Albert John Hamilton - Springbank (Forest Hill, Southland)

The papers consist of:

Application form submitted by Albert John Hamilton, grandson of the original owner; article about Springbank by A J Hamilton; article about A J Hamilton and his Romney and Southdown stud; land documents to support the application; photograph of the family of John Hamilton and his wife Mary (nee McIllwrick); brief notes on the family of John Hamilton and his wife Fay (nee Miller)

Original owner was John Hamilton who immigrated to New Zealand from Scotland in 1860. He acquired 500 acres of virgin land at Forest Hill, four miles south-east of Winton in 1863 and farmed there for 46 years until he retired to Winton.

Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Physical Description: Typescript, printed matter, photographs

Photograph of John and Mary Hamilton and family; photographs of the garden surrounding the Springbank homestead; original homestead