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Country finally settled on and successfully applied for Run No. 367 in this area. He spent the following winter on the run with his stock, constructing his hut several miles up Forest Creek. The location of where the hut was situated is marked by a plaque today. Butler expanded his holdings over
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in 2003, with 20,863 hectares out of the present 26,115 hectares becoming public conservation land. The remaining land (5,252 hectares) was freeholded to the leaseholder. The current holders of the pastoral lease is the
Prouting family who have held it since 1945.
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the following years by acquiring neighboring runs and establishing the station. Butler ran the station for approximately four years before selling and returning to
England with double his initial investment (£8,000).
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While many attribute the formation of the station with Butler, most parts of the station had been allotted several years before to various individuals. Butler arrived in
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The station was sold on numerous occasions to various owners including
William Parkerson, Michael and General J. R. Campbell, George McMillan, George Gerard,
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Climate data for
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The remains of Butler's cob cottage can be found beside the former school.
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Calling the
Station Home: Place and Identity in New Zealand's High Country
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346:. Christchurch: Whitcombe and Tombs Limited. pp. 143–149.
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Williams
309:. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 20.
490:"CliFlo – National Climate Database : Mesopotamia"
430:"RNZAF – High Country Heroes – Their Deeds Remembered"
391:"Historic Mesopotamia land protected for the future"
376:. Auckland, New Zealand: Penguin Group. p. 224.
135:. At the break out of the war the farm manager, the
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50:. The name Mesopotamia means "between two rivers."
412:"Mesopotamia Station carved up under Govt scheme"
361:. Timaru, New Zealand: The Timaru Herald Co. LTD.
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455:"South Canterbury: What Butler saw"
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374:The Penguin History of New Zealand
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342:Acland, Leopold G. D. (1946).
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320:Wynn-Williams, R. B. (2014).
214:Average rainfall mm (inches)
46:in 1860 after arriving from
18:Mesopotamia (disambiguation)
678:Pleasant Point Sub-Division
305:Dominy, Michele D. (2001).
119:drowned while crossing the
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117:Doctor Andrew Sinclair
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78:Mesopotamia (station)
60:The Lord of the Rings
16:For other uses, see
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107:Dr. Andrew Sinclair
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974:Categories
910:Government
876:Watlington
836:Kensington
766:Winchester
617:Mount Peel
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292:References
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831:Highfield
741:Arowhenua
715:Raincliff
690:Kerrytown
642:Rangitata
597:Geraldine
469:1170-0777
143:Buildings
137:mustering
133:Great War
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157:Climate
67:History
48:England
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801:Otipua
796:Levels
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622:Orari
416:Stuff
395:Scoop
277:904.4
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552:Seat
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