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Books, an ideal Christmas gift
Saturday 3 December | Camera Obscura,
A sentiment I’m sure many of us can sympathise with: “Give Books This Christmas!” This flier dates from 1935 and comes from Paul’s Book Arcade on Victoria Street (opposite the…
Viewing the city from a top vantage point
Saturday 26 November | Camera Obscura,
We don’t often feature aerial photos. They are very often higher altitude therefore very small detail and lots of it.
The Richard Douglas Pick Collection
Wednesday 23 November | Resources,
Richard Douglas Pick, known as Doug, was born in 1901 and died in 1977. He grew up on farms in the South Island and later worked on sheep stations in the North Island.
Hamilton centre stage for comedy
Saturday 19 November | Camera Obscura,
In 1934, Hamilton was the location for ‘Hamilton Talks’ a twenty minute comedy billed as New Zealand’s first ‘talking picture comedy’.
Is it truck, lorry, or a pick-up utility?
Saturday 12 November | Camera Obscura,
A truck known years ago as a lorry but possibly even small enough to be a ‘pickup utility’. It is No. 3 in the fleet of Cambridge Co-op Dairy Coy. Ltd.
New Zealand Marine News
Wednesday 9 November | Resources,
This long running periodical produced by the New Zealand Ship and Marine Society has a wealth of information about the various ships that have plied New Zealand waters.
Radio waves hit homes
Saturday 5 November | Camera Obscura,
“Do you know that in your own home you can hear the famous scotch band now playing at the Dunedin Exhibition?” A remarkable technological advancement is advertised in this flier…
Inside a gas works? But then again maybe not
Saturday 29 October | Camera Obscura,
See at the top of the image, the date is 28th January 1965. 1964 is crossed out. That was a common absent-minded slipup in the days when people wrote out cheques ...
Where did they live?
Wednesday 26 October | Resources,
Is it quite interesting to go back years later, and look at your childhood community? The houses, are they all as they were? The roading – gravel? Tar-sealed? Street numbers…
Hotel's fine cuisine
Saturday 22 October | Camera Obscura,
This menu is from a dinner held at the Hamilton Hotel on 22 July 1958. The dinner was held in honour of G. H. V.
Narrows a course linked to past
Saturday 15 October | Camera Obscura,
There is a sign on the corrugated iron shed on the right which says, ‘The Narrows Golf Club Links Private’.
Where did they work?
Wednesday 12 October | Resources,
Family history is a fascinating study and, sometimes it’s very revealing.