J. Matheson and Company [Fellmongers and Wool Scourers]
Record Group
Identifier: A0294
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1854 - 2005
Biographical / Historical
Matheson, J. And Company (John Matheson, proprietor)
Fellmongers and Wool Scourers, One Tree Point, Kennington. This fellmongery was originally established by Mr Matheson in conjunction with a partner in 1888, at Woodlands, but in 1894 the firm acquired a freehold of eight acres on the banks of the Waihopai river. There are extensive wood and iron buildings, including wool sorting, scouring and washing, drying and packing and pulling departments. A tramway connects the works with the One Tree Point railway station. The pelts are cured and packed in casks for the London market. The plant includes a patent hydro-extractor, a brick drying kiln heated by coke fuel, and the necessary machinery for curing pelts. There are three large drying floors, each seventy-five feet by thirty feet in measurement, and about thirteen men are regularly employed. From 1,500 to 2,000 bales of wool, and 200 casks of pelts, are turned out of the works yearly.
Mr. John Matheson , Sole Proprietor, of the firm of J. Matheson and Co, was born in November, 1858, at Mauritius. His father was a sea captain, and landed at Port Chalmers with his family in 1862. Mr Matheson was educated at Kakanui, where he was brought up as a fellmonger. With a partner, he established his present business in 1888, but has conducted it on his own account since 1892. Mr Matheson has been a member of the Kennington school committee since 1898, and has acted as secretary most of the time. He was married, in February, 1892, to a daughter of the Rev. Thomas Alexander, of Woodlands, and has three sons, and one daughter.
Information sourced from The Cyclopedia of New Zealand (Otago and Southland Provincial Districts), 1905 c/o NZETC website http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc04Cycl-t1-body1-d7-d107.html
Mr. John Matheson , Sole Proprietor, of the firm of J. Matheson and Co, was born in November, 1858, at Mauritius. His father was a sea captain, and landed at Port Chalmers with his family in 1862. Mr Matheson was educated at Kakanui, where he was brought up as a fellmonger. With a partner, he established his present business in 1888, but has conducted it on his own account since 1892. Mr Matheson has been a member of the Kennington school committee since 1898, and has acted as secretary most of the time. He was married, in February, 1892, to a daughter of the Rev. Thomas Alexander, of Woodlands, and has three sons, and one daughter.
Information sourced from The Cyclopedia of New Zealand (Otago and Southland Provincial Districts), 1905 c/o NZETC website http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc04Cycl-t1-body1-d7-d107.html
Extent
318 digital object
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
A slight alteration to the arrangement of some folers, namely those series beginning with "Dave M Photos" and "Photos", has been made necessary due to the high use of sub-series folders in the original donation of digital records. Our current cataloguing system/methodology can not cater for this high use of sub-series folders.
The folders/digital records however are still stored in their original arrangement in the digital archive.
The folders/digital records however are still stored in their original arrangement in the digital archive.
- Title
- J. Matheson and Company [Fellmongers and Wool Scourers]
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Invercargill City Libraries and Archives Repository
