Photograph of an original sketch of Rhodes House and other buildings on the beach at Timaru, 1853.
South Canterbury Museum: 1894 Print, Photographic
Date: 01/13/09
Provides a view looking north towards Arowhenua Bush and Talbot Forest with the mountains in the background.
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Permission of the South Canterbury Museum must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
Messrs Rhodes offer shelter for the immigrants
Archives reference: CAAR, 19936, CH287, CP15, ICPS 486/1858
Date: 12/15/08
Messrs Rhodes to the Provincial Secretary - offering their wool stores at Timaru for immigrants, 9 October 1858.
Digital copy of a watercolour of the Strathallan by Raymond Morris.
South Canterbury Museum: L2008/001.01 Image, Digital
Date: 01/13/09
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Colonial Secretary (Auckland) on Timaru not being a legal Port of Entry
Archives reference: CAAR, 19936, CH287, CP17, ICPS 41/1859
Date: 12/15/08
Colonial Secretary to Superintendent - immigrants allowed to land from the Strathallan at Timaru though not a port of entry, 13 January 1859.
An artist's impression of the Strathallan immigrants landing.
South Canterbury Museum: Strathallan arrival painting
Date: 01/13/09
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William Double to assist with his relatives' passage to New Zealand
Archives reference: CAAR, 19936, CH287, CP18, ICPS 317/1859
Date: 12/15/08
William Double to Provincial Secretary - regarding his relatives' passage to New Zealand, 24 May 1859.
Bills drawn by Thomas Hornsby
Archives reference: CAAR, 19936, CH287, CP20, ICPS 997/1859
Date: 12/15/08
Belfield Woollcombe (Resident Magistrate, Timaru) to Provincial Secretary - encloses bills drawn by Thomas Hornsby, 6 December 1859.
W. J. Cairns seeks employment
Archives reference: CAAR, 19936, CH287, CP24, ICPS 1624/1861
Date: 12/15/08
W. J. Cairns to Provincial Secretary - seeking employment upon recovery from illness, 6 September 1861.
W. Butterworth requests visitors books for accomodation house
Archives reference: CAAR, 19936, CH287, CP31, ICPS 1746/1862
Date: 12/15/08
William Butterworth to Provincial Secretary - requests visitors book for Opawa Accomodation House, Albury, 4 November 1862.
R. McKay applies for accomodation house licence
Archives reference: CAAR, 19936, CH287, CP55, ICPS 1507/1864
Date: 12/15/08
Robert McKay to Provincial Secretary - applies for accomodation licence for Wilson's Ferry Accomodation House, Waitangi River, 27 April 1864.
A group portrait of immigrants from the Strathallan, c. 1869.
South Canterbury Museum: 1665 Print, Photographic
Date: 01/13/09
This was perhaps the first gathering of the immigrants since their arrival. Uniformed band members can be seen and the banners possibly read 'Canterbury' or 'Reunion'.
Permission of the South Canterbury Museum must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
Permission of the South Canterbury Museum must be obtained before any re-use of this image.