Waitahuna

Date: 1864

From: [Crawford, James Coutts] 1817-1889 :South Island sketchbook 1864

Reference: E-174-038

Description: A rough sketch of Waitahuna valley and stream, with a hut, possibly a toilet, on the stream's left bank and piles of dirt from gold-mining. There is a bucket beside the stream by a large rock in the foreground. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil and ink drawing 128 x 173 mm.

Reference: PAColl-8024

Description: Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s).

Date: 1887-1891

Reference: PA1-q-610

Description: There are three main themes in this album. 1. The Royal Navy, Australian Squadron, based at Sydney. Pictures of naval cadets and war ships, some of which are in dry dock. The creator of the album, or a relative, seems to have been associated with HMS Orlando. Many photos of this ship appear in the album. The Orlando served as the flagship of the Australian Squadron from July 1888 to December 1897. The Sydney Morning Herald reported on 11th Feb 1889 that HMS Orlando and Dart were docked in Calliope Dock, Auckland, because Sydney facilities could not undertake the work. There are a number of Photographs of HMS Orlando in dock at Auckland in this album. Thus the photos of officers and naval cadets may also have associations with the Orlando. There are also 3 photos of a gun accident which occurred on the HMS Cordelia of the Australian Squadron. This happened on the 26 June 1891 while the Cordelia was on a cruize from Fiji to Noumea. During Gun Practice a gun burst killing 6 ratings and wounding 13 others. The photos show the broken gun casing littering the deck. 2. Of the New Zealand section much of it concentrates on the town of Lawrence. Many of the captions and photographs relate to the Anglican parsonage at Lawrence. This suggests the possibility of the album belonging to the Vicar or a member of his family. If this were the case, and given the period of the late 1880s-early 1890s, it may be associated with the Rev George Pice Beaumont vicar and archdeacon from 1872 to 1900. On the other hand the name of Beaumont does not appear anywhere in the album. 3. Samoan civil wars of the late 1880s and the hurricane of 1889 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 10 Nov 1861

Reference: MS-Papers-10252

Description: Folder comprises a partial letter from an unidentified author to his sister. Written at the Waitahuna gold diggings in Otago, the letter describes the fortunes of the author at the gold mines in Victoria, Australia and Waitahuna. Source of title - Provide by Library Gold was discovered in the Waitahuna Gully in 1861. Waitahuna is 7 miles from Lawerence and 53 miles from Dunedin. Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Ms (photocopy) Provenance: The photocopy of this letter was donated by Mr M Valatin of Wiltshire. The original letter is owned by Mr M Lintern. Mr Lintern saved the record from destruction by bonfire. An unidentified old man of Winsley had been disposing of his archives in this manner when Mr Lintern intervened and salvaged it.

Date: 2006

From: New Zealand Century Farm and Station Program :New Zealand Century Farm and Station Award applications

Reference: MS-Papers-8640-82

Description: Application form submitted by Ian William Beck; notes on the Belvedere farm and Beck family's ownership; certificate of title; photographs of the family and farm. Original owner was William Burton Benington who purchased 165 hectares of land at Waitahuna in 1906. In 2007 the farm was owned by William's great-grandson Robert Burton Benington, who applied for the NZ Century Farm and Station award. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy)

Date: 1994, 1999-2000

From: Thornton, Geoffrey Garth, 1922-2017: Papers and photographs relating to industrial and construction heritage

Reference: PA12-11654

Description: Transparencies of bridges in New Zealand, taken by Geoffrey Thornton or Jocelyn Thornton. Each slide mount is annotated with the subject (bridge or viaduct name, and/or river/stream name, and/or road name) and location. Dates and photographer name are often but not always annotated. Title transcribed from item Arrangement: Transparencies were arranged in a 6-row, 50 slides per row, metal case, alphabetically for the first 2 rows. Quantity: 24 colour original transparency/ies. Physical Description: Colour transparencies in plastic and cardboard slide mounts. Processing information: Slides have been removed from container and put into archival pockets, following the original order, from left to right and top to bottom.

Date: 2011

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to history, jubilees, centennials, anniversary celebrations in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-A-HISTORY-Otago-2011-01

Description: Programme for the events of the celebration including a visit to the Waitahuna Gully claim grounds, the unveiling of a commemorative plaque, a welcoming address by chairman Garry McCorkindale. Other participants included Hon Sir Robin Gray, Colleen Hosking, Ritchie McCorkindale, Olive Crump. Programme contains loose sheet showing a map of Waitahuna in the 1890s, and an outline of where the early settlers lived (their names are listed on a diagrammatic map). Other Titles - One hundred and fiftieth Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photocopy on folded pamphlet, 210 x 150 mm. Provenance: Donated by Janet McFadden, Wellington, in 2011.

Date: 2005

From: New Zealand Century Farm and Station Program :New Zealand Century Farm and Station Award applications

Reference: MS-Papers-8640-26

Description: The papers consist of: Application form submitted by John Murray Rose, grandson of John Rose; brief Rose family history; extracts from `Waitahuna memories' (Chapter III The First runholders) by Eric Skinner; valuation certificate (1990); photocopy of page from Waitahuna Gully School admission register, 1875-1925; typescript entries from diary of John Rose, ca 1880; photographs of Rose family (photocopies); map of Tuapeka East Survey District (Otago Catchment Board). Original owner of Rutherglen, Waitahuna (Tuapeka East District) was John Rose of Ross-shire, Scotland who acquired the original parcel of land in 1880 (1654 acres). On the death of John Rose in 1925 his son John M Rose (1877-1956) took over the ownership and management of Rutherglen. Parts of the farm were owned by different members of the family at different times but part of the initial purchase remains with John M Rose's son, J Murray Rose at the time the application was made in 2005. In 1972 J Murray Rose sold some 60% of Rutherglen to the New Zealand Government Forest Service. Awarded the New Zealand Century Farm and Station award to mark over 100 years of continuous ownership by one family. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescript, maps, photographs

Date: 1860-1869

From: Photographs of the Richmond family, their relatives and friends

Reference: PAColl-7075-07

Description: Photographs of locations in the Otago Region of the South Island. These include the settlements of Moeraki and Waitehuna, Morison's Station in the Rough Ridge Ranges, Lake Wanaka, Hartley's Beach, Mount Benger, and the Manuherikia River Quantity: 8 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 2005

From: New Zealand Century Farm and Station Program :New Zealand Century Farm and Station Award applications

By: Cameron, George Evan, active 2001-2005

Reference: MS-Papers-8640-46

Description: The papers consist of: Application form submitted by G E Cameron and certificates of title Original owners were brothers James and William Cameron who acquired 320 hectares in 1901. They named their property at Waitahuna West, 'Greenhills'. In 2005 the property was owned by George Evan Cameron, the grandson of James Cameron and Martha (nee Kell). Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss (some photocopies)

Date: 2005

From: New Zealand Century Farm and Station Program :New Zealand Century Farm and Station Award applications

Reference: MS-Papers-8640-10

Description: The papers consist of: Application form submitted by Garry Ian McCorkindale; land documents (title, etc); extract from a published family history; programme for McCorkindale centennial celebrations, Waitahuna, 4-5 Nov 1967; Clutha District Council map showing land boundaries. The original owner of Glenside Farm was Malcolm McCorkindale. In 1867 he was given a Crown grant of 150 acres. Additional land was purchased by descendants in 1950s-1990s. In 2005 the farm was owned by Glenside Farm Ltd and farmed by Malcolm's great-great-grandson, Garry Ian McCorkindale and wife Julene. See also Burtenshaw, May. From castle to cave. (The story of the Gerrard and Coster families in Southland, published in 1997). Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescript, printed matter (some photocopies) Six photographs - John McBeth holding his young son Murdoch; house built by John McBeth in 1874; dairy; scene of the land at Kauri

Date: 15 Jul 1949

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-21021-F

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: ca 1860s

From: Duff, V (Mr) : Photograph of Derby Inn, Waitahuna Valley, Otago

Reference: 1/2-021439-F

Description: Derby Inn at Waitahuna Valley, Otago, and group alongside, photographed circa 1860s. Shows a one storied corrugated building, with a sign reading: "Derby Inn [?] William Duff Licensed to sell [unreadable]". The Innkeeper (presumably William Duff) and his wife are standing in the doorway on the left. Others are probably guests. Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film copy negative