Struck a rock off Cape Egmont and sank near the Hokianga Harbour on 28 October 1902, while carrying the bodies of 500 Chinese who died in New Zealand.
Ventnor (Ship)
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Wong Liu Sheung, active 1990-2002: [Two fridge magnets relating to the 'Ventnor' [March...
Date: 2015
By: King Tong Ho, active 1982-2017; Wong Liu Shueng, active 1990-2002
Reference: Eph-A-ETHNIC-Chinese-2015-02/03
Description: Rectangular fridge magnets: Red gateway at Mitimiti. Photo King Tong Ho Survivors from the sinking of the SS Ventnor Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Digital prints on magnetised plastic, 56 x 90 mm.
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Lifeboats from the wreck of the ship "Ventnor", Hokianga
Date: 1902
From: Turnbull Library Pictures: Original photographic prints and postcards from the File Prints Collection
Reference: PAColl-10563-010-65
Description: Photographer unidentified. Inscription - "Lifeboats from the ship "Ventnor" landing on Omapere Beach just inside Hokianga Harbour entrance below South Head. Groups of men are sitting and standing around the boats. Inscription reads "Copy negative at 1/2-60280-F." and "Donated by Mrs O M Bracey, Opononi. PAColl-5312". Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).
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Bracey, O M (Mrs) :Two lifeboats from the steamer "Ventnor" on Omapere Beach photograph...
Date: October 1902
By: Dawes, Charles Peet, 1867-1947; Bracey, Olive Mary, 1896-1989
Reference: PAColl-5312
Description: The "Ventnor", carrying the bodies of 500 Chinese who died in New Zealand, struck a reef south of Cape Egmont on 27 October 1902 and sank the following day. These two lifeboats reached Omapere on 29 October, and ten other survivors on a third lifeboat were rescued by the steamer "Energy". The fourth lifeboat, carrying the captain and 15 others, was lost. Photograph taken by Charles Peet Dawes. Source of descriptive information - Photographer identified by Kirsty Cox, Librarian at the Alexander Turnbull Library, from an original negative held at the Sir George Grey Special Collection, Auckland Libraries, negative no 1142-D366. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).