Saturday, September 20, 2014
Beside Te Wai Ariki: from the Mason's Hotel to the Hotel Cargen
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Rev John Kinder drawing of Eden Crescent looking west. Old St Pauls on the horizon, part of the Royal Hotel complex centre-right. 4-1208,...
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Thursday, September 4, 2014
Mr Fritzschner's baby biplane dreams
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Auckland Weekly News 31 August 1911, AWNS-19110831-16-3, Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries. Paul Fritzschner, ei...
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A card from the Auckland Savage Club
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A good friend of mine gave me the above undated promo card, dated from the period of the First World War to 1942, when Rev. Chappell die...
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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