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Million-dollar surprise PAULA HULBURT
was his one connection to that part of his family. “We were just astounded; pretty gobA doctor whose family links to the Edwin smacked, I guess. Fox go back through the centuries has left a “I think they’d [the lawyers] been trying to million dollars to help safeguard the ship’s contact us for a while, so it took a while to track us down and tell us. future. Christchurch-born Dr John Leslie Hunt, “We didn’t know a figure at first, just that there was a house OBE, grew up listening to tales “He was a lovely fellow. in London, so there told of his grandwas a bit of money.” father, Dr Freder- He was an academic and The Edwin Fox is one of the world’s ick Hunt, a ship’s loved his history and oldest surviving doctor who emsailing igrated to New the Edwin Fox was his merchant ships and the only Zealand in 1880. Now 143 years latone connection to that surviving ship that transported coner, the renowned part of his family.” victs to Australia. academic has enJohn was long fassured the family’s legacy will live on after bequeathing about cinated by its history and his family’s con1.2 million dollars to help preserve the spe- nections to the unique ship. He carried out extensive research into the cial ship. Manager of the Edwin Fox Maritime Muse- background of his grandfather, Dr Frederum Karen McLeod says while she had not ick Hunt who, along with his wife Cecelia met John in person, he had kept in contact Glashier, emigrated to New Zealand in 1880. over several years. “He was a lovely fellow. He was an academRead more on page 2 ic and loved his history and the Edwin Fox paula@topsouthmedia.co.nz
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