Yachtman Dies
From the Hastings News of 14/11/1879
Henry 'Jerry' Curtis died on 8 November. He was for many years skipper of the Albertine yacht. In the storm a few years before, Jerry in securing his boats near the Fishermen’s Church was so seriously injured that both his ...
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The well-known sailing coaster the Pelican, a brigantine, came ashore at the Fishmarket on Tuesday 11 November to discharge her coal. In the evening when a stiff breeze was blowing she was being hauled off when the hawser broke. She ...
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