Location 285
Dwelling #285 - Kawarau Station Homestead.
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Area -
Shepherds Creek -
Description -
Dwelling #285 - Kawarau Station Homestead. Shepherds Creek, right bank, base of the Renshaw Range.
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Still Standing -
Yes -
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Construction Details -
Pug with thatched roof, then pug with corrugated iron roof, then stone and mortar with corrugated iron roof. -
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 | 1867 - 1898 | James Cowan (Station Manager) | Details |
| 2 | c1928 - c1951 | Donald John McInnes | Details |
| 3 | James Patrick Parcell | Details | |
| 4 | c1927 - c1950 | 'Robe' Rooney | Details |
| 5 | c1948 - c1952 | Mrs & Mrs G A Colling | Details |
Notes
The table below shows any historical notes about the location.
| Note | Date | Short Description | Note Text |
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| 2996 | 1867 | James Cowan appointed manager of Kawarau Station. | James Cowan was appointed as manager of Kawarau Station in 1867. The station was then owned by the Australian and New Zealand Land Company. |
| 2997 | 1898 | James Cowan retired as station manager. | James Cowan retired as the station manager, then lived at Northburn Station until the lease ran out in 1910. He spent his last days in Dunedin. |
| 2999 | c1928 | Donald McInnes lived in one of the Kawarau Station huts. | Around 1928, Jack Anderson went to the Nevis to get labour to work on re-aligning the Bannockburn Creek water race. One of the labourers he recruited was Donald IcInnes. Once the work was completed Donald stayed on at Kawarau Station, and he lived in a hut behind the homestead for 23 years. Donald rode a chestnut mare which knew it's way back to Kawarau from the Bannockburn Hotel. |
| 3001 | Mr James Patrick Parcell was the Kawarau Station gardener. | J P Parcell lived in a hut near the Kawarau homestead and worked as the station gardener. | |
| 3002 | c1927 - c1950 | Mr Rooney lived in a hut near the Kawarau homestead. | Mr Rooney was an itinerant form worker who moved around Central Otago and as far south as Balclutha. He would come to Kawarau Station to break in horses and work with them. 'Robe' Rooney lived in a hut near the Kawarau homestead. When the work ran out he would move on to other stations, then return months later. Mr Rooney had a small dog who he would 'sell' to Alan Campbell when he needed money to 'go out on the town' in Cromwell. He would then 'buy' back his dog when he earned enough money to pay off his debt. |
| 3003 | c1948 | Mr & Mrs Colling lived on Kawarau Station. | Mr & Mrs Colling and their children came to work on Kawarau Station. They lived in the southern end of dwelling #285. |
Images
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| Image Id | Source | Date | Short Description | |
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| 125 | Cromwell Argus via Paul Crump | 8 Oct 1889 | Kawarau Station - Rabbiters | View Image |
| 329 | Mrs V Paterson, Bannockburn | 1954 | Mr John Anderson (Jack), Kawarau Homestead. | View Image |
| 361 | Mr R Anderson, Kawarau Station, Bannockburn | c1930 | Part of Kawarau Station Homestead. | View Image |
| 362 | Mr R Anderson, Kawarau Station, Bannockburn | c1930 | Part of the homestead garden, Kawarau Station. | View Image |
| 432 | Paul Crump, Bannockburn | 1999 | Dwelling #285 - looking south | View Image |
| 433 | Paul Crump, Bannockburn | 1999 | Dwelling #285 - looking east | View Image |
| 596 | Paul Crump - Bannockburn | 2000 | Kawarau Musterer's Hut - location #289 looking north east. | View Image |
| 689 | Paul Crump - Bannockburn | unknown | Kawarau Station Homestead - looking south. | View Image |
| 1056 | Terry Emmitt | 1922 | Kawarau Station Homestead - location #285. | View Image |
| 1106 | Cromwell Argus via Paul Crump | 27 Oct 1874 | Advertisement for a cook. Kawarau Station. | View Image |
| 1451 | Mrs M Bruce - Roxburgh | c1920 | Kawarau Station Homestead - dwelling #285. | View Image |
| 1452 | Mrs M Bruce - Roxburgh | c1920 | Kawarau Station Homestead - dwelling #285. | View Image |
| 1453 | Mrs M Bruce - Roxburgh | c1930 | Kawarau Station Homestead - dwelling #285. | View Image |
| 1454 | Mrs M Bruce - Roxburgh | c1920 | Kawarau Station Homestead - dwelling #285. | View Image |
| 1455 | Mrs M Bruce - Roxburgh | C1926 | Dipping Carrick Station sheep at Kawarau Station | View Image |
| 1627 | Land Information New Zealand | 2005 | Current Certificate of Title - Kawarau Station Home Block | View Image |
| 1628 | Land Information New Zealand | 23 June 1883 | Original Certificate of Title - Kawarau Station Home Block. | View Image |
| 1629 | Land Information New Zealand | pre 1878 | Kawarau Station Home Block - working plan. | View Image |
| 1630 | Ms A Middleton - Dunedin | 2004 | Kawarau Homestead - location #285. Looking north east. | View Image |
| 1631 | Ms A Middleton - Dunedin | 2004 | Kawarau Homestead. Location #285, looking west. | View Image |
| 1632 | Ms A Middleton - Dunedin | 2004 | Kawarau Station Homestead. Location #285, looking south. | View Image |
| 1968 | Mrs J Smallfield - Dunedin | 1938 | Kawarau Homestead - location #285, in snow. | View Image |
| 1969 | Mrs J Smallfield - Dunedin | c1930 | Kawarau Homestead - location #285, looking west from the Renshaw Range. | View Image |
| 1970 | Mrs J Smallfield - Dunedin | c1980 | Kawarau Homestead - location #285, looking west from the Renshaw Range. | View Image |
| 1971 | Mrs J Smallfield - Dunedin | c1939 | Kawarau Homestead - location #285, looking east with tree being trimmed. | View Image |
| 1972 | Mrs J Smallfield - Dunedin | c1940 | Kawarau Homestead - location #285, looking south. Corriedale sheep being mustered. | View Image |
| 2443 | Mr R Anderson - Bannockburn | unknown | Kawarau Station Homestead - location #285. | View Image |