Grays Hills Station

Description

DescriptionGrays Hills Station is named for William Arthur Gray, who applied for the run in 1858, although within that same year it was owned by John Hayhurst. Grays Hills subsequently had several owners before being purchased by Alexander Grant in 1881. The station stayed in the Grant family until 1948.

For further information see 'Early South Canterbury Runs' by Robert Pinney.External LinkTimaru District Libraries: Search 'Early South Canterbury runs' and 'Pinney'Geolocation^[1]Geo AddressHaldon Road, Lake Tekapo, New ZealandSubjectStations and Runs

Newspaper Clipping

Some of Our Most Severe Snowstorms Have Taken Place in July

Along the Haldon Road

Mackenzie Country VIII: Scottish Shepherds, Boundary-Keepers Led Solitary Lives, Hut and Kennel Ruins Remain As Forlorn Memorials

Tom Mulhern, the Grays Hills cook

Along the Haldon Road- 2: 58,863 Acres Devoted Entirely to Merinos

Aigantighe's new wing opens on Saturday

Mrs Alexander Grant Of Timaru Attains 100 Years Of Age To-day

Mrs Alexander Grant, Early Mackenzie Settler, Dies at Age of 101

Obituary: Mr J W Grant

The Grant family beside their homestead on Grays Hills Station, McKenzie, circa 1885.
Image courtesy of the South Canterbury Museum, item 1879. Please contact the museum for more information.

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PlaceTakapō/TekapoMackenzie District

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