COMMEMORATION OF CRUSADER
Settlers’ Clipper Ship
A commemorative plaque for the clipper ship Crusader is being prepared for the new hiaiil of transport in the Canterbury Museum. Yesterday the Museum Trust Board noted with regret the death on July 7 of Mr L. G Seaward, the last president of the Crusader Association.
The Crusader, in its 28 voyages between 1870 and 1897. played an important part in bringing settlers to Canterbury and New Zealand, said the assistant-director (Mr E. G. Turbott). The descendants of the passengers formed an association to commemorate the voyages and the New Zealand activities of the association were centred in recent years in Christchurch. At the association’s final meeting on February 13 this year, it was decided to disband and to hand over the residual funds of approximately £2O to assist the setting up of the shipping display in the museum’s hall of shipping and transport. “The funds provided for the restoration of the model of the clipper ship and a commemoration plaque to be placed alongside. It is a matter for regret that the president (Mr L. G. Seaward) did not live to see the complete display,” said Mr Turbott.
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Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29263, 22 July 1960, Page 16
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