Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1897, Wellington

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Mr. William Bennett, Engineer of the s.s. “Wairoa,” was born in Nelson in 1868. He served his apprenticeship with Messrs. Cable and Company, completing his term in 1888. Mr. Bennett then joined the Eastern Australian Company as fourth engineer of the s.s. “Tannadice,” a vessel engaged in the China trade. Two years later he became engineer of the s.s. “Adelaide,” trading out of Port Darwin to the Gulf of Carpentaria. In 1891 Mr. Bennett returned to the Colony, and became engineer of the s.s. “Waitapu,” which position he held till the burning of that vessel in February, 1896. Soon after this he joined Captain Westrup in the purchase of the s.s. “Wairoa.” Mr. Bennett was married in 1892 to the third daughter of the late Mr. Thomas Bowie, of Wellington, and has a daughter and a son.