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Orepuki or Aropaki History - Map & Index Key of the town's properties (1930s)

Orepuki or Aropaki History - Map and Index Key of the town's properties:

Black and White images, with a map and list of names (index) of Families & Businesses in the Orpepuki Residential Area, 1936-1939. The map was compiled in 1994 by the following ex-residents:
- Ferguson, John of Christchurch
- Fraser, Evan of Auckland
- Heath, Lloyd of Christchurch
- McQueen Alma (Ferguson) of Taupo
- Smith, Stan of Invercargill

NOTE: High Resolution Copies of this map are available by contacting us via this website as a comment, or email: [email protected]

There was also a list of businesses written by an early resident, which were there from when the Railway opened, written from their memory, entitled,
"Orepuki as I knew it" (but no author recorded), the list states there were:

3 Hotels:
- D'Arcy's Railway Hotel
- De Clifford's Masonic Hotel
- Wilson's Family Hotel

3 General Stores:
- Meredith's
- Garden's
- another of unknown name

2 Drapery Shops:
- Adamson's
- McGruer & Taylor

1 Millinery and Knick Knacks:
- Moncur & Stevenson

1 Newspaper, twice weekly:
- Orepuki Advocate

1 Chemist:
- Hutchinson

2 Butchers:
- McPherson
- Tielle

1 Cycle Shop:
- Shields

1 Boot/Shoe Shop:
- Cross

1 Bakery:
- Pope

1 Toys/Stationery/Jewellery Shop:
- Booth

1 Tearooms:
- Booth

2 Blacksmiths:
- Batchelor
- another of unknown name

3 Churches:
- Roman Catholic
- Presbyterian
- Anglican

1 Cheese Factory:

1 Sweets/Fruit Shop:
- Mrs Murray

1 Men's Hairdresser (open Evenings and Saturdays)
- Mr Booth

1 Bank Agency (open certain hours and days)
- National Bank Agency, operated out of Riverton Branch

We were very privileged to have Marjory Smith, author of 'From Goldfield to Fields of Green', deliver a wonderful donation of materials from her book to us. This consisted of the above map and key, along with many other maps of the earlier Orepuki town site, followed by Hirstfield, then Garfield and also maps of the surrounding areas of the district as well. If you are researching the area, be sure to call in to our Heritage Hub to see these, or contact us.

UPCOMING HISTORY:
We would also like to note here, that for our 3rd birthday of the Heritage Hub in October 2026, we are undertaking to create a display of early Orepuki - all 3 townships, and their varied histories, so if you can help with this by donating material, information, photos or other ephemera items, or most importantly if you can donate some time to voluntarily helping us put this display together, we would be very grateful. We are expecting this to be a permanent fixture and we will need people who can research, identify people and places there.

We would also like to thank and acknowledge Marjory A Smith, author of 'From Goldfield to Fields of Green', the Orepuki Story, which she kindly donated to our history library. The items shown here are also in that.

Hopefully this entry will be added to as more information comes to hand. If you or anyone you know has any more information or photos to share or accounts of the various Orepuki townships during the years, please do share this with us in the comments section. You can do this by making a comment in the space provided under the image page. Or you can make contact with us as per the archive front page.

Note: these entries are compiled with information provided by donors with the records, from locally reported news, from national and occasionally international reports in publications, from personal records made by the people themselves - such as their electoral enrollments, wills, war records etc., also from government and council held records such as births, deaths and marriages or cemetery information, and lastly, from community memories, such as those passed on by friends, family and contemporaries. It is not always possible to verify memories from others, so please let us know if you believe we have any incorrect information. If you believe that any public or personal record information quoted is wrong, if you can provide proof of any alternative fact to us in a document showing evidence of the correct details, that would be very helpful to us. Thank you.
Central and Western Murihiku Southland Archive via DigitalNZ

http://api.digitalnz.org/records/61452574/source

#OrepukiOrAropaki #WesternSouthland #Murihiku #Business #GarfieldAnd #Black

Orepuki or Aropaki History - Map & Index Key of the town's properties (1930s)

Orepuki or Aropaki History - Map and Index Key of the town's properties:

Black and White images, with a map and list of names (index) of Families & Businesses in the Orpepuki Residential Area, 1936-1939. The map was compiled in 1994 by the following ex-residents:
- Ferguson, John of Christchurch
- Fraser, Evan of Auckland
- Heath, Lloyd of Christchurch
- McQueen Alma (Ferguson) of Taupo
- Smith, Stan of Invercargill

NOTE: High Resolution Copies of this map are available by contacting us via this website as a comment, or email: [email protected]

There was also a list of businesses written by an early resident, which were there from when the Railway opened, written from their memory, entitled,
"Orepuki as I knew it" (but no author recorded), the list states there were:

3 Hotels:
- D'Arcy's Railway Hotel
- De Clifford's Masonic Hotel
- Wilson's Family Hotel

3 General Stores:
- Meredith's
- Garden's
- another of unknown name

2 Drapery Shops:
- Adamson's
- McGruer & Taylor

1 Millinery and Knick Knacks:
- Moncur & Stevenson

1 Newspaper, twice weekly:
- Orepuki Advocate

1 Chemist:
- Hutchinson

2 Butchers:
- McPherson
- Tielle

1 Cycle Shop:
- Shields

1 Boot/Shoe Shop:
- Cross

1 Bakery:
- Pope

1 Toys/Stationery/Jewellery Shop:
- Booth

1 Tearooms:
- Booth

2 Blacksmiths:
- Batchelor
- another of unknown name

3 Churches:
- Roman Catholic
- Presbyterian
- Anglican

1 Cheese Factory:

1 Sweets/Fruit Shop:
- Mrs Murray

1 Men's Hairdresser (open Evenings and Saturdays)
- Mr Booth

1 Bank Agency (open certain hours and days)
- National Bank Agency, operated out of Riverton Branch

We were very privileged to have Marjory Smith, author of 'From Goldfield to Fields of Green', deliver a wonderful donation of materials from her book to us. This consisted of the above map and key, along with many other maps of the earlier Orepuki town site, followed by Hirstfield, then Garfield and also maps of the surrounding areas of the district as well. If you are researching the area, be sure to call in to our Heritage Hub to see these, or contact us.

UPCOMING HISTORY:
We would also like to note here, that for our 3rd birthday of the Heritage Hub in October 2026, we are undertaking to create a display of early Orepuki - all 3 townships, and their varied histories, so if you can help with this by donating material, information, photos or other ephemera items, or most importantly if you can donate some time to voluntarily helping us put this display together, we would be very grateful. We are expecting this to be a permanent fixture and we will need people who can research, identify people and places there.

We would also like to thank and acknowledge Marjory A Smith, author of 'From Goldfield to Fields of Green', the Orepuki Story, which she kindly donated to our history library. The items shown here are also in that.

Hopefully this entry will be added to as more information comes to hand. If you or anyone you know has any more information or photos to share or accounts of the various Orepuki townships during the years, please do share this with us in the comments section. You can do this by making a comment in the space provided under the image page. Or you can make contact with us as per the archive front page.

Note: these entries are compiled with information provided by donors with the records, from locally reported news, from national and occasionally international reports in publications, from personal records made by the people themselves - such as their electoral enrollments, wills, war records etc., also from government and council held records such as births, deaths and marriages or cemetery information, and lastly, from community memories, such as those passed on by friends, family and contemporaries. It is not always possible to verify memories from others, so please let us know if you believe we have any incorrect information. If you believe that any public or personal record information quoted is wrong, if you can provide proof of any alternative fact to us in a document showing evidence of the correct details, that would be very helpful to us. Thank you.
Central and Western Murihiku Southland Archive via DigitalNZ

http://api.digitalnz.org/records/61452574/source

#OrepukiOrAropaki #WesternSouthland #Murihiku #Business #GarfieldAnd #Black

Orepuki or Aropaki History - Map & Index Key of the town's properties (1930s)

Orepuki or Aropaki History - Map and Index Key of the town's properties:

Black and White images, with a map and list of names (index) of Families & Businesses in the Orpepuki Residential Area, 1936-1939. The map was compiled in 1994 by the following ex-residents:
- Ferguson, John of Christchurch
- Fraser, Evan of Auckland
- Heath, Lloyd of Christchurch
- McQueen Alma (Ferguson) of Taupo
- Smith, Stan of Invercargill

NOTE: High Resolution Copies of this map are available by contacting us via this website as a comment, or email: [email protected]

There was also a list of businesses written by an early resident, which were there from when the Railway opened, written from their memory, entitled,
"Orepuki as I knew it" (but no author recorded), the list states there were:

3 Hotels:
- D'Arcy's Railway Hotel
- De Clifford's Masonic Hotel
- Wilson's Family Hotel

3 General Stores:
- Meredith's
- Garden's
- another of unknown name

2 Drapery Shops:
- Adamson's
- McGruer & Taylor

1 Millinery and Knick Knacks:
- Moncur & Stevenson

1 Newspaper, twice weekly:
- Orepuki Advocate

1 Chemist:
- Hutchinson

2 Butchers:
- McPherson
- Tielle

1 Cycle Shop:
- Shields

1 Boot/Shoe Shop:
- Cross

1 Bakery:
- Pope

1 Toys/Stationery/Jewellery Shop:
- Booth

1 Tearooms:
- Booth

2 Blacksmiths:
- Batchelor
- another of unknown name

3 Churches:
- Roman Catholic
- Presbyterian
- Anglican

1 Cheese Factory:

1 Sweets/Fruit Shop:
- Mrs Murray

1 Men's Hairdresser (open Evenings and Saturdays)
- Mr Booth

1 Bank Agency (open certain hours and days)
- National Bank Agency, operated out of Riverton Branch

We were very privileged to have Marjory Smith, author of 'From Goldfield to Fields of Green', deliver a wonderful donation of materials from her book to us. This consisted of the above map and key, along with many other maps of the earlier Orepuki town site, followed by Hirstfield, then Garfield and also maps of the surrounding areas of the district as well. If you are researching the area, be sure to call in to our Heritage Hub to see these, or contact us.

UPCOMING HISTORY:
We would also like to note here, that for our 3rd birthday of the Heritage Hub in October 2026, we are undertaking to create a display of early Orepuki - all 3 townships, and their varied histories, so if you can help with this by donating material, information, photos or other ephemera items, or most importantly if you can donate some time to voluntarily helping us put this display together, we would be very grateful. We are expecting this to be a permanent fixture and we will need people who can research, identify people and places there.

We would also like to thank and acknowledge Marjory A Smith, author of 'From Goldfield to Fields of Green', the Orepuki Story, which she kindly donated to our history library. The items shown here are also in that.

Hopefully this entry will be added to as more information comes to hand. If you or anyone you know has any more information or photos to share or accounts of the various Orepuki townships during the years, please do share this with us in the comments section. You can do this by making a comment in the space provided under the image page. Or you can make contact with us as per the archive front page.

Note: these entries are compiled with information provided by donors with the records, from locally reported news, from national and occasionally international reports in publications, from personal records made by the people themselves - such as their electoral enrollments, wills, war records etc., also from government and council held records such as births, deaths and marriages or cemetery information, and lastly, from community memories, such as those passed on by friends, family and contemporaries. It is not always possible to verify memories from others, so please let us know if you believe we have any incorrect information. If you believe that any public or personal record information quoted is wrong, if you can provide proof of any alternative fact to us in a document showing evidence of the correct details, that would be very helpful to us. Thank you.
Central and Western Murihiku Southland Archive via DigitalNZ

http://api.digitalnz.org/records/61452574/source

#OrepukiOrAropaki #WesternSouthland #Murihiku #Business #GarfieldAnd #Black

Orepuki or Aropaki History - Map & Index Key of the town's properties (1930s)

Orepuki or Aropaki History - Map and Index Key of the town's properties:

Black and White images, with a map and list of names (index) of Families & Businesses in the Orpepuki Residential Area, 1936-1939. The map was compiled in 1994 by the following ex-residents:
- Ferguson, John of Christchurch
- Fraser, Evan of Auckland
- Heath, Lloyd of Christchurch
- McQueen Alma (Ferguson) of Taupo
- Smith, Stan of Invercargill

NOTE: High Resolution Copies of this map are available by contacting us via this website as a comment, or email: [email protected]

There was also a list of businesses written by an early resident, which were there from when the Railway opened, written from their memory, entitled,
"Orepuki as I knew it" (but no author recorded), the list states there were:

3 Hotels:
- D'Arcy's Railway Hotel
- De Clifford's Masonic Hotel
- Wilson's Family Hotel

3 General Stores:
- Meredith's
- Garden's
- another of unknown name

2 Drapery Shops:
- Adamson's
- McGruer & Taylor

1 Millinery and Knick Knacks:
- Moncur & Stevenson

1 Newspaper, twice weekly:
- Orepuki Advocate

1 Chemist:
- Hutchinson

2 Butchers:
- McPherson
- Tielle

1 Cycle Shop:
- Shields

1 Boot/Shoe Shop:
- Cross

1 Bakery:
- Pope

1 Toys/Stationery/Jewellery Shop:
- Booth

1 Tearooms:
- Booth

2 Blacksmiths:
- Batchelor
- another of unknown name

3 Churches:
- Roman Catholic
- Presbyterian
- Anglican

1 Cheese Factory:

1 Sweets/Fruit Shop:
- Mrs Murray

1 Men's Hairdresser (open Evenings and Saturdays)
- Mr Booth

1 Bank Agency (open certain hours and days)
- National Bank Agency, operated out of Riverton Branch

We were very privileged to have Marjory Smith, author of 'From Goldfield to Fields of Green', deliver a wonderful donation of materials from her book to us. This consisted of the above map and key, along with many other maps of the earlier Orepuki town site, followed by Hirstfield, then Garfield and also maps of the surrounding areas of the district as well. If you are researching the area, be sure to call in to our Heritage Hub to see these, or contact us.

UPCOMING HISTORY:
We would also like to note here, that for our 3rd birthday of the Heritage Hub in October 2026, we are undertaking to create a display of early Orepuki - all 3 townships, and their varied histories, so if you can help with this by donating material, information, photos or other ephemera items, or most importantly if you can donate some time to voluntarily helping us put this display together, we would be very grateful. We are expecting this to be a permanent fixture and we will need people who can research, identify people and places there.

We would also like to thank and acknowledge Marjory A Smith, author of 'From Goldfield to Fields of Green', the Orepuki Story, which she kindly donated to our history library. The items shown here are also in that.

Hopefully this entry will be added to as more information comes to hand. If you or anyone you know has any more information or photos to share or accounts of the various Orepuki townships during the years, please do share this with us in the comments section. You can do this by making a comment in the space provided under the image page. Or you can make contact with us as per the archive front page.

Note: these entries are compiled with information provided by donors with the records, from locally reported news, from national and occasionally international reports in publications, from personal records made by the people themselves - such as their electoral enrollments, wills, war records etc., also from government and council held records such as births, deaths and marriages or cemetery information, and lastly, from community memories, such as those passed on by friends, family and contemporaries. It is not always possible to verify memories from others, so please let us know if you believe we have any incorrect information. If you believe that any public or personal record information quoted is wrong, if you can provide proof of any alternative fact to us in a document showing evidence of the correct details, that would be very helpful to us. Thank you.
Central and Western Murihiku Southland Archive via DigitalNZ

http://api.digitalnz.org/records/61452574/source

#OrepukiOrAropaki #WesternSouthland #Murihiku #Business #GarfieldAnd #Black

Orepuki or Aropaki History - Map & Index Key of the town's properties (1930s)

Orepuki or Aropaki History - Map and Index Key of the town's properties:

Black and White images, with a map and list of names (index) of Families & Businesses in the Orpepuki Residential Area, 1936-1939. The map was compiled in 1994 by the following ex-residents:
- Ferguson, John of Christchurch
- Fraser, Evan of Auckland
- Heath, Lloyd of Christchurch
- McQueen Alma (Ferguson) of Taupo
- Smith, Stan of Invercargill

NOTE: High Resolution Copies of this map are available by contacting us via this website as a comment, or email: [email protected]

There was also a list of businesses written by an early resident, which were there from when the Railway opened, written from their memory, entitled,
"Orepuki as I knew it" (but no author recorded), the list states there were:

3 Hotels:
- D'Arcy's Railway Hotel
- De Clifford's Masonic Hotel
- Wilson's Family Hotel

3 General Stores:
- Meredith's
- Garden's
- another of unknown name

2 Drapery Shops:
- Adamson's
- McGruer & Taylor

1 Millinery and Knick Knacks:
- Moncur & Stevenson

1 Newspaper, twice weekly:
- Orepuki Advocate

1 Chemist:
- Hutchinson

2 Butchers:
- McPherson
- Tielle

1 Cycle Shop:
- Shields

1 Boot/Shoe Shop:
- Cross

1 Bakery:
- Pope

1 Toys/Stationery/Jewellery Shop:
- Booth

1 Tearooms:
- Booth

2 Blacksmiths:
- Batchelor
- another of unknown name

3 Churches:
- Roman Catholic
- Presbyterian
- Anglican

1 Cheese Factory:

1 Sweets/Fruit Shop:
- Mrs Murray

1 Men's Hairdresser (open Evenings and Saturdays)
- Mr Booth

1 Bank Agency (open certain hours and days)
- National Bank Agency, operated out of Riverton Branch

We were very privileged to have Marjory Smith, author of 'From Goldfield to Fields of Green', deliver a wonderful donation of materials from her book to us. This consisted of the above map and key, along with many other maps of the earlier Orepuki town site, followed by Hirstfield, then Garfield and also maps of the surrounding areas of the district as well. If you are researching the area, be sure to call in to our Heritage Hub to see these, or contact us.

UPCOMING HISTORY:
We would also like to note here, that for our 3rd birthday of the Heritage Hub in October 2026, we are undertaking to create a display of early Orepuki - all 3 townships, and their varied histories, so if you can help with this by donating material, information, photos or other ephemera items, or most importantly if you can donate some time to voluntarily helping us put this display together, we would be very grateful. We are expecting this to be a permanent fixture and we will need people who can research, identify people and places there.

We would also like to thank and acknowledge Marjory A Smith, author of 'From Goldfield to Fields of Green', the Orepuki Story, which she kindly donated to our history library. The items shown here are also in that.

Hopefully this entry will be added to as more information comes to hand. If you or anyone you know has any more information or photos to share or accounts of the various Orepuki townships during the years, please do share this with us in the comments section. You can do this by making a comment in the space provided under the image page. Or you can make contact with us as per the archive front page.

Note: these entries are compiled with information provided by donors with the records, from locally reported news, from national and occasionally international reports in publications, from personal records made by the people themselves - such as their electoral enrollments, wills, war records etc., also from government and council held records such as births, deaths and marriages or cemetery information, and lastly, from community memories, such as those passed on by friends, family and contemporaries. It is not always possible to verify memories from others, so please let us know if you believe we have any incorrect information. If you believe that any public or personal record information quoted is wrong, if you can provide proof of any alternative fact to us in a document showing evidence of the correct details, that would be very helpful to us. Thank you.
Central and Western Murihiku Southland Archive via DigitalNZ

http://api.digitalnz.org/records/61452574/source

#OrepukiOrAropaki #WesternSouthland #Murihiku #Business #GarfieldAnd #Black

Today's post is on John Fisher.

Some of the previous posts have been about various aspects of John Fisher's life in Ōtautau, so here is a brief history. He did more than this too, such as sit on the local and Southland Dairy Board, School Board and give support to many other local and regional and community groups. But this is just a summary!
#SharingCommunityHeritage
#LocalKnowledge
#EarlyDistrictHistory
#Ōtautau
#Otautau
#Clifden
#WesternSouthland
#NewspaperOwners
#FisherFamily
#Aldersyde

Today's post is on John Fisher.

Some of the previous posts have been about various aspects of John Fisher's life in Ōtautau, so here is a brief history. He did more than this too, such as sit on the local and Southland Dairy Board, School Board and give support to many other local and regional and community groups. But this is just a summary!
#SharingCommunityHeritage
#LocalKnowledge
#EarlyDistrictHistory
#Ōtautau
#Otautau
#Clifden
#WesternSouthland
#NewspaperOwners
#FisherFamily
#Aldersyde

Today's post is on John Fisher.

Some of the previous posts have been about various aspects of John Fisher's life in Ōtautau, so here is a brief history. He did more than this too, such as sit on the local and Southland Dairy Board, School Board and give support to many other local and regional and community groups. But this is just a summary!
#SharingCommunityHeritage
#LocalKnowledge
#EarlyDistrictHistory
#Ōtautau
#Otautau
#Clifden
#WesternSouthland
#NewspaperOwners
#FisherFamily
#Aldersyde

Today's post is on John Fisher.

Some of the previous posts have been about various aspects of John Fisher's life in Ōtautau, so here is a brief history. He did more than this too, such as sit on the local and Southland Dairy Board, School Board and give support to many other local and regional and community groups. But this is just a summary!
#SharingCommunityHeritage
#LocalKnowledge
#EarlyDistrictHistory
#Ōtautau
#Otautau
#Clifden
#WesternSouthland
#NewspaperOwners
#FisherFamily
#Aldersyde

Today's post is on John Fisher.

Some of the previous posts have been about various aspects of John Fisher's life in Ōtautau, so here is a brief history. He did more than this too, such as sit on the local and Southland Dairy Board, School Board and give support to many other local and regional and community groups. But this is just a summary!
#SharingCommunityHeritage
#LocalKnowledge
#EarlyDistrictHistory
#Ōtautau
#Otautau
#Clifden
#WesternSouthland
#NewspaperOwners
#FisherFamily
#Aldersyde

Some of you may remember how I was contacting a magazine to see if they would allow our preservation copy of an old article on our community which is still under #Copyright, to be put in the public archive and astonishingly they agreed, so here it is (the indexing alone took me nearly a whole day!)

#CentralAndWesternArchive
#Highway99 #Aotearoa #NZTwits
#Heritage #SmallTownCulture
#SocioEconomics #Murihiku
#Southland #WesternSouthland
#Tūātapere #WaiauDistrict #NZ
https://ehive.com/collections/202139/objects/1610322/tuatapere-history-a-journey-to-the-end-of-highway-99-magazine-article?fbclid=IwAR3MJ6HSL1H6FtOKZZeYxLfqwWmo0ZXL-4hN1o1OY5OtJbuyVDSdKZng5gY