tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post957127088267192677..comments2024-03-29T16:49:36.066+13:00Comments on Timespanner: Some Onehunga landmarksTimespannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-44802567924422612312023-07-20T23:59:48.027+12:002023-07-20T23:59:48.027+12:00Hello Heather, I recently visited as the place see...Hello Heather, I recently visited as the place seems out of business again. An entrance at the back has been covered with concrete and over a concrete wall there is land that has a small hill with what looks to be three square entrances covered with concrete. The entrances seem to go straight down?. Would like to know if these are 4 entrances you were talking about? And if there are any more Kiwinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-24349747418059433582022-04-19T21:21:04.209+12:002022-04-19T21:21:04.209+12:00Mother and I used to used to catch the tram to tow...Mother and I used to used to catch the tram to town, at tin tacks. about a half-mile walk up Mt Smart Road. That would be the late 40's. never knew why it had that name.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03538518187254310147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-46179145526243929712020-07-09T10:38:52.211+12:002020-07-09T10:38:52.211+12:00My parents owned the delicatessen next to the chem...My parents owned the delicatessen next to the chemist shop in the early 1960s<br />I remember an English couple living upstairs, they often came into the shopGraeme Banksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-16192344777695922412019-11-27T10:59:44.046+13:002019-11-27T10:59:44.046+13:0064 Galway Street, then it changed to 114 Galway St...64 Galway Street, then it changed to 114 Galway Street. I think the Prince Albert Hotel used to use the caves to keep their alcohol cold. Our favourite cave went all the way to Onehunga beach at the bottom of Galway Street (near the Tannery before reclamation. There was also a big wetlands there with frogs.)Heather Auckramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07376479009252039340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-91173066118624446352019-08-20T07:58:43.175+12:002019-08-20T07:58:43.175+12:00Contact the Cave Society. They mapped most of the...Contact the Cave Society. They mapped most of the caves in Onehunga. The Auckram one acre of land at 114 Galway Street has four entrances that I remember to the caves. We used to play in them and they had sea shells, broken crockery, bones, and wetas. The land now has townhouses on it. There are iron manhole covers over the cave entrances. Heather Auckramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07376479009252039340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-33383957874644786992018-11-13T15:07:31.188+13:002018-11-13T15:07:31.188+13:00My family were John William Robinson of Onehunga. ...My family were John William Robinson of Onehunga. Mny of them arse buried at Waikarka Pasrk Cemetry. Would love teo hear from iyou about rrelatives in common and also access from Galway St to the Caves - Scotlands is now concreted over. Possibly the church has access though. Lyn. l.hood@xtra.co.nz 0274768526Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15098532500082055461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-90526454412408902502017-11-19T06:51:50.024+13:002017-11-19T06:51:50.024+13:00Hi Heather,
That's a very interesting tale.
S...Hi Heather,<br /><br />That's a very interesting tale.<br />So, you could actually travel through the lava caves from Galway Street to Onehunga Hotel? What number Galway did you grow up on?oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14514555767389018796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-90048864096276728152016-09-16T16:49:18.061+12:002016-09-16T16:49:18.061+12:00Would be 1930's through the 50's
ThanksWould be 1930's through the 50's <br />ThanksMarymartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16073238021467553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-41169231976105806802016-09-16T16:46:27.705+12:002016-09-16T16:46:27.705+12:00No worries. :-) Check some of the Wises Directorie...No worries. :-) Check some of the Wises Directories, depending on when you're talking about. There are microfiche copies available at the Central Auckland Research Centre at the library in town.Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-22102083998049432792016-09-16T16:42:18.465+12:002016-09-16T16:42:18.465+12:00Tin tacks corner ... Mis spelt woopsTin tacks corner ... Mis spelt woopsMarymartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16073238021467553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-76681570691828591532016-09-16T16:40:29.975+12:002016-09-16T16:40:29.975+12:00Tin Tacos? Have you tried looking up Wises Directo...Tin Tacos? Have you tried looking up Wises Directories at the library, Mary?Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-54199623598749931402016-09-16T16:38:01.280+12:002016-09-16T16:38:01.280+12:00Any info on who lived in the rooms above the tin t...Any info on who lived in the rooms above the tin tacos shop on the corner . My great grandmother was apparently there ' Mary McDermott Martin' Thabks Marymartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16073238021467553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-56837024210866679642016-05-26T12:51:49.315+12:002016-05-26T12:51:49.315+12:00Thanks, Heather. Really great hearing from a membe...Thanks, Heather. Really great hearing from a member of the Auckram family! Cheers!Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-590550553312484642016-05-26T09:53:37.689+12:002016-05-26T09:53:37.689+12:00I grew up playing around 'Scotlands' or th...I grew up playing around 'Scotlands' or the Onehunga Gentleman's Club as it is known. We used to play in some of the lava caves that run under Scotlands, across the Onehunga Hotel carpark to an entrance in the yard in our house in Galway Street. There were lots and lots of sea shells, muskets, crockery, bottles, a small stream. I'm sure it is all still there, it the earthworks Heather Auckramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07376479009252039340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-12129590487927422582016-05-26T09:49:36.914+12:002016-05-26T09:49:36.914+12:00My family were the Auckram's, an original Oneh...My family were the Auckram's, an original Onehunga Fencible Family. When I was a young girl living on family land in what was then Albert Street and later renamed Galway Street, during the 1960's. I asked my relatives why it was named Tin Tacks Corner. They knew the man and said it was named that because he was 'no taller than a tin tack'.Heather Auckramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07376479009252039340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-70583614523090404682016-05-26T09:46:37.218+12:002016-05-26T09:46:37.218+12:00My family, the Auckram's, were an original Fen...My family, the Auckram's, were an original Fencible family. I remember them talking about 'Tin Tack' back in the 1960's when I was a young girl. They said it was because he was only the size of a tin tack and no taller.Heather Auckramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07376479009252039340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-42118026649405437852016-04-11T18:11:06.205+12:002016-04-11T18:11:06.205+12:00According to my father it became known as tin tack...According to my father it became known as tin tacks corner because the man who worked in the stationery shop during any conversation would invariably at some stage say "Lets get down to tin tacks...." and so people began to laughingly refer to the local shops as tin tacks[corner]Margaret Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-14473490653517627362016-03-27T12:18:46.627+13:002016-03-27T12:18:46.627+13:00My father says his older brothers worked at Henaha...My father says his older brothers worked at Henahan's grocery store in the 1940s (opposite what is now the Mad Butchers). Back then it was well known as Tin Tacks corner because people in the area had seen Mr Wright working away with tacks in his mouth. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17773133040963335202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-22787028292690945112014-12-09T21:45:49.900+13:002014-12-09T21:45:49.900+13:00I, too, was curious about Tin Tacks Reserve. Now I...I, too, was curious about Tin Tacks Reserve. Now I'll have to investigate some of Onehunga's other hidden treasures. Thanks!Bennetthttp://thunderguy.com/bennettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-52413269046509334152013-09-21T17:19:28.957+12:002013-09-21T17:19:28.957+12:00This comment accidentally deleted. From Helen Wenl...This comment accidentally deleted. From Helen Wenley.<br /><br />"I have just added this post's link to my post http://walksinauckland.com/onehunga-pah-homestead/<br /> <br /><br />I had done a search on Tin Tacks Reserve because I was curious about it's name, and found your blog. "Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-73617176600220086912011-09-03T11:52:54.066+12:002011-09-03T11:52:54.066+12:00I'd say you're right about the cost of the...I'd say you're right about the cost of the ironwork -- but I can't readily find anything else Vazey has done via online sources since. Wish they'd do something arty around other news loos in the city, though.<br /><br />Yes, I noticed that one mural had been covered by another. There seems to have been, at one point a series around Onehunga. What's left seems to show forests, Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-51244813920963064992011-09-03T10:16:07.049+12:002011-09-03T10:16:07.049+12:00The ironwork over the public toilet is wonderful b...The ironwork over the public toilet is wonderful but it looks like it would have cost an awful lot of money. The tattoo mural partly covers another interesting mural. I must remember that exterior painted murals are never meant to be permanent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com