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Nineteenth Century New Zealand Artists: A Guide & Handbook

O'NEILL, Capt. Henry Guy Crawford 1863–1947

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O'NEILL, Capt. Henry Guy Crawford 1863–1947

Born in Dublin, son of Royal Irish academician: ran away to sea at age of twelve or thirteen years. He arrived in New Zealand in Grassmere during the Thames gold rush and tried his luck there but returned to sea entering the Union Co. Was mate of Ovalau, a square rigged steamer trading with Fiji and Pacific Islands; second mate on Southern Cross when ship was wrecked on Marquesas; skipper of Fijian Andekiva. Returned to New Zealand and after a period on the Kapiti joined Wellington Harbour Board staff in 1903 as mate of the dredge Whakariri, in 1905 was its sailing master, in 1917 the master of the pilot launch. He retired in 1929 and visited England. He drew and painted ships and left a collection of such paintings.