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Aorangi, the property of Frank Coop at Ataahua
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TitleAorangi, the property of Frank Coop at Ataahua
Description'Panoramic view of "Aorangi", the property of Frank Coop at Ataahua, showing farmland on rolling hills, with Lake Ellesmere visible centre right and a road running along the coast. The single-storeyed Aorangi homestead is nestled among trees in the middle distance, and a mountain is visible in the distance on the far left.' (National Library catalogue entry)
Sheep farmer Frank Coop (1881-1962) grew up in Little River and married Mary Scott Jamieson (1883- 1961) in 1907. He farmed at Ataahua for most of his life.
Mary and Frank had four children: Betty Evelyn (1908-1993), John Forrester (1909-1993), Barbara Ann (1914-1993) and Mary Aroha (later Pat Hewlett) (1917-2009).
Frank is buried in the Coop family plot in the St Kentigern Anglican Churchyard (also known as Kaituna Valley Public Cemetery) in Ataahua on Banks Peninsula.Datec.1923 - 1928SourceNational Library Pan-1323-FPhotographerRobert Percy MooreAdditional Rights InformationAorangi, the property of Frank Coop at Ataahua.. Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand. Ref: Pan-1323-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23210158
Description'Panoramic view of "Aorangi", the property of Frank Coop at Ataahua, showing farmland on rolling hills, with Lake Ellesmere visible centre right and a road running along the coast. The single-storeyed Aorangi homestead is nestled among trees in the middle distance, and a mountain is visible in the distance on the far left.' (National Library catalogue entry)Sheep farmer Frank Coop (1881-1962) grew up in Little River and married Mary Scott Jamieson (1883- 1961) in 1907. He farmed at Ataahua for most of his life.
Mary and Frank had four children: Betty Evelyn (1908-1993), John Forrester (1909-1993), Barbara Ann (1914-1993) and Mary Aroha (later Pat Hewlett) (1917-2009).
Frank is buried in the Coop family plot in the St Kentigern Anglican Churchyard (also known as Kaituna Valley Public Cemetery) in Ataahua on Banks Peninsula.
Datec.1923 - 1928SourceNational Library Pan-1323-FPhotographerRobert Percy MooreAdditional Rights InformationAorangi, the property of Frank Coop at Ataahua.. Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand. Ref: Pan-1323-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23210158Connections
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Aorangi, the property of Frank Coop at Ataahua (c.1923 - 1928). Selwyn Stories, accessed 17/03/2026, https://selwynstories.selwynlibraries.co.nz/nodes/view/6708
