Local History / March 2023
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History of Thorndon Pool
- Wellington City Council
- The oldest pool in Wellington is tucked away in Thorndon – but did you know it used to be located where the port on Aotea Quay is now?
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Thorndon Summer Pool, Murphy Street, Thorndon, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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William Corfield
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- electrocuted at Miramar William, aged 24, was driving a lorry belonging to his employer John Keir along Evans Bay Road on 3rd November 1906. He was carting timber from Miramar […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Thomas William Rose Porter
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Thomas William Rose Porter (1843 – 1920) and Major, the War Horse. We were lucky to meet a family member of Thomas William Rose Porter who told us some stories […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Constance Annie de Bathe Vaughan
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- ‘she gave her life for her child’ Widely known as Miss Connie Brandon prior to her marriage, born in 1869 she was the eldest daughter of Henry Eustace de Bathe […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Edwin Joseph Ellis
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- “Missing Link” – have you any goods to sell? I never refuse them We recently shared a story with a photo that had the “Missing Link” second-hand shop in the […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Rachel Rothenberg
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Rachel was born in Kovno in Russian Poland to Lyons Caselberg and his wife Leah Joseph. In 1840 the family moved to Wales. The rapid expansion of coal mining had […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Eleanor White
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- ‘they also serve who only stand and wait’ Who organised this sweet headstone for a widow? Eleanor White was the eldest child of William and Harriet Jones and born in […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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James Phillips
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- The catastrophe at Miramar At about 3:30pm on 6 June 1910, a mass of earth without the slightest warning came down upon two men who were working in the drive […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Mary Ann Clapshaw
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Born in 1849 Mary Ann Tiernan but known as Marion, she was raised in Quebec city, Canada by her Irish born parents. At age 16, she married Evan Davies. They […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Mary Louisa Hancock
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Our heads were turned first by the Hancock plot, and after a little delving realised the connection with a plot three along to the right. This is the story of […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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A surreal period: The vaccine protests in photos
- Capital Magazine
- Photographer Alan Blundell got amongst the action in February 2022, capturing a dramatic, and unprecedented period in Wellington’s history. The post A surreal period: The vaccine protests in photos appeared first on Capital Magazine.
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