecked in the <a href="http://encarta.msn.com/map_701545880/palawan_passage.html">Palawan Passage </a>23rd January 1841.<br /><br />The Tory was the earliest of the recorded vessels to come to grief at the entrance to the Kaipara Harbour. (She was not the first European vessel to enter the the Kaipara Harbour). She ran aground on the morning 19th of December after setting anchor in 10 fathoms of water the night before in the Harbour entrance. It was fortunate Captain Chaffers had chosen to sail in summer. Winter time on the Kaipara Harbour was a dangerous time for sailing vessels. Storms from the Tasman would blow up without warning the fierce westerly gales dashing many an unfortunate ship upon the western shores. Her reasons though for entering the Kaipara were in themselves fascinating.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/W/WakefieldLieutenant-colonelWilliamHayward/WakefieldLieutenant-colonelWilliamHayward/en">Colonel Wakefield</a> had received instructions from the <a href="http://www.teara.govt.nz/NewZealanders/NewZealandPeoples/HistoryOfImmigration/3/en">New Zealand Company</a> to proceed to the Kaipara as follows (<span style="font-style: italic;">NZ Spectator 6th September 1839</span>)<br /></span><p style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span ><span>Extract from the Instructions given to Colonel Wakefield, the Company's Principal Agent in command of the Preliminary Expedition: - </span> </span></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "> </span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "> </span></span><p style="font-style: italic;font-family:lucida grande;"><span><span >Considering the excellent sailing qualities of the Tory, and that you are amply supplied with provisions and water, we trust that you may reach Cook's Strait, without touching anywhere, by the end of August. As soon as you have completed your business there, which we are in hopes may not occupy you more than two months, you will proceed to Kaipara, and thoroughly inspect that harbour and district. You will also take the best means in your power of ascertaining whether there is; to the southward of Kaipara a spot more suitable than that port to become the seat of the commercial capital of the North Island; and if you should discover such a spot, you will endeavour to make an extensive purchase there.</span></span></p> <span style="font-style: italic; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; " > </span><p style="font-style: italic;font-family:lucida grande;"><span><span >At Kaipara you will exhibit to the natives the original contracts of <a href="http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/M/McdonnellThomas/McdonnellThomas/en">Lieutenant McDonnell</a>, and will claim, on behalf of the Company, the lands therein named. You will also inform the natives, that Lieutenant McDonnell intends to proceed to New Zealand ere long; you will deliver to the chiefs the letter, whereby he informs them of his having transferred his lands there to the Company; and you will take whatever steps you may think most expedient, to obtain possession of this tract in the name of the Company.</span></span></p> <span style="font-style: italic; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; " > </span><p style="font-style: italic;font-family:lucida grande;"><span><span >Supposing you to have selected from any purchases that you may make in Cook's Strait, or in the neighbourhood of Kaipara, or in the district of the Company's lands at Kaipara that spot which you shall deem the fittest for a first settlement, - that spot which shall present the most satisfactory combination of facility of access, security for shipping, fertile soil, water-communisation with districts abounding in flax and timber, and falls of water for the purposes of mills, - and where the native inhabitants shall evince the greatest desire to receive English settlers, and appear most anxious to obtain employment for wages; there you will make all such preparations for the arrival of a body of settlers, as the means at your disposal will allow. Amongst these it occurs to us that the natives should be employed at liberal wages, in felling the best kinds of timber, taking the logs to the place which you may have marked out for the site of a town, and so in collecting and preparing flax and spars as a return freight for vessels which may convey settlers to the place. You should also make the native thoroughly aware of the nature and extend of the intended settlement, so that they may not be surprised at the subsequent arrival of a number of large ships. At this spot, when you quit it, you will of course, leave such persons as you may be able to spare, and shall be willing to remain, for the purpose of assuring the natives of your return, and of pursuing the labours of preparation.</span></span></p> <span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "> <!--"''"--></span><br />After calling at several places the “Tory” set sail for Kaipara on the 16th December, 1839, and anchored in ten fathoms outside the entrance of that harbour on the 18th. The following morning Dr. Dorset, who was left in charge of affairs during the Colonel's absence up north, announced that the ship was aground, so the usual methods to get her off were taken, but in vain. Captain Chaffers and his crew exerted themselves unceasingly; five guns, three or four anchors and cables, a deck load of spare spars and several other heavy articles were cast over; some heavy mill stones and paving flags were hoisted from the hold and rolled overboard. One of them was carelessly sent through the best whale-boat, which lay at the gangway.<br /><br />She was hove down on a sandbank at the first spring tide, and the necessary repairs proceeded with. Colonel Wakefield then proceeded overland to the Bay of Islands in order to charter a small vessel to take him to Port Hardy, to meet the first fleets of Emigrant ships.<br /><br />- from <span style="font-style: italic;">Early Wellington P22 Author Louis E. Ward<br /><br /></span><span>Further Notes:<br /></span></span><ul><li><span >Post update 18th March 09 The <a href="http://northlandhistory.blogspot.com/2009/02/kaipara-ship-wrecks-1839-tory-grounding_26.html">personal account</a> as written by Colonel Wakefield to a Sydney Newspaper</span></li></ul><span ><br /></span><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span>Lt</span><span> Thomas James McDonnell had sailed into the Kaipara Harbour in 1835/36 </span> in the schooner <em>Tui</em> and, announcing that he acted by authority, declared the harbour tapu and claimed extensive timber rights. In fact McDonnell only had a claim to his land at Horeke and nothing else. The New Zealand Company would later find out their so-called land purchases were in fact completely invalid. The Company in their journal from 1842 would later declare McDonnell as being a 'crimper' a comparison to the press gangers of the early sailing days. McDonnell was also known by many of the early settlers who had had dealings with this colourful Irishman as "McDiddle" a story I'll be doing a little later on once my research has been completed.</span></li></ul><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span><span>Read a full account of the Tory's voyage to New Zealand <a href="http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-Gov15_03Rail-t1-body-d9.html">here</a></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" >More on the Tory </span><a href="http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/S/ShipsFamous/Tory/en"><span class="Apple-style-span" >here</span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></a></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14894843346568503643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028124814150532220.post-38267822781726594632011-08-06T17:37:00.000+12:002011-08-06T17:39:18.689+12:00Mosquito - Whakapirau 1867 (Kaipara Harbour)<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicFUVuTOB3_wPVdOqfmv537WgoX-KPfWLNBbRs66xczGZ30QwmcP_jitoy4X84j7V5KR1PVgNeQ4DQ5qgszA77Z6MQqW3nfzzb7GabneZKh8eGd6HB191kuc6S3P5t-8JLn4XJGMi5PPoU/s1600-h/bountywhangarei.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicFUVuTOB3_wPVdOqfmv537WgoX-KPfWLNBbRs66xczGZ30QwmcP_jitoy4X84j7V5KR1PVgNeQ4DQ5qgszA77Z6MQqW3nfzzb7GabneZKh8eGd6HB191kuc6S3P5t-8JLn4XJGMi5PPoU/s400/bountywhangarei.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299032677987473810" border="0" /></a>The Replica of the Bounty anchored in Whangarei 1980<br /><br /></div><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="date"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="time"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:595.3pt 841.9pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:35.4pt; mso-footer-margin:35.4pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">The Kaipara Harbour with its many changing moods can be very unpredictable. While the infamous heads have their treacherous reputation, the inner reaches of the Kaipara could be just as perilous. More than one ship and small boat had met an end in the one of the many inlets and rivers. A brief mention in a faded newspaper before as the decades passed all but forgotten and unrecorded then lost to memory.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">This perhaps is the case with a boat named the Mosquito. She was built by Thomas Condon for Albertland Settler Lionel de Labrosse. Labrosse had taken land up at Pahi with his wife and family in the early years of 1863/64. He was a French Count according to Dick Scott from his book <span style="font-style: italic;">Seven Lives on Salt River. </span>Scott covers the life of Lionel de Labrosse describing him as 'the Count who ate with the crew'. I will be researching this interesting man later on. Thanks to a very close friend of mine <a href="http://timespanner.blogspot.com/">Lisa aka Timespanner</a> my mind enquired beyond the written chapter and I began to look further into the account of the sinking of de Labrosse's vessel. Below is a letter from Lionel de Labrosse to Captain James then pilot of the Kaipara Harbour as it appeared in the Daily Southern Cross 25th September 1867. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Loss of Life at Kaipara </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">We have been furnished with the following letter by Captain James, pilot at the Kaipara, detailing a boat accident, and loss of life at Kaipara.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">To Captain James<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Dear Sir,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">I am sorry to have to relate to you a sad event which occurred on Monday last.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">I left Helensville on Friday night, the 11th instant, on board my boat the ' Mosquito' having with me Thomas Condon, the builder.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> We came that night as far as Shelly Beach, and anchored there for the night. On Saturday morning we left before high water for the Heads, but when as far as the buoy, finding the sea rather heavy, and having our after hatch not closed, which caused us to ship some water, we ran back to Shelly Beach, being all the time under double-reef mainsail and staysail, and jib, wind blowing about W.S.W all the time.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">On Sunday, the 13th we left before high water, with a light breeze, carrying whole mainsail and staysail, and jib. We reached your place about 10.30, and came to anchor to wait for the tide to cross the Heads and get up the Otamatea.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> We left your place about </span><st1:time minute="0" hour="15"><span style="font-family:Arial;">3 o'clock</span></st1:time><span style="font-family:Arial;">, with your directions to cross the bank, which we accomplished satisfactorily . The breeze being light, we sent up the gaff top-sail, and reached Masefield's between 6 and </span><st1:time minute="0" hour="19"><span style="font-family:Arial;">7 o'clock</span></st1:time><span style="font-family:Arial;">, and stopped there for the night.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> On Monday, the 14th, about </span><st1:time minute="0" hour="5"><span style="font-family:Arial;">5 o'clock a.m.</span></st1:time><span style="font-family:Arial;">, got under-way for Pahi, with double-reefed mainsail and staysail, it blowing rather fresh from the eastward. We beat against the tide, and got clear of Masefield's Bluff in three tacks, when we noticed some very dirty weather to the windward of us. We brought up and anchored, took in the third reef, and waited until the squall was over. It blew fearfully, and rained the whole time. When the squall was over we got under-way on the starboard tack, so as not to get ourselves to windward, being able to run bar-free up the Arapaua. We experienced some very heavy squalls, which caused us to douse the peak several times. The sea was pretty heavy, but the boat was riding over it like a bird, not shipping a drop of water. We go on very well, and were as far as Whakapirau; the wind having moderated and heading us a little, we let go one reef, so as to get around the large bluff, which is just opposite Manukau's Point, without putting her round.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> When getting near the township, Condon suggested to me that we ought to put the jib on her, the weather being clear and fine. I said I thought she had enough, but if he thought she might carry it, he might please himself; so he went and put it on. She was at the time running free. We passed the township, and, when about half a quarter mile from it, a sudden squall struck us, coming right over the bluff. I gave her all the helm I could, telling Condon at the same time to let fly the jib sheet. She lay down considerably, and would not luff anymore, having too much headsail; and Condon not letting go the jib sheet, a second squall struck her as she was lying over, and she began to fill in the after hatch. I told him to cut away the jib-halliards, but I believe the poor fellow had lost his presence of mind, for he stood motionless by the rigging. When half full she began to right herself and go down stern first. I then shouted to Condon to look our for his life, when all the answer he gave me was "I cannot swim." I told him then to catch hold of the oar that was on deck. I jumped off to windward, and having my oilskins on, did not expect to be saved; but with aid of my knife, I soon stripped some of my clothes off, and, turning round, saw Condon struggling with a box about ten yards from me; but I saw no more of him after that moment.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> I saw one of the hatches which came up, and made for it, thinking I could get to him, but my oilskins became entangled about my legs, I was unable to reach the poor fellow before he sank to rise no more. Seeing no more of him, I thought I must now look out for my life, and catching hold of another hatch, I let the tide drift me up until I was picked up by Mt Herbert Metcalfe and Mr Coates, who were down at Mr Symonds's, and saw us go down.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> Great praise is due to them, and to Mr Symonds also, for the exertions they made on our behalf, and for the promptitude with which they acted against wind and tide. We have been searching for the body ever since, and dragged the river, but without success.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">I remain, dear sir, most truly yours<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Lionel de Labrosse<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Daily Southern Cross </span><st1:date year="1867" day="25" month="10"><span style="font-family:Arial;">25th October 1867</span></st1:date></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Further notes. From the description of the vessels' location and the assistance of J. Symonds (who had a timber mill at Whakapirau) I am taking an educated guess that the Mosquito sank just near Whakapirau Beach. Per haps she still lies beneath the harbour sands waiting to be rediscovered.<br /><st1:date year="1867" day="25" month="10"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></st1:date><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14894843346568503643noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028124814150532220.post-89497474537872368562011-08-06T17:33:00.000+12:002011-08-06T17:34:55.654+12:00Lady St Aubyn - Kaipara 1901<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XN3p6PP__QkMFztBiodmZMr3n-L0R-OmybJeACzdcn99rh7Oj7Cl4sA9NeKTEuzReEXQpGX-YZ6RNcJGasNpfYvmjp2eTaBgEkFRZF21cVuZHyyMkKsHtmpKx3Sf_8WwwRuR-X3Vl0oN/s1600-h/IMG_6043.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XN3p6PP__QkMFztBiodmZMr3n-L0R-OmybJeACzdcn99rh7Oj7Cl4sA9NeKTEuzReEXQpGX-YZ6RNcJGasNpfYvmjp2eTaBgEkFRZF21cVuZHyyMkKsHtmpKx3Sf_8WwwRuR-X3Vl0oN/s400/IMG_6043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300212562941348834" border="0" /></a><br />Lady Luck it seemed for the 150 ton schooner Lady St Aubyn didn't run on her side. Another victim of the notorious Kaipara Bar she ran aground on the February 25th 1901. No lives were lost in the stranding, but for the Lady St Aubyn this was to be her last voyage.<br /><br />Her figurehead is on display at the Dargaville Museum a beautiful lady that didn't bring the vessel she was meant to protect in maritime tradition mercy from the perils of the sea. According to the information on the display board Lady St Aubyn was registered in Penzance, Cornwall, England. And thanks to <a href="http://timespanner.blogspot.com/">Timespanner </a>who consulted her book of NZ Shipwrecks I can now verify her year of 1871"The <i>Lady St Aubyn</i>, No. 58,381, 150 tons register, built at Penzance, Cornwall, in 1871 by Martin Matthews. Length 101ft., beam 25.6ft., depth 11.7ft. Owned by J. Pitcaithley of Christchurch (however I have noted a purchase of the vessel by Captain Savident and as being chartered by Messrs Pitcaithley,Wallace & Co see below), and commanded by Captain Alexander McDonald."<br /><br />There is some question here as to the correct ownership of the Lady St Aubyn. I have noted a purchase by Captain Savident in July 1899 and during my research I also found this article in the Evening Post dated 21st May 1900 as follows:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Yesterday the Schooner Lady St Aubyn arrived in harbour with 135,000ft of timber, half of which is for Messrs Stewart & Co and Pronse Brothers and the remainder for the Gear Company's works at Petone. Captain Saivdent reports favourable N.E winds in his 87 hours passage from Kaipara. The vessel has been chartered by Messrs Pitcaithley, Wallace & Co to proceed from this port to Mercury Bay to load timber for Dunedin, thence to Lyttleton to take a quantity of machinery for Picton, and from, the latter port to the Manukau and back to Kaipara.</span><br />My question is did Savident sell the vessel to Pitcaithley? And was Savident still on board when she wrecked?<br /><br />The first mention I have of her was from the Daily Southern Cross 21 September 1871. The Lady St Aubyn arrived in the port of Adelaide from Mauritius. From there she was mentioned numerous times as crossing from New Zealand to various ports around the Australian coast. She was a trader taking different goods back and forth to New Zealand and other ports. A well seasoned voyager with a list of mishaps to her elegant name.<br /><br />In a report from the Grey River Argus 14 January 1897 a telegraph message had arrived from Melbourne reporting the schooner had put in to Melbourne after spring a leak in bad weather three days out from the Kaipara to Freemantle. The only thing keeping her afloat was the cargo of timber she was carrying...<span style="font-style: italic;">The schooner Lady of St Aubyn, bound from Kaipara to Freemantle, put in here disabled. She sprung a leak when three days out. Tempestuous weather prevailed throughout, and she had a terrible time, with five feet of water in the hold, and was only kept afloat by her cargo of timber.</span><br /><br />In July 1899 Lady St Aubyn was purchased by <a href="http://www.nzmaritimeindex.org.nz/izperson.php?personid=999994124&person=savident&rid=325&db=&dm=&ds=&dh=&sh=&st=&sd=Y&svp=&tot=2&typ=&wds=&sourceid=&refid=&hit=1">Captain Savident</a> for the Kaipara-Wellington-Lyttleton trade (<span style="font-style: italic;">Evening Post 29 July 1899</span>).<br /><br />1900 it seemed was a bad year for the schooner. June 1st 1900 the Lady St Aubyn dragged her anchor in a southerly gale while unloading timber at Petone Wellington, ending up beached.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> "During a southerly gale yesterday the schooner Lady St Aubuyn, which was discharging timber at Petone wharf, dragged her anchor and drifted onto the beach. She lies on an upright keel, and is making a little water."</span> Poverty Bay Herald 2 June 1900<br /><br />Then in late October/Early November 1900 the vessel almost came to grief in the dangerous Cook Strait...<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Brigantine Lady St Aubyn had a very narrow escape of being wrecked in the Cook Straits on the passage from Wellington to Kaipara during the heavy gales a fortnight back. The vessel was caught in a heavy gale and driven to Long Island, getting close to the high cliffs of the island. Being in danger of being driven ashore, the anchors were let go, but before they brought the vessel up she was within fifty yards of the cliffs.. The boats were got in readiness, and as the vessel began to drag still further in-shore, Captain Savident, and the crew left the vessel to her fate, and taking to the boats, made for the island. After a most trying experience they landed in an exhausted state. Some time later the wind suddenly changed, blowing off the land, and the deserted vessel commenced to drift away from her perilous position. Seeing a chance of saving her, the captain and crew put off from the shore again and boarded the vessel. The schooner was got well off the land, and the weather moderating, she continued her course for Kaipara, where she arrived safely. </span><br />- Poverty Bay Herald 13 November 1900<br /><br />On the 25th of February 1901 the sea had the final say on the fate of the Lady of St Aubyn. Entering the Kaipara Heads the schooner was becalmed...<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The crew of the Lady St Aubyn, which was wrecked at Kaipara have arrived in Auckland. The captain states that the brigantine was beating over the bar, and had got between the Tory Shoal and the North Spit when the wind suddenly dropped to a flat calm. The tide and swell swept the vessel towards the North Spit, and on this she struck about twenty minutes after the wind had dropped. The heavy swell tide carried the vessel further and further up the beach, bumping all the time. The crew walked ashore when the tide fell. The vessel bumped a great deal at the next tide, and the iron fastenings and seams started, water coming in between the planks. A nautical enquiry will be held tomorrow.</span><br />-Evening Post 14 March 1901<br /><br />The day after the crew's arrival in Auckland on March 14th the nautical inquiry was held on March 15:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">A Magisterial inquiry was held at the Magistrate's Court before H. W. Brabant S.M, into the circumstances surrounding the wreck of the schooner Lady St Aubyn on the North Spit Entrance to Kaipara Harbour on the 25 ult. the enquiry was held on the application of the Collector of Customs, who conducted the examination of witnesses. The finding of the Court was that the master had committed a grave error of judgment in not letting go his anchor when his vessel was drifting towards the North Spit, but the error in judgment was not considered grave enough to necessitate interference with the master's certificate. The master was ordered to pay half the costs of the enquiry, the proportion to be paid by him not to exceed L5.</span><br />- Grey River Argus 18 March 1901<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgedEboO6sJnkgoBDZbT7LMcd4RzJ36DaSd7hHUeGHhyYDpl6UhegekVTj8CMCH2FDDkDsStAAcVNAxx8C1gnZNs3_yM-c86N21LFSkZ14IJqKT6P8hCzEdr4JYK0RpmShPU3lyBUqWlquV/s1600-h/IMG_6041.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgedEboO6sJnkgoBDZbT7LMcd4RzJ36DaSd7hHUeGHhyYDpl6UhegekVTj8CMCH2FDDkDsStAAcVNAxx8C1gnZNs3_yM-c86N21LFSkZ14IJqKT6P8hCzEdr4JYK0RpmShPU3lyBUqWlquV/s400/IMG_6041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300212561366404162" border="0" /></a>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14894843346568503643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028124814150532220.post-7202952630668610462011-08-06T17:27:00.000+12:002011-08-06T17:31:46.000+12:00Aurora - Kaipara 1840I am still writing this post having found further information which I still need to follow up<br /><br /><div id="tei-section"> <div class="section" id="tei-Bre02Whit-t1-body-d1-d1-d7"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM46lvgvoxMLCzqX_mX06ZunS01HPMaq6thyphenhyphenkdrTfGh2R3ULJoMvsmuBiclyLOpLsmLRScZeLwoQIhL2j1Krh1zMUIwbZ_448cpKrzrOUbP-M8Lhk4csEZ6JCg86Mjw0sNsAeR96DYY6RM/s1600-h/Pouto+Lighthouse+1901-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM46lvgvoxMLCzqX_mX06ZunS01HPMaq6thyphenhyphenkdrTfGh2R3ULJoMvsmuBiclyLOpLsmLRScZeLwoQIhL2j1Krh1zMUIwbZ_448cpKrzrOUbP-M8Lhk4csEZ6JCg86Mjw0sNsAeR96DYY6RM/s400/Pouto+Lighthouse+1901-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300292223936653042" border="0" /></a><br />The 500 ton <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barque">Barque</a> Aurora was one of the emigrant ships owned by the New Zealand Company.She came to grief on April 27 1840 while (possibly leaving from the Northern Wairoa River) with a load of Kauri spars and mail from Port Nicholson for England. The Aurora is noted in the New <a href="http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=NZGWS18400418.2.3&srpos=2&e=--1839---1842--10--1----0aurora+barque-all">Zealand Gazette & Wellington Spectator</a> as arriving in port on 24 January 1840.<br /><br /><br />She was noted again as leaving on 5th March 1840 for Java. (I note this isn't mentioned in the text by Sir Henry Brett however eventually she would headed for England)<br /><br />Below is a full account from Sir Henry Brett's Book White Wings Volume 2. Founding of the Provinces and Old Time Shipping. Passenger Ships from 1840 - 1885 (NZETC) of the Aurora and her voyage from England to Port Nicholson then to her final fate at the Kaipara Heads when leaving with her cargo.<br /><br /><p>Taking the emigrant vessels, not in the order of sailing from England, but in the order of their arrival at Port Nicholson, we have first the Aurora, 550 tons, <a class="topic-ref mention" href="http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/name-420350.html" id="name-420350-mention">Captain Theophilus Heale</a>, which brought out 148 souls, 58 being males and 90 females. Among the cabin passengers were Major Richard Baker (the magistrate appointed by the New Zealand Company) and <a class="topic-ref mention" href="http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/name-209315.html" id="name-209315-mention" title="The Honorable Sir Edward William Stafford. Runholder, provincial superintendent, premier, sportsman.">Mr. Edward Stafford</a>, afterwards <a class="topic-ref mention" href="http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/name-209315.html" title="The Honorable Sir Edward William Stafford. Runholder, provincial superintendent, premier, sportsman.">Sir Edward Stafford</a>. Of the voyage out there is nothing of exceptional interest to record. It was very much like hundreds of other passages made in subsequent years by other emigrant ships, but there is always attaching to the well-named Aurora the special interest that she was actually the first of a long train of vessels to arrive in New Zealand with people who had come over 12,000 miles of ocean to found the Britain of the South.</p> <p>Wellington people have had the good taste to give the names of their first fleet ships to various streets, and the result is that wherever one goes in the town there is a name that recalls the stirring days when the city was born. Aurora, Oriental, Tory, Cuba, Adelaide, Bolton, and so on—you will find them all figuring on the street name-plates, and you cannot help thinking it is fitting and proper that the "old barkies" should have their memories perpetuated in this way. One could only wish that the younger generations knew a little more about the real meaning of these names.</p> <p>Like all the ships of the New Zealand Company, the Aurora was well victualled, including supplies of "wine, spirits, and porter," which were described as ample.</p> <p>The passengers, being all picked settlers, had no difficulty in amusing themselves on the long voyage, and we read of the dancing and other forms of entertainment which are very much the sort of thing with which the immigrants of to-day amuse themselves on their brief run in steamers that keep to a time-table.</p> <p>On the whole the weather was good, but off the Cape of Good Hope and in the Southern Ocean some heavy gales were encountered, and the ship lost a topmast or two, as well as a yardarm. She was a good sea boat, however, and came gallantly through it all. Christmas Day was remembered on account of an immense iceberg that was passed.</p> <p>It was not until January 17th that New Zealand was sighted, and on that day the ship entered Port Hardy. There a whaler named McLaren gave Colonel Wakefield's message, which was to go on to Port Nicholson. The Aurora was off the Heads on the 20th, but a nor'-wester kept her out for a couple of days, during which time she was visited by Wakefield, who had by this time returned from his travels.</p> <p>Piloted by Captain "Georgie" Young, the well-known whaler, the Aurora entered port on the 22nd of January, 1840, after a passage of 126 days. She dropped anchor about half-way between Somes Island and Petone Beach, and her welcome was a salute from the Cuba's guns.</p> <p>This epoch-making voyage of the Aurora was to be her last but one. In April of the same year she left Port Nicholson for the North, and was totally<a href="http://northlandhistory.blogspot.com/2009/03/kaipara-ship-wrecks-1840-aurora-updated.html"> wrecked</a> on the northern head of the Kaipara Harbour when leaving the river loaded with kauri spars, and carrying Port Nicholson mails for England.</p> </div> </div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14894843346568503643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028124814150532220.post-39828084322173963382011-08-06T17:22:00.000+12:002011-08-06T17:23:59.242+12:00L'Alcmene - Kaipara 1851<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTPno9GOkFhAAVm213JZZ8FQgvZQtt-m7DyaA1qUsIacVGMJNSyny5DkmqGKrgHWUtdzS8MTz9mL7f-E98PV7m8nQ_9oobfyf_S53VlaeCVsvOuYS_EDsLnNXdxBClHA8IWSPHUI0uTme-/s1600-h/IMG_5995.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTPno9GOkFhAAVm213JZZ8FQgvZQtt-m7DyaA1qUsIacVGMJNSyny5DkmqGKrgHWUtdzS8MTz9mL7f-E98PV7m8nQ_9oobfyf_S53VlaeCVsvOuYS_EDsLnNXdxBClHA8IWSPHUI0uTme-/s400/IMG_5995.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297735711786853362" border="0" /></a>Painting of the wreck of L'Alcmene in the Dargaville Musium<br />Artist unknown Image taken by Liz<br /><br /></div>This is the first of a series of posts I'll be doing on Northland Ship Wrecks and casualties. Now and then I may divert and cover other wrecks from around the New Zealand Coast.<br /><br />The <span style="font-style: italic;">L'Alcemene</span> perhaps is one of the best known of the ships to have wrecked on the Northland west coast. Built in 1834 <span style="font-style: italic;">L'Alcmene</span> was a French Corvette. She was a three masted vessel carrying 36 guns on board. Her Commander was Captain le Compte d'Harcourt. According to a report in the Southern Cross dated 17th June 1851 <span style="font-style: italic;">L'Alcmene</span> was on her passage from Hobart to Hokianga. On June 3rd 1851 the <span style="font-style: italic;">L'Alcmene</span> became becalmed thirty miles from shore. For four days she had drifted nearer and nearer to land. On the fourth day a westerly blew up and despite all efforts, she ended up entangled in the breakers,just off Bayly's Beach south of the notorious Monganui Bluff( itself a noted graveyard for many an unfortunate ship) and north of the equally dangerous Kaipara Harbour entrance.<br /><br />With no hope to break free of the pounding west coast waves the Captain made a decision to beach her as a last alternative. In the doing twelve lives were lost. This is the account from the Southern Cross 17th June 1851:<br /><br />As far as we have been able to gather, the particulars of this unfortunate disaster are as follows:-<br /><br />The <span style="font-style: italic;">Alcmene</span> was on her passage from Hobart Town to Hokianga, and at the beginning of the present month, got becalmed on the West Coast. about thirty miles off shore. She continued drawing helplessly towards the land, then she encountered a heavy gale on the 4th; and as we understand our informant, found it impossible to claw off the lee shore on which she found herself so unhappily and so unexpectedly thrown.<br /><br />Having become entangled among the breakers, and no hope of saving the ship presenting itself, as a last alternative she was beached. Luckily she took the ground at the top of high water, and had her crew but waited for the ebb, in all probability little or no loss of life would have ensued.<br /><br />As it was, an immediate attempt to land took place, which although partially successful, still entailed a sacrifice of twelve lives, and caused the wounding of twelve others. The great majority of the crew, including a Hobart Town lady, the wife of one of the officers, walked on shore from the ship which was left embedded in the sand on the fall of the tide.<br /><br />The spot where the wreck occurred was at Ripiro, near Monganui, about midway between Kaipara and Hokianga Heads. The shipwrecked mariners, having strolled along the beach, encoutered a tribe of Ngatiapa, by whom, and their chief Matin, they were conducted to the village of Okaro, where they experienced every possible kindness and hospitality; and from whence some of the officers and men have crossed to Auckland to make known their misfortunes, and to solicit and all assistance that can be rendered. Little or nothing has been saved, and the ship has become a total wreck.<br /><br />The <span style="font-style: italic;">Alcmene</span> has been for sometime these seas, and had but just undergone a thorough and expensive refit at Hobart Town, at which port she had been lying for several months.<br /><br />We understand Mr. Luke Master of H.M Ship <span style="font-style: italic;">Fly</span>, has proceeded to the scene of disaster, to assist in securing whatever materials may be washed ashore, as well as to expediate the passage of the crew of the corvette to Auckland.<br /><br />Further Reading An account by the Reverend James Buller <a href="http://www.enzb.auckland.ac.nz/document/1878_-_Buller%2C_James._Forty_years_in_New_Zealand/PART_I._PERSONAL_NARRATIVE/CHAPTER_XIV._L%26%2339%3BALCMENE./p1?page=0&action=searchresult&target=">here</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Relics from the L'Alcmene now on display at the Dargaville Museum<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2xZuIK3Az6PS0Zajsby2ajrSJh1MEo8VkRlf8hBRrTg1sOC7Sxlwf-T2GYI6_jhCU52cjwaWqc0FqYq8Gem1WVpbhmUFZqYULtdDzX6hZ80iWM2-WkCKajLc5p_fn8aqGJO4q74jyyYPB/s1600-h/IMG_6002.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2xZuIK3Az6PS0Zajsby2ajrSJh1MEo8VkRlf8hBRrTg1sOC7Sxlwf-T2GYI6_jhCU52cjwaWqc0FqYq8Gem1WVpbhmUFZqYULtdDzX6hZ80iWM2-WkCKajLc5p_fn8aqGJO4q74jyyYPB/s400/IMG_6002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297738793699547762" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9sXOXD9BPHKDSq5pE5hpwjMQpPUSurQ1lNV0bUsvV4OmGWchiBMFhvJYlzLR8AifPdOfEq87L2VBklVYcI_T7Y_HluM9KlTqjdJFt6XfJTb-5LXB2BNchQjKEoHkrLpYlYk_X7uNUfo-Y/s1600-h/IMG_6000.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9sXOXD9BPHKDSq5pE5hpwjMQpPUSurQ1lNV0bUsvV4OmGWchiBMFhvJYlzLR8AifPdOfEq87L2VBklVYcI_T7Y_HluM9KlTqjdJFt6XfJTb-5LXB2BNchQjKEoHkrLpYlYk_X7uNUfo-Y/s400/IMG_6000.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297738794684176578" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOa51ezS9nQwJxw4pnG72jCdUAZEhqD16KNrgkHyS8mQdHaxMuOLfNBYg6y6Q0xqDBVCpX4wW5I7OcGAFXWAVcanrstEX9IiGAUuQ9vcB29EP7X8xg4tFxIVM5zbqtJRV4vQtWSF1YGhBw/s1600-h/IMG_5996.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOa51ezS9nQwJxw4pnG72jCdUAZEhqD16KNrgkHyS8mQdHaxMuOLfNBYg6y6Q0xqDBVCpX4wW5I7OcGAFXWAVcanrstEX9IiGAUuQ9vcB29EP7X8xg4tFxIVM5zbqtJRV4vQtWSF1YGhBw/s400/IMG_5996.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297740751360069378" border="0" /></a><br />Quarter Master's keys from the wreck of L'Alcmene<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj39Tz8X-Mcgie7Rpn7SAhJEQC1SaD7GCTHkBBUYFSUp1QxDc94VYam6io5BcEFRE4dvntNz4dh3XEawefom2j07pe1nltvCbElxzPTf3JtTVtDsOCdWTQSlv3lhRHgTR4qjw0cTyC2BXgb/s1600-h/IMG_5994.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj39Tz8X-Mcgie7Rpn7SAhJEQC1SaD7GCTHkBBUYFSUp1QxDc94VYam6io5BcEFRE4dvntNz4dh3XEawefom2j07pe1nltvCbElxzPTf3JtTVtDsOCdWTQSlv3lhRHgTR4qjw0cTyC2BXgb/s400/IMG_5994.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297740752142206722" border="0" /></a>Photo of a model of the vessel<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeKqIO-jFh9sYAAJ85D1fx0jU47hTdBu6V8PMSkV4hZ1J7qXC36DqwrDUo3E6a7jvXPbxy8Xqe_XDhMBkj6hxu_-2nHtyY7qLbt-chUt71LyQ0YwVXZgvPZ6sC7cxanm2HlMJdUympV3kR/s1600-h/IMG_6011.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeKqIO-jFh9sYAAJ85D1fx0jU47hTdBu6V8PMSkV4hZ1J7qXC36DqwrDUo3E6a7jvXPbxy8Xqe_XDhMBkj6hxu_-2nHtyY7qLbt-chUt71LyQ0YwVXZgvPZ6sC7cxanm2HlMJdUympV3kR/s400/IMG_6011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297740754227573938" border="0" /></a>One of the cannons recovered from the wreck site<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHohbUErymIe-vawigv-hb4iXHrc0eGGMP_vt5cpp497-hhSo_VEDk-tViojPqNvUmfWgSpeD5Mz2TORrFeG0QjKbIY3MDEg0_GG9JEqgt2X9A578TONosbnTJ_fBOQtZOeEkgSVG81NK_/s1600-h/IMG_5997.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHohbUErymIe-vawigv-hb4iXHrc0eGGMP_vt5cpp497-hhSo_VEDk-tViojPqNvUmfWgSpeD5Mz2TORrFeG0QjKbIY3MDEg0_GG9JEqgt2X9A578TONosbnTJ_fBOQtZOeEkgSVG81NK_/s400/IMG_5997.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297740754930122818" border="0" /></a>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14894843346568503643noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1028124814150532220.post-39941943038967178002011-08-06T16:59:00.000+12:002011-08-06T17:03:14.977+12:00The Isabella de Fraine - Hokianga 1928<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3vXKE4ZB_zOPoctAG9prvGf0v-hO3DxdYM2mV6K7PGFWhpQ7biA4SyK_4emBWb7KuT4RQejGyV-A7bqU6f-JVwuXp6f9T8lty3Br5hYTQQLAfsL99Gglv8_plQvPtwlhdhJteEGBBZUE/s1600/Isabella+de+Fraine+EP+17+July+1928" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3vXKE4ZB_zOPoctAG9prvGf0v-hO3DxdYM2mV6K7PGFWhpQ7biA4SyK_4emBWb7KuT4RQejGyV-A7bqU6f-JVwuXp6f9T8lty3Br5hYTQQLAfsL99Gglv8_plQvPtwlhdhJteEGBBZUE/s400/Isabella+de+Fraine+EP+17+July+1928" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637582304264030594" /></a><br />On the 14 July 1928 the schooner (ketch) Isabella de Fraine was sunk while crossing the bar at Hokianga with the loss of 8 lives. She had been well known to the Auckland shipping scene, plying her way along the Northern New Zealand coastline carrying goods from one port to the other. Sadly on that afternoon the weather was not kind to her nor her crew. Waves rolled the ketch over and all 8 hands on board were lost to the sea.<div><br /></div><div>The Isabella de Fraine was built at Camden Haven (Balmain) in New South Wales, Australia by J.W. Davies, and registered in Sydney in 1902. She had a weight of 110 tons (gross) and was reported as being owned by A.J. Frankham Ltd. She was fitted with an auxiliary oil engine of 60 hp. For some years the Isabella de Fraine had run on the Auckland-Gisborne trade before being transferred over to the Auckland-Hokianga service.</div><div><br /></div><div>At the end of May 1927, a year prior to her sinking the vessel had almost met the same fate.</div><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">SCHOONER STRIKES A LOG<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">HOLE KNOCKED IN </b><st1:city><st1:place><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">HULL</b></st1:place></st1:city><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">(By Telegraph.) (Special to "The Evening Post.")<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:city><st1:place>AUCKLAND</st1:place></st1:city>, 30th May.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The auxiliary schooner Isabella de Frame, in charge-of Captain Kennedy, whilst coming up the <st1:place><st1:placename>Hokianga</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>Harbour</st1:placetype></st1:place>, struck a submerged log off Karaka Point, which knocked a hole in the forward part .of the hull. The pumps were manned, and finding the vessel making water, the captain beached the vessel and plugged the hole up with a sack of flour.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The cargo is considerably damaged and is now being unloaded at <st1:place><st1:placename>Rawene</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>Wharf</st1:placetype></st1:place>, after which the vessel will be beached at Kohukohu for repairs.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>It is fortunate the accident happened where it did, as if the schooner had struck outside the bar there would have been a. great risk of total loss.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><o:p> </o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>- Evening Post <st1:date month="5" day="21" year="1927">21 May 1927</st1:date></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><st1:date month="5" day="21" year="1927"><span class="Apple-style-span">For a further year the vessel continued on with her trade runs until the fateful day of 14 July 1928 came. The Evening Post were the ones to report the regretful news...</span></st1:date></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><st1:date month="5" day="21" year="1927"><br /></st1:date></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><st1:date month="5" day="21" year="1927"></st1:date></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>TRAGEDY ON HOKIANGA BAR<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">ISABELLA DE FRAINE CAPSIZED SWIFT </b><st1:stockticker><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">AND</b></st1:stockticker><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"> TERRIBLE DRAMA <o:p></o:p></b></p> <b>Two men —the harbour master at Hokianga and his assistant — were horrified witnesses of the loss of the well-known schooner Isabella de Frame on Saturday afternoon. Struck by a heavy sea while apparently out of control on the Hokianga Bar, she capsized and sank, and search parties have failed so far to find any trace of her crew of eight. </b></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">Eight lives were lost when the auxiliary schooner Isabella do Frame capsized at the entrance to <st1:place><st1:placename>Hokianga</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>Harbour</st1:placetype></st1:place> at <st1:time hour="16" minute="0">4 o'clock</st1:time> on Saturday afternoon. The victims formed the entire crew of the vessel. </span></p> <span class="Apple-style-span"><p class="MsoNormal" style="display: inline !important; ">It is the gravest maritime disaster in the history of <st1:country-region><st1:place>New Zealand</st1:place></st1:country-region> coastal shipping since the steamer <i><a href="http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=NZTR19251205.2.48&l=mi&e=-------10--1----2--">Ripple</a></i> foundered with the loss of 17 lives off Cape Palliser on <st1:date year="1924" day="7" month="8">7th August, 1924</st1:date></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="display: inline !important; ">. The vessel was approaching the entrance to the harbour when she was suddenly caught by the wind and a heavy swell, and turned completely over. </p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The captain was thrown from the rigging, and with the other members of the crew, was carried under water as the vessel turned over. The witnesses of the foundering saw no sign of the crew after the schooner capsized. For twenty minutes she drifted upside down, and then turned slowly over and sank. The tide was running almost full when the schooner attempted to take the bar, and why she did not go straight through is baffling to seamen who have learned the story of the wreck from the eye-witnesses.<b></b><b></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">It is suggested that perhaps the rudder became loose, and it is stated, that when the vessel turned over the rudder was not seen: This swift drama of the sea was witnessed by Captain Mitchell, harbour master, assistant, Mr. Bryers but they were powerless to do anything, and they were alone on an isolated part of the coast.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"></p><p class="MsoNormal">They at once reported the wreck to nearby townships, and by nightfall many search parties had been organised. Throughout the night and again yesterday the rugged coastline was combed by searchers in the faint hope that some of<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>the crew might have reached the shore; but their efforts; were in vain, the only evidence of disaster being pieces of wreckage and cargo washed ashore. </p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">LIST OF THE VICTIMS</b>. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">The names of the crew are: — Captain A. Berridge, aged 47, married. D. Teixeira, mate, aged 53, married. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">A. Kendrick, engineer, aged 32; married. H. Trevarthen, assistant engineer, aged 22, single. E. Merritt, cook, single. F. Liewendahl, able seaman, single. A Suvanto, able seaman, single. M. Kennedy, ordinary seaman, single. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><st1:stockticker><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"><b>WELL</b></span></st1:stockticker><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US; mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"><b>-KNOWN SHIP</b> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">The Isabella de Frame was carrying between 40 and 50 tons of cargo, including a small quantity of fruit and some case-oil. She was insured with the </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Hartford</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">. Insurance Co., but the amount is not available. The Isabella de Frame was well known in </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Auckland</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "> shipping circles, and has been engaged in tho New </span><st1:place><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Zealand</span></st1:place><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "> coastal trade for over ten years. She was a wooden schooner of 110 tons gross, owned by A. G. Frankham, Ltd., and built at Camden Haven:, in the north of New South Wales, in 1902, She had an auxiliary oil engine of 60 h.p. After running for a considerable time in tho Gisborne-Auckland trade, she was transferred to the Hokianga service, trading first from Auckland, and, in more recent months, from Onehunga to Hokianga. </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">WITNESS DESCRIBES THE WRECK</b>. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">Graphic details of tho scene were given by Captain Mitchell, who said: "I sighted the schooner at <st1:time hour="10" minute="45">10.45 a.m.</st1:time> She was coming from tho north under sail, and by Semaphore signals I notified her at <st1:time minute="30" hour="13">1.30 p.m.</st1:time> to keep to the south. About ten minutes later I observed the vessel starting up her engines, and then I hoisted the signal, "Wait for the tide at 1.50." </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">"I wanted the vessel to bo in a good position, but then I saw something which seemed odd. She was under power of her sails again, but presently the engines were started for the second time, and she went on the port tack. At <st1:time minute="40" hour="15">3:40 p.m.</st1:time> the crew took in the mainsail and the vessel made toward the south channel about a quarter of an hour later." </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">"At this moment I put up the signal; "Take the bar" I hoisted the Semaphore to show that the schooner was to turn inward, and come over the bar, but she did not take notice of my signal, and stood off to the northward just outside the bar." </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">"Then I dropped the Semaphore and watched the captain carry on past the bar and go south to the edge of the main, channel. Again I put up the Semaphore to come into the harbour. This she did not do. She turned out and then suddenly made for the bar. She jibed when almost on the bar and taking a run on a sea, it appeared as if she would never; stop."</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">" Then she went broadside on, and did not seem under control. The booms swung across the decks, and the craft listed and was hit by a swell. Then she turned over."</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">Captain Mitchell at once ran to his home, and telephoning to the police, he gave the alarm which spread swiftly to tho townships in tho district. — Mr.. Bryers, who remained on watch with his telescope trained on the floating hull, saw tho Isabella de Fraine spring up from the sea and then go down finally. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>VAIN SEARCH <st1:stockticker>FOB</st1:stockticker> SURVIVORS. </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">The Harbourmaster's station is isolated, and accessible only by motor launch, aud leaving their station, which is on the,south side of the harbour, both men boarded the Harbourmaster 's launch and sped for the north side. They ran along tho waters edge vainly searching for men. Two other men came running along the beach, and the four continued the search, but nothing but flotsam was sighted. Helpful Maoris galloped up on horses, but nearly three hours elapsed before other volunteers arrived. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">About 8.o'clock search parties organised in small towns along the harbour began to arrive. By <st1:time hour="12" minute="0">noon</st1:time> 400 people from all, parts of the neighbouring; districts were, scouring the shore, and so the search continued throughout the day, but at <st1:time hour="0" minute="0">midnight</st1:time> no trace was found of the crew.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"> Having travelled post haste from <st1:city><st1:place>Auckland</st1:place></st1:city> to Hokianga, the owners of the ship, Messrs, Frankham and Lowe, arrived shortly after <st1:time hour="12" minute="0">midday</st1:time>. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"> Until a year ago Captain Kennedy, agent for Frankham and Company, was master of the Isabella de Frame, which was under his command for four years. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span">"She was the finest little craft any man could wish to put his foot aboard," he said. "She was as seaworthy as the next ship, and fast. It is a mystery to me how the disaster occurred. She would take this bar with ease. She was particularly good in bar work, but this bar is generally known by men of the sea to be the worst in the Dominion. Captain Berridge was a sure and careful master."<o:p></o:p></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "> -<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Evening Post </span></span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><st1:date month="7" day="16" year="1928">16 July 1928</st1:date></span></span></i><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><br /></i></span><b>NO TRACE OF VICTIMS</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"> (By Telegraph.) (Special to "The Evening Post") ( <st1:city><st1:place>AUCKLAND</st1:place></st1:city>, This Day. The "Herald's" special reporter telegraphed last night from Kohukohu: </p><p class="MsoNormal">There is no sign to-day of the hull of the Isabella de Frame, which was wrecked on the Hokianga Bar late on Saturday afternoon. Parties of searchers patrolled twenty miles of wild, rugged coast to-day from the north head of the harbour to Whangape, vainly looking for the bodies of the eight men who perished. </p><p class="MsoNormal">A little more cargo has been washed , ashore since yesterday, and oil mixed with petrol forms patches on the beach. Iron tanks aboard the schooner held about 6000 gallons of oil. No launches have yet left Hokianga to search off the coast, as conditions are not favourable. Four miles north of the entrance to <st1:place><st1:placename>Whangape</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>Harbour</st1:placetype></st1:place>, which is about twenty miles from the scene of the wreck, more wreckage has been found. </p><p class="MsoNormal">In a rowboat, Mr. Carrol, Officer-in-charge of the Customs Department at Whangape, went along the coast this afternoon, and a variety of cargo from the schooner was found. The sea was less than yesterday, but breakers rolled on the bar. </p><p class="MsoNormal">One or two life jackets have been picked up, but no clothing or personal effects have been seen. Proof that the schooner was seaworthy and lent herself to easy management is found in the fact that recently she negotiated the bar at Manukau Heads after her rudder had been lost. Six weeks ago she crossed the bar at Hokianga en route to Manukau. While off Kaipara Heads next morning her rudder was carried away, but later, balanced by her sails, she successfully crossed the Manukau Bar and, sailing down the harbour, anchored in <st1:place><st1:placename>Cornwallis</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>Bay</st1:placetype></st1:place>. The following day she proceeded to <st1:place><st1:placename>Onehunga</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>Wharf</st1:placetype></st1:place>, where she berthed. All this was accomplished without a rudder.</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div style="text-align: right;"><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span class="Apple-style-span">- Evening Post <st1:date month="7" day="17" year="1928">17 July 1928</st1:date></span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div><b>HOKIANGA WRECK</b><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>BODY WASHED ASHORE </b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><st1:city><st1:place>HULL</st1:place></st1:city> DRIFTING TO THE NORTH (By Telegraph.) (Special to "The Evening Post.") <st1:city><st1:place>AUCKLAND</st1:place></st1:city>, This Day. ,</b> </p><p class="MsoNormal">The body of Amos Suvanto, an able seaman, who was drowned on Saturday afternoon in the wreck of the Isabella de Fraine, was found yesterday morning near the Golden Stairs, a steep track winding up the side of a precipitous hill on the coast, about fifteen miles from the sceno of the wreck. No sign has been seen of the other victims of the disaster. </p><p class="MsoNormal">Parties patrolling the beach from Hokianga to Whangape saw fresh wreckage washed up by the tide in the vicinity of Mitimiti. The men saw the hull of the Isabella de Fraine drifting off the same spot late on Monday night, when she seemed to be. moving further northwards and out to sea. Pieces of the vessel and scraps of cargo are being seen by the police and volunteers searching the coast from Ahipara to Herekino.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><i>- Evening Post 18 July 1928</i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><o:p> </o:p>LOST SCHOONER</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>HOKIANGA TRAGEDY NAUTICAL INQUIRY BEGUN CAPSIZE ON BAR</b> <b> (By Telegraph.) (Special to "The Evening Post.") <st1:city><st1:place>AUCKLAND</st1:place></st1:city>, This Day. </b></p><p class="MsoNormal">A nautical inquiry into the loss of the auxiliary schooner Isabella de Frame with all hands on the Hokianga Bar opened this morning, before Mr. E. C. Cutten, S.M., and Captains W. B. Watt and E. Gibson, assessors. Mr. V. E. Meredith appeared for tho Superintendent of the Mercantile Marine, Mr. Allan Moody was retained by the Merchant Service Guild on behalf of the relatives of Captain A. Berridge, master of the vessel, and Mr. D. Teixiera, mate. The owners A. G. Frankham, Ltd. were represented by Mr. K. M'Veagh. </p><p class="MsoNormal">Mr. Eldon Lansley, surveyor of ships, said he surveyed the Isabella de Fraine on 2nd February and found everything in order. John Mitchell, pilot and signalman, said he sighted the vessel at <st1:time hour="10" minute="45">10.45 a.m.</st1:time> on 14th July eight or nine miles to the northward. The wind was moderate, south-west, and the sea decreasing on the ebb tide.</p><p class="MsoNormal">The vessel arrived due west of the bar at <st1:time minute="30" hour="13">1.30 p.m.</st1:time> Witness signalled at 1.40,."Wait for the tide." The vessel kept to the southward. The engine was run for a short time. At 3.40 it was stopped, and was started again, and the vessel came round to the south channel. At 3.55 the signal was given, "Take the bar." The bar was then working; it was half-tide. </p><p class="MsoNormal"> Captain Berridge had worked that channel two or three times previously. He did not take the south channel, but passed a bit northwards. When he got close to the main channel he was given a semaphore signal to cross the bar. </p><p class="MsoNormal">He ran on a very short distance, and then turned in as if answering the semaphore. The engines were still going. From the movements of the vessel witness concluded there was something wrong, as his signal was not answered immediately. The vessel was about to veer in to cross the bar when she turned northward again. </p><p class="MsoNormal">A wave slowed the ship to starboard, the boom came right over, and all control appeared to be lost. Another sea struck her broadside on, and she capsized on to her port side. Just prior to this the pilot saw a man in the rigging, though this was not unusual in crossing a bar. On every occasion the Isabella took the north channel en route from Onehunga to Hokianga. The south channel had been unworkable. </p><p class="MsoNormal">In reply to Mr. Meredith the pilot said Captain Berridge had not always displayed good seamanship. On one occasion he had taken the south channel against the signal and worked it. Captain Berridge later informed the witness that there was 17 feet of water in the south channel, but witness contended that the bar was always changing. </p><p class="MsoNormal">Early in the afternoon of the wreck Captain Berridge carried south of the heads, and first made for the south channel, but passed it and was two lengths east of the north channel when he turned to cross inwards. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span">- Evening Post <st1:date month="8" day="8" year="1928">8 August 1928</st1:date></span></i><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>MAST OF SCHOONER FOUND</b><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) DARGAVILLE, Bth September. </p><p class="MsoNormal">The mainmast of the ill-fated schooner Isabella de Frame, wrecked on the Hokianga Bar in July, came ashore at Chase's Gorge to-day. The sails and ropes were still attached to the mast, which had drifted south nearly 70 miles, and was in a good state of preservation.<o:p></o:p></p> <i><span class="Apple-style-span"><span>-<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span>Evening Post<span> </span><st1:date month="9" day="10" year="1928">10 September 1928</st1:date></span></i><o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><br /></p></o:p><p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; "><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; "><br /></span></p><p></p><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></b></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><br /></b><st1:date month="5" day="21" year="1927"></st1:date></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p></div>Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14894843346568503643noreply@blogger.com2