does anyone know if a photo of the old Orokonui Home at Waitati, out from Dunedin exists. I have searched google, archives and timeline etc with no success on finding a photo of the actual home. I have a young person (husbands side of family) who was only 17yrs old when he died of epilepsy and cardiac failure in 1930 while living in the home. I know many of these common ailments of today were not treated like they are today and it was a real shame to see a young 17yr in such a home. I have found a headstone for him at the Waitati Cemetery and on my recent visit took some photos, but would be nice to have a photo of the home as it was back then or around that sort of date. It is nice that it is now a eco-Sanctuary. regards Ailsa Ailsa Corlett ailsa@st.net.au http://home.st.net.au/~ailsa alternative email if having trouble sending to my normal email is: ailsacorlett@gmail.com

Hi Ailsa , Maybe there is a pic to be found in one or more of the Otago Libraries or museums ? Best of luck in your request Ray On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 12:43 AM, Ailsa Corlett <ailsa@st.net.au> wrote: > does anyone know if a photo of the old Orokonui Home at Waitati, out from > Dunedin exists. I have searched google, archives and timeline etc with no > success on finding a photo of the actual home. > > I have a young person (husbands side of family) who was only 17yrs old when > he died of epilepsy and cardiac failure in 1930 while living in the home. > > > > I know many of these common ailments of today were not treated like they > are > today and it was a real shame to see a young 17yr in such a home. I have > found a headstone for him at the Waitati Cemetery and on my recent visit > took some photos, but would be nice to have a photo of the home as it was > back then or around that sort of date. > > It is nice that it is now a eco-Sanctuary. > > > > regards Ailsa > > > > Ailsa Corlett > > ailsa@st.net.au > > http://home.st.net.au/~ailsa > > alternative email if having trouble sending to my normal email is: > > ailsacorlett@gmail.com > > > > > > The List Guidelines > > http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NEW-ZEALAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

http://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/100-years-ago/289774/farming-scheme-providing-future On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 12:43 AM, Ailsa Corlett <ailsa@st.net.au> wrote: > does anyone know if a photo of the old Orokonui Home at Waitati, out from > Dunedin exists. I have searched google, archives and timeline etc with no > success on finding a photo of the actual home. > > I have a young person (husbands side of family) who was only 17yrs old when > he died of epilepsy and cardiac failure in 1930 while living in the home. > > > > I know many of these common ailments of today were not treated like they > are > today and it was a real shame to see a young 17yr in such a home. I have > found a headstone for him at the Waitati Cemetery and on my recent visit > took some photos, but would be nice to have a photo of the home as it was > back then or around that sort of date. > > It is nice that it is now a eco-Sanctuary. > > > > regards Ailsa > > > > Ailsa Corlett > > ailsa@st.net.au > > http://home.st.net.au/~ailsa > > alternative email if having trouble sending to my normal email is: > > ailsacorlett@gmail.com > > > > > > The List Guidelines > > http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NEW-ZEALAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >