Local History / September 2024
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Talking books with emily perkins
- Katherine Mansfield House
- On Tuesday 3 September 2024 we hosted award-winning writer Emily Perkins for a memorable fundraising event to support Katherine Mansfield House & Garden. Here are some of the books and writers she mentioned.
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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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Ohai Railway Board No.1 update September 2024
- Rimutaka Incline Railway
- Ohai Railway Board No.1 update September 2024 Hugh McCracken Fri, 13 Sep 2024 - 15:07
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Rimutaka Incline Railway Heritage Trust, Maymorn, Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Maria Mielsch
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- ‘Mrs Mielsch who was murderously assaulted by her husband has slightly improved in condition’. Maria Rosina Eleanor Sophia, was born in 1855 and arrived in New Zealand in March 1872 […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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William Seward Hutchinson
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- of Manaia, Tarakani William was admitted to the Mt View Asylum on 19th November 1895, from New Plymouth. He was suffering from melancholia and his body condition was very weak. […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Patrick & Hannah Kearney
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Patrick died in 1890, and according to the Karori Cemetery Burial Register was buried in this plot in December 1909 … Patrick was born in Kerry, Ireland in 1841. He […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Walter Frederick Mildenhall
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Little Walter At one of our recent working bees, a young volunteer noticed the headstone for Little Walter. The Karori Cemetery burial register shows that Little Walter’s full name was […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Mastrogeorge
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Our dear brothers Antonio Mastrogeorge (Antonios Demitrious Mastrogeorgiou), known in NZ as Anotnio George Stelios Mastrogeorge (Stelios Mastrogeorgiou) known in NZ as Stanley George Antonio and Stelios were born in […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Captain Fraser & his wife Mary Prince
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- James William Grant Fraser was born in Inverness, Scotland in 1832 and aged 16 he was apprenticed to the sea in the East India Company. This meant he was a […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Julia Scotson
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- 1870-1922 Looking at this headstone you may wonder what relationship Julia has to the others in this plot, and the answer, possibly, is a friendship. Julia Burrell came to New […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Thomas Henry Randall
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- On 24th March 1909, a magisterial enquiry was held into the cause of death of Thomas Henry Randall whose body was found floating in Wellington Harbour. Constable Walter Young was […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Unknown Male
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- ‘the inquest on the death of a man found dead in a gully on the (Rhodes) Wadestown Estate failed to disclose the name of the deceased’. The body was found […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Elizabeth Dark
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Elizabeth Dark (previously Hastings, born White) Elizabeth was the second wife of William John Dark. William’s first wife Hannah died in 1871 leaving him with a small daughter. William married […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Christiana Burrell Wingfield
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- 1882-1901 Christiana had only been married to Alfred James Wingfield for less than a year when she died in Wellington, a distance from both their families in Hina Hina in […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Lord Porritt
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Olympic Medal Winner Just over 100 years ago at the Paris Olympics, New Zealander Arthur Porritt won a bronze medal in the 100m dash. Arthur Espie Porritt was born in […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Arthur Bothamley
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Arthur Bothamley (1846-1938) – Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod Arthur was born in 1846 in Surrey, and then educated at Blackheath Propriety School, a school famous for its influence […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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From the Archive: The Making of Futuna Exhibition
- Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
- The Futuna Exhibition reveals the extent and significance of the collaboration of the Chapel architect John Scott and Chapel artist Jim Allen.
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From the Archive: The Making of Futuna Exhibition
- Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
- The Futuna Exhibition reveals the extent and significance of the collaboration of the Chapel architect John Scott and Chapel artist Jim Allen.
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Shakespeare, cycling, tuna, and Aro Street
- Wellington Scoop
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Aro Valley, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Our next meeting – 10 September 2024
- Karori Historical Society
- Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday 10 September 2024 at St Ninian’s, Newcombe Crescent, Karori at 7.30pm. Members and friends welcome. Join us to hear Gábor Tóth, Local & NZ History Specialist at Wellington City Libraries, present Future Plans: Wellington subdivision advertising bills from the early 20th century. The years leading up to […]
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Karori, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Concert: Seeds of Hope by Kotaba Voices 22 Sept 2024
- Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
- Sunday 22nd Sep 2024, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm. Tickets can be purchased from Humantix here. Join Kotaba Voices for an hour of truly inspiring community songs including traditional songs for other parts of the world, original songs by female community songs composers from different parts of the world including a song by our own… Continue reading Concert: Seeds of Hope by Kotaba Voices 22 Sept 2024
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Concert: Seeds of Hope by Kotaba Voices 22 Sept 2024
- Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
- Sunday 22nd Sep 2024, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm. Tickets can be purchased from Humantix here. Join Kotaba Voices for an hour of truly inspiring community songs including traditional songs for other parts of the world, original songs by female community songs composers from different parts of the world including a song by our own… Continue reading Concert: Seeds of Hope by Kotaba Voices 22 Sept 2024
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