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Pictures from the Past

From Mr W. Gordon, 13 Norman Road, come these two pictures from past shipwrecks in Poverty Bay.

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The famous "Star of Canada" pictured as she was held fast to the rocks at Kaiti Beach in 1912. At the prow the pumps are seen in action.

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Another ship which was beached in Poverty Bay, this time at Waikanae, was the s.s. "Arahura". This wreck took place on March 2, 1917.