In the lead-up to Anzac Day I have updated the article on New Zealand Mathesons who served overseas during the First World War. In an earlier post on this website I reported that one of the ‘Berry Boys’ — unidentified soldiers in photographs found in a former studio in Wellington — was James Alexander Matheson, who […]
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I’ve found Mathesons Corner Road near Heriot in Otago (properly Matheson’s Corner Road, I’m sure). The article on Matheson place names in New Zealand has been updated. As well as Lake Matheson, Mathesons Bay and Mount Matheson, we know of 11 Matheson Roads, and one each of Matheson Bay Road, Matheson Bush Road, Matheson Way, Matheson Crescent, Matheson Street,
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