Location 206
Dwelling #206.
Map 7
- Address
- Quartzville
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Area -
Quartzville -
Description -
Dwelling #206. Quartzville.
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Still Standing -
Yes -
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Construction Details -
Stacked stone, pug mortar, with timber and corrugated iron roof. Built by Mr C Sutherland of Invercargill. -
Location Type -
Dwelling
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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 | c1896 - 1900 | Thomas Lawrence | Details |
| 2 | 1900 - 1919 | Mrs Sarah Jones | Details |
| 3 | 1919 - 1949 | William Crabbe | Details |
| 4 | 1949 - 1960 | John Crabbe | Details |
| 5 | 1949 - c1952 | Alan Ritchie | Details |
| 6 | 1960 - c1970 | Donald Cameron | Details |
| 7 | c1970 - c1978 | Murray Rivers | Details |
| 8 | ? | Swain | Details |
| 9 | c1978 - c1984 | Richard Clark | Details |
| 10 | c1984 - 2007 | George Spears | Details |
Notes
The table below shows any historical notes about the location.
| Note | Date | Short Description | Note Text |
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| 2383 | 1901 | Mrs Jones purchased dwelling #206. | Mrs Jones purchased dwelling #206 from Thomas Lawrence (1). She had been living on the Carrick Range - (see section on Unknowns and Lost Souls - Carricktown) |
| 2384 | 1919 | Mrs Jones sold dwelling #206 | Mrs Jones offered to sell the dwelling to Mr Ted Lawrence for the sum of £70 (seventy pound), however he did not take up the offer. In his own words, he has 'whipped the cat' about this ever since. Mrs Jones then offered the property to William Crabbe for the same price and he agreed. It is not clear at this time where Mrs Jones went after this dwelling. |
| 2389 | c1919 | The family returned to Bannockburn. | It appears that around this time William Crabbe returned to Bannockburn, He purchased dwelling #206 from Mrs Sarah Jones for £70. |
| 2391 | 1949 | Dwelling #206 sold to John Begg Crabbe (his brother) | Bill Crabbe and his family moved to Southland where he worked as a coal miner. He sold dwelling #206 and his property to his brother Mr John Begg Crabbe of dwelling #207. |
| 2392 | 1949 | Jack Crabbe purchase dwelling #206. | Jack Crabbe purchased dwelling #206 and the surrounding land from his brother Bill. Jack and his family continued to live in dwelling #207. The extra land was added to Jacks farm, while the house was left empty. |
| 2393 | 1960 | Jack Crabbe sold dwelling #206 to Mr Donald Cameron. | In August of 1960, Jack Crabbe and his family moved to Dunedin. They sold the farm, along with dwellings #206 and #207 to Mr Donald Cameron. |
| 2394 | c1949 | Dwelling #206 rented to Alan Ritchie. | About this time, Mr & Mrs Alan Ritchie moved from Carrick Station where they had lived in part of dwelling #324. The couple then rented dwelling #206 from Jack Crabbe. Alan Ritchie worked for the Vincent County Council as a grader driver. |
| 2396 | 1960 | Donald Cameron purchased dwelling #206. | in August of 1960, Mr Cameron purchased Jack Crabbes farm, including dwellings #206 and #207. They lived in dwelling #207 while dwelling #206 was left empty to deteriorate. |
| 2397 | c1970 | Dwelling #206 sold to Murray Rivers. | About this time, Mr Cameron sold the farm along with the dwellings to Mr Murray Rivers, and moved to Geraldine. |
| 2398 | c1970 | Murray Rivers purchased the farm, including dwelling #206. | About this time, Mr and Mrs Rivers purchased the farm, along with the two dwellings. The family lived in dwelling #207, with dwelling #206 remaining empty. It continued to deteriorate. |
| 2399 | c1978 | The farm was sold to Mr Richard Clark | About this time Mr Rivers and his family moved to Cromwell. They sold the farm to Richard Clark. |
| 2400 | ? | General note. | The Swains may have been friends of the Rivers family. They used / renter dwelling #206 as a holiday home. The couple did some renovations and improvements to the house. When Richard Clark purchased they farm, they claimed that they had purchased the house only from Murray Rivers - which turned out to be untrue - however, Mr Clark let the Swain's use dwelling #206 as a holiday home for a number of years. The house had been very derelict when the Swain's first arrived. The family came from Dunedin and had a young family. It seems that Mr Swain may have been a carpenter or builder. The Swain's were involved with showing dogs. |
| 2402 | c1984 | The property was sold to George Spears. | Ritchie Clark put dwelling #206 and the surrounding land up for sale. It was purchased by Mr G Spears of dwelling #40. |
| 2403 | c1984 | George Spears purchased dwelling #206. | Mr & Mrs Spears lived in dwelling #40. They purchased dwelling #206 and the surrounding parcel of approx 50 acres of land. They planted a large part of the property in pine trees. Dwelling #206 has now been extensively rebuilt. It was Mr Spears intention for the couple to sell dwelling #40 and to move into dwelling #206, however the couple decided to stay where they were and rent out dwelling #206. |
Images
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| Image Id | Source | Date | Short Description | |
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| 180 | Mrs C Spears | 1937 | Dwelling #206 - Quartville, during a hoar frost. | View Image |
| 181 | Mrs C Spears | c1930 | Dwelling #206 and outbuildings. | View Image |
| 184 | Mrs C Spears - Jim Crabbe - Belnheim | Unknown | William Crabbe, Bert McCabe & Ray Irving | View Image |
| 203 | Mrs C Spears | 1985 | Dwelling #206 - Quartzville | View Image |
| 698 | Mr M Crabbe - Cromwell | c1938 | Crabbe family group. | View Image |
| 1299 | Paul Crump - Bannockburn | 9 Mar 1949 | Bannockburn Rifle Range - Birnies Gully (location #209) | View Image |