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Pelorus Jack in 1913
nzhistory.govt.nzThe mascot of HMS New Zealand, Pelorus Jack, in 1913. Read more about Pelorus Jack. Pelorus Jack sailed with Alan McInnes, whose great nephew sent in these images. Bill Henderson private collection. hms new zealand mascots pelorus jack ...
Pelorus Jack, the mascot
nzhistory.govt.nzA model of Pelorus Jack with his collars and leading reins Pelorus Jack of HMS New Zealand Two bulldogs named Pelorus Jack served as mascots of HMS New Zealand, the battlecruiser that the New Zealand government paid to have built for the Royal Navy. The first dog was a gift to the ship from a New ...
First World War mascots
nzhistory.govt.nzfamous for performing tricks, including skipping a rope and leaping a 14-inch hurdle to land on her hind legs. Apparently, she could also 'pray, go to bed, play a piano, count to five, sit at a table and give orders to the waiter, and take cover in an air raid.' Read more... Pelorus Jack of HMS ...
Branding the Cook Strait ferries
nzhistory.govt.nzline’, the corporation’s chief executive said. Ocean-liner white replaced puke green on the hulls, and the ships’ funnels sported stylised dolphins, honouring Pelorus Jack. The dolphins also gambolled across a ‘funnel’ on the ferry shuttle bus that was so naff-looking that one driver refused to be ...