Tuesday, July 8, 2014

When Chinese shearers had to sleep separately ...

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Image: William Jukes Steward, 1891. From Wikipedia. A little known fact – in 1898, the New Zealand parliament passed the Shearers Accommo...
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The Second Triennial Timespanner Auckland Local Boards Heritage Survey

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Back in March 2011 , I published a simple bit of a survey into how many times "heritage" was referred to in draft annual plans pr...
Wednesday, June 25, 2014

A visit to the Titirangi Ranges in 1876

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From the NZ Herald , 30 December 1876 A VISIT TO THE TITIRANGI RANGES. On Boxing-day the new 'bus made by Messrs. Cousin and Atkin...
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Tuesday, June 10, 2014

A Kiwi soldier in the Easter 1916 Uprising

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A Kiwi soldier during WWI finds himself in the middle of the 1916 Easter Uprising. Image from Wiki -- Sackville Street, Dublin, after the...
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Sunday, May 4, 2014

A bit of train stuff ... a trip along the Western Line.

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Waitakere to Henderson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moryJpX5Bk8 Henderson to New Lynn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmWKeckE3bM ...
Monday, March 31, 2014

Pleasant Point Railway images -- 1969 to 1971

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It has been a while since I've posted images from Bryan Blanchard, of the Pleasant Point Museum and Railway . Here are some photos ...
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Thursday, March 27, 2014

Karaka Vintage Day 2014 part 2

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Karaka Vintage Day 2014 part 1

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In which Timespanner visits Karaka (thanks to my good friend Trevor Pollard) and takes photographs of old stuff. ...
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