Macdonald Dictionary Record: Harry Patterson Harrison

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George Ranald Macdonald
Production date
1952-1964
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One record, handwritten in ink on rectangular card, with biographical information for Harry Patterson Harrison. Written by George Ranald Macdonald for the Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biography project, 1952-1964.
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Christchurch
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G R Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biographies
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H235
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H235
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H235
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Marks/Inscriptions: H. 235. Harris on, Harry Patterson (1840 -1915) was a sn r of W. Harrison, pilot, of London. He was one o f the mist successful of the Lylt. boat builders. He had built boats for various local rowing clubs including the Lylt. Boating Club. At the ani ual meeting of the Club, E.W.Roper q.v defended Harrison against the artisan of the chairman who had lately said that it was no good Clubs bothering any more with N.Z. made boats - they must send to Aust. or Eng. Roper pointed out that the Lylt. Club with a locally made boat had recently beaten the Ch.Ch Club with their imported boats. Harrison was justified when the Lylt. Trades club won the champion race at Kaiapoi rowing his new boat the Farley. The nw was T.McMahon 1 . McDonald, 2, T.Hay, 3 and T. Ockford, 4 F. Messiter, cox. Dec. 70. He built the outi ig9or rang gig for the Lylt. Boating Club which was christened Mayflower by Mrs Murray Ayres ley. The ceremony took place fro Peter Cunning hams Yacht. Annie Ogle. This was a cedar 4 oar boat , 45' long, 20 "beam. Harrison himself rowed bow in the Lylt. B eating Clubs four, 70.71 and 71-72. He rowed in a Wining four in Dec. 71 and won a pewter ing prevented by W.L. Cameron (one of the Lylt. Camerons) . He made the boat and rowed bow in the Inter prov rural Rowing Champ. lace 19.2.72 LT. 12.9.70 : 17.12.70 : 27.11.71 : 4.12.71 : 18.12.77; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: H. 235 H.P. Harris on This was rowed in the estuary in front of a huge crowd with all the fin of the fair , stalls, merry-g rounds, b. thse The crew was H.P. Harris on , W. de Lacy Camer on E. W. Roper, capt. and coach ang. A. Cuff. I1hell, cox. marr. 14.9.67 Charlotte 3' dau. G. Hislop of Lylt. He d. 19.11.15 Pages Rd. New Brighton ag 75. LT. 17.9.67.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer

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