The wreck of the
"Star of Canada"
1912
During a fierce southerly squall, the British refrigerated cargo-ship Star of Canada, lying at anchor in the Gisborne Roadstead, was blown ashore on Kaiti Beach and eventually became a total wreck.
photographer not known
[purchased March 2023]
Mr Ellerbeck, photographer, has experienced a great demand for his Star of Canada postcards, 5500 having been sold to date.
Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12834, 6 August 1912, Page 4
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