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Boulcott's stockade, 1846

Boulcott's stockade, 1846

George Page’s painting shows the stockade at Boulcott’s farm on the eastern side of the Hutt River after the engagement of 16 May 1846. Local Māori had been challenging settler occupation of Hutt Valley land. After a series of skirmishes, the first major encounter occurred here when Māori, led by the Whanganui chief Tōpine Te Mamaku, made a surprise attack on a British post which had been established at a settler’s farm. The painting shows the graves of soldiers of the 58th Regiment who lost their lives in the attack. The site is now part of the Boulcott’s Farm Heritage Golf Club.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: B-081-002
Watercolour by George Hyde Page

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How to cite this page:

Danny Keenan, 'New Zealand Wars - Wellington and Whanganui Wars, 1846–1848', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/artwork/36904/boulcotts-stockade-1846 (accessed 29 March 2024)

Story by Danny Keenan, published 20 Jun 2012, reviewed & revised 29 Nov 2022