Tag: Titanic

Premiere: The Drowning Country

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A unique New Zealand story is hitting the big screen this weekend – Caroline Fitzgerald’s film ‘The Drowning Country’ tells the amazing story of how her great-grandmother revolutionised life jacket designs in the wake of the sinking of the Titanic. Orpheus Beaumont always had a close connection with […]

Dining on the Titanic

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A year ago today I was fortunate enough to attend a dinner commemorating the centenary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic.  It wasn’t just any dinner, but a complete re-enactment of the last dinner that was served to the First Class Passengers on that fateful night.  So […]