Local History - November 2022

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Local History / November 2022

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- Sir Ernest Marsden
  - 26 Nov 2022
  - Friends of Karori Cemetery
  - Sir Ernest Marsden was born in Manchester, England in 1889. He excelled at school and joined the Physics Department of Manchester University where he became involved in assisting Ernest Rutherford […]
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- Christopher Locker
  - 26 Nov 2022
  - Friends of Karori Cemetery
  - Christopher Lockyer – an incorrigible vagabond Chris first takes our notice for running a brothel in Mulgrave Street in April 1894 and by so doing, his “bad characters” residents rowed […]
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- William Eades
  - 26 Nov 2022
  - Friends of Karori Cemetery
  - William Eades, builder & undertaker William was born in Croydon, England and trained in the building trade. He was said to have made the wheels for Queen Victoria’s first train […]
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- Rev Coffey
  - 26 Nov 2022
  - Friends of Karori Cemetery
  - The Rev Coffey, the vicar of St Mark’s Church from 1876 to 1907, was a fervent letter writer, and Wellington City Archives have digitised a number of his concerned citizen […]
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- George Wiltshire
  - 26 Nov 2022
  - Friends of Karori Cemetery
  - As we are about to embark on Wellington Heritage Week, we thought to fitting to pay tribute to George Wiltshire, designer of the Friends’ H.Q: The Shelter. If you like […]
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- James Grainge
  - 26 Nov 2022
  - Friends of Karori Cemetery
  - ATTEMPTED MURDER A Young Man Shoots at His Stepfather. In the Catholic section lies the Grainge plot. This is the story of James Grainge, an employee of a cooperative grocery […]
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- NEWS RELEASE – DECEMBER 28th OPEN DAY – CANCELLED
  - 22 Nov 2022
  - Wrights Hill Fortress
  - FOR IMMEDIATE USE – NOVEMBER 2022 Due to staffing and logistical problems, mainly as a result of COVID, Wellington’s Wrights Hill Fortress will not be opening up this year on December 28th.
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- Making Space: Interview with Wellingtonian historian Elizabeth Cox
  - 19 Nov 2022
  - Wellington City Libraries
  - The hidden history of women and architecture in New Zealand is one that, until very recently, has been a story… Continue reading Making Space: Interview with Wellingtonian historian Elizabeth Cox →
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- Talking books with dame jane campion
  - 15 Nov 2022
  - Katherine Mansfield House
  - On Tuesday 1 November we had the privilege of hosting Dame Jane Campion for a fundraising event to support Katherine Mansfield House & Garden. Unsurprisingly for an award-winning filmmaker, Dame Jane knows how to tell a story. She also knows the power of stories and shared how reading has been so essential to her life. Here are some of the books and writers she mentioned.
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