Index:Ashburton•Scotter•1972.pdf

TitleAshburton : a history, with records of town and county
AuthorW. H. Scotter
Year1972
PublisherAshburton Borough Council
LocationAshburton
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Contents
List of Illustrations and Maps page9
Foreword by K. M. Baxter, Esq., County Chairman 17
Foreword by D. O. Digby, Esq., Mayor of Ashburton 18
Introduction 19
Acknowledgements 21
1 Settlement, 1853–78 25
Travellers through a desert land 26
The Canterbury Settlement 30
The early pastoralists 31
Early land purchase 46
Communications: mails, coaches, the Rakaia River and the railway 51
Ashburton township 59
The beginning of larger farms 63
Local and general government 67
2 County and Borough Through the Depression, 1878–1903 79
The high country runs 79
Wheat on the great estates 83
Ashburton farmers and the freezing industry 87
Putting men on farms 91
Water for the plains 97
County Council and road boards 105
Ashburton becomes a borough 111
Business under difficulties 116
Some local businessmen 119
Improvements to the town 125
Three suburbs 136
Hospital and old men's home 138
The railways 142
Social and sporting life 148
The closing of the hotel bars 157
Parliamentary representation 160
3 Greater Farming Prosperity, 1903–28 165
The dismemberment of the great estates 165
Land sales and settlement 169
Pastoral runs and sheep farming 174
Agriculture 179
The Farmers’ Union 182
The County Council and improvements to country life 185
Business, mining, dairying 194
Piped water and drainage in the borough 198
Hampstead joins Ashburton 208
Electricity 212
The new Hospital Board and Tuarangi Home 216
Parliamentary representation 222
World War I 226
Social life 230
Sport 244
4 Through Slump and War, 1928–53 247
The depression 247
World War II 252
Improvements in the high country 257
Animal breeding and husbandry 263
A revolution in agriculture 265
Ashburton County Council—irrigation and drainage 270
Business and industry 280
Borough advances 285
The Electric Power Board 296
The Hospital and Charitable Aid Boards 297
The Licensing Trust 301
Parliamentary representation 303
Transport 307
Social life 309
Sport 323
5 Records 337
Early Geological Exploration of Ashburton County, D. R. Gregg 337
Ashburton Pre-history, M. M. Trotter 339
Rolls of honour of two World Wars 342
Early Ashburton sheep and cattle stations 345
The large high-country runs since 1880 349
Road Districts in Ashburton County 354
County local bodies and other organizations
The original Ashburton Road Board (359), the County Council (359), the Hospital Board (361), the Electric Power Board (362), the Home Guard (362), the Plunket Society (363), the Red Cross Centre (363), Country Women’s Institutes (363), Women’s Division of Federated Farmers (364), Farmers’ Union and Federated Farmers (364), the Returned Services’ Association (366), the Cavendish Club (365), the Ashburton Club and M.S.A. (365), the County Club (365), Ashburton Agricultural and Pastoral Association (364), Ashburton County Racing Club (366), Ashburton Trotting Club (366), Cricket Association (366), Rugby Football Union (367), Women’s Hockey Association (367), Netball Association (367), Lawn Tennis Association (368), Fanciers’ Society (368).
 359
Borough local bodies and other organizations
Ashburton Borough Council (368), Hampstead Town Board (371) Tinwald Town Board (371), Churches (372), Public Schools (375), the Order of St John (377), the Kindergarten Association (377), British Sailors’ Society (378), Choral Society (378), Musical Club (378), Horticultural Society (379), Fire Brigade (379), Allenton Sports’ Club (379), Waireka Croquet Club (380).
 368
Mount Hutt Riding
Mount Hutt Road Board (380), Landowners (380), State Settlements (381), Churches (386), Public Schools (387), Methven Agricultural and Pastoral Association (389), Methven Choral Society (389), Methven Players (390), Methven Trotting Club (390), Methven Croquet Club (390).
 380
Rakaia Riding
South Rakaia Road Board (390), Landowners (391), State Settlements (392), Churches (393), Public Schools (395).
 390
Wakanui Riding
Road Board (397), Landowners (398), State Settlements (398), Churches (400), Public Schools (401).
 397
Ashburton Riding
Longbeach Road Board (403), Landowners (403), State Settlements (404), Churches (405), Public Schools (406).
 403
Rangitata Riding
Coldstream Road Board (409), Rangitata Road Board (409), Landowners (410), State Settlements (410), Churches (412), Public Schools (413).
 409
Mount Somers Riding
Mount Somers Road Board (415), Anama Road Board (416), Landowners (416), State Setttlements (416), Churches (418), Public Schools (420), Mayfield Agricultural and Pastoral Association (423).
 415
Upper Ashburton Riding
Road Board (423), Landowners (424), State Settlements (424), Public Schools (425).
 423
Some Statistics 427
References to Sources 431
Bibliography 439
Index 442
Maps 469


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