Mawhera Dredger *COMPLETED*

[Tu2Tu]

Looking for any information on the Mawhera dredger its origin and its crew or photographs. 

I think it may have been built in Renfrew, Scotland in about 1890 - 1900 ish, and that it was delivered to Australia manned or crewed by the craftsmen finishing her en route.

It may have been used as a gold dredger somewhere in "Australia" 

Would anyone know if there is a crew listing for its passage from Scotland to Australia, or any suggestions where I might locate one.  Any information would be most welcome.

Tu

[aniph]

Hi

I'm not sure if there were several Mawhera dredges but 1908 there was one in Greymouth NZ (Mawhera being the original name for Greymouth)

Google brings it up

A bit here
http://www.greydistrict.co.nz/greymouth/heritage.asp

Annie

[Tu2Tu]

Wow, thats great Annie, that sounds correct, although a little later than I thought.  Any idea where I would get an old picture?

Tu

[aniph]

Here is the story of the trip out and names of some of the crew

http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=TS19090201.2.14&srpos=35&e=-------10--31----0mawhera+dredge-all

Lots more on Papers Past

Annie

Can't find a pic as yet but try www.google.co.nz

[Tu2Tu]

Wow, how exciting, thats Brill Annie thank you so much.

Will follow up on pic link, had been googling image but no luck.

Ill owe you a pint of Guinness !!

[aniph]

Make that a wine

If you asked a mod to move this to the NZ board someone might be able to help with a pic

Annie

[Tu2Tu]

Will do red or white

Good idea thanks again

Tu

[daisyjan]

Marine Department bought the Mawhera in 1961 to use in Westport.  It was given to Coal Town in 1979 have rung them and they have photo's that you can purchse. Address is Coal Town Queen street Westport 7825 New Zealand

[Thamesite2017]

Go to the Maritime Museum search page
and enter Mawhera in the vessell name
http://www.nzmaritimeindex.org.nz/izsearchvessels.php
there are lots of refs that may be of interest with a lot of summaries

Bye
althea