The Macleans
The Clan
The Clan lands were, and are on the West Coast of Scotland and the islands of Mull, Coll, Tiree and Jura.
The Chieftains of the Clan Maclean had and still have lands on Morvern, Ardgour, Drimnin and at Dochgarroch on the mainland as well as on the islands. Those people living on these lands may, or may not have been related or they may have taken the name of Maclean for protection.
The spelling of Maclean is not important (McLean, MacClane, Maclain etc). There are other families who are also part of the Maclean family. The Rankins are a sept of the clan and traditionally provide a piper for the Chief.
Some of the names usually associated with the Macleans are Beath, Beaton, Black, Dewart, Macbeth, MacCormick, MacFadyen, Macvey, Patten and Paton.
The first recorded mention of the Macleans of Duart is in a papal dispensation of 1367 which allowed their Chief Lachlan Lubanach Maclean to marry the daughter of the Lord of the Isles, Mary Macdonald.
This it is said, was a love match, and her father was persuaded to to allow it only after he had been kidnapped by Lachlan (an incident in which the Chief of the Mackinnons was killed). Thus the Macleans came to own much of Mull, the Mackinnon lands being granted to them by the Macdonalds as a dowry. Almost certainly, Lachlan built the keep that stands today though the great curtain walls were probably of the previous century.
The Macleans continued to use Duart as their base but they were always fighting for one cause or another. They were part of the loose alliance of West Coast chiefs who supported the Lord of the Isles. Hector Mor, born in 1497, succeeded his father in 1527 and was described as good, kind and brave. The power of the Lord of the Isles was now broken, the Macleans were wholly independent and the King of Scotland, James Vth, was making himself felt in the islands. Hector Mor was kidnapped, with many other Chiefs, by the King's Lord Lieutenant at a dinner on board ship off Aros Castle. Hector was only released when he agreed to the destruction of all his galleys. Hector Mor was also a builder.
He strengthened the South East buildings in the courtyard and added the gatehouse.
Sir Lachlan, 16th Chief, was created a baronet by Charles I in 1631 and so began the century of unswerving loyalty to the House of Stewart which was to result in the Macleans losing all their lands.
Sir Lachlan joined Montrose and his Highland Army but when General Leslie invaded Mull in 1647, he was unable to hold Duart Castle against him. Sir Allan briefly recovered the castle after the restoration of Charles 2nd to the throne in 1660. Sir Allan remodelled the North East range of buildings in 1673 only to lose the castle to the duke of Argyll (pressing for repayment of considerable debts) in 1674.
The castle and lands were returned to Sir John (pictured on the left), son of Sir Allan, in 1681 when the Duke of Argyll fell out of favour with the King, only to lose it again in 1691 when Argyll was once more in favour with the Whigs.
The castle became ruinous and was purchased by Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 26th Chief, in 1910. He then began the enormous task of repairing the building.
McLean chose the Duart because it was the name of a castle owned by
McLeans in Scotland and, furthermore, specified a design which
incorporated a tower with crenulations, surmounted by a flagstaff,
to remind him of the country and people of his origins. In earlier
days when Duart stood alone on the slopes of the Havelock Hills its
tower was a landmark which could be seen from all directions.
The size of the McLean family necessitated a spacious house, but
the children also had some 150 acres of hill slopes upon which to
roam freely, as no other house existed between Duart and Te Mata.
The tiny village of Havelock with its few shops, two churches, and
a school was Duart's closest neighbour.
This fine old wooden house was built for Allan and Hannah McLean. Allan was a Scot who took up land on the banks of the Tuki Tuki River and accordingly became known as "Tuki" McLean to distinguish him from other McLeans in Hawke's Bay. He married The names of the builders of Duart are not known, but it is possible that George Bee, the builder of St. Lukes Church, Havelock North and Henry Liley another of Havelock's earliest carpenters were involved. McLean chose the Duart because it was the name of a castle owned by McLeans in Scotland and, furthermore, specified a design which incorporated a tower with crenellations, surmounted by a flagstaff, to remind him of the country and people of his origins. In earlier days when Duart stood alone on the slopes of the Havelock Hills its tower was a landmark which could be seen from all directions.
It was thought originally that Duart was built about 1875, but further research has revealed that building began in 1882 and that "Tuki" and Hannah moved in with seven children early in 1883. Their last child, Nigel, was born at Duart.
The size of the McLean family necessitated a spacious house, but the children also had some 150 acres of hill slopes upon which to roam freely, as no other house existed between Duart and Te Mata. The tiny village of Havelock with its few shops, two churches, and a school was Duart's closest neighbour.
"Tuki" a rumbustious character, did not believe in the cultivation of gardens and insisted on allowing his sheep and horses to roam at will, browsing as close to the house as they chose.
It was not until after her husband's death that Hannah McLean, assisted by her children, was able to create a garden from the grassy slopes around the house.
Before she died in 1914 Hannah had planted flowers and trees, many of which still survive. The Coronation Oak, planted on the occasion of the accession to the throne of King EdwardVII, is a notable example.
After Hannah McLean's death Duart House was leased by Mr and Mrs Crompton Smith who established a co-educational school for children of primary school age in 1915. Obviously some internal modifications were involved but, apart from the necessity of adding partitions, the house served well as a school. It was about this time, too, that the word "House" was added and since then the building has always been known as Duart House.
The school, named St. George's, remained in Duart until the end of 1921 and was then conducted in another locality.
In 1926 the property was leased by Roger Greenwood and occupied by Mr and Mrs Greenwood and their family and eventually bought by them 1936. During their ownership some alterations were made to Duart House, the most substantial being the addition of a new kitchen, but otherwise the house remained as it was built.
After the death of Mr & Mrs Greenwood the property was offered by their family in 1972 to the Havelock North Borough Council at a purely nominal price for the use by the people of Havelock North for purposes deemed suitable by the Council. The Council accepted this generous offer and has since maintained the house and gardens, the building itself being used for a variety of purposes, but mostly as a meeting place.
In 1985 a new development took place in the history of Duart House, the formation of the Duart House Society whose aims are to care for the property along the lines adopted by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust in its care of Trust property.
The ground floor is used for meetings, receptions and exhibitions, while the second floor has a display of pre-1920 furniture.
The laundry and outbuildings have many interesting items on display, ranging from a 1919 butter churn to a kerosene engine.
Hannah, the eldest daughter of John and Margaret Chambers of Te Mata.
Thursday, 10 March 2011
Tuesday, 8 February 2011
FOUR GENERATIONS BACON CURING IN HASTINGS
FOUR GENERATIONS BACON CURING IN HASTINGS
Early in the 1900‟s an uncle of my grandfather’s, Mr. Martin, who owned
the original Kiwi Bacon Co in Palmerston North, invited my grandfather,
and his Family to emigrate to New Zealand , to eventually take over the
Kiwi Bacon Co.
When this did not come to fruition, Carl Vogtherr was paid a sum of 1000
pounds, not to start in business within 25 miles of Palmerston North for
five years.
Consequently, the Family moved the Hastings and purchased the Lowe
Brothers Cool store at Stortford Lodge, consisting of fruit cool store, an
ice factory, butchers shop, and bacon factory, named the Elite Bacon
Company.
Gordon read a newspaper cutting.
A delicatessen was opened in Heretaunga street next to the State
Theatre, just along from Otto Shattky, hair dresser, opposite Millar &
Giorgi, on the day war broke put. August 4th 1914.
At that time, my Father, Ernest, worked with his Father, and several
other people including Bill Marven, Jack McCormick, and Bill Wilkins.
Across the road, was W.G. Lynch. The grocer, the Stortlord Lodge Hotel,
and next to that Sawyers Furniture store.
Things carried on as most family businesses do until early in 1931, when
my Father had a row with Carl, and he left the business to chip weeds
on the railway, and sell refrigerators , when the earthquake came,
creating the mess that you can see. All the brickwork on the building
collapsed but left the wooden sections virtually undamaged. After the
quake the building was rebuilt.
At this time my Father was offered a job in Nelson, which he took
allowing his parent to occupy our house.
Managing a new Factory in primitive conditions was a challenge, which
lasted for three years when Dad threw the keys across the table and
walked out
We then moved to Marton where Ernest started up his own business,
The Rangitikei Bacon Go, using for the first time “HOLLY” brand, taken
from the Buchanans Flour Mills advertisement in the old Edmonds
Cookery book.
Three years there, and the bank wanted Dad to return to take over the
Elite Bacon Go, in Hastings, but he refused, but returned to Hastings
where a Mr. Harry Mossman, built a new factory in Karamu road, next to
the Public Trust building starting up in February 1938..At this time,
I was starting high school working to help, before and after school. Again
it was “HOLLY” brand bacon and ham. It was, and is today, a quality
product, which soon found a ready market.
!942, I decide to leave New Plymouth Boys‟ High School , and
wondering what to do, was told by my Father, “People always have to
eat” How true. So started the third generation in the business.
During the war years, we were kept very busy supplying both army and
civilian bacon and ham requirements. In our small business we
remember Frank Donnelly who served us very well. During this period, I
was involved with the Hastings Harrier Club, being successful in
provincial terms, having won six out of seven Provincial cross country
titles from 1945-1952.
By the time 1962 came along, we were having trouble with truck access
to the Factory, in Karamu road and new trustees to the Mossman estate
doubled the rent. So, my Dad said, „Time to get out‟ and he purchased a
property on the corner of St. Aubyn street, and Warren street, where we
still are. Here we built a new factory, with good water supply, drainage,
and access.
We had a good business, my Father had retired due to ill health, and the
business continued, successfully.
We had good staff, whom we regarded as Family, remembering Jim
Beattie, Dick Berry, and particularly Judy Jude, who is still with us, these
two having been with us for over twenty years. In the office we
remember Kitty Wishart, Heather Mime, and Gwen Vernon, all of whom
served the Company well.
By 1988 it was time for me to retire, and our third daughter, Claire,
asked if she could join the firm having spent a number of years nursing.
Today, it is still a Family business, there are about six staff there whom
we regard as Family, but stringent Health laws may compel Claire to
move or rebuild.
Our four generations of Bacon curing in Hastings have been exciting,
producing a high quality product for 95 years now, with 100 years not too
far away.
Years ago, we used to get our pigs locally, but gradually the local supply
dried up, and our present pork supplies are mainly transported up from
Canterbury, quickly, in modern refrigerated trucks.
All our pork is from New Zealand grown pigs. No imported product Our
product today is still dry stacked curing with no water added, takes three
to four weeks to mature, ensuring a mild flavoured product. Things have
changed over the years, .Whereas in my years we could not supply
businesses out of Hawke‟s Bay because of no suitable transport, today
there is ample refrigerated transport, which enables us to send our
quality product almost to any part of the North Island overnight, to high
quality restaurants as far away as Auckland and Wellington, which was
not possible previously.
In the early days of my involvement in the business, I used to deliver
orders on a butchers bike round town. We had numerous customers,
such as Coupers store, in Grays road, later R.C. Bauld. Ted Kelly
grocery in Heretaunga street, across the road from Bill Marr. Windsor
Park store and McDonalds Grocery in Taradale, Harold Bush, and
Norman Donkin in Te Mata road Havelock North, together with White &
Glenny, later Bourgeois Bros. And Wilsons Bakery in St Aubyn street,
We are jealous of our association with Hastings and Hawke‟s Bay. My
Mother and father gave two stained glass windows to the new Cathedral
in
Napier in 1960, and in 1964, in celebration of 50 years trading in
Hastings donated a large stained glass window in St.Matthew‟s Anglican
Church in Hastings.
In 1989 we completed the large stained glass window in memory of
canon Button to celebrate 75 years of business in Hastings
Today, Claire runs the business of Holly Bacon Co. Ltd producing a high
quality range of bacon, ham, sausages and other small goods.
Sunday, 6 February 2011
Gordon vogtherr : Almost 100 years of Bacon and Ham curing in Hastings
FOUR GENERATIONS BACON CURING IN HASTINGS
Early in the 1900‟s an uncle of my grandfather’s, Mr. Martin, who owned
the original Kiwi Bacon Co in Palmerston North, invited my grandfather,
and his Family to emigrate to New Zealand , to eventually take over the
Kiwi Bacon Co.
When this did not come to fruition, Carl Vogtherr was paid a sum of 1000
pounds, not to start in business within 25 miles of Palmerston North for
five years.
Consequently, the Family moved the Hastings and purchased the Lowe
Brothers Cool store at Stortford Lodge, consisting of fruit cool store, an
ice factory, butchers shop, and bacon factory, named the Elite Bacon
Company.
Read paper cutting.
A delicatessen was opened in Heretaunga street next to the State
Theatre, just along from Otto Shattky, hair dresser, opposite Millar &
Giorgi, on the day war broke put. August 4th 1914.
At that time, my Father, Ernest, worked with his Father, and several
other people including Bill Marven, Jack McCormick, and Bill Wilkins.
Across the road, was W.G. Lynch. The grocer, the Stortlord Lodge Hotel,
and next to that Sawyers Furniture store.
Things carried on as most family businesses do until early in 1931, when
my Father had a row with Carl, and he left the business to chip weeds
on the railway, and sell refrigerators , when the earthquake came,
creating the mess that you can see. All the brickwork on the building
collapsed but left the wooden sections virtually undamaged. After the
quake the building was rebuilt.
At this time my Father was offered a job in Nelson, which he took
allowing his parent to occupy our house.
Managing a new Factory in primitive conditions was a challenge, which
lasted for three years when Dad threw the keys across the table and
walked out
We then moved to Marton where Ernest started up his own business,
The Rangitikei Bacon Go, using for the first time “HOLLY” brand, taken
from the Buchanans Flour Mills advertisement in the old Edmonds
Cookery book.
Three years there, and the bank wanted Dad to return to take over the
Elite Bacon Go, in Hastings, but he refused, but returned to Hastings
where a Mr. Harry Mossman, built a new factory in Karamu road, next to
the Public Trust building starting up in February 1938..At this time,
I was starting high school working to help, before and after school. Again
it was “HOLLY” brand bacon and ham. It was, and is today, a quality
product, which soon found a ready market.
!942, I decide to leave New Plymouth Boys‟ High School , and
wondering what to do, was told by my Father, “People always have to
eat” How true. So started the third generation in the business.
During the war years, we were kept very busy supplying both army and
civilian bacon and ham requirements. In our small business we
remember Frank Donnelly who served us very well. During this period, I
was involved with the Hastings Harrier Club, being successful in
provincial terms, having won six out of seven Provincial cross country
titles from 1945-1952.
By the time 1962 came along, we were having trouble with truck access
to the Factory, in Karamu road and new trustees to the Mossman estate
doubled the rent. So, my Dad said, „Time to get out‟ and he purchased a
property on the corner of St. Aubyn street, and Warren street, where we
still are. Here we built a new factory, with good water supply, drainage,
and access.
We had a good business, my Father had retired due to ill health, and the
business continued, successfully.
We had good staff, whom we regarded as Family, remembering Jim
Beattie, Dick Berry, and particularly Judy Jude, who is still with us, these
two having been with us for over twenty years. In the office we
remember Kitty Wishart, Heather Mime, and Gwen Vernon, all of whom
served the Company well.
By 1988 it was time for me to retire, and our third daughter, Claire,
asked if she could join the firm having spent a number of years nursing.
Today, it is still a Family business, there are about six staff there whom
we regard as Family, but stringent Health laws may compel Claire to
move or rebuild.
Our four generations of Bacon curing in Hastings have been exciting,
producing a high quality product for 95 years now, with 100 years not too
far away.
Years ago, we used to get our pigs locally, but gradually the local supply
dried up, and our present pork supplies are mainly transported up from
Canterbury, quickly, in modern refrigerated trucks.
All our pork is from New Zealand grown pigs. No imported product Our
product today is still dry stacked curing with no water added, takes three
to four weeks to mature, ensuring a mild flavoured product. Things have
changed over the years, .Whereas in my years we could not supply
businesses out of Hawke‟s Bay because of no suitable transport, today
there is ample refrigerated transport, which enables us to send our
quality product almost to any part of the North Island overnight, to high
quality restaurants as far away as Auckland and Wellington, which was
not possible previously.
In the early days of my involvement in the business, I used to deliver
orders on a butchers bike round town. We had numerous customers,
such as Coupers store, in Grays road, later R.C. Bauld. Ted Kelly
grocery in Heretaunga street, across the road from Bill Marr. Windsor
Park store and McDonalds Grocery in Taradale, Harold Bush, and
Norman Donkin in Te Mata road Havelock North, together with White &
Glenny, later Bourgeois Bros. And Wilsons Bakery in St Aubyn street,
We are jealous of our association with Hastings and Hawke‟s Bay. My
Mother and father gave two stained glass windows to the new Cathedral
in
Napier in 1960, and in 1964, in celebration of 50 years trading in
Hastings donated a large stained glass window in St.Matthew‟s Anglican
Church in Hastings.
In 1989 we completed the large stained glass window in memory of
canon Button to celebrate 75 years of business in Hastings
Today, Claire runs the business of Holly Bacon Co. Ltd producing a high
quality range of bacon, ham, sausages and other small goods.
Early in the 1900‟s an uncle of my grandfather’s, Mr. Martin, who owned
the original Kiwi Bacon Co in Palmerston North, invited my grandfather,
and his Family to emigrate to New Zealand , to eventually take over the
Kiwi Bacon Co.
When this did not come to fruition, Carl Vogtherr was paid a sum of 1000
pounds, not to start in business within 25 miles of Palmerston North for
five years.
Consequently, the Family moved the Hastings and purchased the Lowe
Brothers Cool store at Stortford Lodge, consisting of fruit cool store, an
ice factory, butchers shop, and bacon factory, named the Elite Bacon
Company.
Read paper cutting.
A delicatessen was opened in Heretaunga street next to the State
Theatre, just along from Otto Shattky, hair dresser, opposite Millar &
Giorgi, on the day war broke put. August 4th 1914.
At that time, my Father, Ernest, worked with his Father, and several
other people including Bill Marven, Jack McCormick, and Bill Wilkins.
Across the road, was W.G. Lynch. The grocer, the Stortlord Lodge Hotel,
and next to that Sawyers Furniture store.
Things carried on as most family businesses do until early in 1931, when
my Father had a row with Carl, and he left the business to chip weeds
on the railway, and sell refrigerators , when the earthquake came,
creating the mess that you can see. All the brickwork on the building
collapsed but left the wooden sections virtually undamaged. After the
quake the building was rebuilt.
At this time my Father was offered a job in Nelson, which he took
allowing his parent to occupy our house.
Managing a new Factory in primitive conditions was a challenge, which
lasted for three years when Dad threw the keys across the table and
walked out
We then moved to Marton where Ernest started up his own business,
The Rangitikei Bacon Go, using for the first time “HOLLY” brand, taken
from the Buchanans Flour Mills advertisement in the old Edmonds
Cookery book.
Three years there, and the bank wanted Dad to return to take over the
Elite Bacon Go, in Hastings, but he refused, but returned to Hastings
where a Mr. Harry Mossman, built a new factory in Karamu road, next to
the Public Trust building starting up in February 1938..At this time,
I was starting high school working to help, before and after school. Again
it was “HOLLY” brand bacon and ham. It was, and is today, a quality
product, which soon found a ready market.
!942, I decide to leave New Plymouth Boys‟ High School , and
wondering what to do, was told by my Father, “People always have to
eat” How true. So started the third generation in the business.
During the war years, we were kept very busy supplying both army and
civilian bacon and ham requirements. In our small business we
remember Frank Donnelly who served us very well. During this period, I
was involved with the Hastings Harrier Club, being successful in
provincial terms, having won six out of seven Provincial cross country
titles from 1945-1952.
By the time 1962 came along, we were having trouble with truck access
to the Factory, in Karamu road and new trustees to the Mossman estate
doubled the rent. So, my Dad said, „Time to get out‟ and he purchased a
property on the corner of St. Aubyn street, and Warren street, where we
still are. Here we built a new factory, with good water supply, drainage,
and access.
We had a good business, my Father had retired due to ill health, and the
business continued, successfully.
We had good staff, whom we regarded as Family, remembering Jim
Beattie, Dick Berry, and particularly Judy Jude, who is still with us, these
two having been with us for over twenty years. In the office we
remember Kitty Wishart, Heather Mime, and Gwen Vernon, all of whom
served the Company well.
By 1988 it was time for me to retire, and our third daughter, Claire,
asked if she could join the firm having spent a number of years nursing.
Today, it is still a Family business, there are about six staff there whom
we regard as Family, but stringent Health laws may compel Claire to
move or rebuild.
Our four generations of Bacon curing in Hastings have been exciting,
producing a high quality product for 95 years now, with 100 years not too
far away.
Years ago, we used to get our pigs locally, but gradually the local supply
dried up, and our present pork supplies are mainly transported up from
Canterbury, quickly, in modern refrigerated trucks.
All our pork is from New Zealand grown pigs. No imported product Our
product today is still dry stacked curing with no water added, takes three
to four weeks to mature, ensuring a mild flavoured product. Things have
changed over the years, .Whereas in my years we could not supply
businesses out of Hawke‟s Bay because of no suitable transport, today
there is ample refrigerated transport, which enables us to send our
quality product almost to any part of the North Island overnight, to high
quality restaurants as far away as Auckland and Wellington, which was
not possible previously.
In the early days of my involvement in the business, I used to deliver
orders on a butchers bike round town. We had numerous customers,
such as Coupers store, in Grays road, later R.C. Bauld. Ted Kelly
grocery in Heretaunga street, across the road from Bill Marr. Windsor
Park store and McDonalds Grocery in Taradale, Harold Bush, and
Norman Donkin in Te Mata road Havelock North, together with White &
Glenny, later Bourgeois Bros. And Wilsons Bakery in St Aubyn street,
We are jealous of our association with Hastings and Hawke‟s Bay. My
Mother and father gave two stained glass windows to the new Cathedral
in
Napier in 1960, and in 1964, in celebration of 50 years trading in
Hastings donated a large stained glass window in St.Matthew‟s Anglican
Church in Hastings.
In 1989 we completed the large stained glass window in memory of
canon Button to celebrate 75 years of business in Hastings
Today, Claire runs the business of Holly Bacon Co. Ltd producing a high
quality range of bacon, ham, sausages and other small goods.
Thursday, 3 February 2011
Six Shaken Roads: How the 1931 Earthquake affected Havelock North : Talk by Michael Fowler
Six Shaken Roads: How the 1931 Earthquake affected Havelock North
As part of the 80th anniversary of the 1931 Hawke’s Bay Earthquake, Michael Fowler will be giving a talk illustrated with photos on how Havelock North fared during the earthquake
On February 3, 1931, an earthquake centred near coastal Aropaoanui, 12km north of Napier, turned Hawkes Bay into a virtual war zone. The shock brought down buildings between Gisborne and Waipawa and toppled chimneys from Taupo to Wellington. On a per capita basis it was New Zealand's most lethal single calamity. There was 171 aftershocks that day. There were 525 aftershocks recorded in the following two weeks. The main shock could be felt in much of the lower half of the North Island. The 1931 Hawke’s Bay earthquake caused the largest loss of life and most extensive damage of any quake in New Zealand’s recorded history.
GNS Science
• Location: Hawke’s Bay
• Date (NZ Summer Time): Tuesday, February 3 1931 at 10:47 am
• Epicentre: 39.3°S, 177.0°E
• Focal Depth: 20 km
• Maximum Intensity: MM 10
• Magnitude: MS 7.8
• Casualties: 256 killed, thousands injured
• GeoNet Summary:
The official death toll was 256 and 593 people sustained serious injuries that required hospitalisation. The earthquake was followed by fires in the business areas of both Napier and Hastings that became uncontrollable as water pressure dwindled because of broken water mains. The Ahuriri Lagoon in Napier was raised drastically in the earthquake, changing the coastline significantly and leaving hundreds of fish and horse mussels exposed on dry land.
The earthquake was felt throughout most of New Zealand except for areas in the far south and the far north. It also deformed the surface of the land in the surrounding area, pushing up a long dome running northeast-southwest. The dome was 17 km wide and over 90 km long, and extended from the northeast of the Mohaka River mouth to southwest of Hastings. The ground was raised by up to 2.7 m near the mouth of the Arapaoanui River, while at Hastings it sank by up to one metre. Along the dome created by the earthquake, some rock folded under the pressure, while at the south-western end about 15 km of rock was broken by surface faulting. Today, only 3 km of this fault trace remains visible.
In Havelock North there was damage to Iona College, structural and cracks in the main office, the hospital had some substantial damage too. Woodford House School again had damage mostly cracks broken windows etc., St Luke's Church where a wedding was about to happen when the quake struck it, the church tower toppled and the main entrance was blocked. No one was hurt and the wedding went ahead in the afternoon outdoors on the lawn. The was some damage to St Columba’s Church and Manse. The power transformer and toilets had some damage to the bell on the roof. In the central business district of Havelock North there was substantial damage to the two storeyed building of Foster Brooks, it collapsed and caught fire. The Forrester’s Lodge and Library was okay. The Exchange Hotel crumbled to the ground. The Havelock North Bridge was devastated and the water supply was lost and Havelock was isolated from Hastings and Napier. I was three weeks before the bridge was re-built.
As part of the 80th anniversary of the 1931 Hawke’s Bay Earthquake, Michael Fowler will be giving a talk illustrated with photos on how Havelock North fared during the earthquake
On February 3, 1931, an earthquake centred near coastal Aropaoanui, 12km north of Napier, turned Hawkes Bay into a virtual war zone. The shock brought down buildings between Gisborne and Waipawa and toppled chimneys from Taupo to Wellington. On a per capita basis it was New Zealand's most lethal single calamity. There was 171 aftershocks that day. There were 525 aftershocks recorded in the following two weeks. The main shock could be felt in much of the lower half of the North Island. The 1931 Hawke’s Bay earthquake caused the largest loss of life and most extensive damage of any quake in New Zealand’s recorded history.
GNS Science
• Location: Hawke’s Bay
• Date (NZ Summer Time): Tuesday, February 3 1931 at 10:47 am
• Epicentre: 39.3°S, 177.0°E
• Focal Depth: 20 km
• Maximum Intensity: MM 10
• Magnitude: MS 7.8
• Casualties: 256 killed, thousands injured
• GeoNet Summary:
The official death toll was 256 and 593 people sustained serious injuries that required hospitalisation. The earthquake was followed by fires in the business areas of both Napier and Hastings that became uncontrollable as water pressure dwindled because of broken water mains. The Ahuriri Lagoon in Napier was raised drastically in the earthquake, changing the coastline significantly and leaving hundreds of fish and horse mussels exposed on dry land.
The earthquake was felt throughout most of New Zealand except for areas in the far south and the far north. It also deformed the surface of the land in the surrounding area, pushing up a long dome running northeast-southwest. The dome was 17 km wide and over 90 km long, and extended from the northeast of the Mohaka River mouth to southwest of Hastings. The ground was raised by up to 2.7 m near the mouth of the Arapaoanui River, while at Hastings it sank by up to one metre. Along the dome created by the earthquake, some rock folded under the pressure, while at the south-western end about 15 km of rock was broken by surface faulting. Today, only 3 km of this fault trace remains visible.
In Havelock North there was damage to Iona College, structural and cracks in the main office, the hospital had some substantial damage too. Woodford House School again had damage mostly cracks broken windows etc., St Luke's Church where a wedding was about to happen when the quake struck it, the church tower toppled and the main entrance was blocked. No one was hurt and the wedding went ahead in the afternoon outdoors on the lawn. The was some damage to St Columba’s Church and Manse. The power transformer and toilets had some damage to the bell on the roof. In the central business district of Havelock North there was substantial damage to the two storeyed building of Foster Brooks, it collapsed and caught fire. The Forrester’s Lodge and Library was okay. The Exchange Hotel crumbled to the ground. The Havelock North Bridge was devastated and the water supply was lost and Havelock was isolated from Hastings and Napier. I was three weeks before the bridge was re-built.
Friday, 28 January 2011
Gordon Vogtherr : Almost 100 years of Bacon and Ham Curing in Hastings
Gordon Vogtherr : Almost 100 years of Bacon and Ham Curing in Hastings
Well-known local Hastings business Holly Bacon Co Ltd has been in family ownership since it was started by Carl Vogtherr in 1914. Carl originated from Germany, but he immigrated to England to avoid conscription, and to learn a trade. Carl apprenticed to become a pork butcher, at which he became very successful.
As an avid fancier of dogs, birds and fowls, Carl was chosen to be judge of Rough Coated Collie Dogs at the Berlin Dog Show in 1907.
When ill-health caused Carl to retire from his butchery, an uncle suggested he move to New Zealand to recover. Carl and his family arrived in Hastings in 1913, and his health recovered sufficiently to once again start in business as a pork butcher, amongst other things.
Gordon will talk about his remarkable family, which is one of the few remaining businesses in family ownership in Hastings from the beginning of last century.
Well-known local Hastings business Holly Bacon Co Ltd has been in family ownership since it was started by Carl Vogtherr in 1914. Carl originated from Germany, but he immigrated to England to avoid conscription, and to learn a trade. Carl apprenticed to become a pork butcher, at which he became very successful.
As an avid fancier of dogs, birds and fowls, Carl was chosen to be judge of Rough Coated Collie Dogs at the Berlin Dog Show in 1907.
When ill-health caused Carl to retire from his butchery, an uncle suggested he move to New Zealand to recover. Carl and his family arrived in Hastings in 1913, and his health recovered sufficiently to once again start in business as a pork butcher, amongst other things.
Gordon will talk about his remarkable family, which is one of the few remaining businesses in family ownership in Hastings from the beginning of last century.
Sunday, 23 January 2011
Six Shaken Roads: How the 1931 Earthquake affected Havelock North
Six Shaken Roads: How the 1931 Earthquake affected Havelock North
As part of the 80th anniversary of the 1931 Hawke’s Bay Earthquake, Michael Fowler will be giving a talk illustrated with photos on how Havelock North fared during the earthquake.
The talk will take place on Thursday, 3 February 2011, from 7.30pm until 9pm at the Havelock North Community Centre. Tickets are $10 and available from the Hastings i-site or Poppies Bookstore in Havelock North.
Supported by Art Deco Trust, HBS Bank and the Hastings District Council
As part of the 80th anniversary of the 1931 Hawke’s Bay Earthquake, Michael Fowler will be giving a talk illustrated with photos on how Havelock North fared during the earthquake.
The talk will take place on Thursday, 3 February 2011, from 7.30pm until 9pm at the Havelock North Community Centre. Tickets are $10 and available from the Hastings i-site or Poppies Bookstore in Havelock North.
Supported by Art Deco Trust, HBS Bank and the Hastings District Council
Sunday, 12 December 2010
Dr Barry : One Public Hospital for Hawke's Bay A brief History.
In the early days government provided little in the way of health services. People in need of care relied on independent doctors, and family and community support. The first public hospital opened in Napier in 1860, and this served the entire region until a second was opened in Waipukurau in 1879. Other hospitals followed, including Wairoa (1888), Dannevirke (1906) and Hastings on ANZAC day 25th April 1928 the Hawk’e Bay Fallen soldiers Hospital was opened by the Minister of Health & Hasting mayor Sir George Ebbett. It was a low lying single storeyed building set back from Omahu road.
1931 Napier hospital buried in landslide after earthquake. Temporary hospital set up.
A new Napier Hospital on the hill was opened in 1969
In the 1990s the government wanted to rationalise health services, and some hospitals, such as Napier and Dannevirke, closed.
1995 the big debate on one hospital for Hastings and Napier was in full swing.
In 1995, following a hotly contested debate between Hastings and Napier, it was
decided that the regional hospital should be in Hastings.
Napier people were assured, by both political and health authorities from the highest
level down, that after its establishment:
they would have two-thirds of the services they had previously enjoyed
these would include accident services, day surgery and maternity. It would be pointless for Napier to be in competition with Hastings. The
Napier Public Health Action Group [NPHAG] does not, repeat NOT, seek duplication
of a regional hospital in Napier. It DOES seek fulfilment of the assurances given
when our hospital was closed – a public community hospital offering real treatment of cases not requiring high tech equipment.
In the 2000s the region was covered by the Hawke’s Bay and MidCentral district health boards. The main hospital was located in Hastings. District and community health centres were in Wairoa, Napier, Waipukurau and Dannevirke. Māori organisations such as Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga in Hastings provided health and other social services to Māori in the region.
1931 Napier hospital buried in landslide after earthquake. Temporary hospital set up.
A new Napier Hospital on the hill was opened in 1969
In the 1990s the government wanted to rationalise health services, and some hospitals, such as Napier and Dannevirke, closed.
1995 the big debate on one hospital for Hastings and Napier was in full swing.
In 1995, following a hotly contested debate between Hastings and Napier, it was
decided that the regional hospital should be in Hastings.
Napier people were assured, by both political and health authorities from the highest
level down, that after its establishment:
they would have two-thirds of the services they had previously enjoyed
these would include accident services, day surgery and maternity. It would be pointless for Napier to be in competition with Hastings. The
Napier Public Health Action Group [NPHAG] does not, repeat NOT, seek duplication
of a regional hospital in Napier. It DOES seek fulfilment of the assurances given
when our hospital was closed – a public community hospital offering real treatment of cases not requiring high tech equipment.
In the 2000s the region was covered by the Hawke’s Bay and MidCentral district health boards. The main hospital was located in Hastings. District and community health centres were in Wairoa, Napier, Waipukurau and Dannevirke. Māori organisations such as Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga in Hastings provided health and other social services to Māori in the region.
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