Edenkillie Park, Rangitikei Line

Description

The homestead near Palmerston North was built by (probably) Henry J Mason. It belonged to Donald Manson. In the 1920s Hugh Gillies, a stock buyer for the Gear Meat Company, lived there with his wife Millie Manson (Donald’s adopted daughter). He was involved in racehorse breeding and racing, breeding Scottish collie dogs, and was President of the Manawatu Racing Club.

Identification

Object type

Image

Relation

Public Photograph Collection Bur 96

Date

1898

Digitisation id

2008N_Bur96_BUI_1858

Held in

Coolstore