Rārangi
Rārangi
Momo Taonga
Ingoa/Taitara
John Mcmenamin - Illuminated address
Kaiwaihanga Matua
Whakaahuatanga ā-Kiko
150 mm x 200 mm; black and white; mounted
Taumata o te Mauhanga o Nāianei
Single Item
Ngā Taipitopito Tātai Takenga
Provenance: Photograph was formerly in the possession of the donor's husband, Mr Cecil Elmer Downes (1878-1951), commercial traveller, of Auckland, who was one of the survivors of the wreck of the SS 'Penguin'.
Kuputuhi e Wātea Tūmatanui ana
On the night of 12 February 1909, the steamship 'Penguin' struck Thoms Rock, near Cape Terawhiti, during a heavy gale and sank with the loss of 75 (some estimates put this figure at 72) lives. John Mcmenamin, who owned a farm not far from where many of the survivors were washed ashore, and his family gave aid to the survivors.
Rārangi Mihi
Donated by the late Mrs Mary Agnes Downes (1878-1962), per Mrs E. Anderson, in June, 1963.
Whakahounga o Mua
04 Nov 2022
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