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Historic photos courtesy of the Stoney family

Explore the remarkable legacy of the Stoney family through historic photos capturing the evolution of Sea View Homestead and their way of life. Delve into moments of joy, hard work, and community in this visual journey through time.

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Historic photos courtesy of the Stoney family

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  1. Historic photos courtesy of the Stoney family Aerial construction progress shots courtesy of Skylens Detail construction progress shots courtesy of Antony Matthews and Tony Barnes

  2. Frances Sarah Stoney (nee Wilson) and son Walter, c1860

  3. Stoney Coat of Arms

  4. Sea View Homestead, early 1900s

  5. View from Sea View with Vivian and Walter

  6. James Butler Stoney

  7. Frances Sarah Stoney with granddaughter Kay, c1898

  8. Kathleen (Kay), Iris (Biddie), Ormonde and Vivian (Viv) Stoney, c1900

  9. Laura Stoney with elder son Vivian and youngest daughter Gwen, c1910

  10. Ormonde Stoney scything hay watched by sister Gwen, c1914

  11. Gwen Stoney with her pet sheep Isabel and another, c1913

  12. Vivian Butler Stoney, elder son of Walter and Laura

  13. Laura and Walter Stoney with family on front steps at Sea View

  14. Gwen Stoney

  15. Gwen Stoney at Sea View, c1925

  16. Walter Stoney with daughter Gwen at Sea View, c 1920

  17. Iris (Biddie) and Gwen Stoney with Gwen’s fiancée Harry Crum, 1930s

  18. Walter and Laura’s golden wedding anniversary

  19. Walter and Laura’s golden wedding anniversary

  20. Back row: Laureen, Des Middle row: Heather, Jim, Kathleen, Elaine, Basil, Keith Front row: Tom, Rosemary, Gerald Walter and Laura Stoney’s grandchildren, 1939

  21. Sea View Homestead and farm buildings, looking east

  22. Yard between kitchen doorstep and stockyard

  23. Maize crib at Sea View

  24. Turnips were grown as food for humans and cattle

  25. Pigs lived on surplus from the orchard and cowshed

  26. Gum digging demonstration at Sea View, taken by Joe Kendall, c 1901

  27. Laura, Kay, Gwen and Walter Stoney, Laura’s brother Willie Fennel, with a felled Eucalyptus

  28. Cattle sale at Sea View

  29. Lady with a cow

  30. Haystacks

  31. Willie Fennel beside a Stoney haystack

  32. Sea View flats from the north

  33. Two horses would have to be kept to power this luxury

  34. Gigs and sheds at Sea View

  35. Holy Trinity Church, Silverdale

  36. Holy Trinity Church (probably decorated for wedding of Kay Stoney to Bill Gillanders)

  37. Silverdale from the east, before 1913

  38. Mail coach outside Silverdale Store

  39. Mishap on the bridge

  40. Mail coach on Wade bridge, 1890s

  41. The new ferro concrete bridge at Wade

  42. The SS Orewa loading fruit at Wade

  43. Raft of logs being towed downriver

  44. Logs being towed downriver; view from Second Bond’s wharf

  45. Wade Hotel, Silverdale, early 1900s

  46. Settlers gathered in front of the Wade/Silverdale Hall, 1921

  47. Settlers meeting Prime Minister Mr. W Massey to talk about the state of the roads

  48. Arrival of sawmill

  49. Whale beached at Orewa, 1925

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