history

The history of Carisbrook was brought to life again last night, as more than 100 guests gathered to mark Otago Anniversary Day.

The 109-year-old Britannia Theatre building in Clyde St, Balclutha, is to be demolished.

• A large shoal of fish, principally red cod, followed or preceded the s.s.Tarawera into the graving dock at Port Chalmers yesterday morning, and when the entrance gates were closed the imprisoned fish attracted some attention as they swam round and round the confined area seeking for a way of escape.