South Canterbury NZ GenWeb Project

South Canterbury, New Zealand lies in the centre of the South Island bounded by the Rangitata River to the north and Waitaki River to the south and stretching from the east coast to the Southern Alps where Mount Cook dominates the range. The 5,276 square miles or 3,504,640 acres of land changes from plain to downland to foothills and mountains. The Mackenzie Basin has three large lakes; Ohau, Pukaki and Tekapo that are all part of the Waitaki River catchment and contributes to the supply of water which provides electric power for the South Island. Discover the Waitaki Hydro Scheme.. Industries include grain growing and sheep. The port of Timaru is a central multipurpose bulk handling facility. The foothills - Four Peaks, Hunter Hills, the hills behind Fairlie and the Two Thumb Range are often dusted with snow.

Hint: Construct your entry off line, do spell check, then cut and paste.

NZ Mailing List: A closed mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in New Zealand. All subject lines include "[NZ]" and so easily filtered to a special folder for reading. email for posting, only use if you are subscribed.

Message Board: GEDCOM files and pictures can be attached, .JPG or .GIF format to a message. Maybe you have unidentified photos you would like to upload so that others might view and possibly identify or decipher the place, people, medal, signature, passenger list, etc. If you have a photo of an ancestor's headstone upload it when posting an obituary for that individual. New Zealand mailing lists

Dictionary of NZ Biography Index

THE MOUNTAIN SIGNAL - Special thanks to the volunteers and visitors who help make this site grow and bloom!! Cheers, Olwyn

Be sure that your family is represented - send me an email with your information or corrections. Please email me if you have enjoyed visiting or if you found the site useful or interesting.

Video of the month - Te Manahuna Aoraki Goal to have 310,000 hectares predator free.
New webpage - The Fairlie Cottage Hospital.

Photos of the month - Geraldine Campground June 2019, Whites Aviation photo.

May 1955. Geraldine Motor Camp.

Geraldine Campground, June 2019

Starliners and Starlettes caravans abound every Queens Birthday Weekend at the Geraldine Campground. Sometimes a Zephyr, Sprite, Anglo Imp, Alpha Colonial, Fleetwing can be spotted on NZ roads.
1955 13ft Starliner both seats fold out to beds 3ft 9" x 6ft., no bathroom, no water tank, no awning, has cable brakes, with a power point in the kitchen, lino on floor, door with a window in it and another window on the same side as the door. Internal dimensions 6ft wide x 12ft 8" long. 1959 12ft Starliner does not have a window in the door, red sink, gas, yellow crushed ice Formica bench and table.

A stunning combo - Chevrolet 3100 pickup.

The back end of a rebuilt 1942 Terra Cruiser Caravan. The spare wheel attaches to the front above the tow bar.

Please email me any photographs and old postcard images of South Canterbury for the site! Thanks. Adopt A Cemetery in South Canterbury

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My viewers know more than I do. We are very interested in what you know. We want to help you share. volunteer: There are many opportunities for people to become involved in the GenWeb Project which is dedicated to making genealogical information available online for free. South Canterbury war memorial transcriptions, cemetery listings, electoral rolls, Wises Directory information, school reunion announcements are areas where you can get involved. Does not take any special skills other than the desire to help others. Also looking for volunteers to do lookups in genealogical material. If anyone knows of information sources for South Canterbury or if you want to volunteer to help with lookups etc., please send me an email . I am looking for three more photos on South Canterbury scenes, buildings, events etc. with similar dimensions. Images welcomed.

Keeping Internet Genealogy Free. If you have an interest in South Canterbury this site will be a good starting place. My mission is to provide local history and family history scholars information to help facilitate research. If you would like to contribute information to these pages, please email me.

NZGenWeb Regional Projects are dedicated to the free exchange of public - domain records via the internet. Volunteer's are still needed to adopt other NZ regions.

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The South Canterbury NZGenWeb Project has no affiliation with any commercial enterprise. This site may be freely linked to but not duplicated in any fashion without my consent except for private study. ©1998 - 2019 Olwyn Whitehouse

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