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Needed a bigger boat
On Saturday evening two brothers named Benjamin and Joseph Drake left Purakanui Inlet in a flat-bottomed boat to fish on the reef outside the bar.
100 years ago
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Hillside firefighters second
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Hillside firefighters second
Christchurch, March 7: The Fire Brigades’ demonstration was concluded to-day in fine weather.
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By ships we live
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By ships we live
At last night’s special meeting of the Otago Harbour Board the Chairman (Mr D. Larnach) submitted the annual report for the year ended December 31, 1924.
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Coolidge, wirephoto inagurated
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Coolidge, wirephoto inagurated
In a brilliant but unpretentious pageant President Coolidge took the oath as thirtieth President of the United states.
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To the alps by service car
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To the alps by service car
Having just returned from a trip to Mount Aspiring, two Dunedin ladies express themselves as being delighted with the scenery and splendour of a journey that is not well known.
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Porritt clears last hurdle
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Porritt clears last hurdle
London, March 2 (Received March 3, at 8.5pm): The Oxford sports have been concluded.
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Through the hoops
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Through the hoops
The Otago croquet singles and doubles championships were commenced on the Punga Club’s lawns yesterday morning in fine weather, but the lawns were heavy on account of the previous day’s rain.
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Farmers debate Milford industry
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Farmers debate Milford industry
At the meeting of the Southland Provincial Executive of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union a letter was received from the secretary of the Dipton branch, who forwarded the following resolution passed...
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British rival for Zeppelin
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British rival for Zeppelin
A revolution in air travel, by which airships in the future will travel more safely and faster, is foreshadowed in an authoritative statement regarding the new 5,000,000 cubic feet airship.
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Dunedin’s new fire appliance
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Dunedin’s new fire appliance
A most efficient and modern piece of fire fighting apparatus has been added to the equipment of the Dunedin Fire Brigade.
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City, port in expo site tiff
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City, port in expo site tiff
A difference of opinion has arisen regarding the terms of the agreement under which the City Council is to take over Logan Park from the Harbour Board.
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Visitors draw, visit late mate
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Visitors draw, visit late mate
The Otago team put up a fine performance against the Victorian eleven at Carisbrook yesterday afternoon.
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Kia Ora says ‘ka kite anō’
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Kia Ora says ‘ka kite anō’
The Ravensbourne annual regatta, held on Saturday afternoon, proved an attractive and successful function.
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Victorians open tour
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Victorians open tour
The first Victorian team to play in New Zealand opened its tour at Dunedin yesterday with a match against an Otago eleven.
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A Catlins adventure
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A Catlins adventure
Much has been written concerning the lakes of Otago and Southland, the Hot Springs of the north, and the glacial wonders of the Southern Alps.
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Superior boat in good hands
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Superior boat in good hands
The 1925 Sanders Cup contests will be generally voted by yachtsmen as the most exciting of the series of races between the 14-footers yet held in the dominion.
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‘Disgusted’ by Milford plan
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‘Disgusted’ by Milford plan
To the editor: Sir, I was surprised and disgusted to read in your issue of this morning a paragraph to the effect that the Minister of Public Works had approved the granting of a licence to a...
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Carriages go down bank
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Carriages go down bank
A shunting accident at Henderson, Auckland, on Saturday afternoon resulted in two carriages breaking away from the train and falling over a bank, while a third carriage sustained damage.
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Masters of the game
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Masters of the game
The Dunedin Bowling Green bore an animated appearance on Saturday afternoon when the eleventh anniversary of Elderly Bowlers’ Day was held.
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Polio disrupts school 50th
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Polio disrupts school 50th
The jubilee celebrations of the Forbury School were commenced last evening in the Coronation Hall, St Kilda.