Welcome to the South Canterbury
New Zealand GenWeb Project
South Canterbury, New Zealand lies in the centre of the South
Island bounded by the
Rangitata River to the north and Waitaki River to the south and stretching from
the east coast to the
Southern Alps where Mount Cook dominates the range. The
5,276 square miles or 3,504,640 acres of land changes from plain to downland to
foothills and mountains. The Mackenzie Basin has three large lakes Ohau, Pukaki
and Tekapo that are all
part of the Waitaki River catchment and contributes to the supply of water which
provides electric power for the South Island. Industries include grain growing
and sheep. The port of Timaru is a central multipurpose bulk handling facility. The foothills -
Four Peaks, Hunter Hills, the hills behind
Fairlie and the Two Thumb Range
are often dusted with snow. Refresh page to view the images above - four of the photos are
views on the opposite side of Four Peaks, the Fairlie Basin, looking back
towards Four Peaks from Middle Rd, Sherwood Downs and a painting of the run "Ribbonwood"
on the Two Thumb Range, Sherwood Downs, Fairlie.
Hint:
Construct your entry off line, do spell check, then cut and paste.
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Photo taken Sunday 18th Oct. 2009. Spring time. St. Peter's Anglican Church, Temuka, off King St. at Dryson St.
The gardens in South Canterbury will be at their peak from now and through November.
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October 2009 update:
Temuka Through the
Years - An informal history.
From swampy land covered in bush and cabbage trees, the hard times and setbacks, early settlers, to a town, Temuka, now has a history book. Approx 500 pages and 300 photographs that record 150 years of residency in Temuka. Hb. $65. Anybody and ever person with a connection to Temuka and probably anybody researching family history from this region would be interested in this book. The postage within NZ will be $7.50. Overseas buyers will need to contact Rae Winkelman at the email address temukabook@gmail.com for an order form and delivery costs.
11 August 2009 Timaru Herald Book Extract:
TRAIN DERAILMENT, HIGH ST, TEMUKA, 8TH APRIL, 1938 (as told by Selwyn Whitfield to Joan Gray).
Train No 246 (Timaru Ashburton Mixed) arrived at Temuka at approximately 12.30pm, and after the discharge of parcels etc from the van and several cases of fish from the perishable wagon, the train proceeded to Winchester. After the departure, Mr Les Carlyle (the officer on duty) went to the south end of the station yard to open the mainline points, setting the track to enable a steam crane and attendant wagons to travel out to the rail bridge over the Temuka River, where work was being carried out replacing sleepers and beams. On his return to the office, he was in the process of handing over to Mr J Torrance, the officer on duty for the next shift, when the stationmaster at Winchester phoned to advise that after the train locomotive had been detached to allow shunting to be carried out, the rear portion of the train had moved and was fast returning to Temuka, a distance of approximately four miles, and a downhill gradient of 100 metres. Mr Carlyle rode his cycle to the north end of the station yard and just had time to reverse the track and make a hurried exit over the fence into Wards paddock before the train reached Temuka. The train travelled down the loop and crashed into the Samson post at the backshunt at the High St crossing. The guards' van, carriage and the perishable wagon were all derailed and lay across High St. Mr Bremner, County Engineer, who lived in the house near the crossing, ran across the road and assisted the only passenger out a window, and his only remark was, "Do all trains stop like this?". He then went to the Crown Hotel, had a drink and departed!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TIMARU's FESTIVAL OF ROSES 20-29 November 2009 Every year, end of November
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BDM NZ Historical records searchable online, it is possible to work out the DOB or DOD, narrow the range down.
Online cemetery listings etc.
Museum - database online
Family history: How to start.
Maoris first settled the area and there is only one Maori community left in the region and that is at Arowhenua, which is located 1 km south of Temuka. Timaru, which means "Place of Shelter" for Maori travellers canoeing along the coastline was a whaling station in the 1830s. The Rhodes brothers from Yorkshire, England established the Levels sheep run in 1850, the Hornbrook brothers took up Arowhenua in 1853, Michael Studholme in 1854 established in the Waimate area. John Acland and Charles Tripp established Mt Peel in 1856. South Canterbury places.
Please email me any photographs and old postcard images of South Canterbury for the site! Thanks. Adopt A Cemetery in South Canterbury
My
viewers know more than I do. We are very interested in what you know. We want
to help you share. volunteer:
There are many opportunities for people to become involved in the GenWeb
Project which is dedicated to making genealogical information available online
for free. South Canterbury war memorial transcriptions, cemetery listings,
electoral rolls, Wises
Directory information, school reunion announcements are
areas where you can get involved. Does not take any special skills other than
the desire to help others. Also looking for volunteers to do lookups in
genealogical material. If anyone knows of information sources for South
Canterbury or if you want to volunteer to help with lookups etc., please
send me an email 
. I
am looking for three more photos on South Canterbury scenes, buildings, events
etc. with similar dimensions. Images welcomed.
Keeping Internet Genealogy Free. If you have an interest in South Canterbury this site will be a good starting place. My mission is to provide local history and family history scholars information to help facilitate research. If you would like to contribute information to these pages, please email me.
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Volunteer's are still needed to adopt
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any fashion without my consent except for private study. ©1998 - 2009 Olwyn
Whitehouse