Southland homestead and farm, established 1850s. Owned by Cuthbertson brothers in 1850s
Otahu Run
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[Preston, James] 1834-1898 :Otahu homestead 1861
Date: 1861
By: Preston, James, 1834-1898
Reference: B-121-014
Description: Shows slab hut with chimney by trees to the left, a woman with a horse, a larger storage shed in the centre, a fence in the background, with a carcase-hoist and a flax-bush on the right. Otahu Run is in Southland, and by 1861 was owned by brothers John R Cutherbertson and Robert F Cuthbertson. The original homestead "a two roomed slab hut with a shingle roof, mud floor and a wooden chimney" (J H Beattie. The Southern Runs. 1979) is shown Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - title & date Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil, watercolour, Chinese white 245 x 348 mm (sight)