Difference between revisions of "Butler's Point"
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===Captain William Butler=== | ===Captain William Butler=== | ||
| − | [[Image:Butler.jpg|left]]Captain Butler (1814-1875)married Eliza Merritt and moved to Mangonui permanently in February 1840. In 1845 Captain William Butler bought 20 acres of land in Butler Point and by 1848 was settled in and living on the premises. During his time in Mangonui, Captain Butler ran his store, was a Justice of the Peace and for a short period a member of Parliament. AFter resigning from Parliament he went back to working at the store and trading with chips that came in. Finally, on March 4th, 1875, due to an accident he had a year earlier that severely damaged his chest William Butler died at the age of 61. | + | [[Image:Butler.jpg|left]]Captain Butler(1814-1875) married Eliza Merritt and moved to Mangonui permanently in February 1840. In 1845 Captain William Butler bought 20 acres of land in Butler Point and by 1848 was settled in and living on the premises. During his time in Mangonui, Captain Butler ran his store, was a Justice of the Peace and for a short period a member of Parliament. AFter resigning from Parliament he went back to working at the store and trading with chips that came in. Finally, on March 4th, 1875, due to an accident he had a year earlier that severely damaged his chest William Butler died at the age of 61. |
===Proof of a Store=== | ===Proof of a Store=== | ||
| + | *In her book [http://nlnzcat.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=13&ti=1,13&SEQ=20100220101802&Search_Arg=butler&SL=None&Search_Code=FT*&CNT=25&PID=holJy164W3Dy9xsG0AeDm4QuM5lN&SID=1 "The Butler House, Mangonui 1847-1990"], Janice Mongford notes that there was a store on the foreshore during Butler's time. | ||
| + | *1986 Site Report by [[Maingay Joan|Joan Maingay]] that site N7/326 was the possible location of this store | ||
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====Historical Records==== | ====Historical Records==== | ||
| − | + | *A watercolor done by John Kinder in 1858 | |
| + | *Sketch of the foreshore by Henry Wynard | ||
| + | *An Advertisement for Butler's Store in [http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=CL1.DSC "The Daily Southern Cross"] | ||
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*Excavation N7/326 | *Excavation N7/326 | ||
*Butler Point, Northland Region, New Zealand | *Butler Point, Northland Region, New Zealand | ||
| − | + | *February 6-22, 1999 | |
==Excavators== | ==Excavators== | ||
===Project Directors:=== | ===Project Directors:=== | ||
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===Buttons=== | ===Buttons=== | ||
===Miscellaneous=== | ===Miscellaneous=== | ||
| + | [[Category:Northland]][[Category:UniversityofAuckland]][[Category:Engineering_Heritage]] | ||
Revision as of 15:29, 19 February 2010
Butler Point: Colonial Store
Project Background
Captain William Butler
Proof of a Store
- In her book "The Butler House, Mangonui 1847-1990", Janice Mongford notes that there was a store on the foreshore during Butler's time.
- 1986 Site Report by Joan Maingay that site N7/326 was the possible location of this store
Historical Records
- A watercolor done by John Kinder in 1858
- Sketch of the foreshore by Henry Wynard
- An Advertisement for Butler's Store in "The Daily Southern Cross"
Location and Date
- Excavation N7/326
- Butler Point, Northland Region, New Zealand
- February 6-22, 1999
Excavators
Project Directors:
Archaeologists
- James Robertson
- Joan Maingay
- Brenda Sewell
- Greg Walters
- [[Hawkins Stuart|Stuart Hawkins]
Other contributers:
- Rod Wallace-Technical Director
- Geoffrey Irwin
- Tim Mackrell-Photographer
- Charles Lindo,Leticia Ferguson- Property Owners
