| Collection |
Marlborough Province - down the decades from early days |
| Description |
A black and white photograph showing Burnt Whare hut near the Acheron River on Molesworth Station. Joe Maxted is on the right and Ernie Stevens on the left. There are four pack horses and three riding horses, one is for the unknown photographer.
A scan of this photograph will be used in the Changing European History Gallery 3 display in commemoration of the Marlborough Provincial 150th anniversary on 1 November 2009.
................................................................................................................................................................................Caption December 2009:
Burnt Whare hut, beside the Acheron River, on Molesworth Station. The river is a tributary of the
Clarence River. Photographed around the 1920s, the man to the left was Ernie Stevens, with Joe Maxted on his right. About to depart from the hut with four laden packhorses in tow, and their dogs left back at the homestead, they were dropping off supplies nearby for a coming muster.
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| Year Range from |
1920 |
| Year range to |
1930 |
| Object ID |
2009.067.0080 |
| Object Name |
Photograph |
| People |
Maxted, Joe
Stevens, Ernie |
| Place |
Awatere/Molesworth |
| Title |
Burnt Whare Hut on the Acheron River |
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