Location 350
Dwelling #350.
Map 10
- Address
- Jocelyn Road
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Area -
Long Alex's Gully -
Description -
Dwelling #350. Jocelyn Road area. Long Alex's Gully, which is one gully north of Pigroot Gully.
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Still Standing -
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The dwelling was demolished around 1959 -
Construction Details -
Timber framed with corrugated iron cladding. -
Location Type -
Dwelling
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Interested Parties
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| Group | Date | Description | |
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| 1 | 1870 - c1873 | Alex McLachlan (Long Alex) | Details |
| 2 | 1924 - c1950 | Charles Davis Jocelyn | Details |
| 3 | c1950 - c1958 | Alexander Charles Jocelyn | Details |
Notes
The table below shows any historical notes about the location.
| Note | Date | Short Description | Note Text |
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| 3193 | 1924 | Charles Jocelyn took up 40 acres. | Charles Jocelyn took up 40 acres of the Kawarau Station subdivision. This area was later to be increased into a very large farm. The family moved from dwelling #37 in what is now known as Miners Terrace, to a new house at the head of a gully just north of Pigroot Gully and close to what is now Jocelyn Road. This dwelling was #350, at the head of Long Alex gully, and one north of Pigroot Gully |
| 3195 | c1940 | Marriage of Alex Jocelyn. | Alex Jocelyn and his fiance, Hughena Joyce Bruce, lived in a back room of dwelling #350 for a short time before he left for the war. They were married on his last leave. Hughena moved to Alexandra and worked as a cook during the war. |
| 3198 | c1950 | Alex and Hughena Jocelyn move into dwelling #350. | Charles and Mary Jocelyn retired and moved to Dunedin. Alex and his wife Hughena moved from dwelling #349 to dwelling #350. |
| 3200 | c1958 | Alex and family temporarily moved back into dwelling #349. | Alex and family moved back into dwelling #349 while a new house was being built (dwelling #363) |
| 3201 | c1959 | Dwelling #350 was demolished. | Dwelling #350 was demolished about this time. |
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