82 year old Jimmy Hamer was the oldest living resident at Waikaia when photograph of his house was published in NZ Free Lance, 24 Apr 1951, p 28. He had lived in the vicinity for 60 years.
Hamer, James, 1869?-
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Southland scenes
Date: 1927-1951
From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives
Reference: PAColl-0785-1-143
Description: Photographs published in NZ Free Lance between 1927 and 1951. Includes: Number of photographs relating to Port Craig; roadmakers huts at Puysegur Point, 1940; Waikaia (including Jimmy Hamer's house), taken by J D S Roberts, 1951; Howell Memorial, Riverton, 1937; Queen's Park & Anderson Park, Invercargill; Gore WWI war memorial, 1951; Bluff oysters; many aerial photographs of places (all listed in Place Field), including Mataura township and freezing works. Quantity: 47 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints