Ship restoration grant
PA Blenheim A grant of $15,000 to restore the historic convict sailing ship Edwin Fox has been made to the ship’s restoration society, says its president, Mr Harry Stace. The dollar-for-dollar regional development subsidy would cover half the cost of consultancy services for a full investigation into the project and prepare a mar-
keting plan for fund-raising, said Mr Stace. It would cost more than $1 million to restore the Edwin Fox, which brought convicts to Australia and immigrants to New Zealand before being converted into one of New Zealand’s first freezer ships, he said. The hulk lies in Shakespeare Bay near Picton but approval has been given to move it near the Picton
ferry terminal. Mr Stace said the society had appointed Mr Noel Duckworth, a civil engineei', as consultant and principal adviser. The retired general manager of the Wool Board, Mr Hugh Pierse, would lead a national sponsoring and fund-raising committee. Three big business organisations have pledged financial support for the project
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Press, 18 December 1985, Page 31
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