"TARARUA" MEMENTO
There is at present on view at the Crown Granite Works, Aberdeen, a very artistically-finished - monument, which is 'about to be sent to New Zealand. The monument, which was publicly subscribed for, is to lastingly commemorate one of the saddest events that could possibly occur—the drowning by shipwreck of an entire family of seven persons—the husband, wife, and five children. It is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Donald Campbell and his family, who were lost at the wreck of the screw-steamer Tararua, off Waipapa Point, on April 29, 1881. Standing 20 feet in height, and made of red granite of a very rich deep hue, the monument rises from a base four feet square, over which comes a die, with a raised scroll on each of its four sides, there being some very nicely etched fretwork. There is an octagonal cope above which comes the column proper, finished off with fretwork and a cap, the whole being surmounted by an elegantly designed urn. The style and execution of the memorial cannot fail to command universal admiration. —European Mail.
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Patea Mail, 24 March 1882, Page 3
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181"TARARUA" MEMENTO Patea Mail, 24 March 1882, Page 3
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