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Mendip Hills Station

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Coordinates: 42°37′57.13″S 173°16′55.42″E / 42.6325361°S 173.2820611°E / -42.6325361; 173.2820611
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Sheep farmers and their dogs around a campfire in Mendip Hills
Homestead at Mendip Hills in 1917
Outdoor abattoir with sheep strung up for skinning and butchering

Mendip Hills Station is a sheep, cattle, and deer rearing area near Parnassus in North Canterbury, New Zealand.[1] A 2016 earthquake badly damaged buildings in the area including a historic homestead.[2] The National Library of New Zealand has several photos of the area in its collection.[3] The station dates to 1861.[4] Audrey Steele published a book in 1974 about her life at the station after she became a bride in 1924.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Mendip Hills in sight of being in farming's elite". Stuff.
  2. ^ "Historic homestead destroyed in quake". 14 November 2016 – via www.nzherald.co.nz.
  3. ^ "Gallery | National Library of New Zealand". www.epic.org.nz.
  4. ^ "Quakes, cyclones hit hard – Simon & Miesha Lee". 28 August 2017.
  5. ^ "MEMORIES OF MENDIP HILLS". www.smithsbookshop.co.nz.

42°37′57.13″S 173°16′55.42″E / 42.6325361°S 173.2820611°E / -42.6325361; 173.2820611

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