[Richardson, Sydney?] fl.1858 :[Waikaraka Station. 1858.]

Shows farm buildings and the farmhouse of the Waikaraka Station. There is a range of hills in the background. Notes on the back identify, from left 'Stock yard, cow shed and wood shed', 'Lutomus (?) house' (a neighbouring house); 'Poultry house'; 'The House'; 'Shepherds house and kitchen'; 'Dairy & horse'; 'Water'; 'Tent'. Another note states 'The distant hills are thickly wooded - but in at the back of them is a fine open country - The land all round the House is open & fertile - the bush being but a narrow belt about a mile long, following windings of a nice creek of good water.'

For further information, see Bagnall, A.G. "Wairarapa" pages 177-178,329-330.

Title and date provided by donor.

Inscriptions: Verso - (Scattered in ink) Hut, Water, Dairy & Store, Shepherds House and Kitchen, The House, Poultry House, [illegible name] House, Stockyard, Cow Shed and Wool Shed.; Verso - The distant hills are thickly wooded - but in at the back of them is a fine open country - the land all round the house is open & fertile - the bush being but a narrow belt about a mile long, following the windings of a nice creek of good water.

Quantity: 1 drawing(s).

Physical Description: Pencil and ink drawing on paper, 146 x 226 mm.

Provenance: Donated by Mrs Phyllis Richardson, Eketahuna, 1990.