| Collection |
Marlborough Province - down the decades from early days |
| Photographer |
Tyree Brothers |
| Description |
A black and white photograph of the Grove wharf.
Information as typed by Norm Brayshaw: "At the Grove Wharf. Mr. Rickertson on the horse on extreme right. This was on the Picton side of Mahakipawa. The two boats are: The one side on is the 'Phoenix' and the one at the wharf is the 'Torea'. This wharf gave access to the Picton area of [the] Sounds. The photo[graph] was taken about 1891 and the wharf built in 1889 by the Marine Dep[artment] from the revenue from the gold sales tax."
Copied by Norm Brayshaw in 1959 from an original photograph held by at Langley Dale. Includes a negative.
There are two copies of this photograph in the same packet. One copie is from a Tryee original.
A scan of this photograph is to be used in the Changing European History Gallery 2 display in commemoration of the Marlborough Provincial 150th anniversary on 1 November 2009.
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Caption 40
At the Grove wharf, near the head of Queen Charlotte Sound, 1891. During the gold rushes of the 1860s, and 1880s, many prospective miners from overseas landed in Picton, and then came by small boat to the Grove. From there, they walked the cart road, and the tracks, leading to the Mahakipawa Goldfield in the Linkwater area. Some carried on past Havelock, to the Wakamarina Goldfield. Here, we see the Torea at the two-year old wharf, and the Phoenix, just offshore. Mr Rickertson is on the horse, at extreme right. 2009.067.0035
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| Year Range from |
1891 |
| Object ID |
2009.067.0035 |
| Object Name |
Photograph |
| People |
Rickertson, Mr. |
| Place |
Marlborough/Grove Track |
| Subjects |
shipping
Gold |
| Title |
The Grove, Mahakipawa |
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