16 December 1850 December 15, 2014 Author: Staff The ships, the Charlotte Jane and the Randolph bring the first of the pilgrims to Canterbury, New Zealand. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Writing, at its best, is a lonely life. Organizations for writers palliate the writer's loneliness, but I doubt if they improve his writing. He grows in public stature as he sheds his loneliness and often his work deteriorates. For he does his work alone and if he is a good enough writer he must face eternity, or the lack of it, each day." Ernest Hemingway — Click here for more from Ernest Hemingway Related posts: 30 June 1905 30 June 1905 25 November 1915 2 August 1939 2 August 1939 16 December 1907 16 December 1972 16 December 1997 Categories: History Tags: 16 December, 1850