#HarbourMasters

2025-02-15

_The Evening Post_, 16 February 1925:
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The death is announced of Captain Arthur #Irvine at Timaru on Saturday. Born at Larwick, Shetland Islands, in 1835, the late Captain Irvine was a well-known figure in the New Zealand coastal trade some years back. He went to sea at an early age, and arrived in Australia in 1856, and in. New Zealand four years later. For nine years Captain Irvine was with the New Zealand Steam Navigation Company, Wellington, and during that period rose to the position of chief mate. In 1872 he took charge of the Wanganui-built vessel Tongariro, and later was in the Egmont. He was appointed pilot at #Wanganui in 1878, and shortly afterwards became harbour-master and pilot there, a position which he held for a number of years.
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Black-and-white portrait photo: Harbour-master for 32 years. 1911. Description: Portrait of Captain Irvine, who has resigned from the position of Wanganui harbour-master. He wears a suit with a narrow bow tie and has short hair with a full beard. Citation: The New Zealand Graphic and Ladies Journal, 8 February 1911, p. 26. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections NZG-19110208-0026-01. https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/149650

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