DIAMOND WEDDING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15500, 6 January 1914, Page 9

DIAMOND WEDDING.

PORT FITZROY RESIDENTS.

Tffßf.F y«a-s before New Zealand was proClaimed a British possession, Mr. William 1 linn then a !,. V four veals old, arrived .ii the colony with his parents. To-day hr is celebrating with .Mrs. Flinn, at their home at Port Fitzroy, Great Barrier the hOth anniversary of their wedding. From a.i part, of tin- Auckland Province, friends .do relative?, have gathered to join in the ■ that are being extended to thnn

r rom Sydney Mr. Minn came to New Zealand with In- parents in 1837 in the org Nimroil v. hit h was employed b\ Raron de riinMiy, the self-styled " sove- !■ gi. chief of New Zealand." The family Bottled .ii Hokian,;a, and was closely associated with mala of the stirring scenes vh.iii were m.i't'-d ill that district during tic establishment of the British ocoupa ti" Two year* later there arrived from '.' .i.M.i.iuia. iii lie- Ariel, a Mr. Truman, who hroii-'n; '\it'i him his wjle and unlv 'l-n.vhti i the latter was to become iho " !" "I Mr I- !; i."i From Rokianga and "'• N. rlii. -ii W.iiK.a respectively, the two fain I;. alt. I '..ii Is moved 1., Auckland, •'. -I ■■: .lain, i'-;, ', 1854. the wedding took r - - in .M I'.ilm k'.« Cathedral •'■•l'lic Me n-h of fortune sci kers lo ''" - .''Hi-id- I California ami New Siii'ii '■' ■ ■ v...i .1. .> i, main - f 11,.-carK settlers *«* ~,„„ \',.. ( Zealand. Mr Minn <■■■>■~.\ -.1 '- ■~.!,. .if oil Ml' ill-.' and in I'." 1 '■ .-.I ,i, ~.oa of land at Port Fit/- ' ' tr. ii- ■-.. Harbour and Mining Com I'i ■■ • i.-l i. ,-, ng 'here v itli Ins wife. ' ■' ' ■'-■! ii ■i .- ii.iniiaiiv's employ until " ' ••■ ' .:■• ii 11. then a'm.iiircd the free- '! . : ' ,'i/'.•'. urn .- which ever ' .-..- li,e home of himself and \ 'on i\ oj ,-i x sens and firm '•■ '-■ '.' -i .- , . s'r.l. ii in. the iin le of "■-••• ..I ', ■■■• ii. bid's .30 grandchildren *' !| l H .• ,- aid. I.lien. I"' ;>-■ -i " ' ■ i who have visited Port ' ' "■ ho . ■• !l vithoul eujoving the bos I '-o ' ! M i,.1 Mi.- Flinn and tl, ■ 1 -"• " - ... i.Mil at the old home'''l'' - •'.. '. v.,no,- ..I New Zealand ]'"'•" ;• ■•' " . -.-I- ill' the family, artists j'- ,x " 'on •! '.••'•■• nisim iti in tije l^-aii ' '■>'< -•'in. ii •• ili.ir home, and within l'" ,r "M" •:>■:> s a vast store of inforr,liil '•« '- ~i :>,. C re.it Barrier. The ''.o'"|. ..." •., \\ rnrarai.;' gave them op. i-'H'tn-'i. ... ~:.M,,t,> the di-trrss of the ''"'' ■ ■ r " in i ■, .inner u!../|i ha« never '""" '• r-oiten I, ||, who experienced , '"' ■ I'indl no., ii,, f . ~f Mr F|inn'sino tle.l-.lHed |„,_ s , . ~, is _, .:i,,. r ~;, service ' '■ h "i" |e.-.n',d to him iii iMo-jtiition ',' ";- "t.i le,ed In In in and his faii.ov ai :hai ; i r .