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Church of England, Hamilton
Wednesday 28 February | Camera Obscura,
HCL_00941 St Peter’s Church, to the left of the image, was replaced by the present cathedral in 1916.
Hamilton Harmonic Society
Wednesday 28 February | Camera Obscura,
HCL_00267 July 1963 saw the tenth anniversary of the Hamilton Harmonic Society.
Frankton Primary School
Wednesday 28 February | Camera Obscura,
Pupils of Frankton School in class with their teacher standing at back of the room HCL_00515 A look at Frankton Primary School over 100 years ago.
Auckland Co-operative Society Ltd
Wednesday 28 February | Camera Obscura,
Price list for a range of grocery items including oil and paint HCLE_00015 This pricelist dates from 1921 and shows that competitive food prices are certainly nothing new.
Red Cross nurses
Wednesday 28 February | Camera Obscura,
We are fortunate that we continue to receive donations of photographs and negatives (among other things) which enhance our collection so much.
Four women flounder fishing
Wednesday 28 February | Camera Obscura,
This image is from a collection of two hundred and thirty-four glass plate negatives ranging in date from circa 1902 to circa 1916.
Traction engine
Wednesday 28 February | Camera Obscura,
Engine towing implement HCL_00233 Before quadbikes and tractors, some farmers were able to utilise traction engines to mechanise some of their tasks.
Letter regarding Frank Leslie Ryburn's tree in Memorial Park
Wednesday 28 February | Camera Obscura,
Here is a letter dated August 1928 from Mr J. Ryburn of ‘Oaklands’, Ngahinapouri.
Correspondence regarding renaming Garden Place
Tuesday 27 February | Camera Obscura,
This week we are highlighting an item of correspondence received by the library in 1974 from a descendant of a militia settler, Frederic Gaudin.
75th Jubilee of the Waikato Winter Show
Tuesday 27 February | Camera Obscura,
This week’s item comes from 1982, when the Waikato Winter Show celebrated it’s 75th Jubilee. The ‘all new’ show promised to have something for everyone at the Claudelands Showgrounds.
The Waikato Hotel
Tuesday 27 February | Camera Obscura,
Built in 1878, the Waikato Hotel was located on the southeast corner of Grey Street and Clyde Street HCL_04429 This is the Waikato Hotel, the lease of which Frederic Edward Gaudin…
Victoria Street in Cambridge
Thursday 15 February | Camera Obscura,
This is a view, you could say, indistinct from many New Zealand and Australian towns in the late 1800s/early 1900s.