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https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2008/09/pt-chevalier-history.html Timespanner: Pt Chevalier history Yesterday, I attended one of the few Auckland City Heritage Festival events I'll be able to get to this year (as usual, I'm busy researching... pt chevalier timespanner history https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2009/03/my-thanks-to-owner-of-ematejoca.html Timespanner: My thanks to the owner of Ematejoca Just spotted that Timespanner is one of the blogosphere links on the Ematejoca blog: thank you! I can't understand the language, but Ematej... thanks to the owner timespanner https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-october-1897-breakwater-road.html Timespanner: The October 1897 Breakwater Road accident Map from the City of Auckland Plan, 1908. Inset image of T W Leys senior: photo of a painting by C F Goldie, Auckland Libraries Heritage C... timespanner october breakwater road accident https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2008/12/pukekohe-east-presbyterian-church.html Timespanner: Pukekohe East Presbyterian Church "LOOKING DUE EAST from the higher part of Pukekohe Town one will see on the skyline, a mile and a half air-line distant, an isolated dot of ... pukekohe east timespanner presbyterian church https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2008/10/bell-gemmell-and-riversdale-tannery.html Timespanner: Bell & Gemmell and the Riversdale Tannery Image from a detail from Deed 40, LINZ records. The Bell and Gemmell tannery remains a mystery at this stage. I know roughly where it was... and the timespanner bell gemmell riversdale https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2011/01/too-many-john-campbells.html Timespanner: Too many John Campbells No, I'm not talking about the one who is probably New Zealand's most famous present-day John Campbell . It's the historic ones who make m... too many timespanner john campbells https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2010/07/unofficial-history-of-auckland.html Timespanner: The Unofficial History of Auckland A very, very funny article from this week's Aucklander magazine. Have a read. history of timespanner unofficial auckland https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2013/04/please-no-fallen-women-here-thank-you.html Timespanner: Please, no "fallen women" here, thank you In 1899, a retired publican, hotel-owner and land investor named Michael Corcoran bought pieces of land in the Royal Oak-Epsom part of Mt R... please no timespanner fallen women thank https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2012/01/changing-signs.html Timespanner: Changing signs It's been a bit of a journey, involving both the old Avondale Community Board and the newer Whau Local Board, stretching back to 2004 ... timespanner changing signs https://timespanner.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2019-11-23T13:10:00%2B13:00&max-results=100&reverse-paginate=true Timespanner timespanner https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2010/06/relic-of-mangahao.html Timespanner: Relic of Mangahao This was an intriguing sight as I ducked down the side streets between the museum and Newmarket township last Saturday, spotted on George ... timespanner relic https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2013/07/ Timespanner: July 2013 timespanner july https://timespanner.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2011-06-23T02:12:00-07:00&max-results=20&start=14&by-date=false Timespanner timespanner https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2015/12/ Timespanner: December 2015 timespanner december https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2010/ Timespanner: 2010 timespanner https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2013/06/looking-down-victoria-street-west.html Timespanner: Looking down Victoria Street West Another card, this time purchased from an English dealer. Dating it is interesting -- the card is a photocard, meant for an album, so ha... looking down victoria street timespanner west https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2009/04/conscientious-objection-in-first-world.html Timespanner: Conscientious objection in the First World War There is a very good section on this topic on the NZHistory.net site . In some prisons in this country, instances of daily strip searches we... conscientious objection in the first world timespanner war https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2016/05/ Timespanner: May 2016 timespanner may https://timespanner.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2013-01-05T20:53:00%2B13:00&max-results=100&reverse-paginate=true Timespanner timespanner https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2011/02/stones-of-church-walls-talk.html Timespanner: "The stones of the church walls talk" Another post on the Presbyterian Archives blog , this one on damage to St Giles Presbyterian Church , Papanui. the stones timespanner church walls talk https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2010/09/more-on-henry-james-bell-of-whau.html Timespanner: More on Henry James Bell of the Whau I love receiving emails from those whose family history research leads them to come upon Timespanner, and share a bit of information on thei... more on henry james of the timespanner bell https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2009/08/elliott-street.html Timespanner: Elliott Street Whoever had the idea to put this metal cage design, featuring the name of Elliott Street, needs a pat on the back. I like it. In the midst o... timespanner elliott street https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2008/11/carved-horns-at-dargaville-museum.html Timespanner: Carved horns at Dargaville Museum The explanatory caption beside the horns said: This nineteenth century fine example of carved bullock horns was donated to Dargaville Museum... timespanner carved horns dargaville museum https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2008/11/wade-hotel-silverdale.html Timespanner: Wade Hotel, Silverdale Another for my list of "I'd like to know more." Buck Shelford apparently owned this at one time, according to some of the 'Net pages tonight... timespanner wade hotel silverdale https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2020/12/the-dilapidated-baronet-sir-charles.html Timespanner: The "dilapidated baronet": Sir Charles Wentworth Burdett (1835-1892) Fourteen days hard labour in Mt Eden Gaol in Auckland for the theft of some roses. Such was the sentence in 1888 for Sir Charles Burdett, ... sir charles timespanner dilapidated baronet wentworth https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2023/05/ Timespanner: May 2023 timespanner may https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2014/07/ Timespanner: July 2014 timespanner july https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2011/04/taurangas-historic-village-on-17th.html Timespanner: Tauranga's Historic Village on 17th (Avenue) Image: Tauranga, New Zealand, 23 April 1864, by Col. Edward Arthur Williams (1824-1898) . From interpretive panels, Faulkner House. One... historic village timespanner tauranga avenue https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2012/08/queen-and-wellesley-streets-c1904.html Timespanner: Queen and Wellesley Streets, c.1904 I'm still not a total fan of colourised postcards, but I must admit this one I bought recently is quite pretty. That it headed from Mt R... timespanner queen wellesley streets c https://timespanner.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2018-07-27T13:22:00%2B12:00 Timespanner timespanner https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2009/08/new-zealand-company-in-auckland.html Timespanner: The New Zealand Company in Auckland Yet another trivia fact about Auckland: once, for a brief time, parts of our region were owned by the New Zealand Company, noted for their c... the new timespanner zealand company auckland https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2010/04/ Timespanner: April 2010 timespanner april https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2012/02/horse-racing-at-orakei.html Timespanner: Horse racing at Orakei Barraud, Charles Decimus 1822-1897 :Maori hack race in full costume. C. D. Barraud del. ; G McCulloch lith. - London ; C F Kell [1877] R... horse racing timespanner orakei https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2009/07/stroll-along-grafton-bridge.html Timespanner: A stroll along Grafton Bridge I was out in the wonderful breather of fine weather yesterday, doing some work at the Domain before heading back to the city, and decided to... timespanner stroll along grafton bridge https://timespanner.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2011-11-07T03:31:00%2B13:00 Timespanner timespanner https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2013/06/black-duck-at-rocket-park.html Timespanner: Black duck at Rocket Park Back in March 2009, I blogged about the Oakley Creek waterfall-decorated box at Rocket Park , Mt Albert. Leigh Kennaway spotted and phot... black duck timespanner rocket park https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2009/11/birds-at-catherine-place.html Timespanner: Birds at Catherine Place Another trip into Henderson today on business, and I passed by one of my favourite examples of utility box art at Catherine Place, the fron... timespanner birds catherine place https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2008/10/ Timespanner: October 2008 timespanner october https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2014/ Timespanner: 2014 timespanner https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2012/07/basque-park.html Timespanner: Basque Park Red outline of the extent of Basque Park today, overlaid on map of legal descriptions from LINZ website - crown copyright. A reader n... timespanner basque park https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2022/08/ Timespanner: August 2022 timespanner august https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2017/ Timespanner: 2017 timespanner https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2009/03/feedback-from-nz-on-screen.html Timespanner: Feedback from NZ on Screen I do like receiving feedback on stuff published here at Timespanner. This afternoon, I had the following email from Brenda Leeuwenberg, NZ O... feedback from timespanner nz screen https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2011/03/trooper-billett-of-samoan-advance-1914.html Timespanner: Trooper Billett of the Samoan Advance, 1914 Just a matter of days after New Zealand entered World War I, it was suggested by the British Government that New Zealand should send troop... of the timespanner trooper billett samoan https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2011/08/burkes-brickyard-on-whau.html Timespanner: Burke's Brickyard on the Whau Image from Western Leader, 16 January 1998. This is an update, in the light of additional information from the Auckland Star, found by... on the timespanner burke brickyard https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2010/07/napier-street-school-freemans-bay-1928.html Timespanner: Napier Street School, Freemans Bay, 1928 Click to enlarge in Photobucket. Cat B has kindly shared this photo of a class at Napier Street School, Freemans Bay, from 1928. If anyon... freemans bay timespanner napier street school https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2009/08/domain-stories-note-from-john-adam.html Timespanner: Domain stories - a note from John Adam John Adam , a noted landscape and horticultural historian, and someone who has done considerable research over some years, emailed me today ... a note from john timespanner domain stories https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2023/08/ Timespanner: August 2023 timespanner august https://timespanner.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2019-04-13T08:03:00-07:00 Timespanner timespanner https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-elusive-harry-phydora.html Timespanner: The elusive Harry Phydora Update 27 August 2019. I purchased the postcard above because the image intrigued me -- promoting the pantomime Aladdin here in Ne... timespanner elusive harry https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2013/04/ Timespanner: April 2013 timespanner april https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2009/09/pt-chevalier-tines-no-7.html Timespanner: Pt. Chevalier Times No. 7 Fresh off the press, in Scribd . pt chevalier timespanner https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2010/09/silverdale-districts-historical-society.html Timespanner: Silverdale & Districts Historical Society website historical society timespanner silverdale districts https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2011/09/how-about-plaque-for-old-mangere-bridge.html Timespanner: How about a plaque for old Mangere Bridge? In 2015, the old (second) Mangere Bridge turns 100. Could anyone in the Auckland Council please consider taking up the idea of an interpret... how about timespanner plaque old mangere https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2008/10/record-flight-on-kaipara-rail-line.html Timespanner: "A Record Flight "... on the Kaipara rail line From the Waitemata News, 19 June 1913. "Regarding the fine recently imposed on a New Lynn settler, a good story is told of a contractor and ... a record on the timespanner flight kaipara https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2011/04/anchorage-of-tauranga-moana.html Timespanner: The anchorage of Tauranga Moana Once rail reached Tauranga ( and it took until 1925 ), it was a great route until passenger services finally ceased in 2001. Thankfully, f... the anchorage timespanner tauranga moana https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2012/08/ Timespanner: August 2012 timespanner august https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2022/01/ Timespanner: January 2022 timespanner january https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2009/02/bird-in-box.html Timespanner: Bird in a box From Auckland Evening Star, 6 August 1875. "Some time ago a large case conveyed an emu to Ellerslie. at the top of the box was a hole large ... in a timespanner bird box https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2009/02/nz-blue-books-online-at-archives-nz.html Timespanner: NZ Blue Books online at Archives NZ 1840-1855 to be found here . The download size for each volume is huge (I've just taken a look at the 1855 one, which is well over 250MB). B... blue books timespanner nz online archives https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2021/12/ Timespanner: December 2021 timespanner december https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2010/10/tutu-te-puehu-new-zealands-wars-of-19th.html Timespanner: Tutu te Puehu: New Zealand's wars of the 19th century I received the following email today from Peter Cooke, of the NZ Military History Committee. You might be interested in this brochure of ... new zealand https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2010/03/artists-caught-in-act-on-auckland-west.html Timespanner: Artists caught in the act on Auckland-West blog Paul commented on the bullocks post today and let me know about this cool one from his blog -- always fantastic seeing the people behind ... caught in the act auckland west timespanner artists blog https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2010/04/backwards-wager-through-eastern-suburbs.html Timespanner: A backwards wager through the Eastern Suburbs This is from the NZ Herald, 17 October 1928. LONG WALK BACKWARDS REMUERA TO ST.HELIERS UNUSUAL WAGER TAKEN UP MIDNIGHT ROAD PROCESSION ... the eastern timespanner backwards wager suburbs https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2011/12/miramar-gasworks-tramway.html Timespanner: Miramar Gasworks Tramway Gas works at Miramar, Wellington, 1920s. The words `Wellington Gas Co Ltd' are upon the gates in the foreground. Photograph taken by Sy... timespanner miramar gasworks tramway https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2012/02/commemorating-elizabeth-yates.html Timespanner: Commemorating Elizabeth Yates Back in 2009, I posted about Elizabeth Yates , the first woman mayor in the British Empire back in 1893. On February 3, while... timespanner elizabeth yates https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2009/11/old-photos-again.html Timespanner: Old photos (again) Two old photo albums were waiting for me in my letterbox this last week. The following photos can't be classed as "lost", really, as I know ... old photos timespanner https://timespanner.blogspot.com/search?q=avondale+racecourse Timespanner: Search results for avondale racecourse search results timespanner avondale racecourse https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2021/06/keith-russell-jones-bit-of-scoundrel.html Timespanner: Keith Russell Jones: a bit of a scoundrel Image from NZ Police Gazette , 2 October 1912 "Keith Russell Jones, a well-dressed young fellow of 23, who had come only recently from Sydn... a bit of keith russell timespanner jones scoundrel https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2011/09/another-blog-cast-in-stone.html Timespanner: Another blog: Cast in Stone Another heritage around blog called Cast in Stone by Big Dog Talking of Dunedin. Great to see some more NZ history amongst the blogs! another blog cast in timespanner stone https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2013/08/where-i-despair-for-corrections-at.html Timespanner: Where I despair for corrections at Auckland Museum Originally published 10 August 2013 on Facebook Timespanner. Dear Auckland War Memorial Museum, I do get it when you folks say that... for corrections timespanner despair auckland museum https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2008/10/death-of-publican-suicide-of-john.html Timespanner: Death of a publican: the suicide of John Rebbick Stych (1845-1898) An old tale that floated around Avondale for years, from whispers in the playground to legends recounted to wide-eyed visitors, was that the... death of https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2009/10/always-in-air-orakeis-falcon-airways.html Timespanner: "Always in the air": Orakei's Falcon Airways Image from Flight magazine, via Flight Global Archive . A chance sighting in Elizabeth T. Jackson's history of Orakei, Delving into th... in the air timespanner always orakei falcon https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2009/08/avondale-historical-journal-no-49.html Timespanner: Avondale Historical Journal No. 49 Uploaded now to Scribd. I can't believe that I'm just one issue away from the 50th. I can still remember looking at the newsletter for the c... historical journal timespanner avondale https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-real-auckland-zoo-anniversary.html Timespanner: The real Auckland Zoo anniversary Back in April this year, I photographed the commemorative sign displayed in the grounds of the Auckland Zoo, and believed what it said: ... the real auckland zoo timespanner anniversary https://timespanner.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2021-12-07T20:41:00%2B13:00 Timespanner timespanner https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2012/03/old-fashioned-front-window.html Timespanner: An old fashioned front window I passed this window by yesterday, heading down Wellesley Street West, just up from Elliott. Why did I take the photo (with the owner's ... old fashioned timespanner front window https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2010/07/walk-to-kroad.html Timespanner: A walk to K'Road Part of my Sunday walking jaunts last weekend, involved looking for a couple of control boxes along Great North and Karangahape Roads. So, ... a walk timespanner road https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2011/06/resurrectionists.html Timespanner: The resurrectionists With an air of what would appear to us today, more than a century later, as classic Victorian-Edwardian Gothic horror dripping from his word... timespanner resurrectionists https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2019/ Timespanner: 2019 timespanner https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2010/07/joseph-gordon-coates-memorial.html Timespanner: Joseph Gordon Coates memorial, Brynderwyn In the process of being dropped off at the Swinging Cow Cafe at Brynderwyn on Monday, I spotted this memorial. Carefully checking the carpa... joseph gordon timespanner coates memorial https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2020/12/samuel-duncan-parnells-unproven-claim.html Timespanner: Samuel Duncan Parnell's unproven claim to fame "The Eight Hour Day Committee", 1890, image by Winifred Gladys Rainbow. Really, the six signatories to the illuminated address presented t... timespanner samuel duncan parnell unproven https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2012/05/stories-of-boyds-zoos-updated.html Timespanner: Stories of Boyd's zoos updated Animals in J J Boyd's Royal Oak / Onehunga Zoo. Auckland Weekly News, 19 March 1914, AWNS-19140319-51-1, Sir George Grey Special Colle... timespanner stories boyd zoos updated https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2008/09/avondales-futurepast-railway.html Timespanner: Avondale's future/past railway Updated (dead links removed) 24 April 2026. Above is the site of Avondale's future railway station. Part of Ontrack's Project DART, or "Deve... future past timespanner avondale railway https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2009/07/heritage-down-set-of-stairs.html Timespanner: Heritage down a set of stairs Behind the modernity of the Onehunga Community Centre and Library complex, there is a bit of local heritage which, while I can't say it go... set of timespanner heritage stairs https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2011/06/bulldogs-on-briny.html Timespanner: Bulldogs on the briny Image: HMS New Zealand , from Wikipedia. HMS New Zealand lasted for 11 years, from 1911 until she was sold for scrap in 1922. An account... on the timespanner bulldogs briny https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2011/09/trip-on-rainforest-express.html Timespanner: A trip on the Rainforest Express "Showing the pipeline at the Nihotupu Reservoir," James D Richardson, 1919, Sir George Grey Special Collections, ref. 4-1669, Auckland Li... a trip on the timespanner rainforest express https://timespanner.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2023-09-01T22:01:00%2B12:00 Timespanner timespanner https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2011/03/yeoman-warder-at-tower-of-london-clips.html Timespanner: Yeoman Warder at Tower of London clips While these clip links from YouTube (sent overnight by a friend in England) aren't anything to do with NZ history, I'm putting them up here ... tower of london timespanner yeoman warder clips https://timespanner.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2010-06-19T06:17:00%2B12:00&max-results=20&reverse-paginate=true Timespanner timespanner https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2009/02/who-invented-weet-bix.html Timespanner: Who invented Weet-Bix? Image from Wikipedia. Link below. It's a classic breakfast food here in Australasia -- but who actually invented it? The Wikipedia art... timespanner invented weet bix https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2020/08/the-glen-eden-strawberries-and-cream.html Timespanner: The Glen Eden Strawberries and Cream scandal (Left) Portrait of Christopher James Parr, former mayor of Auckland, and Reform Party candidate for Eden in the 1919 general elections, f... strawberries and cream the glen timespanner eden scandal https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2011/03/more-from-pleasant-point-railway-and.html Timespanner: More from Pleasant Point Railway, and the Little River Rail Trail More images courtesy of Bryan Blanchard. The commentaries are from his emails. Above: Tr 18 , a 1936 Diesel Shunter, was original had a pe... more from pleasant point https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2011/08/shipwrecks-nz-blog.html Timespanner: Shipwrecks NZ blog Just a heads-up for a new blog started by my friend Liz -- Shipwrecks NZ . Here Liz finally turns her interest in our country's maritime dis... timespanner shipwrecks nz blog https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2014/05/a-bit-of-train-stuff-trip-along-western.html Timespanner: A bit of train stuff ... a trip along the Western Line. Waitakere to Henderson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moryJpX5Bk8 Henderson to New Lynn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmWKeckE3bM ... a bit of the western timespanner train https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2009/01/they-trained-beside-river.html Timespanner: They Trained Beside the River Fourth of my publications since 2007 that I've just had printed is They Trained Beside the River , about the military camps on Avondale Race... timespanner trained beside river https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2009/09/memorial-under-harbour-bridge.html Timespanner: A memorial under the Harbour Bridge These are photos from and by my friend Bill Ellis. There's a memorial at the Auckland Harbour Bridge, in memory of those workers who died... under the timespanner memorial harbour bridge https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2008/12/whittakers-musical-experience-waiheke.html Timespanner: Whittaker's Musical Experience, Waiheke Island While on Waiheke Island last July attending a weekend committee meeting of the executive of the NZ Federation of Historical Societies, a vis... musical experience timespanner whittaker waiheke island https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2009/06/a-gift-from-unknown-draughtsman.html Timespanner: A gift from an unknown draughtsman In my work, I deal with early survey and subdivision plans a lot. I have a deep love of maps, and these types are no exception. Having dow... a gift timespanner unknown draughtsman https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2008/10/inventive-district.html Timespanner: An inventive district Yesterday was one of those times when, as I look in a resource for one subject (a blockhouse in Otahuhu, by the way), I find something compl... timespanner inventive district