Location 172
Location #172. Ray's Dam.
Map 4
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- Terrace (Hall) Road
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Area -
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Description -
Location #172. Ray's Dam. Bald Hill / Pipeclay Terrace, Hall Road, north side.
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Still Standing -
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Construction Details -
Length = 30m, Width = 30m, Crest Width = 3m Upslope = 60 degrees, Downslope = 45 degrees Max height = 2.4m Material = Carrick gravels -
Location Type -
Dam
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Interested Parties
The table below shows the groups of people that had an interest in this property, either as owners, residents, tenants or shareholders. Clicking on the 'Details' link will display a list of the individuals in the group along with any known historical information about them.
| Group | Date | Description | |
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| 1 | 1875 - | Various - see notes for owners. | Details |
Notes
The table below shows any historical notes about the location.
| Note | Date | Short Description | Note Text |
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| 2257 | 1875 - | List of owners of the dam | Owners (names of parties) Number : Grantor (transferror) : Grantee (transferee) : Date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The Crown : J Crombie & D U McGregor : 9/7/1875 2. J Crombie : J McDonald : 10/9/1877 3. Official Trustee : A McGregor : 1/5/1880 4. J Crombie : J McIntosh : 16/8/1881 5. J McIntosh : J Rees : 27/9/1881 6. J Ray : J D Menzies 20/1/1882 7. J Rees : J Richards : 27/3/1883 8. D U McGregor : J Short, J Lynn & A Preston : 13/8/1883 9. J Richards : J Crombie : 7/12/1883 10. J Crombie : J Richards : 7/12/1883 11. J Menzies : C Ray : 26/2/1884 12. A McGregor : J Short, J Lynn & A Preston : 21/4/1885 13. A Preston : J Short : 22/4/1885 14. J Richards : J Crombie : 14/7/1885 15. J Crombie : C Calonitis : 14/7/1885 16. J Crombie : Colonial Bank : 8/2/1887 17. C Colonitis : J Crombie : 16/2/1887 18. C Ray : Colonial Bank : 21/4/1891 19. C Ray : J Horn, D A Jolly & J Pryde : 16/7/1891 20. J Crombie : J Ray (?) : 25/5/1894 21. Colonial Bank : Bank of New Zealand : 1/2/1897 22. J Short : R W Ray : 21/9/1898 23. J Lynn : J Ray : 10/2/1900 It appears that this may have been the end of mining in the area with the mining lease reverting to the residential leaseholder, Mr J Short (Snr), dwelling #28. 24. J Short : 1900 - 1935 25. Miss F J A Short & Miss R E S Short : 1935 - 1988 26. Miss R E S Short : 1988 - 1991 27. J R Short : 1991 - 1993 28. D V Short, R C Short & Mrs C A Brodie : 1993 - 2004 In 2004, the owners of the property adjoining dwelling #28, and including location #172 (Mess'rs D V Short, R G Short and Mrs C A Brodie) subdivided the block into three areas. The resulting subdivision saw ownership of location #172 split with the new boundary line passing through the center of the dam from east to west. The southern section owned by Mrs Carol Anne Brodie and her husband Philip, and the northern section owned by Mr Richard Charles Short. 2005. On 27 Feb, Mr R C Short sold his property, including the nothern section of Ray's Dam to Mr Paul Wilson of Cromwell. |
Images
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| Image Id | Source | Date | Short Description | |
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| 221 | Otago Regional Water Board | 9 July 1875 | Mining Privilege - Dam. Ray's Dam. | View Image |
| 2396 | Paul Crump - Bannockburn | 1875 | Rays Dam - location #172. Hall Road. | View Image |