Monday, May 11, 2015

Mystery solved...


Thanks to Janet and Rex Gebbie and Sue and Terry Donaldson we now know more about this photo. The house belonged to Reginald and Johanna Gebbie and was located down the hill from the original Gebbie homestead 'Greensland' (photo in previous post), nearer Gebbies Pass Road. The house burnt down when the washing copper chimney caught fire about 1920 and the site has been rebuilt on twice since. Greensland was demolished in the 1950s and the timber used to construct cattle-yards. According to Terry the car suggests the photo was taken somewhere between 1900 and 1905.

Saturday, May 9, 2015

Photo mystery...

House and family in Teddington, Canterbury Museum, 19XX.2.3555

Cute car eh!! Can anyone help me identify this photo? The accompanying caption is all the information I have. Can anyone name the house and/or the family? Or identify the background? The house appears single-storey. Is there any chance the it might be the Gebbie homestead Greensland (below) viewed from a different angle??
Any thoughts much appreciated.

Greensland (Janet and Rex Gebbie)