Source: Cyclopaedia of New Zealand: Otago/Southland, 1905
Mr Gilbert Buchanan, of Outram, West Taieri, came to Otago by the 'Philip Laing', in 1848 with his parents. He was born in Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, in1827. When the Philip Laing arrived at Port Chalmers, Mr Buchanan and some of his fellow passengers walked to Dunedin, no slight undertaking in those days. The sights by the way were all new and strange and interesting - the native bush, native pigeonsand parrots, and native vegetation, together with the building of a wattle and daub hut by some settlers. Of Dunedin itself, the first glimpse was worth remembering, for the town then consisted of three houses - a public house, the residence of Mr CharlesKettle, chief surveyor of the New Zealand Company, and another dwelling house. Night coming on, and rain beginning to fall, Captain Cargill gave the newcomers permission to reside that night in the Company's shed, which was open on all sides, with nothing but the roof, and as the night was cold, bleak and rainy, they had a time of it. However, about midnight the rain cleared off and they found their way into the bush and raised a fire, and finding a potato patch near at hand, they dug and roasted their first New Zealand potatoes. In the morning Mr Buchanan and his friends gladly returned to the ship. In finally coming up from the port, Mr Buchanan and his companions met with another adventure. The boatmen got intoxicated, and lay in the bottom of the boat, and Mr Buchanan and his friends had to take to the oars and pull themselves up the harbour. They arrived when the tide was out, and had to carry their goods nearly a mile through deep mud to the beach. Mr Buchanan obtained employment at making footpaths in Dunedin, and the working hours were then signalised by the playing of the bagpipes - an ingenious device, worthy of a Scottish pioneer settlement, poorly supplied with clocks and watches. The pipes were played at 8am to begin the days work, at 12pm to knock off for dinner, at 1pm to resume and at 5pm to stop work for the day. On the 20th of June 1848, Mr Buchanan with a number of others, left Dunedin with a Maori guide and started for Mr Lee's station, now known as 'Woodside'. The first night they reached Duneira, about halfway across the plain, where they slept fitfully in the fern, and passed a cold frosty night around a fire. Next day the Taieri river was crossed, and Mr Lee's station was reached after dark. The station hands then numbered fourteen, and the life led by all was full of the freshness and vicissitude incidental to a pioneer settlement. After spending three years in the service of Mr Lee, Mr Buchanan purchased 117 acres of land at Outram, where he has ever since followed agriculture. Mr Buchanan has generally had excellent crops; his wheat has usually averaged about forty bushels per acre, and on two occasions his oats yielded 120 bushes per acre. He has a pretty two-storey dwelling house with nicely laid out grounds in front.His first experiences with the colony were bitter and discouraging, but he has never regretted leaving the Old Country, for although no fortune had been amassed, he as a good home, and is comfortable and happy with a family of four sons and four daughters.
Source: Taieri Buildings by Daphne Lemon. pub John McIndoe, Dunedin
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The bright red roof of this attractive white wooden gabled house with dormer windows adds a welcome splash of colour along this pleasant stretch of road leading to the Outram Bridge from Mosgiel. Mr A W Hopkins, the owner since 1958, keeps the large stretch of lawn in front well cut and the whole property looks neat and tidy.
Gilbert Buchanan came to Otago with his parents and five other children in the Philip Laing in 1848 from Dumbartonshire and he was employed making footpaths in Dunedin. 'Working hours were signalised by the bagpipes, 8am-12pm and 1pm-5pm'! In June 1848, with a Maori guide, he made the journey, with several others, to Mr Edward Lee's station at Woodside. They spent the first night halfway across the plain, crossed the Taieri River the next day and reached Mr Lee's by dark. He spent three years there as one of the fourteen station hands and in 1851, he bought 117 acres of land at West Taieri next to his father's property at 'Clairinch'. He built his residence of baltic pine in 1868 and , although the foundations need attention, it is still in good condition.
Mr Gilbert Buchanan, of Outram, West Taieri, came to Otago by the 'Philip Laing', in 1848 with his parents. He was born in Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, in1827. When the Philip Laing arrived at Port Chalmers, Mr Buchanan and some of his fellow passengers walked to Dunedin, no slight undertaking in those days. The sights by the way were all new and strange and interesting - the native bush, native pigeonsand parrots, and native vegetation, together with the building of a wattle and daub hut by some settlers. Of Dunedin itself, the first glimpse was worth remembering, for the town then consisted of three houses - a public house, the residence of Mr CharlesKettle, chief surveyor of the New Zealand Company, and another dwelling house. Night coming on, and rain beginning to fall, Captain Cargill gave the newcomers permission to reside that night in the Company's shed, which was open on all sides, with nothing but the roof, and as the night was cold, bleak and rainy, they had a time of it. However, about midnight the rain cleared off and they found their way into the bush and raised a fire, and finding a potato patch near at hand, they dug and roasted their first New Zealand potatoes. In the morning Mr Buchanan and his friends gladly returned to the ship. In finally coming up from the port, Mr Buchanan and his companions met with another adventure. The boatmen got intoxicated, and lay in the bottom of the boat, and Mr Buchanan and his friends had to take to the oars and pull themselves up the harbour. They arrived when the tide was out, and had to carry their goods nearly a mile through deep mud to the beach. Mr Buchanan obtained employment at making footpaths in Dunedin, and the working hours were then signalised by the playing of the bagpipes - an ingenious device, worthy of a Scottish pioneer settlement, poorly supplied with clocks and watches. The pipes were played at 8am to begin the days work, at 12pm to knock off for dinner, at 1pm to resume and at 5pm to stop work for the day. On the 20th of June 1848, Mr Buchanan with a number of others, left Dunedin with a Maori guide and started for Mr Lee's station, now known as 'Woodside'. The first night they reached Duneira, about halfway across the plain, where they slept fitfully in the fern, and passed a cold frosty night around a fire. Next day the Taieri river was crossed, and Mr Lee's station was reached after dark. The station hands then numbered fourteen, and the life led by all was full of the freshness and vicissitude incidental to a pioneer settlement. After spending three years in the service of Mr Lee, Mr Buchanan purchased 117 acres of land at Outram, where he has ever since followed agriculture. Mr Buchanan has generally had excellent crops; his wheat has usually averaged about forty bushels per acre, and on two occasions his oats yielded 120 bushes per acre. He has a pretty two-storey dwelling house with nicely laid out grounds in front.His first experiences with the colony were bitter and discouraging, but he has never regretted leaving the Old Country, for although no fortune had been amassed, he as a good home, and is comfortable and happy with a family of four sons and four daughters.
Source: Taieri Buildings by Daphne Lemon. pub John McIndoe, Dunedin
GREENBANK
The bright red roof of this attractive white wooden gabled house with dormer windows adds a welcome splash of colour along this pleasant stretch of road leading to the Outram Bridge from Mosgiel. Mr A W Hopkins, the owner since 1958, keeps the large stretch of lawn in front well cut and the whole property looks neat and tidy.
Gilbert Buchanan came to Otago with his parents and five other children in the Philip Laing in 1848 from Dumbartonshire and he was employed making footpaths in Dunedin. 'Working hours were signalised by the bagpipes, 8am-12pm and 1pm-5pm'! In June 1848, with a Maori guide, he made the journey, with several others, to Mr Edward Lee's station at Woodside. They spent the first night halfway across the plain, crossed the Taieri River the next day and reached Mr Lee's by dark. He spent three years there as one of the fourteen station hands and in 1851, he bought 117 acres of land at West Taieri next to his father's property at 'Clairinch'. He built his residence of baltic pine in 1868 and , although the foundations need attention, it is still in good condition.
Source: Cyclopaedia of New Zealand: Otago/Southland, 1905
Mr Gilbert Buchanan, of Outram, West Taieri, came to Otago by the 'Philip Laing', in 1848 with his parents. He was born in Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, in1827. When the Philip Laing arrived at Port Chalmers, Mr Buchanan and some of his fellow passengers walked to Dunedin, no slight undertaking in those days. The sights by the way were all new and strange and interesting - the native bush, native pigeonsand parrots, and native vegetation, together with the building of a wattle and daub hut by some settlers. Of Dunedin itself, the first glimpse was worth remembering, for the town then consisted of three houses - a public house, the residence of Mr CharlesKettle, chief surveyor of the New Zealand Company, and another dwelling house. Night coming on, and rain beginning to fall, Captain Cargill gave the newcomers permission to reside that night in the Company's shed, which was open on all sides, with nothing but the roof, and as the night was cold, bleak and rainy, they had a time of it. However, about midnight the rain cleared off and they found their way into the bush and raised a fire, and finding a potato patch near at hand, they dug and roasted their first New Zealand potatoes. In the morning Mr Buchanan and his friends gladly returned to the ship. In finally coming up from the port, Mr Buchanan and his companions met with another adventure. The boatmen got intoxicated, and lay in the bottom of the boat, and Mr Buchanan and his friends had to take to the oars and pull themselves up the harbour. They arrived when the tide was out, and had to carry their goods nearly a mile through deep mud to the beach. Mr Buchanan obtained employment at making footpaths in Dunedin, and the working hours were then signalised by the playing of the bagpipes - an ingenious device, worthy of a Scottish pioneer settlement, poorly supplied with clocks and watches. The pipes were played at 8am to begin the days work, at 12pm to knock off for dinner, at 1pm to resume and at 5pm to stop work for the day. On the 20th of June 1848, Mr Buchanan with a number of others, left Dunedin with a Maori guide and started for Mr Lee's station, now known as 'Woodside'. The first night they reached Duneira, about halfway across the plain, where they slept fitfully in the fern, and passed a cold frosty night around a fire. Next day the Taieri river was crossed, and Mr Lee's station was reached after dark. The station hands then numbered fourteen, and the life led by all was full of the freshness and vicissitude incidental to a pioneer settlement. After spending three years in the service of Mr Lee, Mr Buchanan purchased 117 acres of land at Outram, where he has ever since followed agriculture. Mr Buchanan has generally had excellent crops; his wheat has usually averaged about forty bushels per acre, and on two occasions his oats yielded 120 bushes per acre. He has a pretty two-storey dwelling house with nicely laid out grounds in front.His first experiences with the colony were bitter and discouraging, but he has never regretted leaving the Old Country, for although no fortune had been amassed, he as a good home, and is comfortable and happy with a family of four sons and four daughters.
Source: Taieri Buildings by Daphne Lemon. pub John McIndoe, Dunedin
GREENBANK
The bright red roof of this attractive white wooden gabled house with dormer windows adds a welcome splash of colour along this pleasant stretch of road leading to the Outram Bridge from Mosgiel. Mr A W Hopkins, the owner since 1958, keeps the large stretch of lawn in front well cut and the whole property looks neat and tidy.
Gilbert Buchanan came to Otago with his parents and five other children in the Philip Laing in 1848 from Dumbartonshire and he was employed making footpaths in Dunedin. 'Working hours were signalised by the bagpipes, 8am-12pm and 1pm-5pm'! In June 1848, with a Maori guide, he made the journey, with several others, to Mr Edward Lee's station at Woodside. They spent the first night halfway across the plain, crossed the Taieri River the next day and reached Mr Lee's by dark. He spent three years there as one of the fourteen station hands and in 1851, he bought 117 acres of land at West Taieri next to his father's property at 'Clairinch'. He built his residence of baltic pine in 1868 and , although the foundations need attention, it is still in good condition.
Mr Gilbert Buchanan, of Outram, West Taieri, came to Otago by the 'Philip Laing', in 1848 with his parents. He was born in Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, in1827. When the Philip Laing arrived at Port Chalmers, Mr Buchanan and some of his fellow passengers walked to Dunedin, no slight undertaking in those days. The sights by the way were all new and strange and interesting - the native bush, native pigeonsand parrots, and native vegetation, together with the building of a wattle and daub hut by some settlers. Of Dunedin itself, the first glimpse was worth remembering, for the town then consisted of three houses - a public house, the residence of Mr CharlesKettle, chief surveyor of the New Zealand Company, and another dwelling house. Night coming on, and rain beginning to fall, Captain Cargill gave the newcomers permission to reside that night in the Company's shed, which was open on all sides, with nothing but the roof, and as the night was cold, bleak and rainy, they had a time of it. However, about midnight the rain cleared off and they found their way into the bush and raised a fire, and finding a potato patch near at hand, they dug and roasted their first New Zealand potatoes. In the morning Mr Buchanan and his friends gladly returned to the ship. In finally coming up from the port, Mr Buchanan and his companions met with another adventure. The boatmen got intoxicated, and lay in the bottom of the boat, and Mr Buchanan and his friends had to take to the oars and pull themselves up the harbour. They arrived when the tide was out, and had to carry their goods nearly a mile through deep mud to the beach. Mr Buchanan obtained employment at making footpaths in Dunedin, and the working hours were then signalised by the playing of the bagpipes - an ingenious device, worthy of a Scottish pioneer settlement, poorly supplied with clocks and watches. The pipes were played at 8am to begin the days work, at 12pm to knock off for dinner, at 1pm to resume and at 5pm to stop work for the day. On the 20th of June 1848, Mr Buchanan with a number of others, left Dunedin with a Maori guide and started for Mr Lee's station, now known as 'Woodside'. The first night they reached Duneira, about halfway across the plain, where they slept fitfully in the fern, and passed a cold frosty night around a fire. Next day the Taieri river was crossed, and Mr Lee's station was reached after dark. The station hands then numbered fourteen, and the life led by all was full of the freshness and vicissitude incidental to a pioneer settlement. After spending three years in the service of Mr Lee, Mr Buchanan purchased 117 acres of land at Outram, where he has ever since followed agriculture. Mr Buchanan has generally had excellent crops; his wheat has usually averaged about forty bushels per acre, and on two occasions his oats yielded 120 bushes per acre. He has a pretty two-storey dwelling house with nicely laid out grounds in front.His first experiences with the colony were bitter and discouraging, but he has never regretted leaving the Old Country, for although no fortune had been amassed, he as a good home, and is comfortable and happy with a family of four sons and four daughters.
Source: Taieri Buildings by Daphne Lemon. pub John McIndoe, Dunedin
GREENBANK
The bright red roof of this attractive white wooden gabled house with dormer windows adds a welcome splash of colour along this pleasant stretch of road leading to the Outram Bridge from Mosgiel. Mr A W Hopkins, the owner since 1958, keeps the large stretch of lawn in front well cut and the whole property looks neat and tidy.
Gilbert Buchanan came to Otago with his parents and five other children in the Philip Laing in 1848 from Dumbartonshire and he was employed making footpaths in Dunedin. 'Working hours were signalised by the bagpipes, 8am-12pm and 1pm-5pm'! In June 1848, with a Maori guide, he made the journey, with several others, to Mr Edward Lee's station at Woodside. They spent the first night halfway across the plain, crossed the Taieri River the next day and reached Mr Lee's by dark. He spent three years there as one of the fourteen station hands and in 1851, he bought 117 acres of land at West Taieri next to his father's property at 'Clairinch'. He built his residence of baltic pine in 1868 and , although the foundations need attention, it is still in good condition.
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In loving memory of
Gilbert Buchanan
who departed this life
24th February 1913
Aged 85 years.
Also
His beloved wife
Elizabeth Dalziel
who departed this life
6th January 1872
Aged 36 years.
Also
Their son Thomas
Aged 6 years.
And John,
who died at Greymouth
28th Dec 1904
and whose remains are interred
at Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch
"So He Giveth His Beloved Sleep"
Ps 127.2
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