CLASSIC LAUNCH ARIZONA
The classic launch – ARIZONA as made a couple of brief appearances on WW – back in Dec 2022 we were trying to track her down – link below to that story and then in May 2023 we learnt that there was a rolling restoration underway on her- that story also linked below.
Fast forward to last week and ARIZONA popped up in a link ex Nathan Herbert to the McLeod collection at the Auckland Libraries Heritage Collection – there we saw her on what appears to be a 1914 (ish) Northland Cruise. Given she was launched c.1914 could have been a shake down cruise.
In the photos above according to the captions we see her with the launch – ARAB, not 100% sure the captions are correct at times, I have tagged the photos so the woodys brains trust can review and comment.
WW Dec 2022 https://waitematawoodys.com/2022/12/08/arizona-where-is-she-cya-heritage-basin/
WW May 2023 https://waitematawoodys.com/2023/05/05/arizona-gets-a-happy-ending/
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Photo Two is certainly Awanui.
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The Arizona was owned by my Great Grandfather, Ted Pook.
Her home was on the Kaipara Harbour where Ted commercially fished, towed barges and offered boat trips. There is mention in the book “Seven Lives on Salt River”
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