An early settler cemetery established in 1879 for the deceased members of the Fraser family (Duncan and Marjorie Fraser) of the Lower Rangitikei District, Manawatu-Wanganui. Loated on Parewanui Rd three miles from Bulls. Managed by trustees from the family descendants.
Fraser Cemetery (Parewanui, N.Z.)
Maori place-names of New Zealand (vol 8)
Date: [1930-1940]
From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 : Ethnological notebooks
Reference: MS-Papers-6061-09
Description: Contents comprise Turakina-Rangitikei (1858); Rangitikei area (Whangaehu to Manawatu) showing blocks purchased from natives; data of lower Rangitikei River (Maramahoe pa etc) and old pa and kainga on modern map; disposition of Maori tribes (1840); south Taranaki coast; Patea town and river mouth; details of carving, south Taranaki kainga; locality map of Turuturumokai old pa; sketch plan of southern outworks of Turuturumokai pa; Waverley-Wanganui Coast; the Waverley Cave carvings after L S M Contents also include details of the locations of early pa of the Ngati Raukawa and Ngati Apa and Muaupoko tribes with some accompanying historical data; information about a stone mauri found near Kakariki bridge on the Rangitikei river; identification of a Maori mausoleum (tohu whakamaharatanga) made from adzed timber with the name Tauroto; and two (2) greenstone pendants found at Bulls with some information. Arrangement: Notebook no 8 Quantity: 1 folder(s) (volume).