OBITUARY
MR VALENTINE SAVAGE DEATH AT 99 YEARS One of the oldest people, born in New Zealand with a long association with the Bay of Plenty, Mr Valentine Savage, died in Auckland on Wednesday'at the age, of 99 years. Born at the Wade, now knoiwn as Silverdale, he was apprenticed to the ship-building trade. After conducting his own yard at St. George's Bay for a number of years, he left for Thames, where he established a s-iiip-building business that was Avell known during the gold rush years. He built a number of boats at Whakatane and Opotiki, not retiring until he was nearly 90 j T ears o.f age. Mr Savage • resided at Opotiki during the troublous days of the Maori War and had many exciting experiences. Always interested in acquatic sports, Mr Savage steered whaleboats under the colours of the old Hauraki Club at 30 Auckland regattas, his craft winning the majority of these events. On his retirement he went to his property at Hawai, 18 miles from Opotiki, moving to- Auckland about eight years ago. He is survived by three sons and four daughters.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 8, 26 January 1942, Page 5
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186OBITUARY Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 8, 26 January 1942, Page 5
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