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Thursday, April 1, 2010

St Ninian's in The Aucklander

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Just had a call from our Society's treasurer that The Aucklander have published their article on St Ninian's and the 150th . I'...
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

A splendid heritage loo in Roskill South

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On the way to visit a friend, I spotted this from the bus as it headed along Dominion Road, just past the intersection with Richardson ...
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St Ninian's 150th anniversary

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St Ninians 150th anniversary flyer Well, come rain or shine, the Avondale-Waterview Historical Society hope to be able ...
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Sunday, March 28, 2010

die Mauer -- the Berlin Wall

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Not NZ history, I know, but a find made at the Avondale Sunday Market today caught my fancy. When the Berlin Wall came down, chunks of the ...
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Artists caught in the act on Auckland-West blog

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Paul commented on the bullocks post today and let me know about this cool one from his blog -- always fantastic seeing the people behind ...
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Bullocks in Henderson

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A wonderful example of what to do with rusted rubbish removed from our streams stands in Henderson beside a busy road, Vitasovich Avenue. In...
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Monday, March 22, 2010

Mystery trade mark

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I'll put this out there to any readers passing by. At the Huia Settlers Museum, there is a case with heaps of items picked up from the ...
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Sunday, March 21, 2010

West Auckland whimsy

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Spotted and shot quickly while in a moving tour bus along Atkinson Ave in West Auckland. A much better shot can be viewed at the Auckland-...
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Moana the eel

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There are attractive wetlands and stream views at the Corban Estate in Henderson (note shadow of blog photographer below...) I've ...
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Friends of the Auckland Suffrage Memorial on Facebook

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Further to this post. Just received an invite from Cr. Cathy Casey, so I've dipped my toes in the water and joined the Facebook group:...
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Monday, March 15, 2010

Western Springs Speedway history

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I've just received an email advising that Western Springs Speedway have an online petition running, apparently against Auckland City Co...
Sunday, March 14, 2010

A fading mural in Silverdale

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Perhaps I'm just imagining it -- but I'm sure Silverdale up in Rodney District was once noted for having quite a few heritage mural...
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Latest St Matthews billboard

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Seen this morning, while I was on the way through the city -- the latest St Matthews-in-the-city billboard, from the folks who brought you ...
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Ferndale House, Mt Albert

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The Mt Albert Historical Society had a function yesterday at Ferndale House, on New North Road in Mt Albert. I went along for a listen to th...
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Weetbix controversy rolls on

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Back in February 2009, I did a post: Who invented Weetbix? This was followed, after a lot of international sleuthing, by the sequel in ...
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Saturday, March 13, 2010

Conviviality and the flying fox at Upper Symonds Street

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A traffic control box sits beside a telephone cables utility box on the verge beside the Upper Symonds Street carpark here in Auckland, at ...
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