tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517329270970500283.post8910129913995740046..comments2024-03-17T00:21:29.143+13:00Comments on Back Roads: Kaipara Ship Wrecks - 1867 Mosquito possibly WhakapirauLizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14894843346568503643noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517329270970500283.post-62076584599336452742022-02-04T14:17:54.044+13:002022-02-04T14:17:54.044+13:00Hi Liz,
It has been a longtime since I last posted...Hi Liz,<br />It has been a longtime since I last posted something here but I am so glad to see your wonderful work continues. I have been busy at our pub down here in Lumsden but will be going North soon to complete the restoration of my 1897 Logan Huria - currently on the hard at Whangateau, I will be staying with my Uncle in Waipu and would love to take the opportunity to meet you some time. I am still extremely interested in any information about the location of my Great Great grandfather's boat The Mosquito.<br />all the best<br />Tim Hanna<br />timhanna@maxnret.co.nzTim Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01528139689046825864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517329270970500283.post-67519621014523709622014-11-22T11:13:22.451+13:002014-11-22T11:13:22.451+13:00Hi Tim
Wow that is fantastic. I've been told ...Hi Tim<br /><br />Wow that is fantastic. I've been told the remains of the Mosquito are in the mangroves further up the river towards Paparoa. There are locals around who do know where it is. I'll ask around and try and find out who you can contact with a boat who can take you to its location. Lionel actually ended up working down in Te Aroha as an engineer at a Flax mill. He died sadly on site after falling ill. He was found dead in his tent the next day. You can email me at crewmadbushfarm@gmail.com<br /><br />Cheers LizLizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05100812038496671783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517329270970500283.post-74623844607674533602014-11-22T10:39:12.515+13:002014-11-22T10:39:12.515+13:00Lionel De labrosse was my great great great grandf...Lionel De labrosse was my great great great grandfather. Reading his letter is absolutely astounding. I was told that he died of a deadly lung infection possibly as a result of working in the Chelsea Sugar Refinery. <br />I own a boat built in 1897 and old boats are of great interest to me. Finding his would be fantastic.<br />Tim HannaTim Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01528139689046825864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517329270970500283.post-2471179569034674842009-02-06T21:03:00.000+13:002009-02-06T21:03:00.000+13:00Yo Ice!!! Hey thanks for your support on this. I L...Yo Ice!!! Hey thanks for your support on this. I LOVE Shipwrecks!!! Heck this will end up as a shipwrecks blog at this rate then again...well does it matter?Nah. More to come. Interesting you mentioned some aren't in the shipwrecks book. I have a list from the Dargaville Museum which was supplied by the Dept of Internal Affairs. Heaps are missing. I guess not everything was noted.<BR/><BR/>Hi Jayne!! Hey thank you! I'll get over as soon as I can. Just writing a heaps of articles and redoing the blog templates. Yeah you'll be getting some awards from me as well two to be exact. I have to visit Rae and Leslie's blogs to nab em Sorry I haven't been commenting. You've done some great posts so has Lisa aka Ice Wolf. Cool cool cool stuff<BR/><BR/>Take care guys <BR/>I'll catch up as soon as I can<BR/>Hugs<BR/>LizLizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08162969150207119554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517329270970500283.post-15807601649697489482009-02-05T20:17:00.000+13:002009-02-05T20:17:00.000+13:00There's a blog award waiting for you over on my bl...There's a blog award waiting for you over on my blog, Liz ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13887495757366973130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517329270970500283.post-47876518785933843172009-02-05T18:14:00.000+13:002009-02-05T18:14:00.000+13:00I reckon your research into the northern shipwreck...I reckon your research into the northern shipwrecks is great, Liz. Many of the ones you've mentioned so far aren't covered by the main text of this topic -- "New Zealand Shipwrecks".Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517329270970500283.post-10761369574008971422009-02-05T18:02:00.000+13:002009-02-05T18:02:00.000+13:00Hi Jayne Yeah weren't they great series love them!...Hi Jayne Yeah weren't they great series love them!!! It would be interesting!!<BR/><BR/>Ice yes it is the one and the same Lionel de Labrosse that died at the Flax Mill in Te Aroha. Epilepsy was most likely the cause but sometime I'll get his death certificate from BDM and see what the cause was. Dick Scott had noted the sinking of the boat but had put down that it was the first mate that had drowned. No it was the builder of the boatLizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08162969150207119554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517329270970500283.post-3249076920837398572009-02-05T16:51:00.000+13:002009-02-05T16:51:00.000+13:00Is that Lionel de Labrosse the same one who droppe...Is that Lionel de Labrosse the same one who dropped dead in his whare at the Wairakau flaxmills, down Te Aroha way, July 1889?Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517329270970500283.post-15878839592027496902009-02-05T14:32:00.000+13:002009-02-05T14:32:00.000+13:00Oh, what a sad end for the bloke.It would be inter...Oh, what a sad end for the bloke.<BR/>It would be interesting if the wreck were found.<BR/>Used to watch the NZ TV series Epitaph and the other one hosted by the same bloke (Paul Gittins), Shipwreck.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13887495757366973130noreply@blogger.com