Lake Wakatipu and Queenstown circa 1895. Kitty Kirk was born in 1855 and most of her life was spent around Lake Wakatipu. Kitty’s Irish mother had it tough and Kitty herself suffered far more unhappiness than seems quite fair. As her story unfolds, the characters of the district like William Rees and Richard Bryant and their families are given major roles. Such blips are insignificant when set against Margaret Mills’ years of work in her late 80s to tell a tale of Otago which needed to be told.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 04, 2021 16:32 UTC