George Henry Moore (runholder), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About George Henry Moore (runholder)
- George Henry Moore (12 October 1812 – 7 July 1905), derogatorily known as Scabbie Moore, was a New Zealand runholder.
- He was born in Billown, Isle of Man on 12 October 1812.
- As a young man, he worked on Mona Vale Station in Tasmania, where he married the owner's daughter.
- He was later the owner of Glenmark Station north of Waipara, which for a time was New Zealand's largest sheep run.The New Zealand Historic Places Trust has four separate listings on Glenmark Station.
- Moore had a mansion constructed for him, which took seven years to build.
- It was finished in 1888, but burned out on 23 January 1891.
- The two-storey house had cost around £15,000 to build and the furniture was valued at around £10,000; there was no insurance.
- The ruins have a Category II classification.
- The horse stables, built of concrete in ca.
- 1881 for up to 50 horses, gave expression to his wealth.
- The stables are of considerable technological importance (due to the early use of concrete) and have a Category I listing.
- The Glenmark Station Lodge is listed as a Category II building and still in use.
- The Station Manager's House is disused these days and registered as Category II.Moore died at Christchurch in 1905, having been blind for several years.
- With her inheritance, his daughter purchased a property in Christchurch, which she renamed Mona Vale after her mother's property. Photo gallery
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