WESTPORT NOTES

Grey River Argus, 11 May 1944, Page 6

WESTPORT NOTES

[Our Own Correspondent].

WESTPORT, May 10. Mr A. Gordon of the Railways Department relieving staff, is on duty in Westport. Rev. M. A. McDonald, South Island Youth Organiser of the Methodist Church, is visiting Westport. Mr H. Lockie, who intends to take up a business in Christchurch, was farewelled by business acquaintances last evening. A presentation was made to him. The fishing trawler Mary Ellen, which has been wrecked at Paremata is well-known on the Coast. She was built in 1910 as a tug for the Nelson Harbour Board. From 1915 she was operated by Mr Alf Thompson and Roderique Bros, from Westport and, occasionally from Greymouth, as a fishing- vessel. Last year; Mr R. A. Roderique had her converted from steam to Deisel and he took her to Wellington in January. The Mary Ellen was a pioneer fishing boat of the Coast.