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Date: 2005

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

Reference: MS-Papers-8640-16

Description: The papers consist of: Application form submitted by Roger James Cotton; land documents; history of family and property (including `Cotton family' from printed publication (p524)); photographs The original owner of the land in Waipori District (formerly Tuapeka County) was Thomas Dickson who was granted 15 acres by the Crown in 1872. He died in 1873 and the land passed to his widow Margaret (nee Atkinson) who remarried Robert Cotton in 1875. The land was transferred to Robert Cotton in 1891. At the time of the New Zealand Century Farm and Station award in 2005 the farm was owned jointly by brothers Roger James and Stuart William Cotton (great-grandsons of Robert Cotton). Accompanying material - Email from Roger Cotton to Alexander Turnbull Library, 2006, clarifying details recorded on the award application Quantity: 1 folder(s) 30 pages. Physical Description: Mss, typescript, printed matter, photographs (some photocopies) 16 photographs - Portrait of Robert Cotton; family graves at Waipori Cemetery; O.P.Q. Canton stamping battery waterwheel at Waipori; plaque to honour the settlement of Waipori and the goldfields (1862-1924); views of the Cotton property (located 11 km from Lawrence)

Date: 2005

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

Reference: MS-Papers-8640-20

Description: The papers consist of: Application form submitted by Walter Dalziel; brief history of the farm and family; marriage certificate for Christopher Dalziel and Mary Anne Wighton, 1866; photographs (see below). The original owner of the land at Tuapeka West (later known as Braewick farm) was Christopher Dalziel who bought 100 acres in 1874. In the 1890s a further 630 acres were acquired. In 2005 the property was owned by Walter Dalziel, with his son Hamish being actively involved in the farm. 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, photographs Includes 27 photographs - Tuapeka West school pupils (1880s) & group at school picnic (1910); aerial view of farm (1980s); homesteads (1908 & 1974); family members; wedding photos (several generations); Charles & Mary Anne with 10 of their 14 children (1880s); etc.

Date: 1870 - 1872

From: [Hodgkins, William Mathew] 1833-1898 :[Sketchbook. Southland views. 1871]

Reference: E-016-6-014/015

Description: Looking across river falls towards several houses on a sloping hillside, a jetty and a rowboat at the foot of the hill. A lake and high hills to the right. Possibly the settlement at Kawarau Falls, seen from the opposite bank Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil on two sketchbook pages, page size 101 x 177 mm

Date: 2006

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

Reference: MS-Papers-8640-64

Description: The papers consist of: Application form submitted by Neil James Roy; history of farm ownership and family; photographs of the farm and family; certificates of title and maps Original owner of the farm at Moonlight was John Roy who purchased 201 acres in 1883. In 2007 the property was owned by his great-grandsons, Neil James Roy and Bruce Robert Roy. In 2006 the property was 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, typescripts, photographs, maps (some photocopies)

Date: 1939 - 1985

By: Angus, Rita, 1908-1970; Art Vision Ltd.; Heidelberg Publishing Company Ltd

Reference: B-123-014

Description: Shows green field in foreground, and dry hills behind. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Rita Cook '39 Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, coloured, 305 x 370 mm, on sheet 350 x 448 mm.

Date: 2008

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

Reference: MS-Papers-9389-27

Description: The papers consist of: Application form submitted by Ian Morrison McMillan; Letter from Dorothy McKenzie (sister of Ian); history of Reay farm compiled by Dorothy McKenzie, Jean Hubbard and Ian McMillan, Apr 2008. See MS-Papers-9389-31 for published summary & photographs. Original owner was John Cormack who acquired 84 acres at Otepopo (Herbert) and named the property Reay farm after his birthplace in Scotland. He married Janet (Jesse) McMillan in 1853. The couple were childless and on his death in 1875 the farm passed to Jesse's nephew John McMillan who died before he was 21 and without a will. The property reverted to his father Angus McMillan who made it over to his younger sons Angus John and William. In 2008 the farm was owned by John's son Ian McMillan and wife Lois (nee Wilcox), the farming being undertaken by Ian's cousins Ross McMillan and son Barrie. In 2008 the property was 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: Typescript, printed matter, photographs, maps (some photocopies)

Date: 2008

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

Reference: MS-Papers-9389-07

Description: The papers consist of: Application form submitted by Neville Alexander Armstrong; family and farm history, photographs and land documents (arranged by generation); excerpts from diaries 1920-1929. See MS-Papers-9389-31 for published summary & photographs Original owner was Alexander Armstrong who won the ballot on 3727 acres (Cragside) in Poolburn Survey District in 1897. In 2008 the property was owned by his great grandson N A Armstrong. In 2008 the property was 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, photographs (some photocopies)

Date: 1893

From: Hodgkins, William Mathew 1833-1898 :[Sketchbooks] 1890-1893

Reference: E-315-q-6-008

Description: View across flat farmland with low hills in the background. About a dozen cattle are moving towards a group of trees. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, 151 x 251 mm.

Date: 1882

From: Hunter, Norman Mitchell b 1859 :[Sketches of New Zealand. 1882-1883]

By: Hunter, Norman Mitchell, 1859-

Reference: E-328-f-029-2

Description: Shows fences on part of Mount Royal Station, Palmerston, Otago Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Mount Royal Station Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil 75 x 155 mm

Date: 2008

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

Reference: MS-Papers-9389-25

Description: The papers consist of: Application form submitted by John Douglas Mitchell; history of the Mitchell Farming Company Ltd; land documents, photographs of family and farm; aerial photograph of the property; recipes. See MS-Papers-9389-31 for published summary & photographs. Original owner was John Mitchell, an immigrant from Stirlingshire, Scotland. He and his brother James went to the Owaka distict and bought 56 hectares of land in 1907 where John farmed sheep, a few cows, felled timber and killed rabbits to earn a living. His son William took ownership of the property from his mother Annie when his father was accidentally killed in 1941. In 2008 the property which had increased to over 400 acres was owned by John's grandson John Douglas Mitchell and great-grandsons and under the name Mitchell Farming Company Ltd. In 2008 the property was 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, printed matter, photographs (some photocopies)

Date: 1940 - 1985

By: Angus, Rita, 1908-1970; Art Vision Ltd.; Heidelberg Publishing Company Ltd

Reference: D-019-028

Description: Shows ploughed fields, haystack and church in foreground, and harbour and mountains behind. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Rita Cook '40 Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph, coloured, 500 x 590 mm, on sheet 678 x 1007 mm.

Date: 2007

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

Reference: MS-Papers-9137-05

Description: The papers consist of: Application form submitted by Mark Hutton; certificate of title; brief notes and research into the land ownership; map and photographs (copies) Original owner was John Hutton who purchased 122 acres in 1887 from James Hood who had obtained the grant in 1884. In 2007 the farm was owned by Charleshope Farming Company in which John's descendant Mark Hutton & his wife Liz have a financial interest. In 2007 the property was 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, photographs (photocopies)

Date: 2007

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

Reference: MS-Papers-9137-08

Description: The papers consist of: Application form and supporting land ownership papers submitted by Ray Williams; brief biographical essay on Thomas Edward Williams, 1841-1910. Original owner was Thomas Edward Williams who purchased 76 hectres at Tuapeka West in 1885. In 2007 the farm was owned his great grandson Ray Alister Williams. In 2007 the property was 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 (photocopies)

Date: 2008

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

Reference: MS-Papers-9389-23

Description: The papers consist of: Application form submitted by Stu Nicolson; bound history of family and farm entitled `Bower Farm 1882-2008, home to five generations of Nicolsons'; land documents. See MS-Papers-9389-31 for published summary & photographs. Original owner was Donald Nicolson who purchased a 320 acre farm at Poolburn which he named `Bower Farm' after his home parish in Scotland. In 2008 the land is owned by his great grandson Stuart Nicolson and wife and has been increased to 920 acres and 500 acres of neighbouring land leased. In 2008 the property was 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 (some photocopies)

Date: 2006

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

Reference: MS-Papers-8640-80

Description: The papers consist of: Application form submitted by John Beattie Edgar; `The family of Edgar';`Early history' by W Quin; certificates of title Original owner was John Mackie who acquired 500 acres at Tapanui in 1869. In 2006 the farm was owned by his great-grandson John Edgar. In 2006 the property was 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 (some photocopies)

Date: 2006

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

Reference: MS-Papers-8640-72

Description: The papers consist of: Application form submitted by Colin Kane; copy of `The Kane family and Grandview farm' by Stanley A Kane, 1985; photographs of the owners of the farm over the years; certificates of title and rating valuation. Original owner was John Kane who purchased 800 acres in the Tarras & Hawea District in 1902 and named the property Grandview. In 2006 the farm was owned by his great-grandson Colin Kane. In 2006 the property was 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, printed matter (some photocopies)

Date: 2008

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

Reference: MS-Papers-9389-28

Description: The papers consist of: Application form submitted by Susan Preston. Further papers to be added. See booklet in MS-Papers-9389-31 for details about the history of the Preston family and Longlands Station. See MS-Papers-9389-31 for published summary & photographs. Original owner was Joseph Farrar Preston who acquired 32000 acres in 1858. In 2008 the station is owned by Geoffrey Preston, great great grandson of Joseph. In 2008 the property was 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

Date: 2006

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

Reference: MS-Papers-8640-87

Description: The papers consist of: Application form submitted by Thomas Matthew Moran; history of farm and family; topographical map (printed from MapWorld) Original owner was Daniel Moran who took a 30 year lease in 1883. In 2006 the property was owned by his great-grandson, Thomas Matthew Moran. In 2006 the property was 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, map (some copies)

Date: 2006

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

Reference: MS-Papers-8640-65

Description: The papers consist of: Application form submitted by Graeme Hunter Moffat; history of farm ownership; clipping re `Newfield'; certificates of title. Original family member to own the farm which became known as `Newfield' (located 5 miles from Balclutha), was William Moffat from Scotland who purchased the 622 acre farm `Glenbig' in 1884 from Alexander Cameron. In 2007 the property was owned by his great-grandson, Graeme Moffat. In 2006 the property was 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, typescripts, printed matter (some photocopies)

Date: 2005

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

Reference: MS-Papers-8640-52

Description: The papers consist of: Application form submitted by Jeffrey Blair Young; brief history of the Young family and land owned by them. The original owner of Heathcote was Samuel Young who purchased 4300 acres in 1905. In 2005 it was 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