Category: Resources

 

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Paddle Steamers PS Rawhiti II

Wednesday 7 February | Camera Obscura, Resources,

On the river: Paddle Steamers PS Rawhiti II, thought to have been taken while on her maiden voyage ceria March 1926.

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1981 Springbok rugby tour

Wednesday 13 December | Stories of Hamilton, Resources,

The 1981 Springbok rugby tour divided the country and inspired widespread protests.

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Waikato River - the beginning

Wednesday 11 October | Stories of Hamilton, Resources,

The Waikato River is Aotearoa/New Zealand’s longest and journey starts at Mount Ruapehu, high up in the central North Island volcanic zone and flows out into the Tasman Sea at…

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Street Names Through the Years

Wednesday 14 June | Resources,

HCL_09608, Hamilton City Libraries Street names change from time to time, none more-so than Hamilton streets since the first surveys were drawn onto plans and approved.

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Digitisation Station now available!

Wednesday 26 April | Resources,

The Ngaa Koorero Tuku Iho teams are very excited to announce a new service now available at Level 3 of Central Library! Our very own digitisation station is now in place…

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Library History - Mobile Library

Wednesday 12 April | Stories of Hamilton, Resources, Library History,

When the Hamilton Public Libraries changed from subscription to free membership in the 1960s library usage skyrocketed. There were only two library sites, Frankton, and the city centre.

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Library History - Frankton Library

Wednesday 29 March | Resources, Stories of Hamilton, Library History,

Frankton Junction Library was opened by the Mayor J. R. Fow on the 22nd of September 1923. Frankton residents had been advocating for a library for many years.

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Early Census Information

Wednesday 15 March | Resources,

Our Heritage Collection has a number of early New Zealand statistical publications. The first New Zealand Census was conducted in 1851.

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The Hamiltonian

Wednesday 1 March | Resources,

The Heritage collection on Level 3 of Central Library includes a number of Yearbooks from the various secondary schools in Hamilton.

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Cadastral Maps and Their Usefulness

Wednesday 1 February | Resources,

Reading maps can be confusing, with the invention of GPS, Google Maps etc, it is now rare to be travelling in a car as street signs flash by, the driver…

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Street Directories

Wednesday 21 December | Resources,

If you are searching for people or places in the past whether they be residences or business premises then you may like to try searching street directories.

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Workshop Manuals

Wednesday 7 December | Resources,

Are you restoring or repairing a Model T? Maybe you are dedicating your life to a Ford Anglia, or you have a Jaguar Mk VII in need of a clutch…

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