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Canterbury Association advertisement

Canterbury Association advertisement

Edward Gibbon Wakefield was English, as were most of the initiators of the New Zealand Company. Not surprisingly, over 80% of those assisted to migrate by the company were English, as were those who migrated after 1850 with the help of the Canterbury Association. This poster offered assistance for suitable immigrants to Canterbury. Those interested were asked to apply to the office in London.

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Reference: 2463

Permission of Canterbury Museum, Rolleston Avenue, Christchurch, New Zealand must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Terry Hearn, English – 19th-century migration, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/ephemera/1893/canterbury-association-advertisement (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Terry Hearn, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 August 2024.

Comments

Harriet
25 June 2018
Hi Michael, thanks for your comment. Permission must be obtained from Canterbury Museum for any re-use of this image. Please get in touch with them quoting the reference / Te Ara page. Thank you.
Michael Bruce-Smith
22 June 2018
Greetings from Masterton. I am nearing the end of a two year ancestry research for my forebears who landed in Lyttelton from England and Scotland in the sailing ships - Chariot of Fame, Queen of the Mersey, Opawa, and Southesk. I write asking approval to reproduce the Canterbury Association advertisement [library ref: 2463 ] in the book I am compiling for the living relatives of print run around 20. I am happy to give the required source acknowledgement, and pay any fee. Kind regards, Michael