Diamond Wedding – Christmas Day 1934 A tea and social were held on Christmas Day 1934 to mark the diamond wedding anniversary of Mr & Mrs W H Sanders. The…
Liez Family
Channel Islands > France > England > USA > England > New Zealand Thomas Liez (or Leiz) was born in St Peter Port, Guernsey in 1829. The family had been…
Josephine Antoinette MacDonald
‘Having helped many to live, she passed to her rest on the 18th August, 1928 in her 98th year’. She was the daughter of cousins Wilbraham and Caroline Liardet, whose…
Killed by a Tram
On the evening of 28th May 1917, a tramcar motorman was driving his tram towards Lambton Station when a man stepped off the footpath in front of him. He sounded…
Toomath’s Buildings
Toomath’s Buildings We are very sorry to see that the Toomath’s Buildings at 43-47 Ghuznee Street will now be demolished after the recent fire there. The classical Edwardian building was…
George Hutton Poynter
‘he was of a lovable disposition and widely respected’. Recently one of George’s descendants, Carol Bennett, contacted us seeking information on his grave. She has kindly shared this photo of…
Military Graves
To remember Armistice Day, we are sharing this photo of the Girls’ Club of the Women’s National Reserve, who as the caption describes, have not allowed a week to pass…
William Fielding
“one of those steady but undramatic designers who never sought, nor was subject to, the limelight.” William was born in Lancashire and undertook his architectural training in Manchester. He came…
John Chapman Andrew
‘he was a young New Zealander – tall, handsome, kindly, chivalrous, with some of the old world culture as an added grace – a man of whom all men spoke…
Memorial Benches
By Julia Kennedy Two marble seats add to the symmetrical layout of the original part of the Soldiers Cemetery. They were presented by the Women’s National Reserve (W.N.R) in 1920….