Sheep station located in Wairarapa. The station of W. H. Donald from the late 1840s.
Manaia Station (Farm)
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Chapman, Alfred, 1829-1874 :Mania Station, Wairarapa drawn by Alfred Chapman [3rd Febru...
Date: 1856
By: Chapman, Alfred, 1828-1874; Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918
Reference: A-090-012
Description: Shows a farmhouse, sheds, men working in a paddock, flax, and cows in the distance on the left. Tall bush (Kuripuni Bush) is behind the house. Manaia, Mr W H Donald's station in 1856, was at Kuripuni, on the outskirts of Masterton Other Titles - Manaia Station Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour 215 x 355 mm Provenance: Possibly from the collection of Alexander Horsburgh Turnbull. The Library's 1967 exhibition catalogue 'Early New Zealand paintings' notes that 'Where no other source is given, the works were acquired by the late Mr Turnbull'. No other source is given for this watercolour.
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[Smith, William Mein] 1799-1869 :[Homestead at] Manaia. Feb., 1849
Date: 1849
Reference: A-035-003
Description: A two-storied farmhouse, with bush behind it, the station in the Wairarapa of W. H. Donald. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - in pencil, lower left, no. 2; centrally, Manaia; lower right Feb. 1849 Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, with touches of watercolour, on prepared grey paper, 120 x 190 mm (image) on sheet 172 x 236 mm 115 x 190 mm