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Charles Obins Torlesse (1825 – 1866)
Charles Obins Torlesse (1825 – 1866) Died of illness Place of Death: Stoke By Nayland, England Early Canterbury Surveyor, nephew of Edward Gibbon Wakefield Buried in the township of Stoke By Nayland, England The story of the Torlesse Family: http://www.peelingbackhistory.co.nz/charles-obins-torlesse-1825-1866/ Photo taken by Peter French
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Charles Obins Torlesse (1825 – 1866)
Charles Torlesse’s mother was Catherine Wakefield, sister of Edward Gibbon Wakefield; the owner of the New Zealand Company and the man who is known as the founder of New Zealand. In the company of his Uncle Arthur Wakefield, the sixteen year old Charles – a surveying cadet – was having the adventure of a life …
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The Turakipo Makutu Of Cave Rock
At the intersection of Judges Street and Vincent Place in Opawa once stood a small Pa – an outpost of the mighty Ngai Tahu’s northern Kaikai-a-waro (Kaiapoi) Pa. It was called Opawaho.The last chief of Opawaho was Turakipo, and he fell in love with Hineao whose father – Te Ake – was a chief over …
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The Red Rocks Of Te Ngarara – Port Levy
During the late 1820’s, not many European ships sailed into Ōhinehou (Lyttelton Harbour) and those that did carried the rough characters that were the whalers, sealers and merchants. One of these merchant ships was from the Australian firm of Cooper and Levey and its Captain was William B. Rhodes. At the time, the most populated …
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