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A Special Unveiling of a Memorial Plaque in Purewa’s Historic Old Section on Sunday Honours the Memory of a Long-forgotten Victorian Girl
There will be a small gathering this Sunday 15th March at 4pm, where we will unveil the newly placed plaque and share a moment remembering Mabel and her niece (also buried in the plot).
🖌️Catherine Wright Burcher🖼️
Catherine is a noted 19th century New Zealand painter.
A Fatal Accident on the Sonoma
Sometimes we happen upon a headstone that suggests an interesting story. Such was the case of this headstone for a Mr Ferguson. A native of Michigan, USA, erected by the officers and crew of the S.S. Sonoma, and covered in Masonic symbols.
Remembering the Porteous Children: Ponsonby Fire 1911
On the 16th of February, at 2am, 115 years ago in 1911 – a fire broke out in a Ponsonby fish shop and spread to the dwelling upstairs where the Porteous family lived.
Waimangu Geyser: Scene of Recent Terrible Catastophe🌋
David McNaughton was accidentally killed on the 30th August 1903. David and three others were killed when they moved closer to the Waimangu Geyser to get a photograph. At that exact moment, the geyser erupted.
We Remember – Erebus 1979
The Erebus flight was the worst civil air disaster in New Zealand’s history. Purewa’s connection with the victims is profound. Read more.