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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.
Popular screening
Saturday 8 October | Camera Obscura,
This flier promotes a matinee screening of ‘educational, instructive, scenic and amusing pictures’ at the King’s Theatre on November 4 1911.
It's a sign of the times
Saturday 1 October | Camera Obscura,
So much has changed. This was the newspaper room in the old library in Alexandra St (Worley Place) in March 1993.
The Auckland Weekly News
Wednesday 28 September | Resources,
This popular publication from the past used to capture the current affairs and events of both New Zealand and the world with superb photographs and news reports.
An Easter bargain
Saturday 24 September | Camera Obscura,
This flier is promoting used cars for sale at Dominion Motors Ltd on Victoria Street in 1939.
Garden Place at night
Saturday 17 September | Camera Obscura,
This was Garden Place at night in September 1993. We don’t know what time it was so have no way of knowing what we should expect.
Hamilton Post office - a Victoria Street landmark
Wednesday 14 September | Stories of Hamilton,
Hamilton Post office was situated in Victoria Street opposite the Bank of New Zealand which was on the corner of Hood Street. It is now ‘Artspost Galleries & Shop’.