Captain Gaskin, who was reported as lost in the pearling disaster at Le Grande Bay, W.A., was a native of New Zealand, being a son of the late Rev. R. H. Gaskin, formerly of Collingwood. Deceased is only 33 years of age, and his mother is still alive, having lost both her husband and son by drowning. Captain Gaskin was first educated at the Bishops' School, Nelson, from where he went into the firm of Nancarrow and Co., Greymouth. Subsequently, he decided to study for the law, and was in the office of Messrs. Guieness and Kitchingham. However, the sea always had a fascination for him, and about 14 years ago he went to Western Australia, where he has been pearling for somo time past. First he was clerk to Captain Biddell, and finally joined that gentleman's son in the pearling business.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 105, 2 May 1908, Page 8
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