Discover The Delights Of Peeling Back History
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“Wind Lulled From Evening Till Morning…” ~ The Last Month Aboard The Charlotte Jane
“On board the Charlotte Jane…I try to recollect the events of the past five days, which from confusion, sickness and disagreeables of every kind could not be recorded at the time…”Edward Ward – 12th September 1850.The Charlotte Jane had sailed out of Plymouth on the 7th September 1850. Edward starts his journal off on the …
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Sir John Cracroft Wilson (1808 – 1881)
Sir John Cracroft Wilson (1808 – 1881) Died of old age Place of Death: Christchurch Behind the naming of the Surburb of Cashmere Buried at St Mary’s Anglican Church Cemetery, Halswell, Christchurch The story of Sir John Cracroft Wilson: http://www.peelingbackhistory.co.nz/sir-john-cracroft-wilson/ Photo taken by Chris Bulovic
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Sir John Cracroft Wilson (1808 – 1881)
The story of Sir John Cracroft Wilson and his Kashmir, whoops, Cashmere is very romantic to me as an historian. Cashmere is already such a pretty suburb that this story has just added so many new levels to a lovely part of Christchurch. To think of the original Cashmere Farm snug up against the Port …
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Out On The Burst With My Pannikin
I have found some older terms that I reckon should make a come back into today’s language. Thought this image made a great companion to this – a surveyor with all his toys out. Many surveyors would not only have a dog for company but also for protection against wild pigs. The following terms that …
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