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"Pulling damaged boat onto the slip near Wellington"

Wellington, New Zealand, Nov. 1923

 

The Forest Home was a wooden 4 mast Schooner - Forest Home, Passengers in History 1836, South Australia Maritime Museum

passengersinhistory.sa.gov.au/node/926089

 

The ship was purchased by tender in October 1923 by Holm and Co following court order to be sold due to the Captain's insolvency. It was towed by steamer from Wanganui to Wellington and underwent a six plus month refit and renamed the Holmwood.

For more details refer to:

The Troublesome Yankee Schooner

BY LEMUEL ON MAY 22, 2013

History Geek

A COLLAGE OF EPHEMERA, SNAPSHOTS, RESEARCH AND HISTORICAL MISADVENTURE

historygeek.co.nz/2013/05/22/the-troublesome-yankee-schoo...

 

Enquiries: Yarra Plenty Regional Library

www.yprl.vic.gov.au/

 

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