A NZ 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.
Discover
the Waitaki Hydro Scheme (June 2). 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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Wanted a Youth
Wanted - Youth of 17 to 18 years for Mt Cook Station.
Must hate town life,
Must weigh not less than eleven stone-
Must stand cold like an arctic hero,
Must have plenty of common sense - brains not necessary,
Must be medically fit.
Undersigned will be on deck 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday 13th June 1928
T.D. Burnett
Perth Street
Timaru"Ballads were made for the voice to pronounce and for the ears to hear, rather than for the lamp lit silence of the library."
Does anyone have any 'first hand' information on Ernie?
Poem of the month -
Wanted - - A YOUTH by Ernie Slow
Wanted a viceless powerful youth
Where strength of character shows,
I am yours sincerely
Tom Burnett of the Snows.
You must be hard and wiry
Eleven stone or more in weight
To head off Merino wethers
And sheep in any state.
And when the clock says 5 a.m.
You'll rise up to your work
Two or more before breakfast
No honest boy will shirk.
There's no wireless in the evening
To keep you from your sleep,
For the mountains will be calling
For seven days a week.
Like a walrus bull your head must be,
Your eyebrows wide and long,
Just like two giant tussocks
And a constitution strong.
My boy, you'll sure be healthy
Climbing round these hills,
For you'll never need a doctor
You'll have no doctor's bills.
When two and forty days are done
And work is getting slack
You'll have a chance to wash your clothes
And tidy up your shack.
And when the snow is falling
In the mountains is your place
Climbing over might snowdrifts
with a charming smiling face.
If you have but seen some keas
With a voice like roaring thunder
Drive them into the rocks
And tear the rocks asunder.
And if this job it suits you
With heart and mind and soul
You'll get a chance with Wilkins
When he's driving for the Pole.
And so my boy take up your pack
The snow will soon be falling,
Farewell, goodbye, goodbye, farewell,
Mount Cook is loudly calling.
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 
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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.
NZGenWeb Regional Projects are dedicated to the free exchange of public - domain records via the internet. Volunteer's are still needed to adopt other NZ regions.
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