Ship "Elizabeth Curle"

1870 Jul 16	Shipwreck
1876 Nov 09	Shipwreck


AJHR 1871 Section G6 page 15
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 16 Jul 1870
Name of Master		: W. A. PAYNE
Age of Vessel		: 6 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 76
Number of Crew		: 5
Number of Passengers	: 5
Nature of Cargo		: Grain
Nature of Casualty	: Sunk alongside wharf; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Hokitika River
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: 


Finding of Court of Inquiry
No blame attached to the master. The vessel was, at low water,
on an uneven surface without support amidships, which caused
seams to open, and she filled with water.

AJHR 1877 Section H29 page 25
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 09 Nov 1876
Name of Master		: Robert BURR
Age of Vessel		: 12 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 76
Number of Crew		: 7
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Loss of top of mainmast
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Off Amuri Bluff
Wind Direction		: SSW
Wind Force		: Squally


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Top of mainmast broke off through being rotten.