Point Chevalier Times 48

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Newsletter for the Point Chevalier Historical Society

No. 48 May 2016

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Calendar

All meetings 10.30 at 990 Great North Road, Western Springs (Horticltral Centre!

16 June — Annual General Meeting of the Point Chevalier Historical Society 1 August — Jennifer !ccles" Geological History of the Point Chevalier Area #1 $cto%er — &ernar' (ei'" History of )* Magicians 1+ )ovem%er —,&A

Heritage -estival— tal at Pt Chevalier i%rary %y isa ,ruttman on history of Coyle Par" #0 Septem%er 1 am

Ne"t isse de ot Agst #01$

Contact isa ,ruttman 2e'itor3 410 Methuen (oa'" Avon'ale" Auclan' 6" phone 203 #-505

or email ptchevalierhistorygmail.com

State Hoses at the top o% Chinamans Hill

N& Herald 1' arch 1939



)t Che*alier Historical Societ+

intes o% meeting hrsda+ #1st April#01$ Ac-land Horticltral Concil

Rooms

Meeting starte' at 1.7 am. Present4 7 people

Apologies4 &ryan 8 Ju'y &inns" Jane Jones

Presi'ent 4 9elcome' mem%ers an' our sponsor"Heather Hannah

$utline' main events in the )* History -e'erationannual conference to %e hel' over the :eeen' ofApril 7th.

Al%ert-!'en %oar' proposes to place a recycle cen;tre in the local car par. $%<ections can %e regis;tere' on line.

,he Anglican Church 2=ignan Street3 is to close

7r' July.

(emin'e' mem%ers that the AGM is to %e hel' inJune an' nominations for all positions 2especially>ice Presi'ent 3 are :elcome'.

Guest speaer4 Mr John 9atts spoe on the Histo;ry of the telegraph in )e: *ealan'.

Meeting conclu'e' 4 11.7am

)e?t meeting4 AGM

-rancis Hamilton :as %orn in 1+ at Saintfiel'"County =o:n" )orthern @relan'" a son of ArthurHamilton an' Jane McMillan. He marrie' !lia%eth,hompson of the same to:n :hich is locate' South of&elfast on the roa' to =o:npatric. ,hey ha' a sonan' a 'aughter %efore emigrating to Australia in 17.,he ship :as the Mandarin :hich too emigrantsfrom &elfast to Sy'ney" arriving there on 1+ $cto%er17. -rancis is liste' in the passengers recor' as a

farmer" in goo' health" a Protestant Pres%yterian"coul' rea' an' :rite an' :ho :as :ell satisfie' :iththe treatment on %oar'.

@n 170 or the first part of 15 the Hamilton familysaile' in the %rig" Nimrod from Sy'ney to the &ay of@slan's. ,he Nimrod ma'e a num%er of these voyagesan' most of the passengers are liste' as in Bsteerage.,he familyDs recor's 'o not mention the ceremony ofthe signing of the ,reaty of 9aitangi in -e%ruary15. ,he younger Hamilton chil'" Mary" 'ie' at(ussell in May 15 age' 7 years. After ieutenantGovernor Ho%sonDs arrival in )e: *ealan' in January

15 an' the signing of the ,reaty a :ee later" hisne?t 'ecision :as the selection of a suita%le site forthe capital. (ussell :as not consi'ere' to %e centralenough. After the e?ploration of a num%er of sitesfurther south" a site on the south shore of the9aitemata Har%our :as chosen. @t ha' not %een set;tle' %y any !uropeans at that stage. Captain Ho%sonarrange' t:o ships Platina an' A nna W atson to taeconstruction material an' tra'esmen to the 9aitematato esta%lish the ne: to:n. Ho%son ha' earlier 'eci'e'that it :oul' %e name' BAuclan' after his frien'an' patron" or' Auclan'. ,he 1th of Septem%er15 :as set asi'e for a ceremony to cele%rate theofficial foun'ing of the capital.

,he Platina ha' %rought supplies from !nglan' via9ellington inclu'ing material for a house for theGovernor. ,he A nna Watson %rought the official party an' tra'esmen from (ussell. ,he passengersinclu'e' -rancis Hamilton an' his :ife !lia%eth an'son 9illiam. -rancis :as inclu'e' as a la%ourer tohelp the Government to esta%lish the to:n. ,here:ere no %uil'ings :hen they arrive' an' -rancis pai'a Maori from near%y $raei to %uil' a :hare :ithgoo's he ha' %rought. 9ith no shops" the Govern;ment supplie' goo's for the tra'es people that theyha' employe'. ,he rations supplie' to -rancis %e;

t:een the 1Eth of Septem%er :hen the Anna W atsonarrive' in Auclan' until the 7th Septem%er :ere4

-lour at 6'/l% 5 l% 1#o &iscuits at '/l% 17 l% o &eef at 6'/l% 7 l% Salt Por at E'/l% 1# l% o ,ea at 7/6/l% o Sugar at 5'/l% 1+ l% Soap at +'/l% 6 l% 5o ,o%acco at #s/l% 1 l% o (um at +s/gal # Ft 6 tots

,otal amount 7/11/E

$n -e%ruary 15E (o%ert -it(oy" governor an'comman'er in chief of )e: *ealan' un'er the seal ofFueen >ictoria" grante' to George -re'eric (ussell"a merchant of Hoianga" 50 acres of lan' at PointChevalier.

,his lan' 2allotment 10" ,itirangi3" is near the corner

of Point Chevalier (oa' an' Great )orth (oa' assho:n on the map. ,he 50 acres measure' 1E lins2a%out #1#m3 along Point Chevalier (oa' an'stretche' nearly a ilometre to the ti'al part of $aleyCree.

A year later" 7 January 15E 2correcte' to 156 in the'ee'3" the lan' :as sol' to -rancis 2-ran3 Hamiltonfor I7 2a%out I#" poun's or 5" )* into'ayDs money3.

-rancis Hamilton ha' %een in Auclan' since the 'ayof its foun'ing an' move' his family from the to:n to

his lan' at Point Chevalier once the house ha' %een %uilt.

arl+ settler o% )oint Che*alier /as a%onder o% Ac-land

Ray Turner



Queen- street, Auckland, or on the arm to the !ro" !rietor, #rancis $amilton. May 1%, 18&&.

,he lan' :as not sol' at that stage.

-rancis 'ie' in mysterious circumstances at theyoung age of 50 years. His family reporte' that heleft his Point Chevalier farm on 16 August 1E6 tocollect rents at his to:n properties. He never re;

turne'. $ne theory is that he :as mur'ere' for themoney. ,he mystery :as never solve' %ut the fol;lo:ing article appeare' in the Ne' (ealander, 5March 1E+.

A )keleton, 'hich is said to *e su!!osed to *e thato the man $amilton, 'ho has *een missin+ or sometime, 'as ound the other day on ham*er"lain-s island, and has *een *rou+ht to to'n. A *oot'as on one le+, and, the skeleton *ein+ leshless, isthe only thin+ likely to lead to the identiication othe remains.

,he Hamilton chil'ren :ere therefore orphane':hen age' %et:een #1 an' 6. ,he younger ones:ere sent to live :ith relatives. !lia%ethDs motheran' t:o sisters :ere living in Auclan'. Her sister-rances 2:ife of An're: (ooney3 ha' arrive' inAuclan' in 151. ,he (ooneys ha' %een on the Mandarin :ith the Hamiltons :hen they emigrate'to Sy'ney in 17. An're: :as at first a %ootmaerin Fueen Street an' move' to a farm in !psom in1EE. !lia%ethDs sister &ethiah an' her mother"Jane ,hompson" arrive' in Auclan' from @relan'in 150 having %een assiste' in passage money %yAn're: (ooney. &ethiah marrie' (oss Cummins in1E an' they ha' a 5 acre farm at Mount Al%ert.An're: (ooney also ha' connections :ith PointChevalier. He purchase' a num%er of large allot;ments in the area in Mount Al%ert an' along thelo:er en' of $aley Cree an' Point Chevalier(oa'. -rancis Hamilton %ought lot 10 in 156" an'a year earlier" An're: (ooney ha' purchase' thea'<acent lot #. @t comprise' 00 acres :ith a front;age in the mi''le section of the straight part ofPoint Chevalier (oa'. An're: also %ought the ne?t

$thers :ho receive' rations then :ere4 (ichar' Con'on" James Gam%le" Ale?an'er Harris"9illian Harin" Charles Hill" ,homas Kearney"=onal' Mc)aughton" James McGee" John McFuoi'"Samuel Mills" Charles $D)eil" ,homas $D)eill"Henry (aynor" L (oss" John (o%ertson" @saac Smith"Patric Sharey" John S:anson" an' Henry 9right.

-rancis soon ha' sufficient money to acuire lan' in

Auclan'4 10 April 151- 17E/5/ for 1 roo' 1#

perches %eing lot ## Section 5 2Chancery Street3 1Septem%er 151 - 70// for 7 acres %eing lot 77Section 7 2Khy%er Pass3 7 January 156 - 7// for50 acres %eing lot 50 ,itirangi 2Point Chevalier3-rancis :as 70 an' !lia%eth :as 76 in 156 :henthey move' to the farm. ,hey ha' lost their 'aughter:hile they :ere at (ussell an' their first %orn" 9il;liam" ha' come to Auclan' :ith them. ,:o moresons :ere %orn in the to:n %efore the move to PointChevalier :here the last three chil'ren :ere %orn.,he family is sho:n %elo:.

,he chil'ren lost their parents at an early age. @n1E# !lia%eth suffere' an illness :ith severe an'constant hea' pain. All me'ical ai' :as sought %utnothing coul' %e 'one an' !lia%eth 'ie' on 15$cto%er 1E# at the young age of 5# years. At thefuneral service in Symon's Street Cemetery" the (ev- ,hatcher" assistant minister of St. Pauls Churchrea' the service.

At some time in the 1Es" -rancis got some help forthe farm an' :ent to >ictoria" Australia to try hisluc at the gol'fiel's. 9hen he returne' an' :asase' ho: much gol' he ha' %rought %ac" helaughe' an' sai' that the most gol' that he ha' :ashis :atch.

,his a'vertisement appeare' on the front page of the Ne' (ealander on 1 May 1E7.

#/ )A &0 A/) # AN, near Mount Al"*ert, t'enty o 'hich is enced in. 3 not sold *eorethe 20th o une, it 'ill *e !ut u! to Auction. #or !articulars a!!ly to Mr, William Mc5arey,



emership o% the )oint Che*alier Historical Societ+

Mem%ership is open to all :ith an interest in our areaNs history" an'costs onl+ #0 per person 27 for t:o or more

in the same househol'3. ,his entitles you to vote at our meetings" an' to receive maile' copies of the Point healier 7imes.

Send che2es to Pt Chevalier Histor ical Society" C/- 110C Hutchinson Avenue )e: ynn" Auclan' 6

4or memership %ees mean that /e can -eep plishing the Point Chevalier Times.

lot #1 2++ acres3 in 15+ taing the o:nership to the %en' in the roa'. ,here is no 'ou%t that An're:(ooney helpe' %oth -rancis Hamilton an' (ossCummins 2his %rothers in la:3 :ith their lan' purchases.

,he plan sho:s part of the area no:n as the Parish of,itirangi for lan' purposes. ,o the !ast" on the othersi'e of Meola Cree" is the Parish of 9aitemata.Allotments purchase' %y An're: (ooney are mare'A( :ith the year is also mare'. Allotments pur;chase' %y -rancis Hamilton 2-H3 an' (oss Cummins2(C3 are also mare'.

After the 'eath of -rancis Hamilton in 1E6 his three properties :ere sol'. ,here are lan' 'ee's that tell of a'ispute %et:een the el'est son" 9illiam" an' the ne?tson" George. A 'ee' :ritten in 167 states BWilliam $amilton or some time eercised the ri+hts o heir atla' o #rancis $amilton, his ather, late o Auckland, armer, deceased, and intestate, *ut a counter claim to such heirshi! at la' has *een !ut orth *y 5eor+e $amilton on the +round o ille+itimacy o the said

William $amilton.9

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