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Rob’s Hut

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Rob’s Hut

Rob’s Hut, Raincliff Station, around 1868. With sheep runs sometimes comprising thousands of hectares, huts like this provided accommodation for shepherds on station peripheries.

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John Wilson, South Canterbury places – Temuka, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/11477/robs-hut (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by John Wilson, published 2 March 2009, updated 17 August 2015.