The grave of James Saunders-Loder - "Jimmy the Needle".
Production date
1950s?
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Description
Memorial stone for James Saunders-Loder (also known as James Saunders) at Georgetown cemetery. James Saunders-Loder - known as Jimmy the Needle - was a whaler at Moeraki, one of the first European settlers in the Waitaki Valley and later the ferryman on the Waitaki River. Mr Saunders-Loder drowned while crossing the river with Dr T Williams, Dr Williams survived. The accident happened on the 28th December1862, the day of the birth of Mr Saunders-Loder's second son with wife Elizabeth (nee Wixon). The inscription on the stone cannot be read from this photograph, but is "James Saunders-Loder. Jimmy the Needle. Drowned 1862".
Production place
Production date
1950s?
Collection type
Media/materials
Photographic print
Measurements
H 89mm x L 64mm
Accession number
P0178.25
System ID
169611
Current Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Organisation Credit Line
Collection of the Waitaki Archive. Id 169611
Public comments
Jimmy the Needle’s grave ( James Saunders-Loder) was restored in the 1960s led by one of his Descendants Douglas Saunders-Loder.
- Susan Milner posted 2 years ago.