HHS No. 24. Caption: “Oats were grown at ‘Cheslyn Rise’ for the many horses on the estate. This shows the oats put into rows of stooks. A reaper and binder cut the oats and tied it into sheaves which were stooked before threshing. The straw was chopped into chaff”.

Sheaves of oats stacked in stooks, ‘Cheslyn Rise’. There is a singled storied house and some standing native bush in the background.

Caption on reverse reads: “Oats were grown at Cheslyn Rise for the many horses on the estate. This shows the oats put into rows of stooks. A reaper and binder cut the oats and tied it into sheaves which were stooked before threshing. The straw was chopped into chaff.”

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HHS No. 16. Caption: “Treefern scene in bush before clearing”.

Tree fern scene before clearing bush, ‘Cheslyn Rise’.

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HHS No. 17. Caption: “Bush scene, Adkin children”.

Three Adkin children (Dora, Gilbert, Clare) with their mother Mrs Annie Adkin, in the bush at ‘Cheslyn Rise’.

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HHS No. 11. Caption: “Looking north over burnt-out forest”.

View to the north from upper balcony, ‘Cheslyn Rise’. The native bush in the background has been burned. There are two out-buildings and several picket fences.

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HHS No. 18. Caption: “Dora, Gilbert, Clare, Mrs Adkin”

Three Adkin children (?Dora, Gilbert, Clare) on a log over a small stream, and their mother, in the bush, ‘Cheslyn Rise’. The boy (?Gilbert) is holding a bow.

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HHS No. 15. Caption: “Wind damaged bush scene”.

Wind damaged bush scene, ‘Cheslyn Rise’.

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HHS No. 14. Caption: “Snow scene looking east”.

Snow scene, looking east from Cheslyn Rise towards the Tararua Ranges. The native bush has been burnt and a few stumps remain

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HHS No. 12. Caption not provided

Fenced paddocks newly stocked with cattle, ‘Cheslyn Rise’. Native bush and Tararua Ranges in the background. Photo appears to have been taken from ‘Cheslyn Rise’ looking south.

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HHS No. 13. Caption: “Looking north east from the homestead, across the orchard”.

View from the homestead at ‘Cheslyn Rise’ looking north east across the orchard. Native bush, both standing and burnt in the centre and lower hills of the Tararua Ranges in the background.

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HHS No. 21. Caption not provided.

Bullock team of ten bullocks, hauling water pipes on a wagon. To the left, one unidentified man stands alongside the bullock team. The second man, who is also unidentified, stands at the rear of the wagon.

See also – Acc #2000.018.0238 mounted copy, with description: Moore Brothers’ bullock team carting water pipes, Levin, c.1909. In this photograph the bullock team and its load are passing the Waiopehu Senic Reserve, Queen Street East.

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HHS No. 10. Caption not supplied.

Front gate and fence, ‘Cheslyn Rise’. A horse and gig with four unidentified people in it are on the road. An unidentified boy stands to the left of the gig. Both the fence and gates are made from wooden pickets. There are three gates which are painted white, double gates and a small gate to the left of the main gates.Stand of native timber in the background with some areas of felled bush .

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HHS No. 11. Caption: “The Adkin children in 1900 – Marge, Dora, Gilbert, Clare, Leslie”. Those not pictured are Vivian and Clifford

Five of the seven Adkin children taken in 1900. They are standing on the verandah of a weatherboard house, and the three youngest children are holding hands.

Marjorie (3), Dora (5), Gilbert (7), Clare (9) and Leslie (11). Later arrivals were Vivien (1900) ans Clifford (1902).

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HHS No. 9. Caption: “The home, comprising twenty rooms, had six fireplaces of which this one, in the dining room was typical”.

Fireplace in the dining room at ’ Cheslyn Rise’. The brick fireplace has a carved wooden surround and a wooden mantlepiece. Coloured tiles are at both sides of the fireplace and underneath the mantlepiece. Ornaments, photographs and a clock are sitting on the mantlepiece. Tongs and a shovel sit either side of the fireplace.

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HHS No. 3. Caption: “(L to R) Leslie Adkin, Clare (Mrs Gardner), Marjorie (Mrs Broomfield, Dora (Mrs Law), W G Adkin, Mrs Anne Adkin, Gilbert, Cliff, Vivien”.

The Adkin family sitting in wicker chairs in the garden at ‘Cheslyn Rise’, 1911. From left to right those in the photograph are: – G Leslie Adkin, Clair Adkin, Marjorie Adkin, Dora Adkin, Mr W.G. Adkin, Mrs Anne Adkin, Robert Adkin (a cousin who stayed about 6 months working on the farm, then returned to Australia), Clifford Adkin and Vivian Adkin.

See also 2000.018.0296

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HHS No. 5. Caption: Adkins family ‘Cheslyn Rise’ Queen St East. Standing Leslie, Clare, Gilbert, Dora. Seated Cliff, Mr W G Adkin, Vivian, Mrs W G Adkin, Marjorie”.

Formal photograph of the Adkin Family taken at ‘Cheslyn Rise’. The family is dressed semi-formally and the four eldest children (Leslie, Clare, Gilbert and Dora),stand behind their parents and two of their siblings (Cliff to the left and Marjorie to the right). Their youngest sister (Vivian) is seated at the feet of her parents and is holding a tabby kitten. Mr and Mrs Adkin are sitting in wicker chairs.

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HHS No. 8. Caption: “Cheslyn Rise looking east showing bushclad hills and felled trees. The blocks of land were balloted for in Palmerston North on Wednesday March 20 1889. 46 people wanted the favourite and most valuable block of land No. 42 (100 acres). W G Adkin was successful securing it for £2 per acre. He later secured adjoining blocks”.

‘Cheslyn Rise’ looking east towards bush clad foothills of the Tararua Ranges.

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HHS No 7. Caption – Not supplied

‘Cheslyn Rise’, the Adkin family home on Queen Street East, Levin,1901. The two storied house was completed in 1899 and is two years old in this photograph. A horse and gig is at the front of the house, and family members stand on both the upper and lower verandahs.

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