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The following is an article that has appeared in the Northern Advocate in relation to the finding that the bells that have supposedly come from the 'Boyd' are in fact church bells and not from the 'Boyd' at all. The main point of all this is, do the research. Taking for granted that something is, because someone told me, doesn't cut it.
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7th December 2009
The bell from a former coastal trading vessel made $7050 in some of the most spirited and determined bidding seen at a local Wanganui auction for a while.
As well as the bell, a 1908 print of former world single scull rowing champion Billy Webb in action on the Whanganui River fetched $560, auctioneer Brian Hayward said yesterday.
The Guyton St auction house had been "busy and happening", Mr Hayward said.
The two unique items closely associated with Wanganui's past had created a lot of interest, he said.
Both items had fascinating historical stories attached to them, with special significance to the city.
"And the good news is they have both stayed in Wanganui."
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 The First World War has entered its fourth horrendous year, and ships are mysteriously disappearing off the coasts of Australia and New Zealand. A young Australian woman named Mary Cameron is sailing with her husband and daughter from San Francisco to Sydney when, less than a thousand miles from their destination, a black-hulled freighter appears out of the vast blue emptiness. It is the first ship they have seen in nearly two months, and Mary and her daughter rush to the deck to greet her. Suddenly, two hinged iron sections of the freighter’s bulwarks drop down to reveal she is bristling with guns. She is in fact the German warship the Wolf, and the Camerons are about to find themselves captive on one of the century’s most extraordinary wartime sea voyages.
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 The 200th anniversary of the Boyd incident in Whangaroa Harbour was remembered in December 2009. Greenstone Pictures who produced a programme for the acclaimed Shipwreck series has kindly supplied Underwater Heritage Group with copies on DVD to sell to commemorate the occassion. Various rememberances and exhibits have started to take place leading up to the main event in the beginning of December.
Sales from the DVD will help fund further research and exhibit of New Zealand's historic maritime history.
To order copies download an order form here and post in to Underwater Heritage Group. We thank you for your support. |
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