Marks/Inscriptions: Mac. 129 Macdonald , William Ken elth (1820-79) was a son of Rinaldi Macdonald of Gala ie, Baderrock, Inverness shire. The Mardon ald had little capital. some of what they had went in giving Allan his Medical educati . W.K. left for Cust. in the summer o 8 and his mother and Augus followed in '41 . There had been some bad seasons in Aust. just before the pilgr ins arrived in Canty and there was interest in the new settlement in Canty. The Macdonald in conjunction with Joseph Hawdon and J.C. Aitken shipped sheep across in the Tory in '51. In Nov. 52 they shipped 2200 across in the Tory and struck a vey bad crossing. only g00 arriving alive . In Oct. 52 Chas Wedge sold Ash field or th south bank of the Waimak. to Allan ( need onalbi and John Me Liane by an a greement signed in Melbourne. Macdonald and hi cLean divided the un McLean taking. the eas term half . The Macdonald thought this wond be valuable as a wether Station , being s0 near Ch.iCh. In May 52 W.K. took up Waireka Station between the Hawkins and the Selwyn of 8000 ac. In 53 they applied for a gun on the Orari River, which was outside the Canty block. They decided to concentrate on Orari and sold their other statione on the Plains . G.A.E. Ross buying fam. inf. , Acland : Cyclop N.Z.111; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: Mac. w .K. macdonald. . 129 , feed Wai eka. They sold Tres illian . their half of Ashwick and took down to Orari the 3000 sheep they had shorn there. Orari Station lay between the Orari River and the Rangitata and included all the country from the Sea to the line of the present road running from the Uf per Orari bridge to Proud foot E corner. They also Stocked Rangitata) eland ond built a bridge to connect with the rin , bub finally the river took charge and they had to build a woodshed oen the Island . They had 4000 sheep on Orari Station by '56 and 8000 by 51. D Allan macdonald came across from Aust. by the Tory Spray arriving with his wife and his dau. Eliz. Mary, 29.10.55 .: but his wife dred at Orari and he went back to Aust. , leasing his share of the Station to his two brothers. In 64 W.R. and Augus dissolved part. ; they had married in Aust. in No.ig the two daus of Capt Aeneas Macpherson . Augus built his homestead at War tai high up on the down s behind Geraldine ; the house was of Sim dried brick and is still in use and in good order. W.K.t took his wife to the homes tad a mile east of the main South Railway line. This was bus t built in 54 and was later enlarged; some of the original house is still in use. W.K. and An gus divided the 800 ac. of freehold and the 28000; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: W.1 macdonald. Mac. 129 sheeh equally. Angus took the part of the rin c+lending from the Coast up to Badham Road, which later became kn own as Pakihi. W.K. Mcdonalds homestead block was R.S. 3604 of 420 ac. Acland says W.K. was his own manager in the early days presto her Bissett was manager in the 70' and left to bury his own Farm in '76. The first race meeting ever held in S. Canty was arranged by the Madonolds and the Studholmes and was held 1.4.59. on almost exactly the Same spot as where the present course stands The first race was ron by W.L.'s Niger which beat the Studholmes se Charles. This was a match for £ 50. Niger could carry W.K. a heavy man easily , to Ch.Ch in a day. He presided over the meeting held in Ch.Ch in 54 which decided to form a Presbyterian Church in Ch.Ch. In his Early days he was ter stedman in rainy and was a steward for the C.J.C meeting held in Mar. 56. He imported a horse from Ant. which he called Games er and which ran second in the 2" N.Z. Derby Stakes held in '61 . being beater y Redwoods O No. He took An active part in the nunnery oas meetings held in S Canty to discuss the question of separation. There was acute LT. 26.1.56 : 21.8.61 :; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: 4 Mac 129 dis satisfaction in S. Canty over the question of the spending of the revere raised in S. Canty. Moorhouse had to go down and address a meeting on the subject The Timaru + Gladstone Bd. of Works was finally formed ao a result of the agitation. W.K. spoke at Timaru at a meeting held to discus Sep ardor. Although he gave up racing he remained for years a member of the C.f.C. Coun m. He was the first pres. of te Timaru A. +P. Assoc '66 and. won prizes at the first Show held, Oct. 6. . He showed Eng Leic. sheep , Cots wilds and won the prize for the best haik. He was one of the judges for draught horses. Ia Sept. 67 he was appointed to a com m. whose obed wes to form a protection League for Temuka and surrounding district He and his wife and family went across to Aust. in 68 to see old his Macdonald , his moller . They toke the opportunity to lay in stores of silver glass, len ate She was Margaret Mary and ste lived. at Kock ando , Alphonso, , Vic. She was b . 11.10. 178 g and at wartime d. 2.1.96 He brought over his wife father + mother to N.Z. He was Capt Aeneas Mai sherson: their house near Melbourne had been burned down. a W.K. built for them a col house near Geraldine - a copy on a small scale of a house Capt McPherson had lived in at Kin gussied LT. 16.2.65 : 27.9.66.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: Mac. 129 They called it Strath on and two Macpherson, guile were married from there. - to Herbert Belfield and Wm. Hyde Harris. W.K. was a member of the Geraldine Rd. Bd. '65. In the Timaru Show of 68 he took prizes for wheat and for Working owls and acted as a judge of meri0s. A Lylt. Times reporter, making a farming survey of S. Canty , wrote ion the North bank of the Drai stands the home station of Mr W. K Macdonald , A gentleman who has expended a considerable amount of capital in improving his estate of freehold land . Beautiful paddocks of English gress , sheltered by forest tress , and inter seceded by min erous Streams make the place something lhe a gent emmaus residence at home He had his own nursery for growing tr ces which he looked after personally The Ash plantations are some g the firest He was a member of the Timaru + Gladstone Bd. of Works. in Canty. He was a judge f merinos at the Ch.Ch. Show of 70. He was advertising for a small house on the Charmer Square side of Ch.Ch. He ad had decided to live in ChCh for a time on accout of his wifes iago ary ailments. She had always complained that Orari was daup and that the W.C. was in too public a place . He found her a place to live in near Geraldine which had a view of the mani Street. She had a good telescope and would report LT. 3.11.68 : 6.14 69 : 10.11.70 : 11.11.70 : 22.11.71; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: 6 all happenings in the stret to Any one whos happened to be in the room. He was elected to fill a vacancy in the Prov. Coun. caused by the resignation of Lancelot Walker . He got 82 voter against Dr Rayner 48. The stay in ChCh did not last much Conger than a year and he did not stand for the Prov. Coun for a farther form. he resigned in Oct. 71 He presided over the diner held after the first Arowhenua Ploughing Match heed 28.9.66. at the Crown Hotel Temuka . He turned out trout in the He towson Orari streams where they continued to thrive . He represented the Temuka congregation of Presbyterians and appeared before the Presbytery of Canty to put before them a call for the Rev. G. Barclay from Tim arn to Temuka Jan 72. He judged long rolled sheep in th Ch. Ch Show of 7 He took a prize at the merino show held at shepherds Bush In 79 he got rheumato fever from working in the drains which were being made in the 8waip land at Orari . This turned to typhoid, Dr Fysh , an old fashioned doctor would not allow him any in cat or stimulant. Dr Turnbull was sent f r. from Ch.Ch but he ar iv ed too fate. When he was dying his two favourite horses stool all day with their heads over the hedge by his Window. He was very fond of horses and was a good judge of them . He had great command over them by word1 f mouth. He d. at Orari 6.5.79 ag ' LT. 6.12.71 : 1.2 : 10.3.77 : His wife d. in Ch.Ch. 26.4.01 ag. 62.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: Mac. 129 As a young man , he had thoughts of going to sea . He had some farming experience before he left Scot land . He was elected a member of the Timaru Harb . Bd. May 77. Michael Studholme riding down po Waimate stayed a night at Oran. +Mrs Studholme wrote, W.l received the Kindest of Welcomes. Mr + Mis Macdonald had not long been married . A.R.B. ( Bob) Thomson, a great fiend of Michaels , lived with them and they were a mery party. Alfred Cox knew Augus Macdonald in Aust. He visited them on their Waimate Run (ashfield) " These two brothers, seas ond squatters, were to be seen at work all day long , and every day , after a fashion that caused enthusiastic p left uns , looking on , to express admiration and envy. Or our first visiting them . they were liv ing under caras, very lars.y, very jolly , very sanguine as to their future prospects. They had considerable squatting experience in Scot. Victor iea. Bob Rhode had given such a glowing exper ence of Canty that they were in diced to ty t." marr. 11.10 .59 at Preston Wr. Melbourne Annie dau Capt. Aeneas Macpherson. W.R.M. was a foundation member of the Ch.Ch Club His widow lived comer of Glos. + Montreal St. : he son Evan lived with her; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: Mac. 129. family sons Raalte Macintosh b. 1.7.60 educ. Mrs Alabaster s school and Trellis school. apprenticed to mechanical eng needing at Addn Workshops marr. 27.1.85 Gertrude 4' dau Geo. Gould of Ch.Ch. He d. 1928. Evan Macpherson on. unmarried lived in London Willam Kenneth managed Drain 1901- lived near Geraldine marr. Constance dau Capt. E.F. Temple. G yon Alister Macintosh b. d. 19.10.32 marr Muriel Hodge. 4 ost educ X's Coll 84.99. entered Andersons lied to train as an engineer . He decided to farm Orari . He leased the brothers shares and ideally bought them out. After W.X's death some of Orari was offered for sale . 900 ac. an the Seaward boundary were offered Mar, 82 and 780 sold at an average of f 11.12.9. Acland says A.R.1B. Thomson was first overseer : E.R.Grimness later overseer. best kn own manager was J.M. Murray q.v. LT. 10.3.82; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: W .R. na donald Ronald maldonado of Gall ov ie 9. died at Curry 11 6.25. marr. Margt Mary b. at Newton , Aberdeenshire 1.10.17 89. dau of Col. Wm Mackintosh D. Allan Ronald W.R.M Augus Beauchamp marr. dau of - Mackenzie b. Cly un married at Chunyu 1.4.1822 d. at Bangalore States Argus Bessie 2. 12. Reply 22.5.43. marr. Allan Truhill. Ronald macdonald d. insolvent ; his widow raised what money she could frum her Kister and from her own family funds.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer