Discover The Delights Of Peeling Back History
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HILLSBOROUGH – Edward Garland (1824 – 1893)
Edward and Annie Garland arrived at Lyttelton in 1854. No one today could begin to relate to what was going through Annie’s mind as she was led over the Bridle Path on the back of a white bullock! Edward got himself some land between the hills and the Heathcote River and built a little cob …
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Lest We Forget – The ANZACS
“Soon, however, … bullets were almost continuously splashing into it. I dug on until I groaned and cursed in the very agony of my endeavour. My limbs ached, and my temple throbbed; I was scorched with thirst, without the wherewithal to slake it. …. For myself, I was done, and in the shallow dugout lay …
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Richard “King Dick” Seddon (1845 – 1906)
Richard Seddon or King Dick – as he was referred to in his latter years – is the longest serving Prime Minister of New Zealand.Born in Eccleston, England in 1845, his unruly nature was the complete opposite to his parents; who were both teachers. Taking little interest in school, he left at the age of …
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Fees For Crossing The Heathcote River ~ 1850
If it wasn’t enough already to have gathered up all your worldly belongings and trudge over the Bridle Path after an exhausting 100 or so days at sea, some actually added livestock to the proceedings. If these Canterbury Association settlers were anything like Captain William B. Rhodes who brought the first ever hoof-stock to Banks …
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