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Wellings' - the place to shop for a bargain
Saturday 2 October | Camera Obscura,
This flier promotes a sale at Wellings’.
G. E. Clark
Wednesday 29 September | Stories of Hamilton,
Mr George Edward Clark was born in Cambridgeshire, England in 1840 and came to New Zealand in 1864.
This is how it's done...
Saturday 25 September | Camera Obscura,
This has the look of hard yakker. An old chap is on a machine which looks to be manually operated for the linear movement and the vertical moves.
Clarke Cup Final 1928
Saturday 18 September | Camera Obscura,
In 1928, teams from the Hamilton Rugby Union who were not competing for the Peace Cup, were competing for the Clarke Cup.
Suffrage Day - 19 September
Wednesday 15 September
19 September 2021 marks 128 years since New Zealand granted women the right to vote.
October 1984: Rotowaro Dairy open for business
Saturday 11 September | Camera Obscura,
Last week we featured an image of the very early Frankton ‘Model Dairy’ flier.
Opening up for business on Frankton's Main St
Saturday 4 September | Camera Obscura,
This flier promotes a new business opening on Main Street, Frankton on 14 April 1921. The business was opened by Mr C. Davidson.
Frankton Tornado
Wednesday 1 September | Stories of Hamilton,
Did you know Frankton was hit by New Zealand's deadliest recorded tornado 73 years ago? HCL_00330 The path of destruction caused by the Frankton Tornado. At 11.
Bird's eye view of Hamilton's timber yard
Saturday 28 August | Camera Obscura,
This is Ellis & Burnand’s timber yard in Bryce Street.
Our timber giants
Saturday 21 August | Camera Obscura,
Ellis & Burnand was founded in 1891, becoming Ellis & Burnand Ltd in 1903.
Garden Place, Our Place
Wednesday 18 August | Exhibitions,
Explore the history of Garden Place. It's our place, it's your place.
A 'distinct novelty'
Saturday 14 August | Camera Obscura,
The kiddies will love him. Fun for all. The amusement surprise of the year! The greatest novelty ever introduced in New Zealand.