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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Hilderthorpe

page 582

Hilderthorpe.

Hilderthorpe is nine miles from Oamaru, on the main north line of railway, and the flag station stands ninety-nine feet above the level of the sea. It is a dairy and agricultural district, and the farmers send their milk to the Pukeuri creamery. There is a post office and telephone bureau at the residence of the local blacksmith. Hilderthorpe is in the Papakaio riding of the Waitaki county, and had a population of ninety-seven at the census of 1901. The children of the settlers attend the school at Pukeuri.

Craig, James , Farmer, Hilderthorpe. Mr. Craig was born in 1848, in County Antrim, Ireland. His father was an engineer and mill-wright, and the son gained some experience in that line of life. He came out to Melbourne in 1865, and was on the diggings at Ballarat, Smyth's Creek, and in other parts of Victoria. In 1889 he landed in Otago, and engaged in goldmining in the Dunstan district for five years Mr. Craig settled in the Oamaru district in 1874, and became a farmer and threshing mill proprietor. His farm at Hilderthorpe consists of 300 acres of freehold, which he works in conjunction with his mills. He was married, in 1883, to a daughter of Mr. W. L. Gray, of Pukeuri, and has one daughter.

Mahan and Muir, photo. Mr. Caraig, Mrs Caraig, and Miss Caraig.

Mahan and Muir, photo.
Mr. Caraig, Mrs Caraig, and Miss Caraig.

Corbett, David , Farmer and Stock Dealer, Hilderthorpe. Mr. Corbett was born in 1853 at Tarbett, Ross-shire, Scotland, where he attended school and was brought up to country life. He came out to Lyttelton in the ship “Catalonia,” in 1883, and became a shepherd to the late Mr. M. Studholme, at Waimate. After two years and three months he entered the service of the late Mr. John Douglas, at Waihao Downs, where he was head shepherd for five years. Mr. Corbett then settled at Hilderthorpe, where he had bought 400 acres of freehold, on which he has since carried on business as a farmer and stock dealer. Mr. Corbett was married, in 1881, to a daughter of the late Mr. William Graham, of Ross-shire, Scotland, and has one son.

Cuthbertson, Thomas , Farmer, Hilderthorpe. Mr. Cuthbertson leases 337 acres of land from his mother, the widow of the late Mr. Robert Cuthbertson, one of the early settlers, who arrived in the ship “Dudbrook,” in 1863. Mr Thomas Cuthbertson was born in York, England, in 1862, and accompanied his parents to the colony. He commenced to learn the trade of a blacksmith in Dunedin, but in 1877 he went to England, where he gained further experience at his trade in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, and returned to the colony in 1883. For two years he followed various occupations till he and his brother leased their mother's property; but since 1902, Mr. Cuthbertson has worked the farm on his own account. As a Forester he is a member of Court Pride of Oamaru. Mr. Cuthbertson has been a member of the Pukeuri school committee since 1894, and has acted as its chairman. He was married, in 1883, in London, to a daughter of Captain Thomas Johns, who was lost at sea off Penzance, Cornwall; and has had four sons and two daughters, who are all alive except one son.

Mahan and Muir, photo. Mr. and Mrs T. Cuthbertson.

Mahan and Muir, photo.
Mr. and Mrs T. Cuthbertson.

Dennison, Thomas , Farmer, Hilderthorpe. Mr. Dennison was born on the 31st of August, 1846, in the County of Durham, England. Till he was twenty-one years of age he found employment in the local iron works, but in the year 1868 he came out to Port Chalmers by the ship “Ameer,” and settled in the Oamaru district, where he became a ploughman. In 1868 he leased seventy-eight acres of land at Hilderthorpe, and bought the place two years later. He served for some time as a member of the Pukeuri school committee. Mr. Dennison was married, in 1873, to a daughter of the late Mr. John Robson, of Black Hill, county Durham, England, and has five sons and four daughters.

Wrigglesworth and Binns, photo. Mr. G. A. Goodall.

Wrigglesworth and Binns, photo.
Mr. G. A. Goodall.