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First New Zealand Company Ships to Arrive in New Zealand
Wednesday 20 November | Resources,
The New Zealand Company was an organisation in early 19th century England that issued the hire of various ships to carry British migrants from England to New Zealand, seeking the promise of abundant land and shores...
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…
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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…
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.
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.