Langdale settlement
Langdale Station was purchased by A. Elder and company in 1878. His sons H.R. and A.A. Elder and their cousin John Austin managed it until the government bought the property in 1900-1901, under the 1894 Land Settlements Act, and broke it into smaller holdings as part of a wider land reform programme.
A map showing the area covered by the Langdale Estate
The Langdale Station woolshed with the shed for the steam engine nearest the camera. A pile of firewood is against the side of the shed, 1901.
From reverse of photograph: This was a 16 stand shed. The shearing plant was driven by a steam engine. You'll note the chimney stack and the heap of firewood. After the Langdale subdivision the shed was reduced in size and parts were used to build outbuildings on some of the smaller blocks.
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A 1949 photo of the Whareama Valley by photographer Leslie Adkin. https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/132609
Langdalereport-Don-Kinnell.pdfIn 2008, local farmer and historian Don Kinnell wrote a paper entitled The Langdale Settlement for the New Zealand Journal of History. This is very interesting reading.