Local History / April 2024
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The spectacular cinemas of Wellington
- Wellington City Libraries
- For much of the 20th century, entertainment in Wellington was dominated by movies and movie theatres. Many of our early… Continue reading The spectacular cinemas of Wellington →
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Company Quartermaster Sergeant 37637 Albert Baker 5th Reinforcements
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Albert Baker was born in Wellington on 2nd September 1873 to Edmund John Baker (an expressman from Somerset, England), and Frances Ann Styles (from Whanganui). The family lived in Austin […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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William Stanley Oliver
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- This tiny plot is tucked at the very end of Row K in Public2. It is for the four week old son of Stanley Oliver OBE and his wife Frances […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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New Zealand Tunneller 37663 Sergeant Victor Thomas Low (Lo Keong)
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Victor Lo Keong was born in Dunedin on 3rd July 1894 to Matilda Kum (Cum Hong) and Joseph Lo Keong. Matilda is recorded as the first female Chinese immigrant to […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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In memory of leslie heron beauchamp
- Katherine Mansfield House
- Each year on 25 April, Anzac Day commemorates all New Zealanders killed in war and honours returned service personnel. At Katherine Mansfield House & Garden, we particularly remember Katherine Mansfield’s younger brother, Leslie Heron Beauchamp, who died in the First World War, aged 21.
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Katherine Mansfield House and Garden, 25, Tinakori Road, Wadestown, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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150 bedrooms – recycling the flats
- Wellington Scoop
- The Architectural Centre has written to the Minister for Housing Chris Bishop giving reasons for the retention and refurbishment of the Gordon Wilson Memorial Apartments on the Terrace. It says: “We acknowledge this is a critical time in the building’s future with your pending decision on whether to retain its heritage listing. Your decision will impact its retention.” The letter gives these reasons why the building should be retained and re-used.
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Gordon Wilson Flats, Maurice Terrace, Aro Valley, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Last-ditch bid to save fantastic Modernist building
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- A group fighting to keep the Gordon Wilson Flats from being demolished, despite the building having sat empty for years, has come up with a...
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Gordon Wilson Flats, Maurice Terrace, Aro Valley, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Adapted reuse scheme for Gordon Wilson Memorial Apartments
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- Refer below to open letter authored by The Architectural Centre addressed to Minister for Housing. We provide a robust, contemporary rationale for the retention and refurbishment of 320 The Terrace, also known as the Gordon Wilson Memorial Apartments (GWMA): Tēnā koe Hon. Chris Bishop, An open letter – 320 The Terrace (Gordon Wilson Memorial Apartments) […]
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Gordon Wilson Flats, Maurice Terrace, Aro Valley, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Adapted reuse scheme for Gordon Wilson Memorial Apartments
- Architectural Centre Inc
- Refer below to open letter authored by The Architectural Centre addressed to Minister for Housing. We provide a robust, contemporary rationale for the retention and refurbishment of 320 The Terrace, also known as the Gordon Wilson Memorial Apartments (GWMA): Tēnā koe Hon. Chris Bishop, An open letter – 320 The Terrace (Gordon Wilson Memorial Apartments) […]
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Gordon Wilson Flats, Maurice Terrace, Aro Valley, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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News Release – ANZAC DAY 2024 – Open Day
- Wrights Hill Fortress
- NEWS RELEASE :FOR IMMEDIATE USE … April 2024ANZAC DAY – OPEN DAY- Thursday 25th April: 10AM – 4PM.
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Wright's Hill Fortress, Wrights Hill Road, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Destroying our past
- Wellington Scoop
- Heritage is contested by many and loved by others. The Mayor and Councillor McNulty want it as just a political whim. They’ve written a letter to RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop asking for the power to remove heritage buildings from district plan rules by a simple Council majority vote. The letter says this request is “on behalf of the Wellington City Council,” though it was never discussed by councillors.
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Toomath’s Buildings, Ghuznee Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Marco Fosella
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Marco Fosella was born in Florence, Italy in 1846, the son of a distinguished engraver. He initially worked in ‘commercial pursuits’ in Paris but at the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Dally and Stirling
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- After some head scratching, we realised we have a case of an incorrectly placed memorial. The book-like memorial is for Rosina Stirling ‘sister of the above’. M W Dally ‘Mother’ […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Loss of the ‘Santina’
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- On 25 September 1933, seven fishing vessels left Island Bay at 4am that morning for their daily fishing. At 6am a southerly gale sprang up and all of the launches […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Sanders Diamond Wedding
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Diamond Wedding – Christmas Day 1934 A tea and social were held on Christmas Day 1934 to mark the diamond wedding anniversary of Mr & Mrs W H Sanders. The […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Menzies
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- This double width ‘hip tomb’ is for Duncan Robertson Menzies and his wife Dorothy. Duncan was a grandson of Isaac Featherston who after Featherston and Featherston Street are named. Dorothy […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Vilhelm Jensen and Hettie Bennett
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Vilhelm Jensen was born in Aalborg, Denmark. In 1873 at the age of 12, he travelled by himself on the ship Halcione to New Zealand as part of an immigration […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Liez Family
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Channel Islands > France > England > USA > England > New Zealand Thomas Liez (or Leiz) was born in St Peter Port, Guernsey in 1829. The family had been […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Josephine Antoinette MacDonald
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- ‘Having helped many to live, she passed to her rest on the 18th August, 1928 in her 98th year’. She was the daughter of cousins Wilbraham and Caroline Liardet, whose […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Chim Chum Gee
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- This headstone was uncovered by Howard, one of our volunteers at our Tuesday Working Bees. The headstone is for Chin Chum Gee who was found dead in bed on 14th […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Announcing the Futuna Chapel Fund: Nikau Foundation
- Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
- Be part of the next chapter of Futuna Chapel For over 60 years, Futuna Chapel’s story has been propelled by the passionate actions of volunteers. From the Society of Mary’s volunteer Brothers, who built John Scott’s vision from the ground up, to the volunteer trustees, who saved the building and made it what it… Continue reading Announcing the Futuna Chapel Fund: Nikau Foundation
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Futuna Chapel, Futuna Close, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Announcing the Futuna Chapel Fund: Nikau Foundation
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- Be part of the next chapter of Futuna Chapel For over 60 years, Futuna Chapel’s story has been propelled by the passionate actions of volunteers. From the Society of Mary’s volunteer Brothers, who built John Scott’s vision from the ground up, to the volunteer trustees, who saved the building and made it what it… Continue reading Announcing the Futuna Chapel Fund: Nikau Foundation
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Futuna Chapel, Futuna Close, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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