When our First Four Ships arrived in Lyttelton late 1850, the area that was to become known as Shirley attracted the settlers immediately. It was land rich with streams and sand dunes. In fact, one of the first big farms established there was named Sand Dune Station. By 1863, after most of the marsh had …
Edward Gibbon Wakefield (1796 – 1862) Died of Rheumatic Fever and Neuralgia Place of Death: Wellington Founder of The New Zealand Company. Co- Founder of the Canterbury Association. Buried at Bolten Street Cemetery, Wellington. The story of Edward Gibbon Wakefield: http://www.peelingbackhistory.co.nz/edward-gibbon-wakefield-1796-1862/ Photo taken by Chris Bulovic