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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.
Revival of the Messiah
Saturday 17 December | Camera Obscura,
Handel’s Messiah is a well-loved choral production, so it is not surprising that it was chosen for the first performance of the Hamilton Choral Society in December 1922.
Kiwi Christmas shutdown
Saturday 10 December | Camera Obscura,
We’ve had a few people on holiday in the photos in the last few months and here we are again in holiday mode.
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…
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 ...