Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1905, Christchurch

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Heddon Bush is in the Otautau riding of the county of Wallace, and in the electorate of Wallace, and lies on the eastern bank of the Aparima river, opposite Wrey's Bush. The district takes its name from the large estate farmed for many years by Mr John Tennant, but now sub-divided into a number of farms, of which the greater proportion have been taken up. It consists of beautiful level country, where various small patches of native bush still remain, and there are some remarkably fine homesteads. Invercargill is thirtyfour miles distant; Drummond, six miles; Otautau, ten; and Winton thirteen. Heddon Bush district consists of a strip of country, about ten miles long by four miles wide. It has a public school, and the post office is in charge of the headmaster. There has been a postal service in the district since the seventies, and telephone connection was established in 1899. There is no church in the locality, but fortnightly services in connection with the Presbyterian body are held in the local school house. The industries of the district, apart from pasturage and agriculture, include flaxmilling. At the census of 1901, Heddon Bush district had a population of 146.