100 years ago

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Port trawler type finds favour

'Heather', one of a new type of motor trawler being built by Miller and Tunnage, at Port Chalmers...

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Port trawler type finds favour

Messrs Miller and Tunnage recently launched from their yard at Carey’s Bay the motor trawler Flower of Buchan, which was designed and built to the order of Messrs May and Stephens, of Timaru.

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Christmas tournament in city

The Dunedin Bowling Centre’s Christmas tournament was continued yesterday under favourable conditions.

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All Blacks defeat London

The All Blacks defeated London Counties in the second match, which was played at Blackheath by 28 points to 3, the margin being the same as in the first game against the Londoners, when the score...

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Bright, fine day at Tuapeka

The twenty-seventh annual show, held under the auspices of the Tuapeka Agricultural Society, took place on the Lawrence Recreation Reserve yesterday.

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Wreck unrecoverable

The steamer Konini, which went ashore near Bluff in the early hours of Monday morning, is in much the same position as she was on Tuesday.

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Bertie and Elizabeth visit Kenya

The Duke and Duchess of York on their African tour. — Otago Witness, 10.2.1925

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Bertie and Elizabeth visit Kenya

The Duke and Duchess of York have arrived at Mombasa.

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Santa sallies forth with gifts

A Christmas display of toys, sweets and decorations for visiting children at the Salvation Army...

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Santa sallies forth with gifts

By no means the least happy section of the community during the festive season are the children of the working people, for Santa Claus does not forget them. He sends each one of them an invitation...

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Crash closes main line

Wellington, December 20: The 5.30am goods train from Paekakariki ran into a slip near Ngaio and was derailed.

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Engine perched on cliff top

Wellington City and the country districts were visited by a strong gale and a heavy rainfall last night.

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Keen interest at show

The annual show of the Owaka A and P Society was held on the society’s ground at Owaka on Wednesday.

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GG’s own act hard to follow

Our present Governor-General's nationality is evidently no bar to the expression in public of the sense of humour he is known to possess.

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GG welcomed to Wellington

The Governor-General was welcomed at a civic reception in the Wellington Town Hall last night.

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Samoan lawmakers meet new GG

The party of visiting Samoan chiefs was received by the Governor-General (Sir Charles Fergusson) and Lady Alice Fergusson at Government House yesterday morning.

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Massey, Fergusson link up

Wellington, December 13: The weather for the landing of the new Governor-general and his wife and daughter remained boisterous.

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Driver hurt in bridge mishap

As a motor lorry owned by Price Bros, Waimate, was proceeding from Timaru the other day heavily laden with merchandise and Christmas goods, it crashed through the railing of a bridge near Mr Merry...

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Bridging finance . . .

The erection of the necessary bridges over the numerous rivers and streams in the Maniototo County has cost the County Council a good deal of money in recent years.

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Hall to honour late pupil

The annual break-up ceremony of Columba College was this year combined with an important function to which the school has long looked forward.

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Tennis team chosen

The following team has been selected to play in the representative lawn tennis match, Otago v. South Canterbury, at Anderson’s Bay on Saturday.

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One of the most interesting visits made by the Hon A.D. McLeod (Minister of Lands) in the course of his tour of Central Otago was that to the Moa seed farm, situated a few miles from Roxburgh, last...

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Otago wins provincial opener

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Otago wins provincial opener

The weather was overcast and somewhat threatening for the resumption of the Otago-Southland cricket match at Carisbrook on Saturday morning.

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