John Murray Rose - Rutherglen (Waitahuna)

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