More Info →Collins family and home, Newbury

The house, constructed for Mr and Mrs Edwards Collins c1878, stood on Rangitikei Line opposite the Newbury School. It was later burnt down. The Collins property extended from the Kairanga-Bunnythorpe Road. It was said that the house had interesting cast-iron embellishments and that quality timber had been used for the doors, architraves and scotia. From left: Unknown; Unknown; Mrs J G Collins, holding eldest son Arthur; Mrs Edward Collins; Unknown; Edith Hill, granddaughter of Mrs. Edwards Collins.