Discover The Delights Of Peeling Back History
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Canterbury’s Working Horse Acknowledgement
Just like Lake Tekapo’s acknowledgement to the working sheep dog – who has been at the Mackenzie Country farmer’s side for well over a 150 years – Christchurch has chosen to honour the horse as the animal that helped tame the Canterbury Plains and who worked tirelessly along side our pioneers. “One of God’s Greatest …
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BURWOOD – George King (? – ?)
Burwood (Bottle Lake and Waitikiri) was once a food and resource gathering area for the Ngai Tahu. Eels and fish were gathered from the lake and native plants were collected for medicines and clothing. The first Europeans to develop the area were the McLean Brothers (now remembered in the naming of McLeans Island) in 1860, …
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Fitzgerald & Rolleston Play It Up
Ever wondered what its looks like when two avenues fight? Well, it looks like this 😉 James Edward Fitzgerald (left) and William Rolleston (right) play it up for Dr. A.C. Barker’s camera sometime in the early 1860’s. This photo was most likely taken in Dr. A.C. Barker’s garden on the corner of Worcester Street and …
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Cranmer Courts
“….having spread the mortar, the stone was lowered to its place, and striking it with the mallet his Excellency said, “I declare this stone to be well and truly laid, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.” ~ Lyttelton Times 1873 What a proud moment for …
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