Star of Canada 100th Anniversary
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| Fri 22 Jun ’12, 10:00am–4:00pm |
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| Sat 23 Jun ’12, 10:00am–4:00pm |
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| Sun 24 Jun ’12, 1:30pm–4:00pm |
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| Mon 25 Jun ’12, 10:00am–4:00pm |
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| Tue 26 Jun ’12, 10:00am–4:00pm |
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| Wed 27 Jun ’12, 10:00am–4:00pm |
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| Thu 28 Jun ’12, 10:00am–4:00pm |
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| Fri 29 Jun ’12, 10:00am–4:00pm |
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| Sat 30 Jun ’12, 10:00am–4:00pm |
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| Sun 1 Jul ’12, 1:30pm–4:00pm |
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| Mon 2 Jul ’12, 10:00am–4:00pm |
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| Tue 3 Jul ’12, 10:00am–4:00pm |
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| Wed 4 Jul ’12, 10:00am–4:00pm |
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| Thu 5 Jul ’12, 10:00am–4:00pm |
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| Fri 6 Jul ’12, 10:00am–4:00pm |
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| Sun 8 Jul ’12, 1:30pm–4:00pm |
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| Mon 9 Jul ’12, 10:00am–4:00pm |
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| Tue 10 Jul ’12, 10:00am–4:00pm |
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| Wed 11 Jul ’12, 10:00am–4:00pm |
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| Thu 12 Jul ’12, 10:00am–4:00pm |
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| Fri 13 Jul ’12, 10:00am–4:00pm |
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| Sat 14 Jul ’12, 10:00am–4:00pm |
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| Sun 15 Jul ’12, 1:30pm–4:00pm |
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| Mon 16 Jul ’12, 10:00am–4:00pm |
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| Tue 17 Jul ’12, 10:00am–4:00pm |
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| Wed 18 Jul ’12, 10:00am–4:00pm |
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| Thu 19 Jul ’12, 10:00am–4:00pm |
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| Fri 20 Jul ’12, 10:00am–4:00pm |
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| Sat 21 Jul ’12, 10:00am–4:00pm |
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| Sun 22 Jul ’12, 1:30pm–4:00pm |
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| Mon 23 Jul ’12, 10:00am–4:00pm |
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| Tue 24 Jul ’12, 10:00am–4:00pm |
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| Wed 25 Jul ’12, 10:00am–4:00pm |
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| Thu 26 Jul ’12, 10:00am–4:00pm |
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| Fri 27 Jul ’12, 10:00am–4:00pm |
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| Sat 28 Jul ’12, 10:00am–4:00pm |
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| Sun 29 Jul ’12, 1:30pm–4:00pm |
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| Mon 30 Jul ’12, 10:00am–4:00pm |
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| Tue 31 Jul ’12, 10:00am–4:00pm |
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| Wed 1 Aug ’12, 10:00am–4:00pm |
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| Thu 2 Aug ’12, 10:00am–4:00pm |
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| Fri 3 Aug ’12, 10:00am–4:00pm |
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| Sat 4 Aug ’12, 10:00am–4:00pm |
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| Sun 5 Aug ’12, 1:30pm–4:00pm |
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Where: Tairawhiti Museum, Stout St, Gisborne
Restrictions: All Ages
Ticket Information:
- Admission: Free
Website:
Event listed by: tairawhitimuseum
The Star of Canada, a general cargo steamer, was blown onto rocks on the Gisborne foreshore on 23 June 1912. The captain's cabin, chartroom and wheel-house were salvaged and Mr W. Good, a Gisborne jeweller, purchased the structure and moved it to a section beside his house at 274 Childers Road.
The structure, known as the ‘Star of Canada’, was originally occupied by Mrs L. Woodfield, Mr Good's daughter, who lived there for some years. On her death in 1983, Mrs Woodfield bequeathed the ‘Star of Canada’ to the city of Gisborne. In 1985 it was moved from Childers Road to its current site in Kelvin Park, behind the main museum buildings, and converted into a maritime museum.
The ‘Star of Canada’ has been recognised as a Category 2 Historic Place by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust. The exhibition will include photographs of the ship’s grounding, the salvage operation, and subsequent use of the wheel-house structure as a private home and museum. Objects and archival material associated with the ‘Star of Canada’ will also be exhibited.
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Tairawhiti Museum, Stout St, Gisborne
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