Albert John Hamilton - Springbank (Forest Hill, Southland)

Access is provided in the Katherine Mansfield Reading Room

Date

2007

By

Hamilton, Albert John, active 1950-2007

Reference

MSDL-0407

Description

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: 59 Electronic document(s).

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

Additional description

Alternative form available: A paper version of some or all of these files is available at fMS-Papers-9137

Access restrictions

Partly restricted - Digital content available only in Katherine Mansfield Reading Room

Part of

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

Format

59 Electronic document(s), Photographs, Legal instruments, Clippings, Manuscripts, Electronic documents, Electronic records (Digital records), Illustration: Photograph of John and Mary Hamilton and family; photographs of the garden surrounding the Springbank homestead; original homestead; farm equipment and surrounding land