Envelope with inscriptions re 65th Regiment button
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About the Work
This
button
is
from
the
65th
Regiment
who
were
stationed
at
the
Rutland
Stockade
at
Pukenamu
Queen's
Park,
Whanganui.
It
was
found
during
the
building
of
the
Sarjeant
Gallery
in
1918-1919,
constructed
on
the
site
of
the
previous
stockade.
Rutland Stockade
R22/440 (2685400E 6139600N); recorded 2001; Fig. 113.
Queen’s Park, Whanganui; the hill top is now public land taken up by the reserve, Sarjeant Gallery, etc.; site of former Pukemanu pā (Smart & Bates 1972: 33). On 13 December 1846, a detachment of the 58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment arrived at Whanganui on H.M.S. Calliope, starting work immediately on a 60 × 30 yard (54 × 27 m) stockade (Springer ms2: 2–3) on a hill and old pā site above the town. The stockade was completed in April 1847, with a two large two-storey blockhouses added later. Rutland Stockade played a significant part in defence of the town in 1847. The last imperial troops (18th Regiment) left Rutland Stockade and Whanganui in 1870. Demolished in 1887.
The hill is now considerably cut down and modified; subsurface deposits may survive in places.
- 'Fortifications of the New Zealand Wars' https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/science-and-technical/sap261_11._whanganui.pdf (accessed 15/3/2022)
Rutland Stockade
R22/440 (2685400E 6139600N); recorded 2001; Fig. 113.
Queen’s Park, Whanganui; the hill top is now public land taken up by the reserve, Sarjeant Gallery, etc.; site of former Pukemanu pā (Smart & Bates 1972: 33). On 13 December 1846, a detachment of the 58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment arrived at Whanganui on H.M.S. Calliope, starting work immediately on a 60 × 30 yard (54 × 27 m) stockade (Springer ms2: 2–3) on a hill and old pā site above the town. The stockade was completed in April 1847, with a two large two-storey blockhouses added later. Rutland Stockade played a significant part in defence of the town in 1847. The last imperial troops (18th Regiment) left Rutland Stockade and Whanganui in 1870. Demolished in 1887.
The hill is now considerably cut down and modified; subsurface deposits may survive in places.
- 'Fortifications of the New Zealand Wars' https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/science-and-technical/sap261_11._whanganui.pdf (accessed 15/3/2022)
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Measurements
250 x 290 mm
Media
biro on paper
Description
Paper envelope opened out flat, with biro inscriptions regarding the provenance of the 65th Regiment button. The paper envelope was previously scrunched up and has since been flattened.
Credit Line
Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui. Gift of Colin Davies of Te Horo, 2019
Collection Type
Permanent collection
Acquisition Date
07 Oct 2019
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Accession Number:
2019/12/2
