The Hermit of Island Bay
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The Hermit of Island Bay
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The Hermit of Island Bay was a well-known personality, and somewhat of a tourist attraction, at the end of the 19th century in Wellington, New Zealand. His name is recorded as "Persse" by several newspapers of the time, and as "William Persse" by a biographer. The Hermit lived for 17 years in a cave beside the southern coast, in Island Bay, close to Houghton Bay. The cave had a single opening, through which smoke from his fire exited. Many tourists approached his cave and interacted with the Her
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hermit_of_Island_Bay
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2015-04-18T02:50:09Z
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2024-09-08T05:32:00Z
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