Collins family and home, Newbury
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The house, constructed for Mr and Mrs Edwards Collins c1878, stood on Rangitikei Line opposite the Newbury School. It was later burnt down. The Collins property extended from the Kairanga-Bunnythorpe Road. It was said that the house had interesting cast-iron embellishments and that quality timber had been used for the doors, architraves and scotia. From left: Unknown; Unknown; Mrs J G Collins, holding eldest son Arthur; Mrs Edward Collins; Unknown; Edith Hill, granddaughter of Mrs. Edwards Collins.
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Relation
- Public Photograph Collection
- Date
- circa 1893
- Digitisation id
- 2008N_Bur60_BUI_1847
- Held in
- Coolstore
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Creation
- Created By
- W M McGuire and Co., Sydney
- Place
- Palmerston North
Object rights
- License
- No Known Restrictions
Taxonomy
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