Scottish Pioneers of Canterbury — Christchurch, New Zealand
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Dunbar Loop
S 43° 31.603 E 172° 35.842
59G E 629081 N 5179452
This cairn recognises the Scottish pioneers who arrived in the mid-1840s to help colonise Canterbury in European ways.
Waymark Code: WM8JAK
Location: South Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 04/09/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NCDaywalker
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In Memory of the Scottish Pioneers of Canterbury Who Settled in These Parts From the Early 1840s

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And auld lang syne?

Present to the people of Canterbury by the Canterbury Burns Club on 25 January 2009, the 250th Anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns, Scotland's National Poet.

Location: Riccarton Bush

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