Owned land at Opaki, near Masterton. Councillor on the first Masterton Borough Council which was established in 1877. Died at Sedgely, on 14 Aug 1879, aged 64 years (Wairarapa Daily Times, 15 Aug 1879, p 2).
Bannister, Henry, 1814?-1879
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Map
Lyon & Blair Ltd:Plan of subdivision of Section No. 56, Opaki block, Masterton, the pro...
Date: 1879
By: Lyon & Blair Ltd
Reference: MapColl-832.45gbbd/1879/Acc. 8980
Description: Plan of the subdivision of section 56 of the Opaki block, showing lands for sale; also shows the property of Te Rophia (sic Te Ropiha) to the southeast of the lands for sale Extended Title - Wellington: J.H. Bethune & Co., 1879 Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Friday, 19th December, 1879. Important sale of Small Farm Allotments, Opaki Plains, Masterton. Messrs. J. H. Bethune and Co. Have been favored with instructions from the Executors of the late Henry Bannister, Esq., to sell by public auction, at their rooms, corner of Featherston and Brandon streets on FRIDAY, 19th December, at 2 o'clock- The Opaki Estate, consisting of 1,178 acres of valuable agricultural land subdivided into 24 small farm allotments, varying from 40 to 122 acres each ... Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: 46 x 49 cm. Scale 1:7 920
Image
Iorns album 2
Date: Between 1877 and 1886
From: Iorns, Bennett, 1883-1977 :Photographs relating to Masterton and the Wairarapa
By: Wyllie, Edward, 1848-1911
Reference: PA1-q-130
Description: Album created by Joseph Iorns, between 1877 and 1886. The first page consists of a collage of the members of the first Masterton Borough Council after the Council gained Borough status in 1877, including portrait of Robert George Williams, Mayor. The rest of the album consists of caricature photographs, or cartoons, by Edward Wyllie. They depict current public opinion, showing a comic history of the Wairarapa between 1877 and 1886. The cartoons are drawn by Wyllie, or are cartoons taken from published items, with photographed heads of local dignitaries superimposed on the illustrations, and captions relating to local events. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with blue cover decorated with coloured peacock feathers, with a few holly leaves and berries, entitled `Album'; 31.5 x 26.0 cm