Story: Southland region All images & media From page 1 – Overview Southland region Venture Southland New Year’s Day, 1874 A rolling ‘r’ Images of Southland From page 2 – Geology and landforms Southland landforms The Southland plains Mt Tūtoko Fossilised forest, Curio Bay From page 3 – Plants and animals Southland vegetation Cushion plants and moss Beech forest, Hollyford Valley Red tussock Takahē (1st of 3) Takahē rediscovered (2nd of 3) Takahē stamp, 1956 (3rd of 3) From page 4 – Climate Invercargill under water, 1984 Sheep eating swedes Sundial, Invercargill Wind-blown macrocarpas Aurora australis From page 5 – Early settlement Tākitimu Mountains Moa-bone necklace Whaling in Foveaux Strait, 1820s to 1840s Message on slate Tūhawaiki letter and moko Wharekōrari and Wills at Waikawa (1st of 2) Map of Mataura (2nd of 2) From page 6 – Growth on the plains Invercargill, 1859 Survey map of Southland Butcher’s shop (1st of 2) Bluff freezing works, around 1910 (2nd of 2) Freezing workers Wheat for loading Invercargill postcard From page 7 – Transport, power and other advances ‘Lady Barkly’ steam engine (1st of 3) Invercargill railway yard (2nd of 3) Coal train, Ōtautau (3rd of 3) Electricity in Southland Opencast mine, Nightcaps Building the Homer Tunnel Aluminium smelter, Tīwai Point Space tracking station, Awarua From page 8 – Farming: 1950s to present day Invercargill on show, 1954 Sheep farm Moving from Waikato to Southland Deer farming Swedes for sale From page 9 – Fishing Seafood specials A Southland fish Bagging Bluff oysters Ngāi Tahu Seafood Pāua at Riverton/Aparima From page 10 – Government, education and health Provincial council building Southland indebted Southland on top Joseph Ward and government members, 1916 Don Grant, rector (1st of 2) Southland Boys’ High School (2nd of 2) Zero fees From page 11 – Society and culture Glencoe memorial ‘No I won’t, I’ll have a glass of beer’ Invercargill garrison band, 1909 Civic theatre and town hall The gorse blooms pale ‘Customs men with captured still’ Southland Museum and Art Gallery From page 12 – Sport and recreation Rugby match Netball sculpture Billy Trembath Cycle competition at the Southland velodrome Burt Munro From page 13 – Southland people Town populations in Southland, 1891–2006 A farmers’ town Worker shortage Winton Te Rau Aroha marae, Bluff
