By: William Gray20th Jan 2023 11:57AMThe WHITE PINE Arriving at Greymouth the 23rd March 1922 as stated in the in the other post along with the two photographs, just to add to the story the WHITE PINE had two previous names, built at Aberdeen Scotland in 1879 and launched as the QUATBLAMBA, later she became the HAZEL CRAIG then owned by the Craig Line, renamed WHITE PINE in 1917. On her famous entry in to the Port of Greymouth under full sail she was under the command of Capt Proctor who had his wife and son onboard, her cargo consisted of machinery and hardwood, her outward cargo was timber for Sydney. Having been sold in 1922 she became a coal hulk in Sydney, July 1947 saw her sunk of Barwon Heads so ended the life of the WHITE PINE, the coast to build her in 1879 was 7,071 pounds.