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12 Selwyn Times Wednesday September 1 2021 RURAL | LIFESTYLE | RESIDENTIAL UNDER OFFER WEST MELTON 4 Ashton Rise Rise Up on Ashton Rise Time to indulge and live the dream in this stunning home built to a very high standard, and offering amazing family living yet private, and close to the city and airport. Permanent material four bedroom home, open-plan living, separate formal lounge, master with en suite and walk-in robe. Double glazed, plenty of storage, solar panels and triple car garaging are just some of the extras that will make you feel at home in this property. Built post earthquake this home has so much to offer and enjoy. Min Cookson M 027 249 5417 E min.cookson@pggwrightson.co.nz YALDHURST 33 Guys Road City Fringe Leasehold Farm After 24 years our retiring vendors are downsizing which gives potential purchasers a unique opportunity to secure a 150ha (approximately) sheep and beef farm with an extra income stream right on the outskirts of Christchurch city. Private, modernised three bedroom home, exceptional set of stock yards (currently used to generate extra income from a stock agistment business), two stand woolshed, three-bay implement shed and three-bay hayshed. Well fenced and an irrigation consent to irrigate up to 20ha. PRICE BY NEGOTIATION Plus GST (if any) VIEW By Appointment Only Sam Davidson M 027 488 8269 E sdavidson@pggwrightson.co.nz pggwre.co.nz/CHR34629 pggwre.co.nz/CHR33253 SOLD SOLD WEST MELTON 2/1269 West Coast Road The Perfect Package WEST MELTON 6 Lancashire Lane Private, Cosy, Family Favourite Immaculately presented four hectare lifestyle block located on the boundary of West Melton Township that includes a modern four bedroom, two bathroom family home set in a stunning park-like setting complete with an outdoor fire, spa pool, pond and folly house. The property includes an abundance of sheds, a self-contained cottage, and established berry orchard with the bonus of scope for your four legged friends to roam whilst being located within a short commute to Christchurch city or Rolleston! Karen Hennessy M 027 967 0186 E karen.hennessy@pggwrightson.co.nz Mark Terry M 027 572 2559 E mark.terry@pggwrightson.co.nz An absolutely delightful and spacious family home set on a private 927sqm section in a quiet cul de sac in the prestigious Preston Downs subdivision in West Melton. The home features open-plan living with a separate formal lounge, four bedrooms, study, two bathrooms and an internal access double garage. Two expansive decks and French doors provide optimal indooroutdoor flow for summer entertaining. Private and secure section that incorporates a woodshed, garden shed and raised gardens. Mark Terry M 027 572 2559 E mark.terry@pggwrightson.co.nz Karen Hennessy M 027 967 0186 E karen.hennessy@pggwrightson.co.nz pggwre.co.nz/DAR34289 pggwre.co.nz/DAR34479 PGG Wrightson Real Estate Limited, licensed under REAA 2008 6/19 Gerald Street, LINCOLN Cnr South Terrace & Ross Street, DARFIELD Phone: 03 341 4301 | Email: christchurch@pggwre.co.nz Helping grow the country For more great listings, visit www.pggwre.co.nz PGG Wrightson Real Estate Limited, licensed under the REAA 2008 Helping grow the country
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Wednesday September 1 2021 Selwyn Times NEWS 13 Steamer wreck mystery likely solved • By Susan Sandys THE MYSTERY of an unknown shipwreck in a remote part of Fiordland may have been solved. A cannon, found by a scientific expedition team from Willowbank Wildlife Reserve, is possibly from the Star of the South. The steamship wrecked in the area in 1865. Its passengers and crew were all rescued. The drawing of a galleon with names etched underneath in a nearby cave is unlikely to be related. They are believed to have been left by early sealers. Members of the expedition made the discovery of the cannon in June, as they searched for the elusive South Island kōkako. They unearthed the vintage naval gun by moving stones with their bare hands after spotting a patch of rust on the stony beach at Chalky Inlet. It followed them viewing the etchings in the cave the previous month, and they wondered if the cannon and etchings may be linked and both be evidence of an unknown shipwreck. Managing director Michael Willis, who lives in Halkett, said information which has surfaced since, suggested the Michael Willis cannon may have come from the shipwrecked Star of the South. The Star of the South was a West Coast trading ship with three masts. She was transporting cargo and passengers from Dunedin to Hokitika when she took shelter from stormy seas at Chalky Inlet. On December 15, 1865, she struck a sunken rock and was beached on sandy shores to prevent her foundering. A newspaper article on Papers Past, discovered by a follower on the Willowbank Facebook page, suggests one of the ship’s cannons was taken to a nearby shore by a look-out party to be used as a signal gun. A January 18, 1866, The Press article details the efforts of two crew members going in the ship’s boat to the shore in the Cape Providence area, and climbing a hill to light a fire to alert passing ships so they could be rescued. “By the difficulty they had in ascending and descending the hill, they also ascertained that to convey to the summit the cannon they brought with them as a signal-gun, was out of the question,” the article says. This suggests that after arriving in the boat, they left the cannon behind on the beach as they climbed the hill. Willowbank general manager Dale Hedgcock said the area of the beach where he and his fellow team members found the cannon would have been an obvious location for the two Star of the South crewmen to land their boat, before walking along the beach for about 1km to access the hill referred to in the article. “That’s probably the only area you would try and land a boat, there’s so many rocks around,” Hedgcock said. Other articles on Papers Past reveal the more than 15 passengers and crew were lucky to be rescued from the remote location six days after the shipwreck, on December 21. Another steam ship, the William Miskin, happened to come across the wreck as she took shelter from stormy seas. “Through her providential arrival, the passengers and crew were saved much distress and inconvenience,” said a reporter in the January 20, 1866, edition of the Taranaki Herald. The passengers arrived at their original destination of Hokitika on December 27. The Star of the South was retrieved, but later stranded on a beach, at Napier in 1870, before ultimately wrecking in 1884, on the mouth of the Grey River. Hedgcock said a maritime historian, archaeologist and DOC representative planned to visit the site and ultimately preserve the cannon. They hoped to determine whether it came from the Star of the South or an unknown shipwreck. The team was awaiting the right permissions in order to make the visit. Naval artillery expert Peter Cooke said the Star of the South story “seems to ring true” in STRANDED: The Star of the South continued in service after being retrieved from Chalky Inlet. This painting shows the steam ship stranded on a Napier beach in 1870. answering the question as to how the cannon was buried on the beach at Chalky Inlet. “If that story places the wreck of the Star of the South or the people from it at this location, then I think that does solve the mystery,” Cooke said. He said merchant ships carried arms in the 1800s in case of attack from pirates. Additionally, cannons were used for signalling. They were fired as a ship came into harbour to alert the pilot boat to come out and guide the ship into port. “It’s great that it has been found and has a back story to it, because hopefully now some museum authorities will preserve it,” Cooke said. Weapons of that sort needed a special type of preservation involving an electrolysis bath to reverse the rusting process. Cooke said it was an exciting find, in that it referenced an event that went back to New Zealand’s early history. From looking at photos of the cannon, he determined it was a Carronade. These type of cannons were first used in 1779, and generally dated from at least 1800. They were named after the Scottish foundry Carron where they were designed and made, initially for the Royal Navy. There were 37 other cannons of this type that he was aware of in New Zealand, most of them held in museums around the country. Department of Conservation senior heritage adviser Matthew Schmidt said the etchings which UNEARTHED: Dale Hedgcock and Mark Willis with the cannon they discovered on a beach in Chalky Inlet. Above: The Star of the South met her final demise on the Grey River mouth in 1884. had also been viewed by the Willowbank party, were possibly left by early sealers using the cave for shelter. He said the cave itself did not have a formal name, but the site was familiar with locals and formally recorded in the early 1980s. DOC issued a reminder after the cannon find about the importance of not disturbing heritage sites. However, Schmidt acknowledged the Willowbank team made the right decision following their find of the cannon to contact the Ministry for Culture and Heritage. “The immediate parties which additionally should have been contacted were Environment Southland and the Department of Conservation,” Schmidt said. However, Willis said if DOC wanted to be told, this information should be on the Ministry for Culture and Heritage website. Ten weeks after informing the ministry, he still had not heard back from anyone from the ministry. Meanwhile, while Willowbank initially hoped to obtain custodianship of the cannon, this now seems unlikely. “For finds like this, it is important for finders to work with local agencies and the community to ensure that if it is recovered and conserved, it is displayed locally so it remains part of the heritage story of Fiordland. The finders and conservators would then become part of that local heritage story,” Schmidt said. “Capital gain was a big influence...” MICHAEL WILLMER - RETIRED BUILDER,CABINET MAKER “..we knew there’d always be money left to help our kids - especially the grandchildren. But it was also the quality of the build that swayed us...it was very good.” There are many more reasons why Woodcroft Estate could be the right choice for you. Why not visit our website and discover just how much more there is to gain in your retirement living. 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