Death of Engineer Harry Tate
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MR. Harry Tate, who was born in Fiji about 55 years ago, has been lost at sea, through enemy action.
He served as an engineer with the CSR Co., at Nausori, Fiji, and in the last war was in the merchant navy. Returning to Fiji, he joined in the Government ser vice as Chief Engineer on the old “Pioneer.”
He left the Fiji service to join the seagoing staff of the Broken Hill Pro prietary, Ltd., of Newcastle, NSW, and two years ago went to Britain to super vise the building of a new vessel for that firni. He came out on this ship as Chief Engineer, and it is presumed that he was still serving aboard her when he was lost.
He leaves a widow and two children in Newcastle, NSW, and two brothers in Suva. Messrs. W. de B. and F. Tate, and another brother in Tonga.