Wright_Stephenson_&_Co,_Sale_yard,_Dunedin,_New_Zealand_Aotearoa.jpg


Summary

Description
English: Wright Stephensons (Firm) Stock and station agency. Established in 1861 in Dunedin, New Zealand, by John Wright and Robert Robertson. Robertson left in 1868 and was replaced by auctioneer John Stephenson. In 1972 it merged with NMA.
Date
Source Own work
Author PmmmP
Camera location 45° 52′ 39.11″ S, 170° 29′ 55.43″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap. View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap info

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18890606.2.60

OTAGO WITNESS, ISSUE 1959, 6 JUNE 1889, PAGE 15 WRIGHT, STEPHENSON, AND CO.'S NEW HORSE SALEYARDS.

1 Owners and buyers of horses in Otago, and ;the general public as well, will be pleased to learn chat Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. — who, by- the- way, have carried on the horse trade in Dunedin for close upon 30 years— are about to supply a want very long felt in the city—viz., a saleyard commodious and yet convenient of access ; not only to the railway station and .shipping, but to roads at the back of the city connecting with the country. The site they [We chosen is at the back of their -large wool and' grain. warehouses, just above the Arcade There are two entrances — one from High street (exactly opposite the Princess .Theatre) and the other from Maclaggan street, (opposite "the Police buildings).

Abridged from source.

Licensing

I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license:
w:en:Creative Commons
attribution share alike
You are free:
  • to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
  • to remix – to adapt the work
Under the following conditions:
  • attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
  • share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.

Captions

Wright Stephenson & Co, Sale yard, wool, horse, grain, Hight Street and Maclaggan Street, Dunedin

Items portrayed in this file

depicts

1 January 2019

45°52'39.11"S, 170°29'55.43"E

0.009573 second

4.5 millimetre